Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-09
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
A Review From the States of WASH
ington' Idaho, Montana and Ore
Eon-News of the Past WeeL
Boiled Down to Suit Our Bus~
Readers.
WASHINGTON.


ogan county. is to be discontinued
Nearly 100000 pounds of mail orig.
mates at Spokane office every 80 DAYS
hay retails at the rate of $50 per ton
ana oats at cents a pound at Renub.
lie.
A man Is taken down with a we'll
developed smallpox case near the town
of Guy. ~
The University of Washington is
gathering documents bearing on north
western history.
or the $4,000 wanted for the v NJ
g. A at Seattle, about $26, 900 already
has been pledged.
postoft1ce has been established ar
Goldbar. Snohomish county, with Otto
5. Lewis as postmaster.
Mrs. Eta NJ. Wagner has been an.
pointed postmaster at Vesta, Chehalis
county, vice Robert Hines, resigned.
Wood is selling as high as SIS a cord.
and there is almost a famine. even ar
that price, says the Ellensburg Cant
tai.
The Seattle committee decided
against w. A. G. football players in the
game November 10 with Whitman COL
lege.
Northport is stirred up over munich
pal campaign. The closing of dance
halls seems to have been the original
bone Of contention.
Patents have been issued to George
w. Ehrman of Maltby for a watering
trough and to Josiah G. Phenix of
Hoodsport for a culinary steamer.
The Tacoma Ledger has been pur-
chased from c. M. Shultz by C. J. Lord.
president of the Capital National bank
of Olympia, and associates.
Through the section Of the country
around Oakesdale, were 1t not for the
movements in apples, potatoes and hay,
business would be almost at a stand
still.
The Masonic orders of Spokane are
great preparations for the
proper observance of the centennial an
niversary of the death of George Wash
ipgton.
Grocers and butchers of Spokane or
ganizing to fight peddlers. They want
a city market site, then they desire all
peddling to be strictly confined to that
location.
The Washington state guard is full.
The governor thinks the sixteen com.
panies now in existence in Washing.
ton are sufficient for the needs of the,
Tom Borgan of Tekoa resisted arrest
and was shot while running. The
wound is a dangerous one Having i'm
bibed freely of whisky he started in
to make trouble.
John Hormogo, miner in Wilkeson
coal mine, was accidentally killed ON
Saturday night by being smothered in
a mass of coal that slid down a chute
he was engaged in repairing. The de-
ceased was 33 years of age and was
The passengers on the east bound
Great Northern train which passed
through Spokane Monday last were ter
rified at the appearance in one of the
coaches of wild fellow who fiercely
waved an axe and threatened to clean
out the car or do something indefinite
but desperate. He was overpowered.
Harold, the little 3-year-old son of
H. Ellertson, a jeweler living at E210
Ferry street, Spokane, burned to death
last week at the family home He was
alone in the house at the time, and the
cause of the accident may forever be a
but it is believed that the babe
to get hold of some matches
lying upon a small clock shelf The
funeral will take place this afternoon
at o'clock from the family residence,
under the management of Gilman &
Co.
The Lapwai spur of Northern Pacific
is now in operation.
Latah county has more school teach
ers by one-half than any other county
in the state
Sergeant Harris attempted suicide
He shot himself through the breast,
but wound will not be fatal.
The telegraph line has been complet-
ed from POtlatch to Orc Elmo and
trains are now running on orders.
John Wheeler, an old-time miner of
Idaho of the crime OF the murder of
found lying dead on the floor of his
room at Weiser.
farmers institute will be held at
Kendrick December 8th and 9th. Dis
on the subjects of horticulture
and dairying will be a special feature.
A movement is on foot to organize a
battery of light artillery in Lewiston
as a national guard organization. Err
nest Mccullough is soliciting member
ship.
When the MOSCOW & Eastern is COM