Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-03-27
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

lOny LtHlity, charged lOT the tnlrf
time with the murder of Frank Greer
of Spokane last October, was acquit
ted Saturday by a jury in the dis
trict court at Standpoint
During the recent equinoxial storm
which filled the lanes with drifted
snow and prevented travel. the Sc
we're wind rolled the snow into myri
ads OF huge snow balls from the size
of a mans head to that of wash
tub, according to rural mail carriers
around Genesee.
At Midnight Sunday Governor Alex
ander received an order that the Ida
ho national guard be modified for
the protection of railroads, mails and
means of communication. The gov
ernors order was to await instruc-
tons from the commander of the
western department at San Francisco
as to the location and duties of diff
ferent units of the guard.
In proclamation addressed to the
mayors of all Idaho towns and cities
and to the commercial clubs and civic
organizations of the state Governor
Alexander has urged the opening of
local navy recruiting offices in all
parts of Idaho, in order that this
state may quickly respond to Presi-
dent Wilson's call for an increase in
the personnel of the countrys first
line of defense.
The first carload of asbestos Ship
ped from Kamiah was sent to Seattle
Monday. The freight rates have here
tofore seriously interfered with the
development of the deposit at Ka-
miah. but there has been an adjust
ment reached and it is expected that
the active working of the deposit will
be vigorously carried forward, as
there is a ready demand for the
product as well as fire-proof MARTIAL.
Voting by mail has at last become
a reality in this state. Governor Alex
ander has signed house bill 1877, by
Representative Lehrbas of Bannock
county, so providing. The new act is
commonly known as The absent vot-
ers law 1t provides for those quail
flied electors, who for business or
other reasons can not be at or in
their respective voting precincts, to
exercise their franchise.
Amy qualified elector," says the
law "of the state who is absent, or
expects to be absent from the election
precinct in which he resides on the
day of holding any election under any
of the laws of this state in which an
official ballot is required, and if reg
istration is required for such cleo
ton, who is duly registered therefor,
may vote at any such election"
Within "a hours three men were
killed in snowslides in the Occur
d'Alene district Saturday. The body
of Custer Laird lies buried beneath
an avalanche which came down the
mountainside on Placer creek. Paul
Mccarthy of Mullan was the first vic
tim reported and his body was re-
covered in Finn gulch near Mullan. A
team of horses which Mccarthy was
driving was also killed. The small
Erickson boy of Mullan, who was
with him and was buried in the same
slide, was rescued alive. e. B. Craw-
ford of Mullan, manager of the Rein
deer-Queen mine, above Mullan, and
well known throughout the district,
was also a victim. He was killed
when an avalanche came down the
mountainside and carried away the
blacksmith shop, in which he was
working. His body has been recov-
cred. The victim was formerly a
business man of Mullan, where he had
resided for years, and was 46 years
of age. He leaves bride of a month,
who was formerly Miss Norma Esther
Shawley of Mullan.
viii Analyze Minerals
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the United States bureau Of
mines and the University of Idaho for |
cooperative work in making metallur-
gical experiments to investigate i'm
proved methods of treatment for the |
low grade and complex ores of Idaho |
and the northwest, according to DR.. e. |
X. Soper, in charge of the department |
of mining at the University of Idaho.
The bureau of mines will establish |