The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-02
News Of the
Northwest

Thomas McGuaran, who was ar
rested at Redding, Cal, for Seattle
officers on the charge of forgery
has been brought back and will have
TO stand trial in the superior court
James Wiley has been arrested at
Graneeville, Idaho, for the murder
of Swan Knudson, in the Salmon
river country last summer. Charley
Howard and Edward Wiley are also
wanted on the same charge.
Martin Verdin, Seattle police
man. was beaten into insensibilitv
Tuesday night by a prisoner he was
attempting to take to the police
station. The prisoner secured the
officers gun and handouts and
escaped.
An epidemic of smallpox has bro
ken out in a sawmill camp near
| Heron, Mont Three new cases have
just been reported and many people
! are said to have been exposed TO
the contagion. The camp is quar-
antined.
Myron Eardley, aged IS, was shot
and killed by his playmate, Harry
Bell, six miles from Baker City.
Oregon, Tuesday. The boys were
out hunting when the gun in the
hands of young Bell was accidental
ly discharged
Fire at Almira Wednesday de-
stroyed the harness shop of Arthur
Irwin and the residence occupied by
Mr. Van Benson. The buildings
were owned by the Almira State
bank. The amount of the loss is I'M
known.
At Tacoma, on Christmas day,
Frank Benes. aged 13, shot and in
stantly killed his cousin. Emma
Thomas. aged four years The chill
dren were playing in the kitchen
when the tragedy occurred. It is
believed to have been accidental
John England was arrested at FL
lensburg few days ago on the
charge of forgery. He is said to
have passed a check on clothing
merchant at that place, which Is
pronounced a forgery This is said
TO be his third known offense of the
same kind. he already having serv-
nd two sentences in the state peni-
Tertiary. =
c. s. Van Aucker, excashier OF
the state bank at Rainier. Oregon,
who was arrested after the bank
had been looted of $4,000. charged
with embezzlement. and who was
afterward discharged. has COM
menced suit against the bonding
company which caused his arrest.
FOR vindication, fixing his damages
at $4,000.
| The preliminary estimate of the
| acreage sown to winter wheat in
the fall of this year for the crop OF
| 1907 in the state Of Washington, as
reported to the agricultural depart
ment, gives 437,9S4 acres as against
| the estimate of 442,317 acres sowr
| last year. The estimate of this fall
sowing is, of course, subject to re.
adjustment, and the figures may bs
quite as large as those here given
even after due allowance has beer
made next spring for abandoned
areas. On the basis of the prelimin
AIRY estimates, and assuming that the
acrag yield is as great next year a:
it was in 1905, there will be winteI
wheat crop in Washington next yea
of 1882, 400 bushels.
For the fourth time recently thu
postoffice at Jefferson, Oregon, ha'
been robbed On the last occasion, ;
few days ago, the robbers secured
about SIS in coin.
Isaac Frank was instantly killet
in the Northern Pacific yards a
Ellensburg, Wednesday evening. II,
was coming in on speeder and col
ided with light engine.
| DR.. J. A. Matlock has resigned a
physician of the United States prison
at McNeils island and DR.. j. c. Jentt
formerly of London, Ontario. ha
been appointed to the vacancy.
The comptroller of the currenc,
has declared dividend of 90 pc
cent to all the creditors of the Actin:
Banking company of Butte, Mon
tana. The dividend will be paid IL
about a month.
j. II. Taylor and Roy Shrieve'
were acquitted in the district cour
at Moscow. Idaho. Saturday after
noon of the charge of having muir.
iered David Collier. The jury was
out an hour and half.
A rancher named Watson was
caught between two logs Friday
while working about 10 miles allow
st. Maries on the st. Joe river. and
so badly injured that 1t is thought
he cannot survive.
Jesse NJ. Hall OF Seattle. who
was shot by his father-in-law, VII