Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-23
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
State Normal school at Ellensburg
opened with an enrolment of 143
students,
Sunday, for the first time in the his
tory of Kettle Falls, the saloons were
all closed.
The enrolment of the Pullman
public school at the end of the second
week was 4S7.
The purchase of the Tacoma hotel
by w. S. Norman of Spokane, has
become an accomplished fact.
Frank Pasquale was hung at GAS
Friday morning in the penitentary yard
for the murder of Charles Gray.
The number of cOnvicts confined
at the state penitentiary is greater
than for long time. The number is
IT'S.
Henry Parker of Parker G. Williams,
contractors, has disappeared from his
rooms at a Chehalis hotel and has not
been heard of.
| Morris E. Stinebaugh, aged Is years,
was killed Sunday night by falling
from the roller coaster at Natatorium
park at Spokane.
At the bond election held at
Chelan, it was decided by vote of
! $4,000 schoolhouse.
J. M. Stewart, a wood dealer of Wal
la Walla, committed suicide at Pendle-
ton by shooting himself through the
head. Another case of booze.
F. Haun has finished threshing 100
acres of red Russian wheat five miles
north of Elberton. He secured 1886
bushels, or better than 40 bushels to
| an acre.
| At Whitman college, which open
ed Monday, the registration of students
was the largest ever reached at
the opening date. About $50 students
are registered.
Lieutenant R. B. Grubb post sur
geon at Fort Wright, at Spokane, has
been ordered to the Philippines and
will sail December 5. His successor
has not yet been announced
Commencing with last Sunday
North Yakima will be a closed town
till after hop picking or longer. This
decision was reached when the sa-
loon men got together and agreed not
to open.
Henry Ulrich, age IS, and John
Berry, age 10, have admitted to the
police that they were in the recent
accident at Spokane which resulted
in the death of c. S. Wilson. VI
rich was on the horse that ran down
and killed Mr.. Wilson.
Steve Maddox attempted to COM
nit suicide at North Yakima by
cutting himself across the throat with
razor. Failing in his attempt he
took his clothes off set fire to them,
and then jumped into the blaze. He
was taken in charge by officers and
: will he sent to his home in Mount
Vernon.
Two heavily loaded streetcars col
lided at a sharp curve on the South
Tacoma line Sunday afternoon, serl-
: ously injuring two persons and bruls-
} ing and shaking a number OF others.
The most seriously injured are Henry
Dewolf, a solicitor, and Joseph Gal
, ligher, one of the mOtormen. Both VIII
{ recover.
An increase in one year OF $l7 1885,
974 in the total assessed valuation
of all property in the state of Wash
ington as equalized by the county
2 boards, is shown in a comparative
: statement prepared by the state board
of equalization from schedules FUR
nished by the various counties. The
! total assessed valuation is given at
1927, 997,919.
Mrs. f. Carr, wife or an old pioneer,
was fatally burned at her sons home
Sunday evening at Seattle. 1t is
' thought that she was trying to light
= the fire with coal oil and that por-
' ton was spilled on her dress, which
|. ignited and inflicted fatal injuries.
At a point on the Spokane river
: Is miles north of Davenport and oo
2 miles northwest of Spokane, huge
q Landslide filled the channel of the river
| and completely damned the current
q for over an hour. In this instance a
q great chunk of the mountain, car
!. rying rocks and giant trees, gave way
: and in a few minutes formed dam
!. that would have cost 100000 II built
' by skilled engineers. The water FORM
ed above and finally worked ehan-
[ mel through new territory ON the IN
q dion racervatfou side.