Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

was held at Moscow Saturday.
A. f. Hit. federal crop statistician
for Idaho, says that fall wheat acreage
has been greatly curtailed by the early
winter.
The fat stock show and sale at
Lewiston, November 20 to December
5, inclusive, will be the largest ever
held in the northwest
Snow fell to the extent of q inches
Saturday and Sunday at Avery Old
timers and trappers predict a heavy
snowfall and hard winter.
After successful tests the Inland
Automatic Thresher & Machinery
company, which has factory at Post
Falls, Idaho, has decided to commence
the manufacture Of its feeders and
separators
district convention of tho Knights
of Pythias lodge was held at Boomers
Ferry Friday. Occur d'Alene, Sand
point, Rathdrum, Clarks Fork and
Boomers Ferry were represented.
Samuel Johnson, an early settler in
1.-THE Inland Empire, died recently at
Napa City, Cal, aged ST. He was a
wheat raiser and settled in Latah coun-
ty. where he owned a large ranch, in
1876.
Two unknown men were killed and
five others injured when a westbound
Milwaukee freight train was wrecked
two miles east of Pocono, Idaho, Mon
day A broken flange caused the
trouble.
Four persons were killed Saturday
and two seriously injured when a train
hit an automobile on the outskirts of
Twin Falls. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry p.
Larson, who were hurt, are reported
as in serious condition.
Henry Thiessen of Lapwai Saturday
shipped a carload of full-blooded Here
ford cattle to North Yakima for exhi-
bition at the Cascade International
stock show Nov. 1927. /. H. Lowry of
Winchester shipped car of draft
horses.
Edward Davis, machinist, of Sacra-
mento, Cal, and Miss Gladys Mitchell
of Riverside, Idaho, were fatally in
jured at Salt Lake City when struck
by an automobile driven by Jesse Ge-
sas. Both died. They were to be mar
ried this week.
Entries of sheep for the stock show
from the Anoka farms, Waukesha,
Wis, have been received at Lewiston
stock show. The entries so far re-
ceived indicate that the show will be
represented from a much larger terri
tory than heretofore.
Farmers say that much fall wheat
which had been sown early was killed
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sprouted and before the snowfall
Many say that if the snow disappears
within a few days much seeding will
yet be done The fall wheat so far is
about 60 per cent of normal. 1t is ar
gued this would mean a larger acre
age of oats and spring sown wheat in
this. region.
This state will make a demand of
s145,592 on the National Surety COM
pany, surety on o. V. Aliens, refault-
ing treasurer, bond of 100000. The
Judgment to be asked represents to-
tai alleged shortage of $135,53S, with
interest in the sum of $94S7, and an
additional sum of $685. interest the
state lost on the capitol building bond
issue sold at Chicago. The state ex-
poets to send a representative to Chi
cago to investigate a report that Al
len made $4,000 when he disposed of
this bond issue of $1,250,000.
According to M. H. Wolff, supervisor
of the United States forestry reserve
at Occur d'Alene, more than 100000
feet of white pine timber have been
sold and scaled along the little North
Fork river this season. The supervi-
sor and a 15-man crew have spent
much time in this district White pine
is sold at from SO to So per 1000 feet.
Since July 1 receipts have aggregated
$4,000. Twenty-Five per cent of this
goes to the school and road funds of
the counties where taken and 10 per
cent to the roads in the state reserves.
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