Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-05-16

VIM. Rodgers has been bound over to
the United States district court for in
advertantly concea!ing in his roll of
blankets fifty cans Of opium. He Slip
ped aboard the train at Blaine and de-
posted his blankets and overcoat in one
seat while he took another. He claimed
the goods did not belong to him, but In
spector Buchanan convinced Commits
sioner Williams that he was mistaken.
Ben Halliday, of Centralia, aged so,
was badly beaten the other night by J.
Clark, of Chehalis. The latter declares
that Halliday was guilty of improper
relations with Mrs. Clark. When found
Halliday was in an almost senseless con-
dition, his head beaten almost into a
pulp, and blood streaming from a deep
cash nearly three inches long. Clark
has been arrested.
W. S. Clark, of Walla Walla. on Tues
day sold 103 head of fat beeves to a Sc
attic firm for 4 cents pound. live
weight, weighed there The cattle
were Stalled during the past winter.
Mr. Clark thinks the cattle will average
in weight 1900 pounds, which would
give an average value of $64 head for
the cattle, or $6592 as a total for the
lob head.
In the Imbrie ranch, in the Ahtanum
valley, there is band of nine Shetland
ponies. The stallion is only thirty two
inches high, and it is claimed for him
that he is the smallest perfect horse in
the world. There is also another won
der in the way of mare that measures
only thirty-one inches in height, and
her hoof is no larger than silver dollar.
James A. Haight, of'Tacoma,s reeentl!5 =
appointed assistant attorney general of
Washington, will have some trouble
qualifying. He has been resident OF
the state but eight months. Haight is
son of UNITED States Senator Pierce,
of North Dakota.
Major johnson, commander of the
cavalry of this state, is making arrange
ments for the organization of a cavalry
band at Spokane. The present force Of
the cavalry department of this state calls
for band of eight pieces and drum
major.
During the past month there has
been upwards of sixty quartz locations
recorded in Okanogan county. Not a
very bad showing, says the Okanogan
Outlook, considering that there are
already several thousand Oh record.
Forty Lummia Indians are securing
the country for Skagit Tom, chief of the
tribe. He disappeared some time ago
with considerable money. The Indians
fear that white men have killed him.
J. B. McAllister of Port Townsend has
set up in his machine shop the largest
combined punch and shears on the
Sound. 1t weighs 5000 pounds and is
fitted for steam power.
Whatcom Reville: Surveyor Gal
bralth thinks he has found anthracite
coal on the south Fork. Another party
alleges the discovery of vein of coal
eighteen feet wide
Garfield county, at special election
last Friday failed to give the necessary
three-fifths vote to the bonding of the
county il the sum of $4,000 for build
ing a court house.
The contracts that have been Leland
in the architects hands-for buildings
in Mount Vernon during the past tel
days will cost over $4,000 to build.
Three United States army engineer
are surveying Swinomish slough with a
view to the dredging of La Conner har-
Dor by the government.
The belt line electric street railway OF
Port Townsend, recently sold to an in
corporated company, will be completed
about August LIST.
General Greedy was received and en-
tertained in Port Townsend by the
chamber of commerce visiting committee
recently.
The ninth annual convention of the
w. G. 7. o., in session at Walla Walla.
adjourned last week.
The vote in Fairhaven for bonding
the city for public improvements was
700 to 80.
All business houses in Walla Walla
except drug stores are now closed on
Sunday.
/ Fruit prospects in Blaine are good
and many new orchards are being plant
led.