Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-04-03
IDAHO NEWS NOTES
Snow measured 7011 inches on
Twin Lake Saturday.

Snow measured 7Oh inches on
Twin Lake Saturday.
Formers in the vicinity of Kamiah
have commenced their spring plow-
ing.
Byron Defenbach has been named
by Governor Alexander as a member
of the state board of accountancy.
Two game wardens from Occur
d'Alene fed deer last week and re-
port finding them in good condition.
e. e. Alderman, former editor of
the Gazette at Kendrick, was lodged
in the county Jail at Spokane Satur-
day, on the charge of second degree
arson.
A home finding society has no right
superior to those Of parents, rules
the supreme court and judgment of
the First judicial district of Idaho is
upheld in a recent case at Boise
The Kamiah Asbestos Co. is rushed
with orders for asbestos fiber at this
time, The management Is making ar
rangements for the installation of
larger and better machinery in order
to accommodate the business.
Lieutenant Newman of Company f
of Lewiston added several names to
the roster of the Idaho national guard
in Kamiah Saturday. Five have sign
ed the enrolment and a number of
others have stated their willingness
to join.
The University of Idaho cadet bat
talon, 140 tsrong, in command of
Captain Avery D. Cummings of the
U. S. army and headed by the uni
versity military band, is at Fort Geo.
Wright, Spokane, for a weeks en-
campment.
A Chinese supposed to be a member
of the Hop tong was shot dead at
Boise Saturday by an unknown as
sailant. Four suspects have been ar
rested and fifth is being sought.
One informant says the shooting was
done by a Japanese who had entered
the tong warfare on behalf of the
Hip tong.
Judge Wallace N. Scales, after a
conference at Moscow with Judge
Steele relative to pending litigation
in the new Tenth judicial district, an
nounced that he would return to Lew
itson on April IL and hold a chamber
session of three days before the con
vening of the regular term on Apri
16. The judge returned to his home
in Grangeville.
The probate court at Occur d'Alen'
has granted an order to sell all thu
real property of the estate of M. d
Wright, deceased. The property con
sists of several sections of Idaho
land. The old Wright ranch, apprais
ed at $4,000, is the chief asset. l
is situated at Hayden Lake and take
in the Wright lake. Adjoining thi
are $40 acres of improved farm lam
appraised at $4,000.
Patrick j. Gearon, president an
general manager of the Success Mir
ing company, and other officers c
the company are charged with issuin
false and misleading reports of tn
property to its stockholders, refusin
to permit stockholders to examine tn
books of the company, and of a
tempting to perpetuate themselves
control of the property, in a sens;
tional complaint filed at Wallace Sa
urday by Franklin Pfirman and HI
wife.
One thousand votes for the Clea
water highway district at the ele,
ton held Saturday in Clearwate
county, and 800 ovtes were cas-
against the proposition. The distri,
covers all of the county except fiv
townships comprising the Pierce higl
way district. When the returns ar
canvassed and the result official
reported to Governor Alexander b
will appoint three highway commi
sioners who will have charge of til
road work in the new district an
, will serve from date of appointmer
until January 1, 1918, and for a re
ular term of four years thereafter.
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