Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-02-28
State News.

would have been minus depot.
State News.
Tacoma has a musicians protective
union with a membership of forty.
John Forbes, building inspector at
Tacoma, has been forcibly ousted from
his Office.
a new postolfice has been established
at Twin, Clallam County. Jarvy Cand-
all is postmaster.
The Abbott hotel, of Tacoma, has
beer sold to H. C. Clement. The con
sideration is stated at $4,000
The North Yakima city council has
sold $4,000 worth of city bonds to
firm of Chicago bankers for 500
The PuyalIup opera house, costing
$4,000 has been completed and turned
over to the owners by the contractors.
The Puyallup water company offers
to supply city fire hydrants to the num-
Der Of fifteen or more for Sc per month
Tacoma has militia company com
posed of ladies. They have sent d chal-
lenge to Companies G. and L., of Port
land.
A turnip measuring four feet in cir
cumference and weighing fifty pounds is
on exhibition in the New Whatcom
chamber of commerce.
Chief Of Police W. F. Zwickey, of
Tacoma, has resigned. He did so at the
request Of the mayor The charge
against him is drunkenness.
On the 2nd of March the citizens of
bond the city in the sum of $4,000 for
a new system of water works.
Two young girls quarreled at dance
at Dixie last week and pummeled each
other in true prize-ring style on the ball
room floor for two rounds.
Blaine expects soon to be made a port
.of entry by both the American and
British governments. They also expect
bonded warehouses in the near future.
Tacoma has new electric light and
power company, w B. Bushnell is
president, The new company expects
to furnish power for all the manufact-
cries of that city.
The executive committee Of the Young
Mems Christian associations of the
Northwest, including Oregon, Washing
ton and British Columbia held a meet
ing il Seattle last week.
A petition, signed by almost every,
business man in Fairhavon, has been
presented to the city council, asking
that the license of itinerant auctioneers
be fixed at S35 per day.
4 man was found dead in a lonely
ravine six miles north of Seattle. His
throat was cut from ear to ear. Moth
ing was found on the body but flask
of whisky. 1t is supposed be com
mitted suicide.
Dick WEIGH, an old resident of Walla
Walla, was asked for quarter Monday
night, and upon refusing to ''qive up
was sat upon by the scoundrel and
kicked and beaten until he was insen-
sible, The cowardly rascal made his
escape
Tuesday afternoon at Dayton man
was chopping out the tops Of some trees. |
when he fell to the ground, "a distance
OF about twenty-five feet. His right
arm was broken above the wrist and bis
left arm sprained He was otherwise
badly bruised
The steamer Union sank off Hat island |
Tuesday morning, February II. Cap
tain Berry and crew in a boat had lust
time to get out Of the way, having gone
out to try and save her. She was val
led at $500, and had been plying be-
tween Anacortes and the islands.
Some time ago Councilman B. F.
Young, Of North Yakima, removed to
Summer, and as he did not resign the
'ity council declared his seat vacant and
ordered special election. Now Young
las returned to Yakima and wants his
ieat, saying he did not remove perma-
lently.
Wednesday, about mile from Monte
ano, little child fell out of a coach
window of railroad train, and was not
missed until the tram reached the depot
It Montesano A railroad laborer
picked tie little one up and carried her
0 town. Strange to say the little girl
vas unhurt, save few trihlng scratches.