Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-06-29
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re.
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Happenings of Interest in the Townsand
Cities of Oregon, Washinton
and Idaho.

Cities of Oregon, Washinton
and Idaho.
A baby show on a large scale will be
held each evening of this week in the
Exposition building in Tacoma
Lemati, Or, imposes a tax of 81 ON
dogs. After July dog slaughter will
commence where the tax is unpaid.
The Dalles, Or, city council has re-
duced the salary of recorder to 500 a
month. His Office hours are from s to-
? o'clock.
The Blue Canyon Coal Company has
received "A trial order for 26O tons of
coal for use on the steamer City of
Kingston.
The Tacoma Mill Company mas
placed an order for $500, 900 feet of
choice timber, to be taken out around
Lake Whatcom.
The county court of Lincoln, Or,
made no order at its last session in re-
gard to taxes, so that those in arrears
can settle at any time before August.
During the bicycle parade in Astoria
Monday night, some ruffian sprinkled
a lot of tacks along part of the route
and number of tires were punctured.
Arrangements are being made to
bore for coal on the marsh land adjoin.
ing the Beaver mill mine, Or, to de.
termine the depth the vein lies under
ground.
News was brought to Roseburg, Or,
Wednesday that a tramp, while trying
to board train near Glendale, missed
his hold, fell under the cars, was run
over and killed.
The new survey of Yaquina bay,
Or, i'll charge of Mr.. Holcombe, or
dered by the special board of engineers
who visited Newberg, May II, will
soon be completed.
Walla Walla, Wash, has no engine
team or driver, and depends upon pri-
vate teams to pull her fire apparatus TO,
fires, by offering reward TO the first
team that gets on the ground.
The case Of the South Bend, Wash,
water company against the city of
South Bend, for the collection of rental
on hydrants, has been decided in the
federal courts in favor of the city.
A petition for the pardon of a Walla
Walla prisoner named GeninO, is being
circulated for signatures throughout
the state. Genino was convicted of
murder in Vancouver about twelve
years ago.
Tom Quaid, of Heppner, Or, who
has been for 1.-The past ten days III
Grant county endeavoring to purchase 4
., 200 head of yearling ewes, says there
is not an available market sheep in
the county.
James MalOney, miner employed
i'll the Old Cabel mine at Susanville,
Or, was badly injured by a cave-in,
while readjusting timbers in the mine
last week. His leg was crushed and it
is not thought he will live.
A new industry developed at Ash
land, Or, last week, three sacks of
turtles being shipped from that place
to San Francisco. The turtles were of
the ordinary mud variety caught in
Bear creek near the town.
AL Olu uWCllllB III CpOhdlC, w
commonly known as 1.-The haunted
house." owned by Mrs. Henderson, of
Portland, burned Tuesday morning.
The building was considered an old
land mark. 1t was worth about 81 500.
Owing to the frequent stage robberies
on the Ager- klamath Falls line, and
the apparent indisposition of anybody
to ferret out the offenders, Wells, Far
go q Co., have for the second time dis
continued their express service into
Southern Oregon,
Chief of Police d. O. Smith, of Ia
coma, Tuesday swore positively be-
fore the committee investigating the
alleged charge of bribery and corrup-
ton on the part of City Clerk Smithl
and Councilman Thompson, that Smith -
told him he gave Thompson 1925 to
vote for him (Smith) for city clerk.
Suit has been brought in the superior
court of Pierce county by Archibald
Hassock, in behalf of himself andIs
others, against the Excelsior Park Land
Company, to recover ON a mortgage
for $50, 900. There are more than 300
TO the action.
The Farmers Alliance Implement
Company may have trouble collecting
insurance on its warehouse, recently
burned at Walla Walla, because the
building was on leased ground, and
was mortgaged, without giving due no
tice to the insurance company.