Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-11-07
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


hatcheries in the Columbia district
will turn out more than 100000 fish
this season.
E. E. Ellis of Seattle has the gold
medal given by the State Sportsmens
association for making the highest
average for three days shooting.
The Spokane High School football
team overwhelmed the Colfax High
School team Saturday afternoon by
score of rs to on the gridiron at
Spokane.
John Shaski, fireman, fell from his
engine while it was running 40 miles
an hour Saturday evening near La
mona, and received fatal injuries. He
was firing the locomotive drawing the
eastbound passenger train on the
Great Northern. 1t is believed that
while swinging a shovelful of coal
into the firebox he lost his balance as
the engine went around a curve at
high speed and was shot out from the
locomotive upon the rocky roadbed.
Jay and Start Humes, sons of T. J.
Humes, Seattle's chief executive, lam
guished in the city jail under serious
charges recently-Jay because he is
alleged to have passed a worthless
order containing his fathers name, and
Start for engaging in fight with
Police Sergeant Stuart while trying
to secure the release of Jay on bail.
Mayor Humes refused to interfere in
the matter and allowed the law to
take it's course, as both boys have
been in trouble before.
The Sanford murder trial came to
an end by verdict of insanity for
the accused Ezra L. Sanford was
charged with the shooting of Mrs.
Catherine NJ. Northup. The murder
occurred on the evening Of July %,
about 10 miles north of Maritime.
The enrolment at the Washington
Agricultural college has reached 527.
The recent decision of Attorney Gen.
eral Stratton that only mortgages
given for the purchase of real estate
are exempt from taxation has given
rise to a great deal of comment.
The people of Washtucna have de-
cided to incorporate their town.
The University of Washington foot
ball team defeated the Washington
Agricultural college eleven on Rogers
field by a score of 10 to in one Of
the hardest fought games ever played
at Pullman
William H Minner, an old rancher
of the Ahtanum, was shot and killed
recently by Charles Meyers, Jesse OF
MINERS fam The shooting is said TO
have been in sef-defense. Meyers is
in jail suffering from bullet wound in
his left arm.
The far famed northern lights were
visible last week over the state in
such perfection and brilliancy as is
The So miles of new et,3...,,. s,,,,,-
way constructed in and about Spokane
'hls year are nearing completion.
Chlet kertle Labaluma, the Last
ruler OF the Squaxson tribe of Indians
uleu at his home near the Olympia
recently He was prominent in the
lhdlan wars of 1886 and was an adj
herent OF leaceful measures.
secretary Monroe of the Chamber
VI commerce has forwarded to Sae-
rotary OF the Treasury Shaw the no
utlons OF the Spokane business mon
anu vi the Chamber of Commerce ask
ing that Spokane be made a mort or
entry. Poi' I'll
WINE under the influence OF uouox
recently at Vancouver Frank witt,
VINO mas twice been an inmate of 49,
asylum shot and PERTAINS fatoi1u
wounded Fred Elerman and .l;nta1.
wounded James Garritv. EIonu
alSeu WIN White and his family foT,
some time and on several occasta lol
Mnlte mas appeared to be ieaIona
Elerman. '0"iOus OF
me clearances for the mopz., /
october at Spokane amounted H -
381,101.
Edward kimmel. U. S. A.. tie new
instructor IL military science nd tao
tics, has arrived and is in fnllt charge
OF the agricultural college CADETS.
Walla Walla is soon to havla met
ropoitan No. 1 fire engine q
The largo farm of Arthur Hunt of
Leon was burned to the grouhd regent
ly The origin of the fire ismnknown.
Four head of horses, % sets of har-
ness, 400 sacks of wheat and the en-
tire winters supply of hay was burned.
Columbia chapter. Order of the East
ern Star, was instituted at Kettle
Falls last week.
The fruit dryers of the state are
running to their full capacity.
October business done at the Spo-