Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-04-25
Tvs OF THE STATE.
) Faith cure failed to save a Young
Spokane girls
life.
s at starbuck have a lively Runa-
way down the
Grade.
1olony Of NOrwegians organized at
Port Townsend this
week.

Anacortes will hold a second election
incorporation May 10
North Yakima Indians are afflicted
tn the grippe, and many are dying.
Governor Laughton has pardoned j.
Kelly, Of King county, from the Walla
ALA penjtentiary.
This week 635 acres of school land in
ing county were sold at public auction
r the sum of $50,766.25.
Capt. W. S. Percival, one of the best
nown pioneers of the Northwest, and
fading citizen of Olympia, is dead.
The printers, brirklayers', plasterers.
nd carpenters unions, of Spokane, have
ormed a branch of the federated trades
George W. Hopp, Of Sedro, has been
,ppointed regent Of the state agricul-
ural- college, vice George A. Black of
9airhaven, resigned,
Andrew jacobson, an eccentric ranch
nan, was found dead in his cabin at Kit
sap Lake last week. He was well-to-do,
but had lived alone for many years.
Seattle is to have a boot and shoe
factory, built by Massachusetts capital,
that will give employment to 40C men
and will entail an Investment of $780,
600.
The first appearance of the Salvation
Army on the streets of Port Townsend
Wednesday night was greeted with
shower of rotten eggs. There is GER
tainly field for the-labors Of the army
in that city.
Mrs. Robert Garrett, of Spokane, wife
of the owner of the Garrett block in that
city, on Friday gave birth to triplets,
two of them girls. The total weight of
the babies is twenty-three and one-half
pounds. All seem strong and likely to
live.
Mr.. Fang, a japanese Of Denver, is in
Spokane, and incidentally circulating a
petition for the better protection of the
Chinese residents from alleged indigni-
ties imposed by the Chronicle, made ex-
tensive inquiry and found that no
occasion exists for complaint.
II f tt'ho British tug 4.orn returns to
Puget sound waters she will in all
probability be seized for violating the
United States statues in her recent trip
to Tacoma with the American ship
oriental. Collector Bradshaw has
made public a statement to this effect.
Governor Laughton has appointed the
following members of the state board of
health F. NJ. Conn, to serve until De
cember 81, 1891; Fred Essig of Spokane
and G. S, Armstrong of Olympia, unit!
December, 1892; J. Hathaway of Fair
haven, until December, 1894; O. A.
Bowen of Skamokawa, until December.
1895.
A burglar entered the house of Hon.
Charles Gilchrist, of Centralia, in broad
daylight, taking pair of diamond ear
rings and gold watch A well-dressed
stranger was arrested and jailed, but the
articles were not recovered. Council
man Butterworth's house was raided and
some jewelry secured, and Telegraph
Manager Mason's house was also entered
the same day.
The Puget Sound Steamboat associa-
ton has been notified by the Pacific
Navigation company that it will remain
in the pool until April %, in order to
permit Of meeting to consider its de-
mand, that Puget Sound and Alaska
steamers be taken off of the Bellingham
bay route. A full meeting of the associ-
alton has been called for April %.
A young man named Raney, while out
cruising for timber land in ClalIam
county, fell into trap made by the
Indians for bear, breaking his leg. Had
he been alone he would have starved to
death, His companions got him out
and he came to Seattle for treatment.
Had he found large bear in the pit it
is likely that he would have had two
legs broken before getting out
The Centralia electric light plant has
been sold by the Thomson Houston
Company to G. B. Hawley, of Tacoma,
who is at present connected with the Ia
coma Light and Water Company. He
will take possession on May l. He will
at once put in a 150-horse power engine
and otherwise improve the present ser
vice, increasing the number of incandes-
cent and arc lights
The body of D. T. Lusk was found
floating in the bay at Whatcom Tuesday. |
Lusk disappeared mysteriously two
months ago, leaving wife and child. /
He was clerk in the last session of the !
senate, but resigned because of sickness.
He came home and then disappeared. |
He probably committed suicide. The
body was well preserved in the clothing,
but the head and face was stripped of