The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-22

news Of STATE
TN PARAGRAPHS
Items of Interest
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about 20 years Of age. was run into by
an automobile driven by J. y. Munson.
thrown down ana seriously injured
COLNILLE.--The Stevens county re-
publican convention is called to con-
vene here two weeks from Monday and
politicians are active. There are no
less than six candidates for the state
senate and half rs many dark horses
HOQCIAM.-The shingle VIEWERS
strike between the unions in this city
and the mills was amicablv settled
Monday night. Both employee and en-
Iployer make concessions.
TACOMA.-The government pay roll
of the state troops of Washington this
year amounted to $4,000 for nine DAYS
services in camp at the American Lake
maneuvers. This includes all branches
of the services represented at the en-
campment-infantry cavalry, hospital
and signal corps
COLNILLE.--Mike MclIale. who shot
and killed William Drugan. his mining
partner. near Chewelah, a week ago
was liberated early in the week on
recommendation by Prosecuting At
torney II. g. kirkpatrick, who found
that the shooting was done in self de-
Tense.
BALLARD.-Workme are SO scarce
in Ballard that City Engineer Bostian
on Monday distributed handblls offer
Ing employment to all laborers who
would apply at the pumping station.
All the mills are now running and
there is not an idle man in the city
who desires to work.
ABERDEEN-A whale entered the
harbot Monday, and two fishermen at
tackled and tried from four in the
morning until nearly noon to capture
1t, but unsuccessfully. When the tide
came in, giving it enough water to get
around in, the whale made its escape
over the bar, carrying broken oar
in its snout and an AK in it's head. The
men say it was sixty feet long.
COLNILLE.-C. w. Harlent has been
brought to the Harvey hospital to re-
ceive treatment for an injury received
at Addy. He was moving a log when
it gained the advantage of him, threw
him to the ground and rolled partially
over him. breaking his right thigh
bone and both bone of the right leg
about four inches above the ankle
Then Il projecting knot completely
severed the heel of his right foot.
HOQUIAM-J. Taylor and John
Toby, bridge builders in the employ
of the Northern Pacific, fell from their
9 int
Both men We're at work on the rail-
road bridge over the Hoquiam river
when Taylor lost his balance. but man
aged to catch himself. Toby went to
his assistance and while attempting to
get him safe on the bridge lost his
own balance, both men falling a dis
lance of twenty feet, striking on rale
of logs. Taylors legs were badly in
jured. while Toby sustained a COM
pound fracture of the elbow.
TACOMA. W. White, who has
been posing in Tacoma. Olympia and
Portland as Canadian Pacific Official.
and who has been stopping at the fin
est hotel in Tacoma for several days,
was arrested Monday afternoon by
Detective Smith. The man has cashed
bogus checks. so the police say. to the
amount of about $4,000. The checks
Were drawn on the Bank of Canada
and were signed by the name of ]. II.
Drinkwater. manager of the Canadian
Pacific advertising department. the
checks being Autographed copies of
Canadian Pacific blank checks. which
White had a Portland photographer
prepare for him.
WATERvILLE.-Pra jokers in
the harvest field on the ranch of Jacob
Andover played dangerous prank. A
harvester known only as Pete" a re-
cent arrival from Germany had been
drinking heavily and was just recov-
ering from a spree. one OF the men
thought it would be funny to give Pete
little touch of high life, and proceed
ed in an original manner During the
forenoon he caught a harmless snake,
procured an empty water jug. put the
snake in 1t, corked it up and the whole
crowd awaited developments. Soon
Pete desired to queneh his thirst, and
went for the jug. When he removed
the cork and had the jug Within few
inches of his mouth he discovered the
squirming reptile trying to escape,
This was more than his overwrought
nerves could stand. With a Wild
scream he flung the jug away and ran
yelling at top speed till lost TO view.
He has not been seen by anyone in the
vicinity since. and ii is feared that he
is either lost or has met his death in
the Columbia river.