Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-01-15
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

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new game law
Herrick, Idaho, was the scene Sun
day of the drowning of Ben Johnson,
who broke through the ice.
More than 81 100000 stood to the
credit of the various state funds in
this state at the end of December.
The state board of education has
adopted a rule against any school Of
ficer lobbying before the legislature.
1t is reported Senator Borah has
declared he would not be a candidate
for the republican nomination for
president
The federal government has decided
to give Idaho so elk. These elk are to
be removed from the Yellowstone
National Park to the Weiser forest
reserve.
A coroner's jury at Kellogg held Eli
Labus responsible for the death of
Pete Sain, who died of knife wounds
January 8, the result of a celebration
of the Servian Christmas.
James II. Wallis, former pure food
commissioner of this state. was Arrest
ed at Salt Lake recently on two indict-
ments returned against him by the
grand jury, which is investigating the
state Affairs. Irregularities in office
are alleged in the indictments.
The house has decided to follow the
special grand jury and the corps Of
expert accountants and conduct an
investigation into the treasury scan
dal. so three independent bodies are
now investigating conditions under
the dome of ldaho's new capitol.
Miss Grace Nj. Shepherd, state sup
erintendent of public instruction, has
recommended that the 18th legislature
take her office out of politics by call
ing for a constitutional amendment to
that effect and that the state super
intendent be appointed by the board of
education.
Thirty thousand bushels of club,
10000 bushels of fortyfold 1000 bush
els of red Russian, 500 tons of barley
and 500 hundred tons of oats We're sold
January to Spokane grain buyers by
e. Allen, representing Allen Brothers,
Milling company, of Lewiston. The
price was not made public.
The mineral output of idaho had
6,660.33 greater value in 1914 than
in 1918. Gold, ounces, 62,6S5; silver,
ounces, 13,246.O 900; copper, lbs. 1885,
600; zinc, lbs 49,207, 900; lead, lbs,
$40 ,461 900. Total value, 1914 $24,649,-
O56.SO; total value, 1918, $24,572,-
396.47. Increase, 1914 SIS, 66O.3S
Corporations who failed to file their
annual statements with the secretary
of state as required by law are in the
annual scramble to secure reinstate-
ments. The secretary reports $50 do
nestle and foreign corporations as de-
linquent December /, of which 101
county
Notice of bill to prohibit race track
gambling is among the number that
promise to precipitate a lively fight
when it comes up later for final ac-
ton. Should such a law be passed it
will interfere seriously with the Mon
tana state fair and all county fairs
and on that account is meeting with
much opposition.
In compliance with the constitution
District Judge c. p. Mccarthy has rec
onn mapdod forr non, iourc 10 ,.oo<,,,
mends that the right to parole con-
victed offenders be given to the dis
trict Judge; that a new method of
sentencing prisoners be had; that the
method of introducing expert testi-
mony be changed, and that the Iowa
redlight abatement law be adopted
The board of directors of the north
Idaho sanitarium at Orofino, consist
ing of M. A. Means of Lewiston, w. B.
Kinnie of Orofino and J. Rosenstein
of Genesee, after a sweeping investi-
cation, have exonerated DR. J. w.
Givens, superintendent of the institu-
ton, of charges of neglect of duty, mis-
management and cruelty to patients,
preferred by Attorney Edward Hofe-
stede of Orofino.
Governor Alexander has accepted
the designations of r. c. Beach of
Lewiston as member of the Panama
Pacific exposition commission and of
Insurance Commissioner e. e. Valken-
burg, and that he had notified the
superintendent of Hepburn park that
he would accept his resignation for
economy sake He ordered commits
sions to Harry l.. Day of Wallace
and Timothy Regan Of Boise as expo
sition commissioner
State Auditor Fred l.. Huston has
been indicted by the grand jury at
Boise. He is out on $4,000 bonds
While the specific charge was not
made public it is supposed to have
been brought under the law making it
a felony to issue any false certificates
on any voucher on which money is to
be paid by the state to secure the pay
mont of INV claim Whom ocLod if no