The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-15

! idu, VINO is II years OIL age, COHIeSScu
to stealing $500.
Eben Pierce, a pioneer of Tacoma,
was found dead on the street He is
supposed to have been stricken with
apoplexy.
| Michael Phillips was run over by a
train at Everett, Thursday. and his
arm was so badly crushed that 1t was
necessary to amputate it. He will re.
cover.
1t has been found necessary to post,
pone the regular term of the Douglas
county court because of the fact that
the jurors cannot reach Waterville on
account of the deep snow.
The Fromberg school house, near
Red Lodge, Mont, was destroyed by
fire Friday night. 1t is believed to
have been done by incendiaries. The
i structure was new, having been COM
pleted only last fall
| Mayor Monck of Monroe, Wash, has
thrown a bomb into the camp by an
nouncing IN positive terms that all
|
of the past in that burg. The an
nouncement came with considerable
surprise.
| The committee at RitZville, ap.
! pointed 10 select site for the Carne-
| gle library building, has selected the
property owned by l.. w. Myers, at
the corner of C and Second streets.
The selection meets with general ap-
prevail.
AT Pendleton. Saturday, James Clark
and Fred Bodine, were sentenced to
prison for assault On an officer with a
dangerous weapon. The two men re-
sisted arrest while creating distur,
bance a few weeks ago.
o. c. Hickman, brakeman on the
Northern Pacific, was instantly killed
at Tacoma. He attempted to board
a moving car and was thrown beneath
the wheels Hickman was married or
New Years day and his wife is in a
precariOus condition from the effects
of the blow.
The five year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Robbins at Hood River
Ore, was fatally burned a few days
ago, by her clothing taking fire dur
ing the temporary absence of he1
mother A brother of the child, aged
five years, pushed her out of doors
in the snow. finally extinguishing the
flames.
| Milo Morrific
trians, were killed and Stephen Sutr:
seriously injured by an explosion a
a construction camp near Kahlotus
Saturday afternoon. The men wer'
working in a cut and one of then
struck his pick into a hung blast
which exploded with terrible force.
Clyde Stuart of North Yakima ha
been arrested at Pullman on tn
:; charge of forgery. Stuart, who is
student at the state college, is charged
with forging a number Of checks
: which he cashed at various places il
town He was released on bail an
it is said that on account of the prev
= ious good character of the boy h
> will not be prosecuted.
A sensation has been caused a
= Butte. Mont, by charges of graf
against the heads of the police depart
- ment of that city. Two policemen as
L. sert that Police Captain McGrath IL
;, vited them to join in conspiracy t
= rob a delivery wagon of the Norther
Pacific Express Co., between the dc
;. pot and express Office in Novembe
last. The charge is being investigated
The old band quarters at Fort Shel
. man, in Occur d'Alene, were con
pletely destroyed by fire, Saturda
morning. Four families resided in tn
> building, who lost everything. Tn
. loss on the building is placed at tn
I. sum of $25OO and the furniture loss e:
- timated to be $500. There was a
= insurance of $1,000 on the building
= but practically none on the content:
The cause of the fire is unknown.