The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-23

brella as a weapon. The trouble was
caused by whisky. which the Indians
are able TO get in considerable guam
titles from a source unknown to the
police and sheriff.
An information has been filed in the
superior court at Bellingham charg
ing F. r. Walker, who shot and killed
his wife. about a month ago, with
murder in the first degree. Walker is
the man who sent bullet through the
heart of Mrs. Walker because she re-
fused to live with him any longer and
who at the same time tried to end his
own life.
Two hotels, two saloons, two gen.
eral stores, a livery stable, the post
ofice and a meat market were de-
stroyed by fire at Troutdale, east OF
Portland, Ore. early Sunday morning.
One man. w. j. Smith. was burned to
death, and another Richard Nichol-
son, was so badly burned that he may
die. The fire was started by the up
setting of a kerosene lamp.
Announcement by the Milwaukee of
it's intention to build shops and estab-
fish a division at the Kew townsite
of Othello in the panhandle of Whit
man county, has caused no little talk
of county division. If the improve
n1ents are made that are now con-
/ fay To- cd &c fho tx will "a
divided and a portion of Douglass
will be organized with Othello as the
county sea.
A sensation occurred at Hatton.
Wash. Saturday. J. D. Adams and
another man were loading dynamite
and giant powder on a wagon from a
car when a spark from a passing en-
CINE set fire to the straw in the bot
tom of the wagon. Adams realized
! the danger Immediately and at the risk
Of his life jumped on the wagon, and
threw the boxes of explosive to the
ground Had the fire reached them it
s probable that the entire town would
have been destroyed as the wagon
was well loaded with the powder.
John Hulback was drowned in the
ST. Joe river at ST. Maries, Saturday.
He leaped into the river and it is
supposed his head struck a sunken
log. as he was a good swimmer. The
body was recovered.
Marlin Parr, aged II, was drowned
in the Spokane river not far from
Davenport, Wash, Sunday afternoon.
He was in swimming with some
other boys and is believed to have
been overcome by heart failure while
in deep water.
A laborer in the employ of Parsons
& Mcdonald, contractors on the Port
land & Seattle railway, was instant
ly killed Saturday afternoon by fall
ing rock The rock struck him on
the head, crushing his skull. The
lame of the man is not known
Harry Delaney was shot and in
stantly killed in a brothel at White
fish, Mont, Friday, by woman named
Matthews. The woman is under ar
rest but will make no statement. The
parties were intoxicated at the time
and no one saw the shooting.
County Superintendent John D. An
dcrson Of Stevens county has issued
a circular letter to all school dis
trict officers advising the necessity Of
levying a small tax, from to mills,
in order to encourage the state to in
crease the apportionment to the
county.
w. T. Patton of Elma, Wash, was
run over by a train on the hill near
Napavine, last week. He was horribly
mutilated. 1t is not known how the
accident occurred This is the fourth
victim of the Northern Pacific near
Napavine since January.
F. L. Poindexter and wife were Sc
verely burned Friday night at Ever
EFT by an explosion of gasoline in the
Everett Steam Cleaning company
works, which destroyed the building
The explosion was so great as to burst
two windows in the city hall adjoin-
ing
Heavy damaged was done at Butte
Mont. Sunday night, by a cloudburst
which flooded Columbia Gardens. a
recreation park, and delayed tho
Northern Pacific trains by washing
refuse over the track The copper
precipitating plants along the Silver
Bow creek were badly damaged.
j. K. Castle has been arrested at
Boise. Idaho, on the charge of having
cashed a forged check for $500 at
Salt Lake City. He was captured by
ruse. Being a travelling salesman, a
decoy letter was sent him, promising
him an order if he would come to
Boise. He came and was arrested
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