Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-07-07

The ner-stone OF the new hospital
at Coliax was laid Sunday. The Sis
ters OF Charity, under whose auspices
it Sas laid comprise an order in the
Catholic church tat is 80 years old. 1t
had its foundation in lS43 in Montreal
Canada, bv the Rt. Rev Bishop Bourget
of Montreal. Mother Gamelin, who for
some years previous had belonged to
some lay confraternities, was selected
by the bishop to be its foundress, In
1896 the sisters arrived at Vancouver,
Wash their present mother house on
the Pacific coast, new field of labor
reached after great difficulties VI travel
in those days, Mother Joseph, S. H.,
now directress of the building in ColfaX,
was appointed superior, They now
have hospitals and academies Of educat-
ion Walla Walla, Spokane, Olympia,
Portland and other places on this coast.
OREGON
J. W. Stewart arrived at Prineville
90 Friday Of last week from Corvallis,
having come across the Cascades bv
way Of the Santiam route, He found
about 1T miles Of snow, averaging from
one to six feet il dept.
John Porter, farmer aged 40 years,
and unmarried, who lives near CreswelI.
has been committed to the asylum, His
mania is of a suicidal ard homi,idal ma
ture. and ly affects him occasionally.
Mr.. Porter asked to be taken to the asy-
um, as he was afraid to trust himself
An old feud existing between Riley
Mills and Frank Gilman, of South
Slough, Lane county, about a young
lady, eliminated in the shooting of Gil
man by Mills. G Imam had knocked
Mills down aud was beating him, when
Mills drew a small pistol and shot Gill
man. The wound Is not considered a
dangerous one,
Arrangements have been made with
the creditors by which the property of
the proprietors Of the Red Grown mills
at Albany will be taken from the hands
of the receiver and transferred to Mr..
John Isom, who will be the proprietor
of the same, while Mr.. John r. Stock
man will act as manager The mills
will be run at their full capacity, to
meet orders ahead, for some time,
Nettled at attention being called to
the fact that Umatilla county sends a
great many convicts to the penitentiary,
the Pendleton East Oregonian says:
"Well, Umatilla county pays about $50,
900 annually to have the right to send
as many of her tough citizens to Salem
as she chooses. We convict our Grim
inals up here instead of letting Them
run loose, as is done in some parts of
the Willamette valley.
An effort is being made to reopen the
Linn County National bank under
reorganization so strong as to secure
the confidence of the people at once.
Mr.. A. Bush, of Salem, who owns $780,
900 in stock, has bad a meeting at Al
bauy with the other stockholders: j r.
Jennings the bank inspector, has about
completed his Investigations, but will
have nothing for the public for few
days, Depositors are safe The ser
ious question is with the stockholders.
The house of Joseph Lind, the Lewis
and Clarke mail carrier, with all its con
tents was destroyed by fire while he was
in Astoria with the mail last Saturday
The fire was out in the stove when he
left home at four o'clock in the morning,
and the only way he can account for the
fire is that a spark must have caught in
the roof, and was smoldering when he
left. The house was built Of cedar, and
the lumber to build it was carried by
the owner on his back from Sackett's
mill, which is two miles away.
W. w, Cayiness, Pendleton, who is
hunting at Leman's Sprins, has added
another bear to his list Quite an ex-
citing incident was connected with the
exploit. Mr.. Caviness had gone ont
with his wife on horseback. Both were
dismounted when the bear was seen.
Veg shot and wounded it, and the
furious animal, female, charged upon
his wife 1t was within five feet of her
and the situation became critical when
another timely bullet ended its career,
Two cubs were left motherless and we're
alive.
Years ago. dnrinp the Indian war,