Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-05-27
WASHINGTON.

The new depot at Colfax is under
construction.
Everett merchants will organize a
mining exchange.
Miss Winnie Holmes, of Kent, was
drowned in the sound last week.
Twenty men are at work on the gun
emplacements at Admiralty head.
Forest Grove Rod & Gun Club has
been organized with Is members.
Three new churches are being built
at Granite Falls, Snohomish county.
Two telephone companies are build
ing lines from Spokane TO Republic.
Tim MCClare killed large Ameri-
can eagle near Boisfort the other day.
In Chehalis school district the teach
ers' wages have been increased 10 per
cent.
The new $4,000 school house propo-
sition in North Yakima was defeated
by "a majority.
Jack Ker, Washington pioneer,
aged 70 years, died last week in Yak
ina City of dropsy.
Arrangements are being made to
send colony of Whitman county far
mers to Lower California.
A 10year-old son of A. J. Prater, in
Chehalis, fell off the Doernbecher
boom in the Chehalis river last week
and was drowned.
In the WalIa Walla land office for the
month of April, 54481a acres of land
were entered on and final proof was
made on 1910 acres.
Fire completely destroyed the resi-
dence of O. M. Sparks at Tekoa, with
its contents. The loss is between $500
and $4,000, with but $1,000 insurance,
Joe Tulip, a fisherman who has
made Seattle his home for many years,
was run over and killed by Column
bia & Puget Sound railway engine last
week.
The little 2-year-old daughter of FL.
mer Luce and wife, of Antoine, while
crossing foot bridge over the creek
near their residence, fell in and was
drowned last week.
Clallam county is getting it's share
of the homeseekers. The Angeles pa
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total of over 100 persons part of 1OC
families to arrive from Erie, Pa.
Mary Milton, variety actress, and
Joe Dunn, her husband, have been ar
rested, for completely in the robbery oil
$4,000 worth of silks from the Hohens
child store at Tacoma, last December.
Recently John Hengren, . prominent
rancher living near Spangle, was hello
up on Main street in Spangle by three
men unknown to him and relieved Of
$15, all the money he had on his person
at the time
State Commissioner e. A. Mcdonald
announces that the state pure food Law
covers not only all articles of food blu
also articles of drink. He propose
that the drinking population of Wash
ington shall have the genuine stuff.
The new telephone line between Har
r rington and Mohler is in operation
, The line extends from Harrington tt
Hon. j. F. Green's California ranch
: and on to Mohler. 1t is private en-
J terprise, and was put up by Mr.. Greer
} and the Yarwood brothers.
The state fair commissioners have
been notified by Hon. Levi Ankeny that
he will give $50 as a special premium
for the best results from sugar beets
grown in the Yakima valley, d. G. Cor
bin having offered to build a beet sugar
refinery here should the results JUS.
tify it.
The building boom still continues in
Republic; there is no apparent letup
There are still a few business houses
under way, but the bulk of the build
ings are small and cheap affairs. The
street grades having been established,
some of the buildings erected last year
are being lowered to conform to the
grade. Street grading has not been
completed. That portion of Clark ave-
nue. belonging to the Clark Townsite
company is still unfinished, but the
story has gone out that as soon as Sur
veyor j. c. Ralston returns the work
will be prosecuted vigorously.