Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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The Rev. G. A. Herbert of Boise,
pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran church,
has been appointed state chairman for
the world service campaign to be con-
Quoted by the National Lutheran
council, according to announcement
made Monday
! Joseph Beal, IA, only son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph II. Beal of Wilder,
died SUDDENLY few days ago, follow
ing the extraction of a tooth. Dr. II.
J. McCabe and A. +. Boeck attended
the boy but were unable to- save him.
1t is believed that the shock Of extract
ing the tooth was too great for the
condition of the boys heart.
Receiver w. S. u. Hews has relin-
! pushed his duties as Receiver of the
United States Land Office at HALEY
and Henry X. Lewis has been sworn
into the position. The transfer was
planned to take place September first,
but was delayed owing to an error in
Mr.. Lewis bond, caused by mistake
In transmitting the name by wire.
Meridian is shipping more prunes
just now than ever in its history. No
less than thousand men are employed,
in various capacities, in getting the
fruit out, and twenty cars a day are
shipped over the Short Line from this
station. Up to September 20, 200 cars
have gone out and also six from Beatty,
two from Perkins and one each from
Noble and Soma
A. e. Wood, fruit shipper of Payette
was instantly killed about 3 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, at the state high
way crossing one mile east of Crystal
Mr.. Woods automobile, of which he
was the only occupant, was struck by
eastbound Oregon Snort Line train No.
%. The automobile was almost COM
pletely destroyed.
The Carnation Milk Products COM
pany which owns one of the six 10000
pound cows in existence, recently pur-
chased n daughter of their COW owned
by X. T. Davis near Weiser, paying
therefor the snug sum of $1,000. The
COW was raised by George Leighton
near Meridian and was sold to the
Carnation people about three years
ago. Another daughter was owned by
Jerry Stiyer of Nampa and was sold
at this sale.
About 100 acres of seed land were
contracted to the Western Seed Grow
ers Marketing company at meeting
of the farmers of Emmett and a rep
resentative of the seed company re-
Gently in the farm bureau office.
There were 16 farmers present and
great deal Of interest was shown in
the pooling of seed. The seed contract
ed for is red clover and is to be deliv-
cred to the company in February.
Three new faculty appointments,
two in the college of engineering and
one in the department of home econ
omics are announced from the office of
President A. H. Upham of the State
University. p. l.. Charles has been
named as instructor of civil engineer
ing and assistant in the road materials
laboratory. A. p Lundberg has been
appointed associate professor Of civil
engineering.
In spectacular fire of unknown
origin early Sunday morning the Spo-
kane & Eastern freight depot at Occur
d'Alene was destroyed. The building,
large frame one stood partly over
the lake, on the docks and most of
the old ore docks We're destroyed as
well as two box cars. The passenger
depot, standing directly across the
tracks was saved only after Il hard
fight with both railway and city APP
paratus. The loss will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars, partially covered
by insurance.
The heavy paddock was shot from
the door of powder house just across
the river from Idaho Falls recently |
and $50 pounds of dynamite. 2500 dy- |
Mantle caps and two coils of fuse were |
stolen. The police have recovered |
1900 caps and the fuse. 1t was dis |
covered that the lock had been shot |
from the door when two boys were I
severely injured here recently by the /
explosion of dynamite caps with which
they were playing, though they deny
having broken into the powder house.
The police are making a further search
for the caps.
After facing death for months on
the battlehelds of the world war and
escaping unscathed, it remained for
the kick of a fractions horse to re-
suit in tie death of Albert Echevarris
at st. Anthony's hospital Wednesday.
The young man was % years of age