The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-07-04

A nine-foot eight-inch sturgeon was
caught in fish wheel at The Dalles last
week.
G. o. Downing, ex-county clerk of
Spokane county, who has been on trial
charged with embezzling county funds,
has been acquitted.
Jesse Callahan, a cigar dealer OF Star
buck, was shot and MORALLY wounded by
Peter Bosler on Friday. The shot struck
Callahan Oh the left collar bone, and
ranging downward passed near the heart.
A farmer named John Russell, living
near Arlington, committed suicide on
Friday morning. He was found suspend
ed by the aeck from a tree. The cause
for the act is unknown. He was bach
elor, about IS years of age.
By the explosion of bottle last Satur-
day Feed LOOMS, employed by the Bing-
ham Springs bottling works, twenty
miles from PendIeton, had an.artery sew
cred and nearly bleed to death. A special
train took the o. +. Il N. physician to
attend him.
Lew A. Conlee, deputy sheriff of Lin.
coin county. while conveying A. Shines
to prison was shot and killed, probably
by some one OF the Rock creek gang Of
cattle rustlers, OF which. Shines is men,
Der. The shooting occurred on June %,
and the country is being vigorously
secured for the murderers.
One or" too many inserted in III. w.
Bakers name promises to cost the West
ern Union Telegraph company about
$1,000 In suit brought by. Baker in
Seattle to recover 7,l60 loss caused by
the delivery of dispatch to Abraham
Barker, jury in the United States
court Friday returned a verdict against
the company for $5,s4l5l.
A citizenvwho recently returned from a
trip through the Horse Heaven country
says that the hot winds have been play
ing havoc with the gram and that some
Of the big farms will not yield enough to
pay for the harvesting. 1t is to be hoped
that this statement is overdrawn, as the
settlers OF that region have had to con-
tend with about all they can bear up I'M
der.
Sixty-fve cars OF stock cattle were
shipped from Wallula to Montana few
days ago, and Thursday ninety eight
more were shipped from the same place
to the latter point. These cattle were
purchased in northern California and
Oregon and will be placed on the stock
ranges OF Montana. A corporation OF
that state purchased the whole lot.
John Henry Page was sentenced in
Spokane Thursday to four years in the
penitentiary for horse stealing. The
sentence had been delayed in order TO
communicate with the boys father IN
Idaho. The fathers reply stated that he
could not conscentiously ask that his son
60 UNPUBLISHED, but he requested the
court TO extend ali ienieney that the cir
eumstances would permit.
Judge George Turner, OF Spokane, is
the principal owner Of the LIE Roi mine,
on Trail creek, which is valued at $500,
600. Between June Is and q .3ls12 tons
Of ore were shipped from this mine to
Helena, realizing $l4 500. 1t is said that
many warped and broken fortunes in
Spokane are rapidly being mended
through recent discoveries and develop
ment work in the mining districts to the
north and in Idaho.
The grocery store OF Messrs. Grennan
& Becker, at Ellensburg, was taken
possession OF by Deputy Sheriff schnebly
Monday afternoon by virtue of fore
closure Of chatteI mortgage in favor OF
Dexter Shoudy for 1890. This firm
bought the business OF Mr.. Shoudy last
winter, and although having done fair
business, was unable to meet the notes
given in the purchase as they fell due.
The stock will be disposed of TO other
merchants Of Ellensburg il possible.
1t is announced in a letter from G. b.
Wright. says the West Coast Trade, that
eastern capital has been interested in the
construction OF the Tacoma Eastern rail.
road, and the resources tributary to the
line are now being investigated, more
particularly the Nisqually coal fields
with view of extending the road toward
Cowlitz pass in the near future. Thes,
Goals, 1t is stated, are OF quality SINH
lar to the excellent Wilkeson and South
Prairie varieties, and will of themselves
prove valuable source of revenue, Will.
the rich valleys and fine timbered landi
adjacent make it probable that the roaC
will have feeders sufficient to warrant it,
construction and the development OF I
comparatively inaccessible territory, b,
sides reaching into the great scenic dis
tricts adjacent to Mount Tacoma, which
are yearly becoming greater attraction
to tourists.