Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-06-02

are uncertain what action to pursue in
regard to a courthouse. At the late
municipal election they submitted the
question to the people, that tuey IN ght
be able to act more intelligentfS upon
proposition. Out Of total vote Of 5000
only 1903 took the time to vote upon
the courthouse question. About one
third Of tie people have no Interest in
the matter, or are wholly Indifferent
whether rev courthouse is built or
not OF the 1903 who took the trouble
to vote, 1923 desired a new courthouse
to be built on the present site and $50
on some other site.
The new power house OF the Walla
Walla Gas, Electric Light & Power
Company on Mill creek, about four miles
east OF town, is now completed and ac-
copied by the company. Copper wires
conduct the electric energy to the cleo
trio light plant il the city, where it
drives the company's Illuminating dY-
namoes. These consist Of one American
arc light dynamo OF q capacity Of 80 arc
lights, used for commercial purposes;
another arc light dynamo used for street
lighting, and one 2j00-light Edison in
candescent dynamo. Besides the power
used for driving these dynamoes, the
ower-house has sufficient capacity to
furnish motive power for an electric
street railway line sufficient for the
present needs Of the city, and this enter
prise is hoped for soon.
OREGON.
The women q Baker City have I'M
dertaken to raise the necessary funds
for a Fourth Of July celebration there
this year.
Mrs. B, +. McMillin, of Oswego, has
a silver pencil and penholdsr that was
in the possession of her great grand
father 1875 years ago,
Rev. G W. Hill, of Albany, has an
nounced his intention of going, with
his family, as a missionary to China
some time in November,
Leonard Lowe, prominent PIONEER of
Baker county, died few days ago from
a complication Of diseases with which he
had been for two years a sufferer.
The first ton of rock crushed from
George Ross mine IN the Blackwell dis
trict, Jackson county, yielded over $50
in gold, and the lode is constantly i'm
proving,
There were over 100000 shingles
shipped to Chicago last week from A.
NJ 4 w, X, Tichenor's mill at Clatsk-
anie. This shows that Oregon shingles
can .bsasold6haas East,
The new road from Glenada to Eugene,
in Lane county. is now cut out within
two miles of Wildcat creek. At last re
ports this highway will soon be mar
rowed down to completion,
DR.. Geary, of Medford was elected
president, and DIR. Beard, Of Josephine
county, secretary of the Southern Ore
gon Medical Society, at its meeting in
Grants Pass last week
Miss Myrtle Marsh has been chosen
to represent Willamette university in
the state intercollegiate contest to be
held in Salem June ,. Miss Mary Gun
diff will represent the Albany collegiate
institute.
The fame of the sold districts east of
Baker City is beginning to attract the at
tention abroad that their richness war
rants. Experts are making an examin-
alton of the Virtue and White Swan
districts in the interests Of Colorado
capitalists
There is every prospect of an immense
fruit crop in the vicinity Of Melford this
year, as the frost line has about been
passed in safety for this season, and will
give employ to great many per
sons, as the acreage in orchards in the
valley is far greater now than most
people suppose.
A carbonlc acid gas generator at the
Salem soda works exploded, and John
Evans, the operator, narrowly escaped
death Tho machine flew through the
floor roof and sides Ct the building, tear
ing out big portion of the roof and the
east wall, besides q big hole in the floor,
and demolishing all the fixtures in the
room.
An Swear old son of John Leasey, of