Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-06-08
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re.
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Bud get of News For Easy Digestion From
All Parts of Oregon, wash
ington and Idaho.

All Parts Of oregon, wash
ington and Idaho.
The city assessment roll of Albany,
Or, foots up 81 100000.
Ten new churches have been organ
lied at Spokane the past year.
Work has begun on a $12, 900 girls
dormitory for the Pullman college.
D. f. Vernon will soon start the In
dex, a new paper, at Buccoda, Wash.
George D. Allen, of Aberdeen, as
signs to G. r. Green, with liabilities
at 81, 500.
The sheepmen i'll Union county, Or,
report an unusually good Landing sea-
son, 90 per cent having been saved.
The Waterloo, Or, wooden mills are
now running for general business, with
three months orders ahead on blankets
alone.
A bonus of 1000 is offered by a
large cattle dealer to anyone who will
construct telephone line from Canyon
City to Burns, Or.
Cristo, Wash, terminates in favor of
Joseph T. McDevitt, of the Monte Cristo
Mercantile Company.
The fire clay and brick works, of Lit
tie Falls, Wash. are said to have been
sold last Wednesday to Philadelphia
capitalists for $4,000.
Ten carloads of wool have been
shipped from Prosser during the past
fortnight. Several parties are holding
their wool for later shipment.
Some of the creditors of the Spokane
Mercantile Company, which assigned
to j. N. Glover, have made application
for the appointment of receiver.
The workmen in the waterworks
tunnel III Astoria struck small vein
of coal Saturday, which seems to be IA
tirst-class grade of bituminous coal.
Dilley school district has rescinded
the order authorizing bonding the dis
trict for s 900, and the directors have
been empowered to issue district notes
instead.
The Olympian says that bill per-
uniting less than twelve jurors to re-
turn "A verdict in civil cases has been
passed by the last legislature, and will
become law June II.
A corporation is to be organized i'll
Seattle to establish hatchery in
Springbrook, near Orilla, Wash. The
purpose of the corporation will be to
grow trout for the market
Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton,
referee i'll the celebrated waterright
case of the Nevada ditch VS.. Malheur
county settlers, has set the time for
hearing argument for June i'll Baker
City, Or.
The sheepshearers inWallowa county,
Or, were out on a strike for several
days last week. The owners offer four
cents and the strikers demand five. The
men finally concluded to accept the four
cents and all are now at work.
DR.. J. G. Cantowine is contemplate
ing investing his capital in an irriga-
ton and reclamation scheme on some
200 acres of land a few miles up the
Columbia from Kennewick. Although
the doctor has reached the venerable
age Of 81 years, he is vigorous i'll mind
and sanguine of success in his new en-
terprise
The directors of the Klickitat Valley
railway are reckoning on putting on
force of men on the lower end of the
road within a month. They expected
to have several miles of the road graded
before harvast. The work done will
not be lost even if the rails should
never be laid, for it can be used for
wagon road.
The Westminster Congregational
church of Spokane has appointed a
committee to wait upon Mayor Belt
and make overtures of peace. The
mayor recently left the church i'll high
dudgeon over caustic remarks made in
the pulpit and pew concerning his veto
of an ordinance restricting the opera
lions of variety theateTs.
The combined daily capacity of the
Single mills now running in Castle
Rock, Wash, and vicinity is 400, 900.
Beside those now i'll operation Charles
Sturm and Bemis q Son will in short
time have their mills running, with a
combined capacity of 100000, which
will make daily output of 500, 1000
shingles, and it is said the mills are re-
ceiving orders for all they can saw.
One of the happiest Polk county men
is Jesse Berry, of Dallas, Or, who a
few days ago received check for $l0,-
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