Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-05-11
mAsuINeIok STATE NEWS.

Ellensburg, will be completed about the
10th.
Waitsburg is preparing for the com
meneement exercises of it's academy next
week.
A Philadelphia firm placed an order
for 100000 feet of lumber at Hoquiam
last week.
A cougar has carried 16 lambs away
the past week from the folds Of P. Muir
ray, of Elma.
Robert ChAbot's cranberry ranch, on
Shoalwater bay Yields about $500 bar
rels annually,
George NJ. Williams, celebrated ne
gro preacher, has begun a series of meet
ings at Seattle.
Eleven carloads Of shingles left What
com Thursday for the East. Twelve
more are loading.
The Tenino shingle mill is running
steadily, turning out about 10000
shingles per day
The Is per cent. dividend sutho, lied
for the First National bank of Whatcon
by the controller amounts to S55,S9l.
The United States warship Adam is
taking on 175 tons of Blue Canyon coal
at Whatcom for the Behring sea cruise.
The Skagit county taxpayers league
protests against the erection Of the
state capitol building, when there are no
funds on hand to construct the same
The Kootenai Hydraulic Placer Min
ing Company is now running u day
shifts, and in "A couple of weeks will be
running three shifts of eight hours each,
dav and night
While j. W. Martin was at supper
with his Logging crew some miscreant
turned the steam on the engine of the
logging machine and nearly ruined it,
Efforts to locate the offender we're inef-
fectual.
An ordinance has been passed by the
Goldendale council providing for sew
erage system for The town.
An enterprising Willapa man has
opened up store on a steam launch.
He visits the river settlements on regu-
lar days, and does a thriving business
State Fish Commissioner Crawford
has appointed james A. Gale, of KAN
iche, as deputy for the district of Puget
sound and Grays harbor.
The Underwriters Association of the
Coast has wired its protest against the
reduction of the Tacoma fire department
The reduction will save $4,000 year.
Willie Keller. 12-Year-od Seattle
schoolLoy, accidentally killed himself
Friday noon while playing ball, He
was fielding fly, and fell, striking his
head on projecting root.
The area of wheat sown in Stevens
county this year will be about double
that of last year, .lue in great measure
t. the prospect OF Touring mill to be
bailt at Colville tins summer
When the four companies of the
Fourth infantry leave Spokane for Fort
Sherman, IL will be by wagon road and
on foot, The necessary equipment has
been shipped from the fort, and the men
will be in shape to walk when it is de-
cided to move.
The operation OF tracheotomy, fol- |
lowed by the cutting of one of the car
tllages of the larynx, was performed at
Spokane'on Billy Harris green PAGER,
Shuffiefoot, horse that gives promise
OF great things, having already gone
quarter in 80 seconds.
Hugh E, McElroy, the man who was
stabbed near Walla Walla a week ago.
by John G. Ainsley, in quarrel over
who should prepare breakfast, is improy
ing nicely. He was in a critical condi !
ton for many days, but is out of danger
now and will soon be able to be out.
James Donahue, of Bckleton, Kick
itat county, let his team get beyond his
control the other day, while driving
home. He was thrown ont Of the wagon,
and with nis leg broken in two places.
lay on the ground helpless all night and
part of the next day until some neigh.
bors found him,
In answer to a letter written by Mr..
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