Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-03-04

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.. S. engineer corps in the Sand
wich Islands, and accepted the
position of civil and electrical en-
gineer for a large plantation COM
pahy in Oahu. This company con-
trolls the Waialna districts, and has
a capital stock of $3,500,000, and
Mr.. Tannatt's dntles will be the
superintendence Of all the engineer
ing work for thirty five miles of rail-
way, fumes, bitches and pumping
stations for $4,000 acres of new
cane land, also the construction of
two masonry dams, one so feet high
by 300 feet long, and the other 0
same height but 100 feet in length.
His new position carries with it
salary of $3.50 per month, and his
many friends will be pleased to
hear of his good fortune.
The funeral services Of the late
Guy b. King were held at Occur d
Alene city last Tuesday. H was
several years ago student at the
W. A. c., and it was while attend
ing college that he contracted the
severe cold that ultimately run in
to consumption, which caused his
death. Young King and another
student were swinging on the gate
chatting with couple ofthe young
ladies with whom they had attend.
ed social, when some mischievous
fiend turned the hose on them, Civ
ing them a severe drenching. The
heavy cold that followed this bit of
sport ~ settled on Kings lungs,
and he was compelled to leave
school. Slow consumption set in,
and after vainly seeking relief by
travel, he died in southern Cali
fornia about week ago, and was
brought home to Occur d. Alene to
be buried.
Last Tuesday night Samuel
Hunting W. A. G. student. mar
rowly escaped q terrible death at
the electric light plant. He was
standing near one of the revolving
shafts looking cut Of the window,
when his coat became entangled
and he was whirled round and
round until his feet and legs were
fearfully bruised before the machin-
cry could be stopped. The shaft
was revolving at the rate of several
hundred revolutions per minute,
and it is miracle that Mr.. Hunt.
ing escaped with his life. His feet
broke out the window, battered the
sash to pieces, and pounded a deep
hole in the dirt floor, but no bones
were broken, Mr.. Hunting is a
senior student, and is from Colfax.
Prof. U. S. Baer, of Madison
Wisconsin, has been secured as in
structor in cheese making at the
college during the coming session
OF the dairy school, which commen-
ces on March 18th and lasts until
May 18th. Prof Baer is secretary
of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers
Association and has been for four
years state travelling cheese inspec-
tor and Is enc of the instructors in
cheese making in The Wisconsin
dairy school. His services were Sc
cured through the kindness of DR..
Henry and Prof Harrington of the
Wisconsin University.
The distribution of money to
the Nez Perce Indians has attracted
many tough characters and Grimm
ais to Lapwai. A visitor from that
place states that for a whole block
on both sides of the street, are seen
nothing but gambling shacks and
sure thing games. Many Indians
are found lying drunk in the alleys
and on the streets and robberics.
cheating and swindling are unblush.
lngly perpetrated on all sides.
--"Tbe White Mans Burden"
will be tbs subject of Rev. II. c.
Mason's sermon tomorrow morn
ing In the evening he will deliver
MS annual address to students.
W. A. White and family moved
this week from St. John to the farm
near Pullman, which Mr.. White
recently purchased.
Now is the time to buy crockery
and lamps for less than cost.
PLoUGH & WATERa
Miss Alice Belshaw, of Far