Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-06-23

been prominent in the democratic party.
He was sent to this state in the first
place with federal commission, says
the Seattle Post Intelligencer, and has
since the election last November been a
candidate for office. He is a jealous
Cleveland man, and though he has SYM
pathized with the war horses in their
misery, they can derive no satisfaction
from his appointment.
Rev. Wallace Nutting, pastor OF Ply
mouth Congregational church in this
city, received last week the degree Of
doctor of divinity from Whitman col
lege at Walla Walla. This institution,
as is well known, stands for Congrega-
tionalism in the Pacific Northwest, and
IS named after the old missionary whose
efforts saved this Oregon and Washing
ton to the American Union, and who
persisted with his wife in the Whitman
massacre on November 30, 1847. DIR,
Nutting was also elected a member of
the board OF trustees of the college.
Prospectors are reported panning
out $50 per day in Squaw creek, Okan-
ogan. A miner recently arrived in
Spokane from this district with speci-
mems of decomposed quartz, assaying
very high in gold. Another report says
that 80 locations are made up to the
present time on Mineral hill, in that
county, but does not mention auy rich
yields as above. Miners, however, are
very confident. There are two lodges
running across the hill, one being free
milling aid the other appearing, accord
ing to the Chelan Eagle, a smelling ore,
containing both silver and gold.
OREGON.
Grant county contains 1747 children
Of school age.
The Pendleton- Long Creek telephone
line is being pushed to completion.
Peter Nelson, an Astoria fisherman,
fell overheard while intoxicated and was
drowned.
Mrs. Winniford, aged mother of John
G. Winniford, of Roseburg, died at
Oakland Saturday night.
Leo Yeatch, of Astoria, aged IA, was
thrown from wagon and his skull frac
tured, He is not expected to live,
Governor Pennoyer appears to be
popular orator. He has received
number of invitations to make Fourth
of July addresses, but has been obliged
to decire them all.
A tramp who carries a Bible and is
thoroughly familiar with its contents
has been discovered by The Dalles
Chronicle. He is a Swede and does not
object to work when he can get it.
The Harvey Valley Items says: "An
army of salmon flies that covered the
buildings and entered all open doors
and windows was waited INTO town on
the gentle southeast breeze, Sunday
afternoon"
An Eastern family struck it rich in
Linn county. A few acres of ground
near Lebanon was rented for $40 year.
They dug 10 bushels of potatoes, which
had been left in the ground by the form
er tenant, and sold them for $40.
There is haunted house in Harvey
valley where some one was murdered
once on time. Strange poises are
heard at night. If thorough investi-
cation is made, it will probably be
found that the house is the abode of
criminals who hav spread the "haunted"
idea.
An attempt WIS made the other day
to bring rain by exploding dynamite
cartridges at different points on the
high hills about Heppner. The bonn
bardment was kept up for several hours,
But failed to bring the much-noeded
moisture from the clouds.
E. l. Wiser, late deputy assessor of
Yamhill county, WAS driving a horse,
which became frightened, and Wiser
jumped out of the buggy and went to
the horses head, In plunging about
the horse fell upon him and broke the
bones of the ankle making painful and
perhaps permanent injury,
f. NJ. Searles, of Drain, was found
guilty Of having deerskins in his pos
session and fined SIS and costs, amount
ing to $50, exclusive of his attorney fee,