Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-07-21
NORTHWEST MEMS.
WASHINGTON.


until last 4th Of July.
The Eureka Sandstone Company has
parnisheed the county Of Pierce for
S752S for sandstone used in the con-
slruction of the county courthouse by
Contractor J. I, Long,
Arthur Prather, a son Of Luke Pra-
Their. living near Oso, Snohomisn county
was accidently shot 10 the head by his
brother while out hunting last Thurs
day. He will recover,
Thirtv-nin persons voted against
and 2SS for the issue OF 100000 school
bonds for the purchase Of the Puget
Sound university building at Tacoma,
t. BE- USE d for public school purposes,
Last week the captain and crew of
the steamer Edison secured large
white pelican while at Coupeville. 1t
measured from tip to tip S feet 10 in
ches. and from end of the bill to end of
tail ) feet 10 inches,
A colony Of II Canadian farmers
have sent an agent to Washington to
find farms for them, where they can
devote their time to fruit raising and
market gardening, They will probably
locate in the Puyallnp valley.
At South Bend last Sunday the brick
wall enclosing the boiler OF the electric
light works sank, breaking off the pipe
connecting with the water guage and
flooding the boiler house. In conse-
quence the town was without lights for
several days,
NJ A. Rowan, of Sharpsburg, Pa, has
been in for several days AID has made
arrangements for the establishment of
glass works at Tacoma. The capital
stock sill be $4,000 and it is proposed
that all sorts of glassware will be manu-
featured, including bottles.
J, J, Ber3ing, a tailor living at Holl-
ingsworth, Whatcom county, was found
dead in his house on Tuesday. He had
been murdered with knife, his throat
being literally hacked to pieces, and the
corpse had been robbed of all yaluables.
He had been dead several days when
found,
Will Middleton, one of the proprietors
of the saw mill near Wenacl ee, met with
a serious accident one day last week.
lie was earring board from the edging
saw, and in turning around the board
hit the saw, jerking Mr., Middleton in
sleh manner as to cut bis left arm
completely off at the wrist,
Spokane is afflicted with a certain
newspaper correspondent, who sends
out fctitiC us reports Of murders, wife
bearings, riots 10y the militia and find.
ing of skeletons of murdered people.
Now and then he invents an Indian up
raising or business failure. Every
day he sends out something injurious
to the city IN which be lives.
There is good money in tsbacco grow
ing in this, state, according to 7, f.
Patton of McMillin. Mr. Patton has
three acres Of tobacco this year, 10000
plants to the acre, Five plauts will
yield e pound of cured leaf, hence an
acre will yield 2000 pounds. He manu-
features cigars on the farm and nets
the snug sum of $1,000 per acre from
his tobacco.
All over the boundless West can be
found cattle and horses branded ac-
cording to the fancy Of their owners,
but probably in no section of the coun-
try outside of Yakima, will be seen coy
oties with a brand on. and that brand
the one of the government of the United
States. A fayorite pastime of the Yaki-
ma Indians is to lariat coyotes and
press the red-hot brand of ~. D."
(Iudian Department. upon their TANKS.
A soldier, whose name could not be
learned, arrives at Fort Walla Walla
Tuesday forenoon on bicycle, having
come from Fort Sherman, Idaho, dis
lance Of 270 miles on wager of $500
that the journey could be made in four
DAYS. He left Fort Sherman Saturday
morning, and consequently had several
hours to spare. He made 80 miles the
first days ride. The machine ridden
was an old-slyle Safety" with an or
binary tire.
The grand jury Of the Uniied States
district court, at Tacoma, have found a
true bill of indictment against Agents
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