The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-12
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+ BRIEFS OF THE NORTHWEST


| William Golden a young man, was
killed at a sawmill near Kendall, Mont.
by a load of timber falling on him.
| w. B. Baxter, a painter about 81
wears of age, was killed at Tacoma by
the breaking of a scaffold on which hi
was standing.
The Wallace, Spokane & Interstate
Railway Co. has accepted the franchise
granted by the city of Wallace, Idaho
for lines through that city.
The aggregate valuation Of all rea
and personal property in Lincoln coun-
| ty, according to the tax rolls, just COM
pleted, is placed at $21,654,625.
Congressman Jones has recommended
T. N. Henry, dark horse, for post
master at Prosser, Wash. The other
applicants were DR.. C. c. McCown and
James Warrack.
There are Ill boys at the Oregon re-
form school according to the report of
the superintendent for December. Dur
ing the month 10 were received, 8
were returned and 16 paroled.
The Linden hotel and contents at
Hoquiam, Wash, were totally destroy
ed by fire Thursday morning. The loss
is placed at $4,000. BY hard work the
adjoining property was saved.
The safe in the saloon of H. j. Herm-
sen at Tacoma, was blown open by
burglars and $500 was secured. The
explosion was heard by many people
but the operators succeeded in get
ting away.
J. E. McCleary, station agent for the
Northern Pacific at South Tacoma, was
held up and robbed in his office by a
lone bandit, who secured a gold watch
and about $22 in money.
An effort is being made by Stevens
county friends of Chas. Moomaw, sent
to the penitentiary from that county
for horse stealing, to secure pardon,
and people of Sunnyside are circulating
a remonstrance against the pardon.
The federal government has selected
as site for the new public building
at Moscow, Idaho, the north half of
the block facing west on washington
street between Second and Third ave-
nues. The property is held at $12.5OO,
The Montana Coal & Coke company
has affected a compromise with the
miners in its employ at Aldridge, near
Red Lodge, and the men will return to
work as soon as President c. E. Maho-
ney, of the Western Federation of
Miners has signified his approval.
While temporarily insane Arthur Pat
ton, a Swank Prairie farmer, near FL
lensburg, wandered in the snow bare
footed and lily clad, and was found
by neighbor in a pitiable condition.
His feet were badly frozen. He was
taken to the hospital at Ellensburg.
By prompt work on the part of the
fire department at Chewelah, Wash,
saved from destruction. The fire start
ed from a defective flue and gained
considerable Roadway. The building
is owned by James Bramley.
During row over wages at Poca-
tellO, MOrrell Francesca, alias Frank
Marrelio, shot and fatally wounded
Frank Ganotto. The shooting occur
red in lodging house in the presence
of large number of Italians, but Nor
relic succeeded in making his escape.
Hood River, Ore, is in great danger
of an epidemic of typhoid fever through
the milk furnished by the local dairy
men, according to statement made
by DR.. j. F. Watt of the city council,
who alleges that the cows are allowed
to drink from a pond in which there
are undoubtedly germs of disease.