Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-10-15
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

1t is even more essential that we
prepare for peace than that we prepare
for war;" said Senator William E.
Borah of Idaho in a speech delivered
at Boston recently.
The enrolment In the Moscow public
schools is now about 100 more than
were registered at this time last year
totals more than HOO. with 300 of this
number in the high school.
Charles Davis, a laborer employed
instantly killed in the woods at Fern
wood A cable hitched to a stump
broke and the end struck Davis in the
chest
Mrs. w. w. Robertson of Moscow
suffered a fractured skull Sunday
when an automobile in which she was
riding with three friends ran off a
bank near Latourelle falls, on the Co
lumbia river highway.
Elsie Christina, 5-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Liden, residing
east of Troy, died recently as a re-
suit of burns received while playing
about a fire which had been set out
on the farm. While bending over
small blaze her hair caught fire.
Andrew S. Parkins, commonly
known as dad" Parkins, liveryman
of Lapwai, lies in critical condition,
| from injuries received recently in an
automobile accident when the car he
was driving left the grade a short dis
lance this side of Asotin, going over
the bank into the Snake river
o. V. Allen, defaulting state treas
urer of Idaho, who confessed to steal
ing public funds, managed to make
away with more than $4,000 in cold
cash inside of a year, and yet he has
persistently declared since his incar-
ceration in the state penitentiary here
that he does not know where the mon
ey went, and he has nothing to show
for his thefts.
The United States grand jury at
Boise has indicted j. r. Blackaby, pres
ident of the Ontario (Ore) National
bank, and W. E. Lees, a prominent at
torney of Ontario, for white slavery
on evidence procured largely from
Edith V. Smith, who swore that they
paid her transportation to Ontario
from Boise for the purpose of conduct
ing what was a notorious house
Company K of Bull, with rs men
was mustered in at Bull recently, with
90 mi h. 4
general. C. V. Biggs. postmaster al
Buhl was appointed captain, Roberr
S. Lee first lieutenant, e. A. Lander
second lieutenant and DR. Charles
Wetherbee lieutenant of the medica
reserves. Company X of Bull takes
} over the title and all accoutrements o
, company X of Idaho Falls, recent,
mustered out.
/ Crowds at the last day of the Lew
: iston-Clarkston fair saw Aviator Ma
roney for a closing feature take Mrs
John e. Nickerson as a passenger 70
an extended flight In the race be
tween the aeroplane and the automc
bile, the aeroplane was driven by Mis-
|, Ruby Rutledge. In the finals in tn
bucking contest David White, Ben Coz
bett, Ora Demille and Red" Parke
qualified, White finally winning an,
Corbett second.
Announcement was made recent,
! at the United States land office tina
the remaining public lands containe,
> in the Occur d'Alene Indian reserva
ton, amounting to approximately 1S
500 acres. will be offered at public auc
ton at Plummer, Idaho, on Novembe
10. The lands are situated mainly II
Benewah county and consist of unoccu
pied timbered and agricultural land
none of which is appraised at less thai
81 per acre. The sale will be in charg
of the superintendent of opening an,
sale of Indian reservations. Non-min
eral affidavits are required with ever
purchase
Five thousand men are workin
daily in the Occur d'Alene mines. Her
are appended the men employed in tn
country Immediately tributary to Wa
lace:
Number
: Mine and Location. Employe
Bunker Hill & Sullivan, Wardner.. 80
: Last Chance, Wardner....-..-...-...-..... 20
Caledonia, Wardner .....-.................. 4