Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-23

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The resolution introduced by Con
gresham Lentz for an investigation OF
the Occur dAlene riots will be urged
by the state administration of Idaho.
Jay Sedgwick of Tacoma, tax agent
for the Northern Pacific railroad, called
on the I.atah county assessor last week
and paid the company taxes, amounting
to $7215.28.
B. Davis. rancher and sheep owner
of Carey on Little Wood river, is miss
ing. Nothing is known of his where
abouts since the 18th of October last,
On that date he registered at a hotel
I in Blackfoot. Where he went to from
there no one knows.
The jury in the Taylor burglary case
at Moscow has returned a verdict of
! guilty. The case attracted consider
able attention by the fact that the de-
tense set up the plea of insanity.
The Genesee schools have organized
a literary society. Weekly meetings
are held. At recent meeting held the
South African war was debated, and a
decision given to the Boer supporters.
The jury at Moscow in the case of the
state of Idaho VS.. Captain Pierce, re-
turned a verdict of guilty of assault.
Captain Pierce is a Nez Perez Indian.
He was convicted of holding up and
assaulting E. D. Hayes, an old man liy-
ing near Juliaetta.
President Blanton and Professors
French, Aldrich and Avery Of Moscow
have gone to Weiser, where they will
attend a farmers institute. From there
they go to Nampa, Caldwell and New
Plymouth At each place an institute
will be held, and the professors will
take part in the program.
The Wallace city council has decided
tc buy the tailings bin at the Standard
mill and pay for the hauling of the
tailings already put on Bank street.
An unsuccessful effort was made last
fall to have the city do this, after
which the bin was built and some tail,
ings hauled by private subscription. -.
The supreme court says: From a
careful examination OF all the decisions
of the courts of those states having a.
similar statute, we are constrained to
hold that under the statutes of this
state, a married woman is not author4
lied to make Photographic will"
Governor Steunenberg, who has gone
to Washington to attend the meeting
of the committee that is to arrange "a
celebration of the anniversary of the es-
tablishment of the national govern
ment in the District of Columbia, has
officially notified Lieutenant Governor
Hutchings of his absence from the
state. SO far as known this is the first
instance in the history of the state
when such a notification has been sent
a lieutenant governor on the occasion
of governors absenting himself from
the state.
MONTANA.
Miss Frances Miller, teacher in the
Philipsburg schools, has been granted
a state diploma by the state board.
The Elks of Butte having Increased
in membership to over 800 have decid-
hall at once.
Frank Damsel, who was such a fav-
orite on the Billings stage in amateur
performances, is now in Texas with
Lincoln j. Carter's PAY Train"
AS expected the jury in the inquest
over the body of John Kelly, who was
killed in the Bell mine last week at
Butte, have fixed the responsibility on
the engineer, John j. Kane.
The county commissioners of Great
Falls have contracted for the ensuing
year with Dr. Ferguson as county ply
stefan to attend all county charges, fur
nishing his own medicine and instru-
ments, for 1925.
In spite of all efforts smallpox is on
the increase at Butte. 1t is reported
that many cases are known to physi-
clans in wealthy and influential fam.
lilies, which are not reported, the houses
not even quarantined.
Valentine Laubenheiver, late lleuten.
ant of Company A, First Montana, has
! left for San Francisco, where he will
remain for short time before going on
to Manila, where he intends to engage
in business and make his future home
George II. Miller, who was convicted
the other day of two charges of selling
whisky to Indians on the Fort BelknaY
reservation, was sentenced to two
months Imprisonment in the county
Jail at Helena, for each charge, or foul
months in all and to pay $500 fine
He paid the fine and went to Jail t
: serve out the remainder of his sentence
The Montana Society of Engineer
has decided to hold the annual meetini
: at Bozeman January II and 13. It viii
be the 18th annual meeting, and mucl
important business will be transacted
Excursions to the different coal mines