Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-11-28
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-cuIiings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

thanksgiving DAY was celepTaIeu IN
Moscow with barbecue.
The new Wenatehee high school
building has been completed.
The jury found James Schuck of
Creston guilty of horse stealing.
About 65 per cent Of the barley in
| Columbia county has been sold this
| fall.
| The master plumbers and the union
of Spokane are preparing for a long
fight.
company is preparing to put in
an electric lighting plant at Newport,
Stevens county.
| At the penitentiary a special dinner
was served to convicts and the day.
| was observed f1ttingly.
A sick dog ambulance Is the latest
feature of the equipment of the Spo-
kane Humane society.
w. A. c. "a, University of Montana
0, is the result of the football game
last Saturday at Pullman.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
at last resumed operations in its log
ging camps around Palouse.
The carpenters union of Spokane
has withdrawn its delegates from the
Central Labor organization
Harry V. Cross was almost disem-
boweled in a runaway at Seattle re-
Gently, and died in hospital several
hours later.
| The Lake Chelan Navigation COM
| with q nitnl ctn nf con 000 ic,
the name of a new corporation launch
ed at Chelan.
At Ellensburg the 10 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Quiet acciden-
tally shot himself in the mouth with a
% calibre rife recently.
No finer church can be found in the
United States north of San Francisco
or west of ST. Paul than the new Cath
olic church at Spokane.
The farmers and business men of
Waitsburg have organized a horticul-
tural society ana will try to arrange
for securing a produce house.
David Higgins, pioneer, who came
to Seattle from California in 1876 and
established the Daily Intelligencer,
died recently, aged s76 years.
One of the largest charitable insti-
tutions in Spokane county is the coun-
ty poor farm at Spangle. 1t is more
of hospital for the needy and indi-
gent.
Near Ellensburg the weather has
moderated to such an extent as to
permit the work on the Cascade canal
to be resumed, and good progress is
being made.
Mildred Fuller Wallace, daughter of
Hugh G Wallace and granddaughter
of Chief Justice Fuller, died recently
in Tacoma, after three days serious
sickness.
Owing to bad health General r. r.
| Tannant some time ago rendered his
resignation as president of the Inlano
Empire Horticultural and Horticultural
association.
The dwelling of J. c. Heathman,
about nine miles north of Hartline,
was destroyed by fire recently. Loss
about $4,000; insurance, $4,000. 1t is
not known how the fire started.
Daniel E. Durie, widely known in
Seattle, of which city he was for a
long time resident. died in Tacoma
Sunday afternoon. He was visiting
friends at 1136 D street, where his
death occurred.
General Manager Thomas Cooper of
the Northern Pacific railway, has au-
thorized the announcement that new
hospital for the benefit of Pacific
coast employees of the company will be |
built In Tacoma at a cost of 100000
A home at Spokane for consumL Gives |
is planned by Dean Robert Perine of |
All Saints Episcopal cathedral, who |
expects to make it similar to the ia
nous "home" at Denver. which is
known all over the United States
Ex-senator and Mrs. George Turner
were extended most cordial welcome |
home by their friends and neighbors
at Spokane Saturday night, in honor
of their return from London. where |
Judge Turner served as member of
the Alaska boundary commission.
Nine year old Chester Beam tried |
to warn the engineer of danger, but /
the man at the throttle of the locomo-
tive which was pulling Great North
ern passenger train paid no attention.
The result was that the train proceed.
ed at full speed, and in few seconds
was derailed. The accident occurred
about one mile east of Camden.
The construction of new -four mill
at Whatcom, with daily capacity of
300 barrels. has been authorized at a
special meeting of the directors of the
Centennial Milling company. Presi-