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

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Walla Walla's new postoffice building
is expected to be ready for occupancy
in obut 60 days.
Reinbold HarraS, of Walla Walla'
tried to drive Frank Patterson, a former
smploye, from his premises with club,
when Patterson stabbed Harras with a
pocket-knife.
A new squirrel in the shape of
bisulphste of carbon is being used with
success in the Palouse country, 1t is
said to be cheaper than strychnine and
even more effective,
Nick Milton, German, aged about
As years, while engaged in mining in
drift No. in the Sanger mine, was
caved on by heavy mass OF rock and
earth, killing him instantly and mang-
ling his body in horrible manner.
Antoine Var Worden, of Tacoma, rob-
bed his employer, A. Peters, of $50,
When arrested he seemed so truely
penitent that Peters not only refused to
prosecute, but reinstate him in his en-
ploY.
At Fairfield Otis CLEAR, aged 6,
climbed upon heavy land roller while
it was in motion and fell forward under
it. Before the roller could be stopped
it had passed over the the child, break
ing lis neck. Death was instantaneous.
Two $3.50 bicycles have been stolen
from store in Olympia. The rear of
the building overlooks the water, and it
Is thought that the burglars, having
obtained the wheels, lowered them into
a boat and sailed away to hiding place
in the woods down the bay.
Port Townsend rejoices over the sue
cessful completion of deal looking to
the immediate development of the coal
prospects of Scow bay. A wealthy Vic
torian syndicate is backing the project.
1t is believed that there is an abundance
of coal Oh the site, aud that it can be
turned out for 81 ton less than in the
King county mines.
Ne IS has reached Spokane of strike
in the Old Dominion, near Colville. 1t
was in the second tunnel, about 400 feet
below the original works at the discov-
cry point. Two feet Of ore is reported
with what is reported to be true fs-
sure vein. The vein is On a slant of rs
degrees, dipping east. The ore is rich.
but has not been assayed yet to ascer-
tain its exact value.
The treacherous waters of the Colum
bia claimed two more victims on June 7,
at Waneta Landing, The son of Louis
Adams, formerly a resident of Kettle
Falls, vas drowned with a Mr. Kline
while crossing at the mouth OF the Pend
dOreille, and nearly at the spot where
Lobert Anderson and j. McCrea lost
their lives five days previous, and where
A A. Beebe, one of the owners Of the
placer mines at Waneta, was drowned
last September.
@, H. Kennel has discovered coal near
Cascade City, on the line OF the Great
Northern. The opening is within six
feet of the railroad track. When he left
they had tunneled in 81 feet s inches
from the track. and at that distance were
70 feet below the surface OF the noun
tain. The vein is constantly widening
and the quality improving. Professor
Kennel is confident that he has in front
of him mountain of coal. The claim
is located on his ranch of 450 acres.
E. t. Vernon is one Of Whatcom's
most progressive citizens. Besides
running logging camp, wood yard, a
meat market and a chicken ranch, he
proposes going into hog-raising or an
extensive scale. He has already 50
porkers at his ranch, and will import
some theroughbreds for breeding pur-
poses. Mr.. Vernon is of the opinion
that this is great country for pork
raising land he will import corn from
Kansas to fatten the porkers. And he
says be can make it pay, too.
An aged Indian, named Dick fuse,
was found dead in his house on the
Lummi reservation Tuesday night.
There was evary indication that he had
been murdered, The body lay on a
couch, face upward, with a hole in the
forehead, made probably with the blunt
end OF common single Ratchet. Tuse
recently married a young wife, and it is
said their domestic relations were not
pleasant. Ihera 10 a etron,