Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-11-06
THE NORTHWEST

David A. Smith, a we'll known
pioneer, was hit by Portland Railway
& Power company car and killed few
days ago.
The schoolboard of Standpoint for
school district Mol has authorized the
building of a schoolhouse at Coolin to
accommodate the children of Priest
Lake.
While fixing a belt in the works of
the Electric company at I.vnnden
Charles McKettrick the engineer. came
in contact with live wire and was
electrocuted
The supreme court has affirmed the
$4,000 judgment recovered by Susan
j. Perry against the city of Centraia.
She fell into an excavation for a sewer
and was injured.
While working in the Standard mine
at Mace, Idaho, Saturday, 0. M. Pet
erson was caught by a cavein and so
badly injured that he died before he
could be taken to the hospital.
If the young men of Tacoma would
attend the high school they must cut
out the habit of smoking, according to
rules just promulgated by A. H. LODI
er, superintendent of the schools.
While his mother was washing at
her home in Seattle Tuesday, N Nit
suka,a Japanese child l year old, fell
into tub of boiling water. While
severity burned, the child may recover
Frank Walsh of Butte, Mont. just
past his 18th birthday was sentenced
by Judge Dolan Wednesday to serve a
term of one year in the state prison on
a plea of guilty to a charge of
burglary.
An entire dairy herd, consisting of
27 thoroughbred mich cows. were
burned in a stable fire on Colubia
slough, a few miles from Portland
The animals belonged to Z. Burton,
owner of the Glenwood creamery.
Eight prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Missoula, Mont, last
Thursday evening by making a hole
through the brick wall with a large
spoon. One was captured later, but
the others succeeded in getting away
Tuesday night burglars broke into
the Office of Superintendent O. H.
Lipp Of the Nez Perez Indian agency
at Fort Lapwai, Idaho and secured
S35 in cash, besides some valuable
papers. Several other places were
entered, but nothing was missed.
DR.. J. H. Hedderly, William H.
Smith and Richard D. Hynes, three of
the defendants in the so-caled Los
} Angeles land fraud case, we're convict
ed by jury in the United States dis
trict court at Portland. Lee r. Meyer
and jeremiah Huntley were acquitted
At Wallace. Idaho, Saturday, Emil
Vaucamp was bound over to the United
States court on the charge of OBTAINING
alien girls for immoral purposes. His
bond was placed at $4,000. Mrs
Vaucamp. better known as Jennie Gil
rard, was also held to the federal
court under $1,000 bond.
The people of Snohomish are awak
ened every morning by thousands of
wild geese and ducks which fly over
the city at very low elevation, bound
for the south. Sportsmen report that
more ducks and geese are passing over
Snohomish going south than have been
seen there in many years.
Chas. Goehinger, an old soldier, was
instantly killed at Lebanon, Ore,
Thursday night by being struck by
, switching train. He had alighted
from a train and was walking on the
, track when the rear end of the switch
ing train struck him. throwing him
thirty feet. Deafness prevented his
hearing the train.
An incendiary fire DESTROYED
grocery store owned by John Hernen
at Fifth avenue and Yesler Way, Sc
attic, Wednesday morning but for the
prompt response and efficient work of
the fire department would have un-
doubtedly resulted in the loss of the
Frances Hotel. which occupies the
upper floors of the structure.