Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-30
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

IDAT1O NE WS NO ES
Owing to measles the schools at Wal
lace have closed.
The Nez Perez Timber company has
filed amended articles of lncorpora-
ton, increasing its capital stock from
$50, 900 to 100000.
AS showing the possibilities for tree
growth in regions where irrigation has
to be depended on, it is pointed out
that Boise has "a kinds of ornamental
and shade trees.
Bovill village is using city water
from the new pumping station, the
work upon which has been completed.
The reservoir is 1870 feet above the
village, on the mountain side, giving a
heavy pressure. One thousand feet of
hose has been received for fire pro-
lection.
Samuel Tilden, Nez Perez Indian po-
liceman, charged with murder and
convicted in Nez Perez county of man
slaughter, was recently given a new
trial by the supreme court of this state
in an opinion made of record. The
judgment of Judge Steele of the Sec
ond judicial district is reversed by the
court and the case remanded.
Governor Alexander of Idaho has an
nounced that he has plans formulated
for the construction of state railroad
to parallel the state highway, to run
from the northern part of the state to
the southern part. He will appoint a
commission to investigate the matter
thoroughly and Aaron Parker OF
Grangeville and Senator j. ]. Day will
be members of the commission.
BY the terms of a contract closed
Monday between the city of Moscow
and a power company the manner oil
street lighting is to be changed from
the old arc lights, which have done
service 20 years, to tungsten lights
one of which is to be installed at every
street crossing. AT present there arr
in use so arc lamps, so placed as t
leave many spots almost dark.
A canvass of the warehousemen an,
dealers shows that very small per
ed in the territory tributary to Lewis
ton remains in the country. The est
mates indicate that $4,000 bushels o
wheat, 10000 sacks of barley an
100000 sacks of oats remain, of whic
$4,000 bushels of wheat, 100000 sack
of barley and $4,000 sacks of oats ar
: in the hands of the farmers. Very Ii
tie of the holdings will be shipped, a
the local demand will practically col
sumo them.
The Columbia is the second largel
river system in the United States
second only to the Mississippi-an
with the advantages of river navig
? ton Lewiston in particular, and a
other points on the rivers and to
4 greater or less extent all the Inlan
! Empire will become both populous an
: prosperous, for the country is rich
/. natures great resources. Excursion
p to Lewiston will be run, and speci
;. rates given, from all points for Il
J. celebration May 3. when Lewistc
takes its position in the world as Id
hos seaport.
y Nat Brown, agent for John w. MAJ
e ner of Milwaukee, purchased Satu
!, day at Orofino the timber from a
s proximately 1900 acres of state Lar
/ estimated at 30,000,000 feet, of whit
/ over 40 per cent is white pine. 1t
J. understood that Mariner is connect,
. with the Schofield Timber compan
which already owns in the neighbo
hood of 100000 feet of timber a
e jacent to that purchased Saturda
: Under the terms of the sale the CT
> ting of the timber must be commence
l. within three years and be fully col
s pleted within IL years. The limb
d lies within three miles of Weippe,
}, Clearwater county, and the plan
J. the purchasers is to install a mill
o Weippe, and provide for the floodiI
n of about 80 acres adjoining the tow
site for a storage reservoir.