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Tacoma saloon men lose their case
Judge Smell says the Sunday law is
constitutional.
William Schwartz, tailor who open
ed shop five months ago in Cheney,
has disappeared.
| At North Yakima the other night an
incendiary attempt to start what might
have proved a disastrous fire.
All saloon doors, front and rear, in
Palouse City were tightly closed Sun.
day, the first time for five years.
Chester Thompson of Tacoma was
removed to the insane ward in the
Walla Walla penitentiary this week
Plans have been perfected by the
Yakima Commercial club to entertain
Secretary James Garfield during his
stay in the city July and 8.
The explosion of a defective gas
lamp at Spokane severely burned the
face of A. Kaselein, a butcher, and
caused the loss of his eyesight.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a certificate authorizing the
capitalized at $4,000, to commence
business.
Howard NJ. Holman died Sunday at
his home near Dayton
Yakima Fruit day." which is to be
featured as one of the attractions of
state fair week, has been set at Mon
day, September 20, the opening day of
the fair.
The case of the state versus Sam
uel Pflugrath, wherein the defendant
and 10 others are charged with the
crime of libel, received verdict of
mot guilty"
The loss sustained from the fire
which occurred recently in Palouse,
as estimated by the owners of the
property destroy, will total $1791S,
with $911S insurance.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the conversion. of the Pend
d'Oreille Valley State bank of New
port into the First National bank of
Newport with $4,000 capital
The steamer Enterprise. which plies
| the Okanogan and Columbia rivers,
met with an accident recently, which
will disable her for several days.
At Hooper recently Charles Ander-
son, foreman at Johnson & Andersen s
railroad camp. was instantly killed
and two Italians were badly injured
by the premature explosion of a blast
County Treasurer Charles Adams
of Stevens county has filed his month
! ~ statement with the county auditor
| by which it is shown that the col
| lection of taxes from all sources
for the month of May amounted to
$17473.97.
For the first time in the history of
the grand lodge of Washington F. e.
A. NJ, one of it's members has been
presented with past masters jewel.
The member thus honored is a Spo-
kane man-E F. Wagner, the retir-
ing grand master.
George Stephenson, a Toppenish
merchant, was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured recently. He was on
a Northern Pacific freight train when
collision occurred. Mr.. Stephenson
jumpbed to save himself and struck
boXcar His skull is thought to be
fractured.
d. f. Anderson, a leading citizen
of Rosalia and eastern Washington,
died Saturday. He returned from Pa.
mona, Cal, 10 days ago. He was there
five months. Three business men,
close friends, place a conservative
value Of his estate at $250,0O0, with
numerous mining interests not includ-
ed. He leaves a wife, four sons and
a daughter.
While attempting to stand up in one
of the cars of the scenic railway at
Spokane Sunday afternoon Edward
Nelson, a railroad laborer, suddenly
plunged head first from the car to the
inclined tracks below, the heavy cable
on which he fell snapped, wrapped in
many folds about his struggling body
and in an instant he vas entangled
in the big cogwheels, cut and crushed
to death. Spectators differed as to
whether it was a case of suicide or &C
cident.