Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-03-14

building OF steam barges and schooaers.
Olympia organized woman's relief
'orps with thirty members last Friday.
Joseph W. Hall, of Chg Harbor, died
asst Friday in Seattle from an overdose
# morphine,
The Northern Pacific railroad has
commenced laying track between Mon
sesano and Aberdeen.
The Bethel Record is the name of
new religious journal, devoted to the
Tacoma Seamen's Bethel work. Y
Seattle has new hotel on the corner
# South Second and Main streets.
Nessrs. Willis & Seagrove are the pro-
prietors.
J. L. Weeks, who was injured year
lgo in the Fremont mill, has recovered
$4,000 damages in the Superior court at
Seattle.
Anacortes is sure of steel barge plant.
The citizens of that enterprising town
have offered bonus of 100000. which
has been accepted by the company.
Mount Vernon has bank. 1t is call
ID the First National Bank of Mount
Vernon. It's capital stock is $4,000.
9. D. Mclean is president and G. L.
MooF Teashier.
The hosd Tonkin, the local ticket agent
If tssionalthern Pacific at Seattle was
Arrhy Sd Hast Friday for embezzling
$4,000. He has been released on
$4,000 bonds.
The Roslyn coal miners are working
but three days week. The demand
has fallen off because of the stopping of
the shipment of $500 tons weekly for the
Union Pacific.
Peter Duffy slipped and fell while
under the:1nfuencs of liquor and receiv-
ID injuries which caused his death.
Mr.. Duffy was miner, who formerly
resided at Ronald.
E. F, Kienston, formerly deputy city
clerk of Fairhaven, was robbed of $500
worth of diamonds last Friday by a
burglar entering his room and taking
them from a trunk.
Anacortes is to have new school
building to cost $4,000. The $4,000
worth of bonds recently voted for that
purpose have been sold at premium OF
5000 They bear 8 per cent.
The Port Townsend postofice was
recently robbed of $1,000 in cash and
stamps, 400 postal notes including all
the general delivery letters and about
81 200 worth of REGISTERED letters.
Tacoma is to have union stock yards
The plans have already been drawn.
They include yards, stalls and barns.
The entire cost Of the improvements will
be in the neighborhood OF $4,000.
Tacoma has ministerial alliance,
composed of the pastors and local
preachers in that city. They are inves-
tigating various matters in the city that
are not conducive to high morals.
Port Townsend held an immense mass
meeting Monday night to protest
against the reports that haye gone out
to the effect that its leading citizens are
gambling. Five hundred people we're
present.
Adolph Mitchell. the 7-yesr- old son OF
W: G. Mitchell, of Olympia, was found
dead in a pool Of water last night. The
child was paralitIc and is supposed to
have fallen in and drowned, being unable
to help himself.
The city council of Centrilla has call
ed special election for Saturday, April
4, to vote on an extension Of tho city
limits. The territory to be added is really
part of the city, though not included
in the corporate limits.
Herman Lawson, of the Seattle fireboat
crew received severe injuries by being
struck with a stream OF water while
attending to his duties He was severe
ly injured about the abdomen by strik-
;sg an iron spike.
The question of irrigation is an allen
crossing one with the farmers of Kitti-
tas county. The plan of bringing water
from the Yakima river has been thought
of, and a preliminary survey, costing
about $4,000 has been made This pro-
iect, however, has been put in the back
ground until it shall have been ascer-
tanned whether artesian water can be OBJ
tanned or not. A well is now being
bored, and if an abundant flow Of water
can be secured the experiment will be
generally tried, for by this means more
plentiful supply of water can be OBJ
tanned than by irrigating bitches and
although the cost is greater at first than
the expense Of digging bitches would be
in the end 1t is quite, if not more, eco
nomical than to bring water from the
Yakima river.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.