Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-01
NORTHWEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

Milton Haney shot an eagle at Ska
oLowa that measured seven feet from
tib to tip.
An effort made at Tacoma to have the
o;tv water rates paid in advance came
TO nothing.
city dump was backed into the
,ivsr at Spokane, with two scavengers'
The men and horses were rescued,
John Clemens granary, on the Wenas,
burned with implements and grain.
Loss, s25OO; insurance $780,
Settlers west Of Custer are building q
h,idos more than 200 feet long over
California creek by donation work.
Burglars pried open the back door
of a Tacoma store before daylight and
stole a bolt OF cloth and several city
warrants.
Judge G, Il. HaHford, Of Seattle, was
in North Yakima the other day, sub
hitting yearly proof on his claim under
the Leadbetter ditch.
10. Algar, of AldsrtOn, has charged
Jerry O'Conner, Northern Pscific rail-
road conductor, with criminal libel be-
cause he called him thief,
The Bsllinghsm Bay Water Company
will in all probability be ready to turn
the water works over to the CITY OF New
Whatcom ON September l.
Pendleton's telephone subscribers are
combining to haye their monthly reatal
reduced from IS to 50, on penalty of
withdrawing their united patronage.
George McElroy, yardmastsr at Hill
lard, who was manglsd by an engine
while making up train Friday morn
log, has since died at Spokan hospital,
having been unable to survive the shock.
Daisy Draggoo, of Oakville, IL vsals
OF age, started to the reservation On
horseback. Tue horse ran away with
her, throwing her, breaking her leg and
badly injuring her about the head and
shoulders,
Joseph Roberts, who has lived in the
Colville valley for the past 30 years or
more, was thrown from . vicious horse
last Sunday and sustained such severe
injuries about the head it ia feared he
may not recover.
David Ames died at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Rrobinson, OF Chehalis
Mr. Ames was over 70 years of age and
a veteran of both the Mexican and civil
wars. He had been resident OF Lewis
county for number of years.
J. II. Crooks, OF Goldendale, was
pitched forward on the doubletree OF his
wagon while driving. Then he was
knocked off on to pile OF cordwoOd and
badly bruised up. All this time he
held on the lines, and eventually stop
ped the team.
E. L. Paine, OF Tacoma, convicted OF
grand larceny and ssAter ced to seven
years imprisonment, was granted a new
trial by the supreme court. Prosecut
ing Attorney Smell cannot find enough
evidence to convict Paine and he has
been discharged.
The Montesano Economist under
stands that the Simpson logging camps
near Kamilchie have closed down aAd
about 300 mon turned out of employ
ment This is one OF the largest logging
companies west of the mountains, aver
aging about $4,000 feet day,
Tue Union Electric Company, Of Sc
attic, has decided to drill an artesian
well eight inches in diametar on the
shore of the bay near it's station b on
the Grand street bridge to furnish
supply OF water to the station. 1t 10
expected that water will be struck at
depeth OF about 200 feet.
Mrs. Pelegrean and Miss VallettS, the
two women who were so seriously In
jured in the runaway accident at Fair
haven, are somewhat improved. Miss
Valle,te's injuries are more seriouf, and
she suffers considerable pain. 1t is not
now though, however, that her injuries
will prove fatal.
Peter Miller and wife, OF TseoKsa,
have transferred their interest In the ~
acre mining claim in school district 10,
in the southern part of the city, TO
Frank and Fred Fuchs. the censiderat-
ion of the sale being $76, COO. This Is
a part of the famous Mcbride claim,