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

The grain crop Of the state is now es-
tlmated at 10000, 900 bushels
Clarke county promiscsa larger prnne
crop than in any previous year.
Hunters in the Lake Chelan country
pay no attention to game laws and are
slaughtering deer by the Wholesale
John Owens, of Bucoda, is the owner
of curiosity il the shape Of healthy
three legged chicken The third leg is
attach d to the night hip, and is pro
vided With bat three toes.
Charles A. Dyer, a banker of Port
Townsend, has been selected by the
United States comptroller to take
charge of be suspended First National
bank Of Port Angeles,
Captain O'Toole, of Hamilton, Skagit
county, has been appointed chief of a
department in the United States treas
urers office at Washington ID. c., with
a salary Of $4,000 a year,
The wheat king of Adams county is
S. l.. Thomas, who has devoted 1866
acres to the cereal this year There is
greater acreage in that section and
crops are looking better than ever be-
fore.
John Barker, of New Whatcom, while
out hunting with his son-in-law, was
mistaken by the latter for a deer and re-
ceived a rifle bullet through his leg just
below the knee, SCATTERING both bones.
John Davis, a sailor at Port Gamble
while attempting to come ashore from
vessel moored at the warf, fell from the
gang plank, and striking is head on
some floating timbers, fractured his
skull He was hauled out by some com
panions and medical assistance secured,
but he died II hours later.
From the Silverton mining district
comes worn of lively times, between
300 and 100 men at present keeping
the hours of both day and night well
occupied with the customs of their kind.
There is a great deal of snow on the
ground there at present, and work Is
prevented to great extent in conse-
qnence.
John ODonnell, recent arrival from
WIS consin, met some three card monte
men on the boat from Seattle to Tacoma
and was induced TO wager he could pick
out certain card, with the results that
be found himself minus $3.50. He re-
ported his loss to the police, but the
shurpers took the return boat TO Seattle
A business man of Colfax proposes to
stock the country with Chinese pleas
ants A large poultry house has been
built at his home and he has Matched
out 40 young birds on the place Many
more eggs are now in his incubator.
His hens have land ever 300 eggs since
last fall, but none of them have yet
offered to set
About two weeks ago s. H. Kenoyer,
of Dayton, captured two young eagles
at the head of the Touchet. He had
them so well famed that they will take
food from anyone. He brought them
to town and sold them. Kenoyer says
their nest was about 100 feet from the
ground, in a tree, and covered a space
of about y feet square
The Washington state board of lady
managers of the worlds fair have had a
row, resulting in he dismissal of all the
employees of Mrs. Houghton. Miss Mar
garet Fearnside, of Vancouver, has been
appointed to one of the vacancies for
two months at salary of 500 per
month and necessary travelling expenses.
There now to be seen at Chicago
splendid specimens of WILDLY island
produce exhibited by the Redfeld farm,
Oak harbor. Oats are seen with heads
II inches long, and timathy grHss reach
ing seven feet in height. Some rich
barley is also exhibited six feet three
inches high, and other examples Of fine
cultivation are seen in the compact
wheatheaas, which have recorded 80
bushels to the acre.
G. w Coates formerly postmaster Of
Bucado, is the fathes Of "a prepossessing
daughters named Maud. Young Al
fred Wilson, son Of the Methodist min
lister here, fell 10 love with her, but
failed to receive tie pa'ernal consent.
Then he trtp1 an alonampDt INT il " ~