The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-16
News 0f the
Northwest

Tuesday by the breaking Of a scat
fold on whc. ne was standing.
The aggregate valuation of all real
and personal property in Lincoln
county, according to the tax rolls,
just completed, IS placed at $21,64o,-
G25
The wsllace, Spokane and Interstate
Railway company has accepted the
franchise granted BY the city OF Wal
lace. idaho. for lines through that
city.
Mrs. Frank Lanterman and Mss
Pearl Hutchinson are visiting with
their sister, Mrs. Eva Tenpany at
Wall Walla.
The Linden hotel and contents at
Hoquiam were totally destroyed b.
fire Thursday morning. The loss is
PLACED at $4,000. BY hard work the adj
Joining property was saved.
There are III boys at the oregon re-
form school according TO the report
of the superintendent for December.
During the month is we're received, ,
were returned ana 1G paroled.
The safe in the saloon of II. j. Herm-
sen at Tacoma was blown open by bur
glars and 5000 was secured The OK
plos1on was heard by many people, but
the operators succeeded IN getting
away.
j. e. McCleery, station gent for the
Northern Pacific at South Tacoma, was
held up and robbed in his office We'd
nesday night by a. lone bandit who
secured q gold watch and about So in
money.
The O. Il. 4 y. Railway company has
brought suit against the county OF
Walla Walla to enioin the county from
collecting some $1,000 taxes assessed
in 1905. The case viii be heard in the
federal court.
The Montana Coal and Coke COM
pany has effected a compromise with
the miners ia It's employ at Aldridge.
near Red Lodge, and the men Will re-
turn to work as soc as President L.
G. Mahoney Of the Western IT. Iteration
of Miners has signit. ed his approval.
The federal government has select
ed a site for the new public build
ing at Moscow, Idaho, the north half
OL iit pAQGh laAtIE Nt-cl Oh ~ tSllIIl x
ton street betewen Second and Third
avenues, The property is held at ST.
500
An effort is being mode 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 circulat-
ing a remonstrance against the par
don.
Secretary Turner Of the Y. NJ. C. A.,
accompanied by Mrs. Turner, went to
Seattle sunday. They will dispose of
their property in Seattle and move
their household goods to North Yaki-
ma. having found a suitable home
here.
Hood River Oregon. is in great dam
ger of an epidemic of typhoid fever
through the milk furnished by the To-
cal dalrymen, according to a state
ment made by DR.. ]. L. Watt of the
city council, who alleges that the COWS
are allowed TO drink from a pond in
which there are undoubtedly germs OF
the disease.
BY prompt work on the part of the
fire department At chewelah, Wash,
Thursday, the barber hsop of James
Lightle was saved from obstruction.
The fire started from defective flue
and gained considerable Roadway The
building is owned by James Bramley.
While temporarily insane Arthur
Patton. Swank Prairie farmer, near
Ellensburg, wandered il the snow
harefooted and lily clad. and was
found In pitiabte condition HIS feet
We're badly frozen lie WAS taken to
the hospital At Ellenshurs.
During row over wages az Foea-
tello Thursday, Morreli Francesca,
alias Frank Morreilo, shot and fatal
~ wounded Frank Ganotto. The shoot
Ing occurred in lodsins house ~ the
presence of a large number Of ltal-
ians. but Morrelio succeeded IN max
ing his escape.
The number Of convicts IN the
state penitentiary on December ~
was S74 an increase OF twelve tor
the month.
The Blackfoot, Idaho sugar fac
tors has worked mp over $1,000 tons
of beets this year and has turned out