Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-03-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.
luiam is to have a large single

Hoquiam is to have a large single
mill.
The railroad between Goldendale
and LYLE seems to be assured.
North Yakima seems to be on the
verge of quite a building boom.
Work was started on the new
sprague roller mills this week.
The "Ellensburg Club" composed of
business men of Ellensburg, has been
organized.
Edward Reiper, aged 81, was fatally
injured at Newport last week while
digging we'll.
It is estimated that fully 100000
bushels of grain will come down the
river to Wenatchee this season.
At the point of revolvers, three
masked men held up and robbed Is
Japanese recently in a section house
at Ballard.
Three Alaskan deer were purchased
by Game Warden Kelly and placed on
Mercer island, near Seattle, which is
a game preserve.
the appointment of Joseph A. Gabel of
Chehalis as successor to State Libra
rian l. P. Callison.
Henry L. Wilson, United States min
lister to Chile from Spokane, has ar
rived at Mendoza, on his way to Bue-
nos Ayres, where he will embark for
England.
Spokane banks have aggregate de-
posits of $6,646,1 19, as compared with
II,
cash $2,640,757 as against $1,912,763
year ago.
Farmers around Colfax suffered
much damage to wheat by the recent
freeze. 1t is estimated that from 80
to Is per cent of the fall sown grain
has been ruined.
Beginning March l through rates
from Colorado common points via the
Union Pacific and the o. R. & N. to
points on the Spokane Falls & North
ern will be reinstated.
The Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry company recently formed in Thurs
ton county with $500 capital has com
menced work upon the erection OF a
complete creamery plant at Olympia.
An unknown man, apparently a la
borer, about 40 years of age, threw
himself under a passenger train last
week, about seven miles east of Ia
coma, and was literally ground to
pieces.
The county commissioners at ColfaX
have made a ruling that substitutes
will not be accepted to worl- out road
tax, but the fee of 81 must be paid
unless the work is done by the party
assessed.
John w. Maple, one of King county's
Oldest settlers and a prominent citizen
of western Washington, was killed last
week on his homestead by the falling
of an alder tree which he was cutting
at the time. He leaves large estate.
The house committee in congress
has announced that it will recommend
that the remaining 100000 in the Co
lumbia river canal fund be applied to-
ward opening up the river, although
no additional appropriation will be
made
Fred Goodwin recently committed
suicide at Seattle by drinking carbolic
acid. His body was found in his room
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known for the deed. The deceased has
a brother, Herman Goodwin, living in
Portland Ore.
The final arrangements TO bring Jack
Grim, the manager Of Portland's victor
ious baseball team to Spokane to man
age the local nine in the season of 1902
has been completed by doc" Brown,
and the new manager has taken up his
residence in Spokane.
President Roosevelt sent the follow
/ ing nominations to the senate: Clar-
ence w. Ide of Tacoma collector of
customs, district of Puget sound,
Washington; Charles B. Hopkins of
Spokane, United States marshal, dis
-sSrict of Washington; Joseph L. Mo-
hundro, register of land office at Walla
Walla; Yancey G.. BlalOck receiver of