Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07

A team OF horses was recently
stolen from the place of Fred Veow-
ell near Potlatch and a top buggy
and set of horness stolen from the
barn of Claude Bowers near Pot
latch.
Preparedness against forest fires
is receiving the attention of members
of the national forest employees and
35 forest guards reported for duty
July 1 throughout the Coeur d'Alene
forest, 100000 acres.
The 400-horsepower engine recent
| ly purchased by A. G. White from
the Northern Idaho and Montana
Power company from Standpoint will
be shipped to Laclede where it will
be used to generate electricity for
light and power.
James e. Davis and George Smead,
convicts, who recently escaped from
the honor camp Of convicts employed
on the state highway near Whitebird,
in Idaho county, were captured Sun
day by Sheriff Lydon and a posse
in small canyon near Arrow juno
tion.
Robbers recently effected an en-
trance to the Deary postoffice and
broke into the safe, securing around
800 in postoffice funds. In addition,
to this a large amount of jewelry,
estimated to be worth $500, was stol-
en- from the Deary Drug company,
which occupied the same building.
Two distinct earthquake shocks
were felt at Sites late Friday night
They were quite severe in force, but
no particular damage was done. The
shocks were also felt at Clearwater
and at Elk City. In the Clearwater
country a herd of cattle was STAN
peded, caused by fright from the
shocks.
President Wilson has pardoned S.
B. and w. G. Simpson, owners of the
First National bank of Caldwell, con-
victed in March, 1915, and sentenced
to five years Imprisonment for issu-
ing a certificate of deposit with in
tent to defraud. The brothers plead
ed that no fraud was contemplated
and that the loss had been made
good. They had been granted res
pites and have not served any part
of their sentences.
The residence and contents of DR..
+ H. V. Riggs were destroyed by fire
e at Grangeville Saturday, entailing a
j loss of $4,000, amply covered by in
d surance. The fire was caused by the
= explosion of an oil stove while DR..
e Rigg was heating water for a bath.
!, DR.. Riggs was severely burned on
one hand and arm to the shoulder,
e and foot. He was turning down the
< wick of the stove when the stove
+ exploded, the oil flying over the room.
t DR.. Riggs jumped into the bath tub,
the quick action saving his life, as
k his clothing on one side of his body
r was all aflame.
Recognizing the Importance of "get
:, together meetings." the Agricultural
College and Experiment Station of
the University of Idaho has set aside
/, July 18th for this purpose. On that
day, the University will have the
farmers of the state as its guests.
The plan is to keep open house so
that the people can see what the in
l. stitution is doing along experimental
t lines. Everybody interested in the
a upbuilding of agriculture should come
Il and find out what the various de-
} partments have accomplished. Plan
t. the farm work so that you can come
# early and stay all day.
h S. Smith, an employe of the Wash
@ ington Water Power company, was
n instantly killed and r. o. Roberts,
a. another employe, was severely shock
(. ed and burned, when they were
r caught by a short circuit at Heller
+ park below Osburn Saturday. The
q men were connecting the park with
a high power line of the Washington
!. Water Power company, which was to
q furnish power for lights. They were
working several feet below the high
e. power line which carries $4,000 volts,
d when in some manner the electricity
t jumped to the wire held by the two
d men. 1t is presumed lightning struck
" the high tension wire
is Herman ]. Rossi, widely known in
g surance man, leader in Wallace and
: state politics and prominent in social
II and lodge circles, Friday night shot
and fatally wounded Clarence (Gabe)
y Dahlquist, an insurance solicitor, in
e the lobby of the Samuels hotel, Wal
IL lace, before a score of startled on
'e lockers. Rossi has been released on
N a $4,000 bond on a charge of assault
s. with intent to commit murder and
II his preliminary examination set for
+ July Z. The cause of the Tragedy is
not clear. Dahlquist died Sunday.
Many theories are advanced as to
the cause of the tragedy, but it has
:, been known that the domestic affairs
= of the Rossis have been more or less
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