Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-02-17

Table Rock farm and buildings. near
the townsite, which will be used as
place in which to care for city patients
afflicted with contagious disease.
George w. Lamoreau, auditor and re-
corder of Ada county, charged with
transportation of public funds, after
preliminary examination, was held to
the district court, his bond being fixed
at $4,000.
Hendricks public schools show a
larger enrolment this year than any
time in their history, being 247 Under
the principalship of Professor Towne
the schools have made excellent pro-
gress.
The supreme court has affirmed the
Judgment against Herman L. Watkins.
now serving a twenty year sentence
for the murder of Matthew Smitthen in
Blaine county, June, 1898.
Richard s. Van Wagenen. of Boise,
an employe of the Independent Tele-
phone company, was instantly killed
while assisting in placing a 3O-foot
pole, the pole falling upon his head
and shoulders, crushing his skull and
breaking his neck.
Frank Barnes was instantly killed
and Arthur Marstons seriously injured.
by an accidental explosion of dynamite
which they were thawing out, at their
mining claim twenty miles north of
Priest river, both of the men being
terribly mutilated.
sam McGregor had narrow escape
from being crushed to death up Nine
Mile during the storm last week. He
was sleeping in one of John H. Van
Dorn's cabins, when a large pine tree
fell across it, MASKING in the whole
roof. McGregor CHANGED to be sleeping
on the front side of the bed and three
logs fell on the back side MASKING it to
the floor and pinning him in so that
he could scarcely crawl out.
MONTANA.
Beriah Brown, probably the oldest
newspaper man in the west died in
Anaconda, Mont, at the advanced age
OF sc years. Death was due to old age,
sGperinduced by an attack of la grippe
Trappers in the mountains near
Blacktoot report very poor results so
far this winter, the marten and other
fur-bearing animals being less numer-
Gus than usual. But few wolves and
coyotes are being killed, the low boun-
ty at present being no inducement to
hunters.
The county commissioners of Butte
will not contract with any undertaken
for the burial OF the pauper dead dur
ing this year, says the Inter-Mountain.
When a pauper dies the coroner is to
be notified and he will turn the body
over to any undertaken he sees fit, pro-
vided the undertaken does not want
more than SIS for burying it.
Peter Mardensteck, who lives on a
ranch in the valley, has received sew
eral interesting letters from a friend.
G. T. Hughes, an officer in the Boer
army, says the Helena Independent.
The soldier says that the Boer govern
ment has received offers of aid from
thousands of foreigners in the Trans
vaal and that the proclamation of neu-
tTality issued by the various consuls
are Intellectual.
The statistical report of Superin-
tendent S. d. Largent of the Great
Falls city schools for the last month,
shows the greatest enrolment in the
history of the city, it now being 1,755,
In the month of January the increase
was SO, and as the new semester was
begun this month, the next report will
show a much larger increase. The
Great Falls schools now rank next to
those of Butte in enrolment.
Before the paving in Anaconda be-
gins a most important matter Is the
decision as to the style of paving to be
selected. Thus far all the paving in
Butte consists of granite blocks. The
sentiment seems to be that Butte has
enough stone pavement now, and that
some other material should be selected
for the paving to be done this year
Vitrified brick, asphalt and cedar
blocks are among the styles advocated
for this year.
Late reports from Saco give fuller
details of the outbreak of scab which
is causing anxiety to the sheepmen
Of that section. The disease was intro
duced by a shipment of about 200 AIDE
laine bucks brought in last fall by a
syndicate of local woolgrowers from
Saline, Michigan. The bucks are badly
infected and the contagion has I'M
doubtedly spread to all bands in which
they are used. The bands infected are
located close to Saco. Valley county.
Even with the most favorable weather
dipping operations cannot be safely
commenced before the middle of March