The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-12-26
News Of the
Northwest

Idaho, was destroyed by fire Sunday.
The loss is placed at from $500 to
$4,000.
w. Howard, wanted in Everett on
forgery charge, has been arrested in
Seattle and turned over to the Ever
EFT officers.
Lieut.. Col. l.. V. Patch of the
Idaho national guard, has been chos-
en- colonel of the second regiment by
an almost unanimous vote.
Joe Wright. who was arrested at
Pasco for buncoing John Eisler out
of slS50 in card game, has been
discharged. the evidence not being
sufficient to convict.
C. j. Munson, state land agent for
Idaho. announces safe of state
lands in Kootenai county in Feb
ruary. the exact date not yet being
fixed. He also states that a sale of
farm lands in Latah and Nez Perez
counties is likely to occur soon.
Dot Carney, young woman, was
rescued from drunken sailor at Alb
erdeen, Wash, few days ago, just
as he was apparently about to drown
her The man. Charles Olsen, had
quarreled with the woman and had
brutally beaten her. He was arrest
ed.
Governor Toole of Montana has
pardoned Shabin Farriss, who was
sent to the state prison from Silver
Bow county in November, 1905, for
assault in the second degree. The
pardon was the result of an appeal
from his family, who are in destitute
circumstances and need his support.
Miss Lydia Sullivan has commence
ed Suit in Olympia against Mrs.
Jeanette Billings on the charge of
SANDER, placing her damages at SO,
900. 1t is alleged the defendant
made remarks rejecting on the
chastity of the plaintiff.
Walla Walla is to have a garbage
crematory at a cost of $4,000.
Waterfront property at Aberdeen
is enjoying a great boom in price
The Medical Lake insane asylum
is crowded and legislative COM
nMttee has learned with astonish-
ment that the place has no fire pro-
lection of any kind.
Charles Olson, a sailor, attempted
to drown Dot Carney, disreputa Bile
woman, at Aberdeen last night. Her
screams brought an officer, who ar
rested Olson after beating him into
insensibility.
The coroner has decided that
Charles Nelson, killed at Kanasket
Monday, came to his death through
his own neglect in failing to flag the
freight following his train. Others
injured were C. c. Churchill. George
Doose and Hans Ekland.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
begun in Olympia by Miss Lydia
Sullivan against Mrs. jeanette Bill
lings, wife of William Billings, for
SANDER. the specific charge against
Mrs. Billings being the utterance of
statement in the presence of sew
eral witnesses rejecting on the
chastity of the young lady, it is al
legged.
Some Kiona citizens noticed a
mysterious light out on the hill east
of town Saturday night. No house
was near it, and the situation was too
exposed for a sheep camp. Later in
the evening the mystery was solved
cold jimmie a well-known charac-
ter who owns a claim few miles
below town, had come in after his
weeks work was done with the pre-
meditated intention of getting drunk.
With commendable foresight he left
the lantern as a beacon to guide him
en- his return, knowing that other
wise he would not know in which
direction to set forth.
Ed r. Hutchinson, sentenced in
Walla Walla October 81, 1904, to
five years in the state penitentiary,
has been parolled by Governor Mead
Sgmund Clark, soldier at Van
couver barracks, sold his uniform
and ran away last week. He has
been arrested and returned to the
barracks.
James Sharkey, who was arrested
at Enterprise, Oregon, for horse
stealing, went into court and plead
ed guilty to the charge of larceny
from a residence and was sentenced
to two years in the state prison.
The picture of Judge Thomas H.
Brents will occupy place in the
gallery of early officials of Wash
ington, which is being arranged by
Governor Mead. Judge Brents was
a territorial delegate in congress