Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-28

Ill the rates lOT pHOueS, are DelnS
made.
The spring term of the federal dis
trict court for the northern division
of Idaho convened Monday at Occur
d'Alene, Judge F. S. Dietrich presid-
ing
Fire at Boomers Ferry Sunday de-
stroyed the warehouse of the Bonner
Hardware company, as well as the
blacksmith shop of Meeker & Schwei-
CERT The cause is unknown. Some
insurance.
The heaviest rainfall for lake pc
riod in six years fell in the Nez Perez
country last week, 2.21 inches falling
during three days. The rainfall this
month was the heaviest since May,
1911 when AIS inches fell during the
month.
While reviewing the rose show pa
rade at Asotin Saturday. Dr. j. B. Nor
ris, mayor of Lewiston, and Mrs. Chas
Woelflen of Lewiston, were severely
injured by the giving way of an out
side stairway platform to Fryxell hall
They fell II feet
Jas Monk, farmer living at Black
Lake, while pumping water from a
dixie on the Occur d'Alene river with
a caterpillar engine, slipped and fell.
One arm was ground off nearly to the
shoulder and the flesh was all torn
off his right leg by being caught in the
cogs of the engine.
The first fatal automobile accident in
the Occur d'Alene district occurred
Saturday, when an auto bus, conduct
ed between Wallace and Mullan by
huron Topliff, turned turtle near the
Morning compressor, pinning Thomas
Owens, an old-time resident of the
district, under the upturned wreck.
Harry Steele, age about So employ
ed as a compressorman at the Hector
NINE two miles east of Wallace, was
found dead in the compressor room
Sunday. A large hole in the top of
the head brings the presumption that
in working about the machinery he
was struck by the swiftly revolving
flywheel of the compressor.
William ]. Owen of Post Falls told
the Chicago police Saturday that he
had been robbed of a grip containing
rough sapphires and rubies he valued
at $4,000. He said he put the bag on
the floor while he bought railroad
ticket for Denver. When he looked
around it was gone, he said Owen said
he owned number of mines in Idaho.
The attempt to GUST from office Klein
Wanamaker and A. W. Gordon, trus-
tees of Hope, Bonner county, failed in
the supreme court. Two unanimous
, opinions handed down affirm the judg-
ment of Judge Flynn dismissing the
complaints 1t was charged in both
cases that Wanamaker and Gordon VIC
lated their oath of office by author
izing payment to themselves of claims
against the town for merchandise they
sold to Hope.
Heavy rains in southern Idaho the
last two weeks have eliminated the
possibility of a serious dry spell and
assures a big crop Reservoirs that
threatened to become dry are filling.
Wheat planted last fall will ripen the
latter part of June and promises an
, exceptionally heavy yield. More wheat
is being raised than formerly The
, fruit crop is said to look like the best
in the history of the state. Blight is
only in the Jonathan apples. Other
wise the orchards seem to be free from
, pests and blights of a serious ma
ture.
2 Cabinet Office Inspecting.
I Secretary David F. Houston of the
. federal department of agriculture, ac-
companied by his private secretary,
Mr.. O'Neil, and a party consisting of
Mr.. Caffey, solicitor of the department
: of agriculture; Mr.. MCGOWAN of Mis-
!, soula, assistant solicitor for this dis
t trict; F. A. Potter, assistant forester;
r f. A. Silcox, district forester, and NJ
0 H. Wolf, supervisor of the Occur
t d'Alene office are inspecting the
e Occur dAlene forest reserve on a tour
: of inspection
f Secretary Houston is travelling with
e out an announced itinerary. The trip
is one for business only, the purpose
being to find out for himself to what
extent the timber forage, water pow
= err, recreational and agricultural re-
sources are being developed for the
: public good and to make a study of the
! administration problems of the forest
= service. During May Secretary Hous-
: ton will visit forests in several west
J. ern states, spending almost the entire
time of his trip in the wilds, seeking
e first hand impressions of the condi-
L tons under which the forest service
n works.
He will devote considerable time to
d fire conditions, also to the methods
1 employed in handling live stock graz
ing. He will also attend to the clas-
sification of lands in order to permit
settlement of lands more adapted to
q agricultural development than for the