Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-04-07
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
Place-Fall Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


Northwest Iron & Steel company,
which has been exploited more or less
in the Seattle newspapers has filed
articles with James A. Moore, Loren
H. Mershen, Louis Steckler, w M.
Wood and M. NJ. Lyter as incorpo-
rators. The company is capitalized at
$11 100000 and its principal place of
business at Seattle.
The carpenters of North Yakima
are on a general strike They have
made demand on the bosses for
wage scale of $3.50 for a nine hour
day.
The assessed valuation of property
in Spokane county this year will reach
a greater total than ever before. At
the county assessors office it is stated
that the assessed valuation this year
of property will be over $5O,O00,OO0
Within a month earth will be flying
on the Northern Pacific line from
Pasco to Riparia, a distance of Go
miles, along the bank of the Snake
river.
The appointment of ]. D. Farrell to
represent the Union Pacific in this
state will result in the latter playing
big part in state politics.
Gambling has ceased in King county
for the first time in two decades.
From the results of fall from his
horse, Judge Hiram G. Bond died re-
Gently in Seattle. The immediate
cause of his death was apoplexy,
c. l.. Baruth of Medical Lake died
as a result of the bullet wounds in
fiicted by his wife during a quarrel.
The body of man found floating at
the San Francisco Morning Call. James
the mouth of the Wishkah river was
identified as that of William Anderson,
an aged man who disappeared from
Hoquiam about four weeks ago His
death is thought to have been acct
dental.
Robert Grant, who was badly
crushed about the back and hips in
sawmill at Frances recently died
from his injuries at Gruell's hospital
at South Bend.
William Spangle and wife celebrated
the 50th anniversary of their marriage
| last Tuesday at their home in Spangle.
A family reunion took place, at which
members of four generations We're
present to congratulate the couple.
The Columbia river is rising very
rapidly.
c. H. Thomas, freight brakeman
on the S. F. & NJ. was cruched to
death beneath a train at Chewelah
Saturday afternoon. Thomas, who
was new brakeman, attempted to
board the moving train from the depot
platform. He slipped and rolled
under the cars.
Fruit Inspector Ritz has received in
formation from the Washington State
Agricultural college that San Jose
scale was not killed by the recent cold
weather
Peach trees along the Columbia
and Yakima rivers are in bloom.
Spokane building permits for March
totaled $495,175, comprised in 2O7
items
In the country tributary to Mabton
about 10000 acres are in fall wheat.
OF this a carefully prepared report
gives 10000 acres as killed and reuuir-
ing reseeding
Last Monday the cadets of the
Washington State college, 375 strong,
left for Charleston for the annual en-
campment. There were six companies
and the band.
The Sunnyside band has reorganized
There will be meeting of sheepmen
at Walla Walla on April q to further
allot the range. The letter states that
all those who have grievances, or think
they have, will be given ample oppor-
tunity to present and discuss them.
Mrs. H. Mum. colored, of North
Yakima, who asked to be sent to the
county poorhouse, claiming to be
utterly destitute, had $40 in gold in
a valise under her bed
IDAHO NEWS.
Four barren walls are all that re-
main of the great $4,000 administra-
ton building of the University of
Idaho at Moscow, fire having destroyed
the pride of hundreds of students.
Colonel N. j. Sharp, register of the
land office at HALEY, has been given a
clean bill Of health by the secretary
of the interior. Sharp was charged
with being responsible for a great in
rush of people to the Minidoka irri-
cation project south of the Snake river,
it being claimed he assured the peo-
pie in advance that the government
would reclaim those lands immediate
ly. This was not proven.
The nomination of Francis Winters