The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-30
News Of the
Northwest

plication has been made to Governor
Meade to locate company there.
While falling trees near Lightning
creek in Kootenai county, Idaho
Wednesday, John Fouty was struck
by tree which fell the wrong way
and was instantly killed.
A bill has been introduced in the
Oregon legislature providing for an
appropriation of 100000 to extend
estern terminus at Big Eddy to The
Dalles.
Alfred Douglas, a rancher on Salt
Spring island, in the Gulf of Georgia,
was shot and killed a few days ago
by George Williams, who is under
arrest. The shooting was the out
come of drunken row.
While hunting ducks near Guide
sac, Idaho, few days ago, Everett
Eggart dropped his gun, which was
discharged, the shot from both bar
rels taking effect in his feet. One
foot may have to be amputated.
The residence of Judge Bean, at
Pendleton, Ore, was partially de-
stroyed by fire Friday. It is sup
posed the flames started from cross
ing telephone wires. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, and this is COW
cred by insurance.
Governor Mead has offered an adj
ditional reward on behalf of the state
Of $500 for the capture of the muir
derer of Miss Adeline Roper, who
was killed as she was entering her
home at Blaine, Wash, last Satur-
day night.
G. w. Hunter, president and half
owner of the Grand Ronde Electric
Light company, was fatally injured
at gravel pit near La Grande, Ore,
a few nights ago. He had stopped to
talk with a workman who was thaw-
ing dynamite, when the dynamite
exploded and he was terribly in
jured.
A gang of three Burglars raided
Rice & Rice's store at Roseberg, Ore.
few nights ago. The fourth men,
Der of the gang peached on the plot
to rob another store, and while the
officers were watching this the three
broke into the Rice store and Sc
cured considerable plumber. The
peacher is in Jail.
reform wave has struck Ka-
hotus, Walsh, and several arrests
have recently been made for gamb-
ling and selling liquor to minors.
The Quinlan homestead building,
near Kooskia, Idaho, has been totally
destroyed by fire, together with the
contents. The fire started from a de-
fective fue.
Bert Mcintyre has been bound over
to the superior court at Walla Walla
on the charge of murder in the first
degree for causing the death Of B. b.
Moorehouse by hitting him on the
head with a slung shot.
An attempt was made Thursday
morning to wreck street car OF the
st. Johns, Ore, Power company 5
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been placed on the track but was
fortunately Jared off the rail by the
approaching car
The residence of Alvin Moon, near
St Anthony, Idaho, was destroyed
by fire Wednesday evening and Mr..
Moons little daughter was burned
to death. Mr.. Moon was severely
burned while trying to save his
child.
Frank Lippert, brother of Ed
ward Lippert of the Rookery cigar
stand in Spokane, has disappeared
from Wallace, Idaho He was en-
ployed in the Last Chance mine al
Wardner and when he came off shift
last Sunday night he disappeared
without changing his clothing. No
cause for the disappearance is known,
Joe Bodfsh, brakeman on freight
train No. so on the Lewiston branch
of the n. P. was severely injured in
wreck near Adams Thursday Bod
fish was standing on a freight car
which suddenly left the rails and
jumped. breaking the bones Of both
ankles Two cars left the track
which was blocked for several hours.
Anthony Kiles was instantly killed
near Sunnysiie Wednesday by fall
ing from a hay baler and striking
on the back of his head.
Mrs. Leonia w. Brown of Seattle
has passed the examination before
the state bar examiners and expects
10 open law office in Seattle.
William G. Hunter, a wealthy pio-
moor of Ia Cranda Gro &c daad fror,