Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-01-23
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Judge e. G. Steele is in Grangeville
this week holding court.
Nearly a half million trees we're
planted in the Pocatello National for
est during the past three years.
The copper output from Idaho mines
increased from 7,492,152 pounds in
1912 to about $4,000 pounds in 1913,
an increase of over "A per cent.
The Boise Ministerial association is
up in arms over a proposed ordinance
introduced in the city council which
will permit "ragging" in public dance
halls.
James H. Wallis, state food and san
itary inspector and commissioner of
weights, announces his determination
to see that towns in Idaho are made
more sanitary.
The record mine production of zinc
ore and concentrates in Idaho In 1913
increased the spelter output from 49,
905,502 pounds in 1912 to 23,594,000
pounds in 1913 an increase of nearly
10 per cent.
Two smelling plants within the state
of Idaho we're active in 1913, one lead
plant at Clayton now owned by the
Red Bird Smelling company, and the
other a copper mating plant at Ivers.
Both are in Custer county.
Deposits of Sz,SO4,271, an increase of
$339,371 since October 81, and cash
resources Of $1,2S6,49S, an increase of
$3.50, 361.67 since the same date, are
the recent reports made by the First
National and the Wallace National
banks.
The Cameron Lumber compny won
the legal contest waged by it against
the Stack-Gibbs Lumber company in
Kootenai county over rights to the use
of the Occur d'Alene river, for the su
preme court, in an opinion handed
down at Boise recently.
Idaho was by far the heaviest ship
per on the Short Line system las
year. Idaho sent out 1881 cars, com
pared with 1868 cars for Utah, 12'
for Oregon and nine for Montana. Gu
of 7036 cars of potatoes, Idaho fur
nished 64S9. Idaho also leads in apple
shipping, 1889 cars, compared will
447 for Utah.
L. A. Martin, president of the Kuni
/ Savings bank, was shot and killed b,
| the 5-year-old son of Joseph Powell
| five miles west of Kuna, recently. MI
Martin was at the Powell home OF
business. While he was writing tn
child took a revolver from his father
coat, pointed it at Martin and fired
The bullet penetrated the brain. TIL
father tried to intervene, but was to
+ late. Martin, as he sank to the floor
= cried: THE child did not mean it."
Thirty million dollars in bonds
involved in a suit to foreclose a NOR
gage which has just been filed in tn
|, federal court at Boise by the Guarant
/ Trust company of New York agains
D the Idaho Railway, Light & Power con
!. pany, the Idaho Traction compan.
the Westinghouse Electric and Maj
p ufacturing company and E. H. Jel
! nings The Westinghouse Electri
and Manufacturing company filed {
, the same time a petition praying fc
permission to file bill to foreclos
a mortgage held by that concer
e against the property of the Idaho Raj
e way, Light & Power company for SAC
S 761.44 for material alleged to hav
{ been furnished. The mortgages cove
,. as well real estate in Silver City, tn
Tip Top mining property, the Dewe
Light & Power company at Nampi
r the Nampa-Caldwell extension of tn
interurban line, the Caldwell Powe
0 company's plant, the IdahoOrego
Light & Power company's holding
the Idaho Power & Light compny, TO
merly the Beaver River Power con
o. pany, and their respective holdings.