Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-06-09

| II SO, the issue Of warrants will be SlO,-
900, This looks like a pretty large
sum of money, but it is dwarfed into
| insignifcance when it is considered
that Garfield county produces nearly
100000 bushels of grain, much OF
which would have been badly injured
by the squirrels had it not been for
this expenditure.
Charles Besserer, for the past 81 years
a resident of Washington, departed last
Wednesday for Germany, where he will
remain several months, endeavorlng to
enlist interest in the sugar beet indus
try in the Walla Walla valley. Mr..
Besserer's former home was in the heart
OF the great sugar beet producing region
of southern Germany, and he has many
friends and former colleagues engaged
in the sugar industry, either as growers
of the beets or manufacturers OF sugar.
The Thursten County Logging Com
pany is constructing narrow gauge
railway to and through the Black Hills,
and intends extending branches to all
the great timber belts Of that region,
clear to the ocean. 1t is figuring on
u plying nearly all the large sound
mills with more or less logs, and may
be the means of inducing the erection
of large mills at Gate City. The Cheat
Northern railroad is preparing to re-
move it's depot to Edmonds from the
present location. one mile this side, de-
pot site and sidetrack facilities having
been donated by George Bracket, sec
rotary OF the town company.
OREGON
The Pendleton Tribune has changed
from an evening to morning paper.
Wild Strawberries are reported ripe
in many sections of the Willamette
valley. They are nearly a month later
than usual.
The recent Parrish postofice detalca-
ton at Canyon City has been settled by
the bondsmen making good the short
age.
The Balslsy- Elkhorn mine, in Baker
county, is operating both mine and mill
notwithstanding the difficulty encount-
cred by deep snow. However, snow
greatly interferes with operations,
The Corner stone Of the new M. E.
church at Baker City was laid June |
with appropriate ceremonies, by Rev.
J. S. Anderson, presiding elder of the
district, assisted by Rev. w. T, Ford,
pastor,
An immigrant from Kansas, named
Bills, while crossing the John Day liver
with his son in canoe, was capsized
and drowned. He was an honest and
industrious man and leaves large
family.
The Florence West states that mum
Of persons along the Siuslaw are drying
and smoking herring, and that the
river is full of this excellent fish.
Quite an industry promises TO be built
up In this line.
The result of the stabbing affair a
junction, wherein John Green stabbed
Charles E. Byers in the side in the re-
gion of the heart, making a very dan
gerous wound, has not yet been de-
cided. Green is in jail in Eugene
awaiting the results Of Byers' injury,
Hank Vaughn, who is well known in
the Northwest was riding furiously
through the streets of Pendleton Tues
day, when he was thrown from the horse
and bruised frightfully, He was I'M
conscious when picked up, but will be
all right in few DAYS, as it appears
impossible to kill him.
G. r.. Ward, well-known pioneer
resident of Lane county, died at his
home north of Coburg Saturday
morning from the effects of a stroke of
apoplexy received three CT four days
before. He was born in New York and
at the time of his death was 76 years
old. He had been in feeble health for
some time.
A sheepherder on the John Day
river, in Grant county, saw five coyotes
chase colt which was in field with
its mother near the sheep, The mother
of the colt began to kick and strike at
the coyotes, but kicked or pushed over
the colt, where, whereupon the five hun
cry devils jumped onto it with ven
gsance and filled along -felt want"