Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-16
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct.
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-Outlook Is Bright.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

class.
State Grain Inspector Arrasmith
says Washington crop will aggregate
thirty millions
Lincoln county farmers have never
known period of greater prosperity
than they are now experiencing.
The machinery is being placed in the
new creamery which is expected to be
in operation within 10 days at Waits
burg.
Of the Is Sunnyside school teachers
two are men, one a married woman
and II unmarried. Eight own ranches
near Sunnyside.
The body of an unknown man was
found Sunday in the river at Spokane.
The dead man was large, tall and
well built, and weighed about $50
pounds.
The remains of Thomas Madden,
who was killed by a freight train on
the Great Northern, were taken to We
natchee for burial.
N. o. Baldwin has closed a deal for
the Jacob Ledgerwood estate. the
CotdIC 10 SiludICu CiSuJ IullCS MtSL VI
Pomeroy and consists of 1920 acres
and sold for $4,000.
Work has ben resumed on the fed
eral building at Seattle and will be
continued without delay, says the con-
tractor. 1t will require about two
years to complete the building.
1t is announced that Major Gerhard
nh
at his own request has been relieved
from duty as instructor in military tao
ties at Gonzaga college at Spokane.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions shows that 9765
residents of the state of Washington
were on the pension rolls June 80,
1905, who drew during the last fiscal
year $1,27S,66O.
The body of Andrew Jackson, a pio-
neer of Medical Lake, was found in
Fernan lake, a small lake mile and
half from Occur d'Alene city. The
deceased is supposed to have met his
death by accidental drowning about
six days ago.
Friday night the most terrific rain
since the establishment of branch of
the government weather bureau at
Bellingham eight years ago, occurred,
one and a half inches of rain falling
in two and half hours.
The best offer for supplying the
state with jute for the years run at
the penitentiary jute mill submitted
to the board of control in response to
the call for bids was nearly $4,000
more than the board expected to pay
for the $500 bales required.
negro was shot and MORALLY
wounded while stealing a ride on the
westbound freight at North Yakima
by Brakeman C. E. tombstone. John
stone claims that the negro attacked
him with a bar of iron while he was
trying to put him off the train.
James Hamilton, who claimed to be
an English nobleman, related to the
duke of Abercorn, is missing in Seat
tie and his best friend, Arthur Game,
a Dawson mining man, has reported to
the police his belief that Hamilton has
committed suicide by drowning.
Burglars robbed me safe of the Cen
trail theater at Seattle, one of the chain
of 10 cent houses, some time early
Sunday morning, and got 1928 in cash.
The safe was not blown open, which
shows that the robbery was commit
ted by some one who knew the combi-
nation.
japanese Consul Hisamiduz at Seat
tn1n nT11G
AimarO Sato, on Baron Komura's stan,
in regard to the exact sailing date OF
the Minnesota. Baron Komura de-
sires to give a public reception in Sc
attic before leaving, as mark of ap-
probation.
Moritz Thomson, president of the
Centennial Mill company, estimates
hat California will use 100000 bush
els of Washington wheat this year.
lie also states that orders for approx
mately 100000 bushels have been re-
ceived from the United Kingdom. The
present harvest in Washington is esti-
mated at 34,000,000 bushels.
Bonds from the Spokane & Inland
railroad company have been sold to
eastern firms and the road has the
funds with which to build its lines
from Spokane to Colfax and Palouse,
With provision for securing enough
additional money to extend the road TO
ne Snake river or elsewhere when the
ompany thinks such extensions would
re proftaDie.
The attorney general has given an
pinion on the new law prohibiting the
INNING at large of stock in counties
hich are three-fourths under fence,
which he holds that the law is not
elf operative in that county commits
toner's must give actual notice that
ne required area is under fence. Per
ms allowing stock to run at large
~ not be prosecuted for violation OF
e law until the notice has been civ
even though three-fourths of the
univ is actually fenced. The re-
~ Of the county assessor to the com
issioners is conclusive as to the
raage
giant pool to control from 1000,