Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

AleheS leSlulnS near OSDurn, uleu
Bonnie Burch, age 3, only child of
drowned Saturday afternoon in Priest
lake by falling from a dock in front
of a houseboat.
A certificate of the increase of the
capital stock of the Camas Prairie
Railway company from $4,000 to
500, 900 has been filed with the couh-
ty recorder at Lewiston.
Sheepmen in the Reubens, Idaho,
section marketed their wool last week
at prices ranging from 22c to 25c per
pound The average weight per fleece
was from to II pounds.
B. c. Barber, former receiver of the
United States land office at Lewiston,
Idaho, has secured an interest in the
Ferdinand State bank, at Ferdinand.
Idaho, and has assumed the duties Of
cashier.
A coroner's inquest found that Thos.
Schmidt met his death by falling in
W al VIC Onult Oii llV LiVbiOOe iIfCA
of the Success mine last Friday, his
back being broken. No generation
or blame was mentioned in the YER
dict
Governor Moses Alexander arrived
Saturday at Standpoint on the invita-
ton of the farmers unions of the
county. The governor addressed the
farmers. Sunday he occupied the pull
pit in the Methodist church, giving a
short talk.
The Western Milling & Elevator
Co. of Denver, Colo, will construct a
5OO-barrel flour mill and terminal ele-
vators at Idaho Falls, Idaho. The
company will also build elevators at
Pocatello, Twin Falls, American Falls,
Camas, Roberts, Sterling, Dubois,
Iona, Newdale and Ririe, Idaho.
Control of the Success mine, one of
the active zinc properties in the Nine
Mile district of the Occur d'Alenes,
passed from H. F. Samuels, president
and general manager. Thursday to a
company of capitalists of Duluth,
Mimi, 100000 shares being sold for
reported consideration of $1,100,00O
cash.
Minimum wage commission closed
it's investigation at Wallace Saturday
No witnesses were called by the com
mission, but the members visited res
taurants, department stores, telephone
offices and laundries where women
are employed, took first-hand evidence
from employees and investigated work
ing conditions.
Fire recently destroyed the barn o.
John Lisa and four head of horses a
Southwick. The flames spread to the
United Brethren church and totally
destroyed it, the inadequate facilities
for fighting the flames rendering the
citizens powerless. The loss to thu
church is estimated at $1,000, with NJ
insurance, while the barn was valued
at $500.
At the special election held recent.
at Upper Tammany the plan of form
ing a highway district was carried b,
unanimous vote. A massmeeting viii
be held this week to decide on tn
commissioners to be recommended t
the governor for appointment and in
mediate steps will be taken to issu
100000 in bonds for the improvement
of the highway.
The district meeting of the Daugl
ters of Rebekah at Clifford recent
elected officers as follows: Firs
chairman, Mrs. Blanche Nelson, Lev
iston; chairman, Mrs. Elsie Sogard {
Culdesac; vice chairman, Mrs. Lott
: Wicks of Clifford; secretary, Mr.
Mary Christie of Culdesac. The 'di
trict includes Lewiston, Clifford, Gu
; desac, Winchester and Forest. Guild
} sac was selected as the place of tn
o., next meeting.
Plans are being made for the mort
and south railroad commission, Co
sisting of Senator Jerome ]. Day
Moscow, Aaron F. Parker of Grang
: Vile and DR.. Paddock of Weiser,
+ make another inspection of the pr
n posed route in about 80 days. Senate
J. Day was unable to make the trip la
0 month with the state public utiliti'
f commission. Governor Alexander W
accompany the commission. He
. lieves the proposed railroad can
built and financed without an amen
:, ment to the state constitution.
a The well-organized campaign to CT
II ate Pine county, recently launche
e would divorce from Latah county mo
IS of the valuable holdings of the Pr
Il latch Lumber company and the Was
e ington, Idaho & Montana Railw
e company, extending from the Idaf
II Washington line on the west to {
D. Idaho-Montana state line on the ca
an area about 120 miles long and
miles wide. The move has caused
great sensation. The plan is to Ia
=, the largest part of Latah county, wi
=; a small portion of land of limited v
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