Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-28
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murder in the second degree.
The sawmill on Narcise creek, II
miles east of Colville, was burned to
She ground recently. The origin Of
che Ere is unknown. The property,
valued at between $4,000 and $4,000,
was owned by John s Gnagy and John
q. Slater, and will prove a total loss.
Prune picking around Elberton will
segin about the 25th, and from that
date on To November 1 the big dryer
17ere will be pushed to its utmost ca
pacity handling the immense crop.
The Elberton dryer is conceded to be
she largest fruit dryer in the United
States.
The Whitman county fair this year
promises 10 be the biggest event in the
8istOry of the fair association.
A Z. Fowler, leader and secretary
asf the anti-Asiatic league Of Belling
uam. has become violently insane, it
So supposed from the excitement at
sending the recent riots in that city,
1sor which he was charged with being
responsible.
II is stated that many mills on the
coast are closing down on account of
s3ar shortage. The statement is also
Enade that if the increased freight rates
go into effect more mills viii be closed.
G. II. Plummer, for the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, has filed
with the county auditor of Stevens
county a patent to q, 154 acres of land
IN the state of Washington. The pat |
,gnt was issued by virtue of the act of
congress, July 2, 1864. authorizing the |
grant of lands in aid of construction of |
railroad and telegraph lines.
The eighth annual convention of the
Washington State Grocers' association
elected the following officers: Presi- |
Gent, G. Z. Coon of Port Townsend IRE |
elected; vice president, U. G. Allen of |
Spokane; secretary, J. ]. Higgins of |
Seattle (re-electeO; treasurer, C. H. |
Buelow of Tacoma. &. e. Coon was |
2iected as delegate to the national con-
veution to be held next May in Boston |
&. Anderson of Seattle, c. Ebert of
Tacoma, and H. c. Ryan of Bellingham
were elected as trustees for the Pacific |
Coast association
The first passenger train ever car |
Tied over the Bovill extension of the |
Washington. Idaho & Montana rail |
road has arrived in Bovill, Idaho, bring
&ng special party of officials of the
road
The Pierce county commissioners
have turned the cruising Of standing
timber in Pierce county over to Asses
ssor Railsback and he has full charge |
of the matter.
The party of ten eastern Washing |
1on girls, contest winners for a trip to |
The jamestown exposition write that |
they are enjoying the trip greatly.
The state fair opened Monday morn
Sng under conditions which promise to
1nake it by far the greatest exhibition
that the state has yet given.
Toppenish is to vote bonds to build |
a town hall.
Estimates made on the hop yield in !
&he Yakima valley place it at about |
$4,000 bales, which is slightly more !
shan half of the crop Of last year. The
production in 1906 was $4,000 bales.
}. G. Lawrence of Garfield. member |
Of the state railway commission, has !
gone east on important matters con-
Mected with the railway commission |
business.
A 100000 corporation has been
SLED in Seattle by James A. Moore to
Improve the old university 10-acre
GTact near the business center of the
city, which is held under 5O-year
El1 oP
Pians are to be drawn Immediately
aor the first of the buildings, which
will face on Union street.
The Pierce county commissioners
are now working on the county tax
levy for the coming year They want
60 make it 80 mills.
Travelling from Asotin to the state
9enitentiary and without a guard
&-Ouis Eddy, who was sentenced to
Ehree years in the state prison. ar
rived at the institution and was re-
FUSED admission because the necessary
papers had not been received. Eddy
says he will stay until the commit
E9eRt arrives, for he is anxious to be-
EFn his sentence that he may be re-
ceased the sooner.
Mrs. Mary Stott, sc years old and a
pioneer of the Walla Walla valley.
tAied recently.
A man giving his name as James
Webster was killed in an accident
near Cheney, at Martin & Welsh's rail-
road camp. The man was run over
by a train
J. w. King, the present postmaster
ot Asotin, has forwarded his resigna-
Tion, TO take effect January l.
Pullman is without a mayor Rather
lEdn sign the ordinance cutting the
town into slices to preserve the saloon
interests, Mayor NJ. c. Gray has re-
signed.
The state railroad commission has
announced it will take up The COM
9sslht of w. r. Cunningham and Of