Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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over 80 cases of diphtheria, many
of which are of the malignant TYNE
with three deaths, prevail at Spokane
Pendleton merchants have arranged
to run weekly excursions from Walla
Walla to Pendleton and intervening
points.
A corps of engineers is surveying
the new route of the proposed rail-
way system to connect Sunnyside with
North Yakima.
Avery, the Is year old son of Mrs.
William Harrington of North Yakima,
fell under moving freight train and
lost his right leg.
Never in the history Of Garfield have
farm lands been in such demand as
during the past few days. During the
past week $52,250 worth of property
changed hands.
Elmer Sleeper, age 81, night clerk
at the Columbia hotel, 223 Main ave-
nue., Spokane, was asphyxiated while
asleep in his room Saturday afternoon
by gas which was turned on suddenly
through an uncapped pipe.
Thrown high in the air by the pilot
of an engine, with arms and legs ex-
tended clutching vainly at space, John
Olson was hurled to his death from
the Northern Pacific high wooden
bridge west of Spokane,
w. S. eagle has gathered and stored
in his warehouse at Colville 5000 boxes
of winter apples, taken from his 20
acre orchard This represents about
half the product of the orchard, which
is now seven and eight years DID,
Rev. DR.. G. William Giboney, Oldest
of the active ministers in Spokane, and
church, was the guest of the Mems
club of First Presbyterian church at
a reception at the church parlors last
week in honor of the tenth anniVer-
sary of his pastorate.
Word was received in Seattle from
Catalina Island, Cal, to relatives OF
the death of Mrs. Emily H. Cow, wife
Of John l.. Cow and one of the most
widely known women in Seattle. Mrs
Cow was a sister of Rebecca Harding
aunt of Richard Harding Davis, the
war correspondent and novelist
Bellingham.-At the receivers sale
Saturday morning the property OF the
Pacific American Fisheries company
representing an original investment Oh
at least $1,000,000, brought $91O,0OVO,
bid by W. A. Peters, an attorney OIL
Seattle, for interests which he refuses
to disclose. 1t is commonly reporteu
that he made the purchase for new
York creditors.
Payton.-James Raleigh lost his he
in fire early today which Destroyer
Eckes & Fobs' barns and 90 horses
When the fire broke out two dances
were in progress in halls nearby anu
many persons had narrow escapes
from injury in their endeavor to leave
the halls, which were thought 10 NC
burning Raleigh lost his life IN niS
endeavor to liberate the horses.
The largest check ever issued ~
w aha w ala COuAIJ III S@NN
wheat was drawn by the Puget SCUM
Warehouse company to George Drum
heller to the amount of $35,695'5o loi
approximately $4,000 bushels OF Wne@s
produced from about 100 acres y
land near Touchet, Wash, aVeFasrns
2S bushels an acre. Mr.. Drunheiiotf
this year had nearly $4,000 bushels u
wheat.
A. B. Campbell of Spokane VIII "
a candidate for the United states 90
ate and will contest with Cnalieo
Sweeny for the support of the SpoA~ A.
delegation. Like Mr.. Sweeny W -
Campbell made $1,OOO,O00 or SO OUT ,o ~
Occur d'Alene mines. The 1acl ~ 49,
the Spokane delegation with inc ,dav
ception of one member agreed INT mt
to support Mr.. Sweeny does not oa ling
Mr.. Campbell, who says he has s'ioDe
hopes of getting home support