Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-11
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

ed September with a rain.
"Muckie" Mcdonald, convicted by a
jury at Wallace of battery, was SEN
fenced to six months in the county
Jail and fined 5000 and costs. The SEN
tence was a maximum.
Secretary Paul Clagstone of the
Northwest Live Stock association is
busy distributing premium lists and
perfecting arrangements for the fall
show which opens November 8, at
Lewiston.
Clarke Bassett, Lewiston mail car
rier, was drowned Sunday in Snake
river when a canoe carrying four
people capsized. The body has not
been recovered. Bassett was 32 years
of age and leaves his widow and two
children.
Probably one of the most import
ant labor conferences in the history
of this state will be held shortly in
northern Idaho at the suggestion of
the president OF the Occur d'Alene
district miners union. It's purpose
is to prevent a possible strike in the
Occur d'Alene mining region
A decree of divorce has been grant
ed to Mrs. Thelma Wright, wife of
John Jay Wright, son of the late M.
ID. Wright, wealthy lumberman. Cruel
try and nonsupport were charged. Five
hundred dollars temporary alimony
800 suit money. $500 attorney fees
and $4,000 permanent alimony was
granted the plaintiff.
John Vogel a dairyman near 30
will was killed by an angry bull re
Gently. The accident occurred in q
corral from which Vogel escaped, but
collapsed Immediately. He was taker
to a hospital, but died upon arrival
His ribs were torn loose from the
breast bone, some of them puncturini
his lungs. Nothing is known of hi.
relatives.
To discuss the reclamation of $50,
acres of land overlooked by the Koote
mai river in northern Idaho and Brit
ish Columbia, an important meeting
! is to be held at Creston, B. c. Septem
Der %. At the melting will be en-
= gineers from Washington, d. c., an
from the Canadian government, an
officials of the American and Canadia'
, governments also will be present.
4 Fishermen who are operating tn
2 fishing grounds on the Washingto
4 side of the Salmon river just belo'
l Lewiston are getting in readiness &c
the seasons run which they expect {
open this week. Last year was a yer
'ilean" year in the fishing bushes
. and the fishermen expect a heavy ru
of salmon this season. The price wi
\ be started at 171a cents retail or 12i
cents in hundred pound lots.
BY vote of 5S5 for and 10 agains
+ it was decided at Occur d. Alene to CT
I ate a highway district for the improv
: ment of Fourth of July canyon. A
r election will be held shortly to 81
I authorization for the issuing of $500
A in bonds for the highway district. TIL
( federal government has appropriate
+ $50, 900, the state $4,000 and Shoshor
4 county $4,000, which added to tn
( $25, 900 in Kootenai county, will brin
the total to $150,000
,, Richard F. Bicknell has entered u
on his new duties as food administr
y tor for this state. He has disposed I
!; his live stock interests and, while I'll
= position he has accepted from Pres
dent Wilson will be without salar
for patriotic reasons he has decided I
devote all of his time to it. Mr.. Bic
J., nell has had wide experience in tn
buying and selling of grain, feedin
buying and selling of live stock, an
for some years was engaged in Il
mercantile business.
t Elsie Hedlund, age 20, daughter
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Hedlund, wi
5 live near Moscow, died recently fro
2 effect of burns. The girl, who hs
S always been an invalid, was left alor
by her mother, while she went to ii
I mail box some little distance from ii
| house. AS she was returning she sa
the girl run screening from the hous
e her clothing enveloped in flames. B
, fore she could reach her the clothir
: was burned from the girls body, an
she was unconscious.