Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-05-31
IDAHO GLEANINGs.


Boise reports the completion of its $1,000
race track.
John and Kosciusko Reese, II and
13 year old sons of Probate Judge
jured late Sunday afternoon in a run
away accident on the Snake river
grade from Normal hill
The Vollmer- Clearwater Grain company
has completed the purchase of all the tim
othy hay on Camas prairie, aggregating
Sites within the next few weeks. The
price paid for this hay ranged from $ll
to $l3 ton, delivered on board the cars
Deputy Sheriff Warren OF Lewiston has
gone to Mission guch, near Cul de Sac,
with a warrant for the arrest of James
Gibson on a charge of assault with in
tent TO kill Sam Doty and family, who
live near Lapwai creek, about five miles
from Cul de Sac. Complaint was made
by d. N. Beasley, who is Mrs Doty's
father.
People at Cul de Sac do not expect any
trains over the Lapwai branch for the
next two or three weeks. OF the IL miles
of grade between that point and Spalding,
at least two miles have been washed out
by recent high water Inc work crew has
been ON repairs four days and has not yet
reached Lapwai three miles this side of
Spalding. Between Sweetwater and Cul
de Sac more than a mile Of the grade has
been washed away, leaving the rails
either hanging over the stream or washed
away by it.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of William Hobson of oxford,
charging him with having been init
mate with 5 year old girl. Hobson
armed himself with two revolvers, de-
fed the officers and escaped across the
country in the direction of Bear river.
A posse followed and located him in a
cave, which was surrounded. An eX-
change of shots followed, Hobson final
ly coming out and surrendering. He
had been shot in the shoulder. leg,
head and had a slight wound on his
forehead. None of his injuries, how
ever are serious.
A meeting of farmers held at Nez
Perez, Idaho, saturday afternoon to dis
cuss the grain tramway project was at
tended by 500 people, All stock in the
Farmers Tramway 4 Grain company has
been subscribed and Secretary Lauby has
oeen instructed to issue certificates OF
stock. Many subscribers to stock have
made full payment The president was in
structed to name a committee to call on
President Mellen of the Northern Pacific
when he visits Lewiston and ask for the
establishment of station and sidetrack
on the Clearwater Short Line at the lower
terminus of the proposed farmers tram
way.
Peter Stark, who was committed by
Judge McBee to the asylum at Blackfoot
a few weeks ago, made his escape from
the institution, returned to Rathdrum.
sold his personal property and left for the
coast to ship as sailor
The engine of the westbound freight
train on the Northern Pacific crashed into
the caboose of the work train at water
tank near Heron station, 35 miles east of
Hope, recently, instantly killing Engineer
Alex r. Bell of the freight. and seriously
mjuring Lasalle and Finnegan, his fire
man and brakeman. Division officials
have not yet fixed the blame for the dis
aster, but admit that the freight had
clearance orders past the point where the
accident occurred. Engineer Vanstone was
in charge of the work train engine. Bel
was "a years of age and was for MANY
years employed on the Northern Pacific
His wife, to whom he was married less
than two months ago, resides at Hope