Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
PALOUSE COUNTRY NEWS.
Items of Interest from PalOuse Countr,
Newspapers.
COLFAX,


the rotten old jail on the hill. Miller.
indicted for grand larceny, and Moras,
convicted of horse stealing, and now
awaiting a new trial, demand speedy
action, as they are firing of durance SO
vile as their present confinement proves
itself
The court house begins to loom up.
The castings in the second story walls
are in, and brick work on the second
story is well advanced. The work goes
on without intermission. All the brick
layers but two who went away dissatis-
fed some time ago have returned A
force of 40 or so men is now constantly
employed.
We are glad to mention that Messrs.
8yrd and Duncan have been added to
ne force Of night watchmen to act dur
lg the period of greatest danger from
fire. The season of confagration is up
on us. Our city knsws from sad ex-
perience the danger from fires. Our
fire department is good and fairly
equipped to fight fire when started.
But safer way is to see that no fire
gets started. There is truth in the
adage AN ounce of prevention is worth
pound Of cure;" and it is acting on
this principle that the force of watchmen
has been increased. Let every citizen,
whether property owner or not, make it
special aim to exercise care and caution
in the use of fire during the heated term
now commencing. AS we value our
homes, our business, our every interest,
let this be our care.
On Tuesday L. T. Averiil filed a COM
plant with Justice Pattison charging
w. Terrill with grand larceny. The
particular crime was the alleged stealing
OF twenty cords of said Averilrs wood
from the river in north Colfax. Terrill
was arrested and arraigned on Tuesday
The evidence brought against him was
insufficient to convict him of the crime
Of grand larceny. Terrill, it seemed, is
employed at Codd's mill. He had been
granted permission by the proprietor to
work up the driftwood among his logs,
into cordwood. This Terrin had done,
and in so doing may possibly have
worked up log or two belonging to
AveriH by mistake, Averil's wood being
mixed with Codd's in the river This
was all the evidence could show. There
was nothing to show any righteousness
on the defendants part whatever. Ac-
cordingly he was discharged, and the
costs, amounting to $50 or so, charged
up to the county.
A complaint was fled on Wednesday
by Nelson B. Gillian, a farmer living
few miles east Of Colfax, charging Bert
Phillips and Ernest Evans with cruelty
to an animal. For maliciously tortur-
ing, tormenting and mutilating heifer
calf reads the complaint The
circumstances Of the case seem to be
about as follows On the 9th Of July,
the two boys above named allowed their
desire for pure devilment to get the best
of them. They vented their desire for
cruel amusement upon a yearling calf.
Taking five gallon tin oil can they cut
the head out of it, filed it with rocks,
and wired it to the calls tail. The poor
beast was then turned loose. Terrified,
it ran with the heavy weight jerking
about it, until it's tail was Invested of
its skin and flesh Blinded with fright
the animal ran into barbed wire fence
cutting and mutilating itself in shock
ing manner. Young Evans came before
Justice Pattison yesterday, plead guilty
and paid fine of 81 so and costs.
From Star, 11th inst.
From ,July LIST the salary IF tha Mos