Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-30

accident happened. This will strike
most people as being a very poor excuse,
as the agent was responsible, if any one
was, for their being away.
A tribe of the Independent Order of
Redmen is to be organized at Snohomish. |
About 124,OO0 sacks of oats have been
shipped from Anacortes in the last few
weeks.
An excellent quality of bituminous
coal has been found in large quantities
in the vicinity of Aberdeen
A meeting of the school teachers of
the state will be held at Fairhaven dur
ing the last week in December.
Chehalis has been selected as the col
Letting station of the Worlds Fair ex-
hibit of Southwest Washington.
Judge Suefford. Postmaster at Sno-
homish, is suffering from severe shock
of paralysis, and is not yet out of
danger.
An extra stage has been put on be-
tween Lynden and Bellingham bay to
accommodate the increasing number of
travellers.
Aberdeen is now asking for rerating
from the Pacific Insurance union since
she got her water works into good work
ing order.
Roche Harbor whiskey smugglers,
with the exception of Ike Sandwich,
who furnished bonds, have been taken
to McNeilrs Island to await trial.
Last year it was doubted very gener-
ally whether the country around Puget
sound could raise tomotoes. This year
around Vaugh's bay over forty tons we're
produced.
Tacoma's exposition closed last week
1t was success beyond the most san
guine expectations of the management
The receipts were about $4,000 and
expenses $4,000
Peter Wilkinson, well known resi-
dent Of Arlington, was found dead in
bed recently. Deceased had committed
suicide by shooting himself with a shot
gun, which was found by his side.
The decision of Judge Robson that
railroad company can not condemn pri-
vate property for branch line right-of-
way without settlement with owner of
such private lands will pe received by
the people of this State as good common
sense, says the Seattle Press Times.
Rev. George Fl. Lee, pastor of the
Taylor street Congregational Church OF
Seattle, has been called to the pastorate
of the First Congregational Church OF
Snohomish at salary of one thousand
four hundred per annum and one months
vacation each year. During the pastor
ate of Rev. J. r. Mooney, who has Just
resigned, a splendid church building
was erected.
Mrs. O. W. Johnson, OF Puyallup,
took morphine Tuesday night with sui
cidal intent. Her life was despalred of
Wednesday. She was formerly an IN
mate of Tacoma house of prostitution
and johnson became infatuated with
her prior to the death of his first wife.
jealousy prompted the secord wife's
attempt at suicide.
Contractor Lillis has nearly connie
ted the new three-story brick wing to
the Western Washington Insane ASYLUM.
This addition will have a capacity for
one hundred and sixty-fve patients.
There are about three hundred patients
IN the asylum now. Previous to the
transportation of about one hundred and
forty patients to the Medical Lake
Asylum the institution. was crowded. |
With the new wing it will easily accom-
modate about four hundred patients.
Mrs Chris Marll, OF Dayton, was badly
injured Thursday morning by pet COW. |
Mrs. Marll was milking, when the COW
hit her on the shoulder. This frightened
Mrs. Marll so that she fell off the milk /
Ing stool. The COW then turned around
and proceeded go hook her, inhicting /
severe wound on the left leg above the
knee. Mr.. Marll and his sons succeeded
in driving the COW off with clubs and
stones.
The case OF Inspector Baird for kill ]
ing Deputy Sheriff Poor was brought
before the Skaget county rand jury
last week, with the result that Baird
was declared innocent of crime.
The Buckley Banner says: Sixteen
miles from Woodland, on Lewis River.
Robert Day shot and killed a young man
named L. G. Beebe for slapping DAVIS
slxteen-yealr old son.
A year ago there was one tax book Of
one hundred and forty pagesin Clallam
County, in which there we're forty lines
to the page. This year it requires eight
books OF one hundred and fifty pages
each with sixty lines to a page to hold
the tax list for this county. In other