Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-10-30
WASHINGTON ITEMS


Prosser's hog and corn show last
week was an unqualified success.
The paper mill at Spokane is run
ming night and day to fill orders.
From Trout Lake. in western Kick
itat, comes word of the death of David
Kile. self-inflicted.
The Stevens County Live Stock as
sociation at Colville, October 27-2S29
was great success.
The most successful teachers in
stitutes in the history of Garfield
county closed last week.
1t cost $1S,774 CAB to operate the
common schools of Washington dur
ing the last school year.
With a continuation of the present
fine weather the North Yakima coun-
ty road authorities plan considerable
work.
The Masonic and Eastern Star
lodges recently held a house warming
in the new Masonic hall, just complet-
ed at Ritzville.
Night Marshal A. R. Forbes of Pay
allup fatally shot Leo Nelson, a cooper,
while walking along a road. A case of
mistaken identity.
Gwin Hicks, former state printer,
has been appointed superintendent of
the Washington state exhibit at the
San Diego exposition.
The death of Hans P. Johansen at
Wenatchee Saturday was the result
of being struck on the head with n
beer bottle in the hands of William
Hudson.
Thirty-three years ago, When Mrs.
A. F. Frantz of Wenatchee was girl,
she swallowed a needle. Last week
the needle made its appearance in her
left leg and was removed
The state agricultural department
has completed it's budget for the forth
coming biennium. 1t has decided to
ask the legislature for $4,000 for the
state fair at North Yakima
Walla Walia dealers Saturday OF
fered 81 net for club wheat and re-
ceived an avalanche of it. City sales
were close of 100000 bushels, the
heaviest selling fthe year.
Thomas H. Grimmett, farmer, 81
years of age, recently shot and killed
his wife, aged 40, in a hallway of a
lodging house at Seattle conducted by
the woman, and then shot and killed
himself.
w. j. Hoy of ST. Paul, who was
awarded the contract for the North
ern Pacific grade separation work
in Spokane, which will cost in the
neighborhood of 100000, is going to
start work Immediately.
Manager L. r. Witt of the Yakima
Sheep company of North Yakima, who
is also, president of the Washington
Wool Growers association, has been
missing since Wednesday and an in
vestigation into his accounts is. being
made by the officers of the company
Corbaley canyon, the long roadway
leading from Waterville down to the
Columbia river, was the scene of an
other fatal auto accident Saturday
night when the machine driven by N.
e. Rice, a baker, of Tekoa, Whitman
county, went over a grade, injuring
Mrs. Rice, who died next day
Ten per cent of the crop of 10000
bales of hops in The Yakima valley is
not worth more than g cents per
pound, one buyer estimates, because
of lack of experience in handling the
berries" Purchases were made free
ly last week, it is understood, at
cents per pound, and the prices rang
ed up to 10 cents, one choice lot bring
ing IL cents. Half the crop still re-
mains in the hands of the producers.
The 1914 grain crop of Whitman
county was worth $S,40O,000 at a con
sentative estimate, without counting
any advance that may be made in
prices on the. amount remaining in
the hands of the farmers. This is
one of the most profitable crops the
county has produced, despite the fact
that the yield was below the average
and the quality of wheat was not good
owing to the general prevalence Of
smut.
Officers and posses are guarding
every road in western Whatcom coun
ty in the expectation of capturing the
one surviving bandit of the band tha
held up the First National bank o.
Sedro-Woolley October II and escap
ed with $11,649. Two of the outlaws
were killed near Hazelmere, B. c. OF
Thursday morning and two Others
were shot to death as they were cross
ing the railroad bridge at Ferndale. 4
total of S6155 was found on thu
bodies of the four robbers. The fifti
member of the gang, the officers be
lieve still is in the vicinity of Fern
dale and his escape is considered i'm
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