Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-08
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Falling down the steps at a Spokane
store William Dolan, a bookbinder, of
Occur dAlene City, was almost in
stantly killed Saturday.
The supreme court convened at
Lewiston Monday and expects to be
in session until May 10. The examina-
ton of applicants for admission to the
bar is set for May II.
Owing to the fact that so many
school children have been stricken
with measles at Spirit Lake, the school
board ordered schools closed perma-
nently for this year. This is two
weeks earlier than regular closing
time.
War conditions have made it out of
the question to operate the c. n. land
clearing demonstration train through
the logged-off lands of the Inland EN-
pire this year as planned. The origin
al dates were in March and April and
later the dotes were set over until
May and June.
Activities of the Wallace chapter of
the Red Cross, formed month ago,
are being centered on the purchase
of $50 hospital beds and which will
entail the securing of voluntary sub
scriptions of approximately $4,000.
Plans are now being formed for rails
ing this amount
News of the appointment of D. R.
Hubbard of Boise, as appraiser for the
Spokane federal land bank was re-
ceived by d. G. O'Shea, president of
the bank, Saturday, from the board in
Washington, d. c. Mr.. Hubbard, who
is the second appraiser named in Ida.
no. is an extensive land holder.
Robert A. Christianson, aged 10, a
resident of Laclede, was struck and
killed by a Great Northern freight
train near that town Saturday night
The boy was walking on the track
behind the train, when it started tC
back up. Owing to the darkness he
did not realize his danger and shouts
from his brother Victor, who wit
messed the accident from a short dis
lance, failed to attract his attention.
Merriam Suhonen, 3-year-old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Suhonen OF
Mullan, was drowned in Mill creel
Saturday while playing with othel
children near her home. The from
yard of her home extends over thu
creek. which is flumed under ground
Precautions had been taken to pro
tect the children from falling int,
the stream, which is swollen at thi
time of the year, by building railing
around both ends of the flume Will,
playing in the yard. the earth CAV,
way and the little girl was precipi
tated into the water.
In the district court at Lewiston
Judge Scales pronounced sentence a
follows: Jewel Freng, found guilty O
murder in the first degree for the STAY
ing of Lester Clifford in the Ilanh
pharmacy on December 16, was ser
fenced to Imprisonment for the teri
of his natural life in the state pen
Tertiary. Duncan Mckenzie, foun
guilty of burglary in the first degre
for felonious entering with intent t
commit larceny of the residence @
William Mum at Culdesac on Decen
Der 30, was sentenced to serve an il
/, determinate sentence of from three t
} Is years in the state penitentiary.
Aid Tourist Travel.
AT a meeting held recently at Lev
iston steps were taken to organize a
Evergreen Highway association. TIL
object of the organization will be t
give publicity to the scenic and ma
ural attractions for tourist travel.
The route to be exploited will
the north and south Idaho state higl
way from Salt Lake to Lewiston
thence the Evergreen highway froI
Lewistop-C Charleston via Pomeroy, Day
ton, Walla Walla to Pasco and theme
down the Columbia to the coast fo
winter route or from Pasco via Mort
Yakima and Mcclellan pass to Tac'
ma for a summer route.
In addition to this will in the fl
ture be added the summer route cas-
and west from Lewiston up the Cleai
water river to Orofino, Kamiah, Kooi
kia and Lolo Pass to Missoula an
connection with the Yellowstone rout,
A resolution was adopted authorizin
the offices of the Interstate Highwa
association to take steps to perfeC
such an organization by the naming {
a board of trustees from the variou
communities, assigning to each a PR
portionate amount of the attendar
expense.