Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-11
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ABOUT oN per cent OF the GeAEluS
house certificates issued in Spokane
during the recent financial furry have
been retired.
The state book will show 100000
population for Seattle. 10000 for Spo-
kane and 10000 for Tacoma
Hopgrowers of the Yakima valley
have formed a union.
The city of Colville is now In the
third class.
There are entries of 100 birds for
the poultry show at Walla Walla.
There will be no cut in the price of
hair cuts apt other tonsorial work al
Tacoma rs announced some time ago
Tacoma, Wash.--While his accom-
piice stood at the door of the wood
sned frightening away inquisitive chill.
dreu with revolver, John Vargo, q
miner at Carbonate, recently stole a
chest containing 5000 in $50 gold
pieces. the lifelong savings of Johh
Naselino of Carbonate, and made his
escape
The body Of r. w Dillon who died
st his home in Davenport. was shipped
t. Tacoma for burial
Injuries that may prove fatal TO
both were sustained by Abraham Neil
sen and Albert Olson. who jumped
from the second story window of a
Spokane lodging house while that foor
of The building was enveloped in
flames
During the year 1907 over $4,000, 900
OF county and school funds were han
died in Spokane
During the past year Tacoma has
spent $S7, 50l95 for new fire houses
and fire equipment
There is little hopes of rescuinS
Harry Joyce and John Hager, who
were buried in caying well on the
ranch OF Miss Title Bleck, two miles
north of Ethiopia
The Toppenish school district has
commenced suit to annul 10000 worth
OF school warrants. declaring them
fraudulent
Steve Philips has been charged at
Seattle with murder in the first de-
gree in the killing of Mrs Madge Hen
derson. u negress.
meeting of all county commission
ers of the state has been called at
Tacoma for February Ii to form a
state organization and make system
attic campaign for good roads.
Filing OF candidates. under the di
rect primary law for the city election
in March closed with 104 aspirants
listed for the 10 offices in Seattle.
Earl Musselman, aged IA. was killeo.
and Clyde Damaske. aged 10, fatally
injured recently by a heavy shingle
bolt. which crushed them.
At the meeting of the state teach.
ers association at Seattle it was de-
oded 10 hold the next annual meeting
IN Spokane, commencing December %,
1908. Officers were elected for the
ensuing year as follows: President.
A II. Yoder of Tacoma: vice presi-
deuts, n. ID, Showalter of Colfax. and
Miss Nettie Sawyer of Seattle; treas
urer. Ckas. Pagan of Seattle; secre-
tary o c Whitney OF Tacoma.
The Sedro Woolley postoffice was
DufsiarKe0 recently.
IL is reported that state general fund
warrants are being discounted by
banks OF Seattle, Spokane and else
where ) per cent
Inc tTlm new steamer North Star
of the Columbia & Okanogan Steam
boat company has made her first trip
un the Columbia.
The snowfall has interfered with
completing the approaches to the new
Wenatchee bridge and the formal
opening OF that structure consequently
may he delayed until about January
Is
The "alia Walla auxiliary to tho
Washington State Stockgrowers' ass0-
citation WAS formed recently.
\. n. Carroll, a Colfax stock buyer.
has made the largest shipment of live
stock that ever went out of the Colfax
yards IN one day. The shipment con
sisted az five cars of stall fed steers
and three carloads of hogs.
Two laborers were killed and eight
badly injured by dynamite explosion
at subcamp of Contractor Taylor on
the Portland & Seattle road, 25 miles
south of Sprague. Saturday
Six members of the Law Enforce
ment league who canvassed Spokane
Sunday gathering evidence against
those saloon proprietors who kept
their places open found 10 saloons
closed IN one district. in another %
and in the third 40, making a total OF
10 saloons which were closed.
With q complete counterfeiting out
# in their possession. two alleged
workingmen, giving their names as
". Fl. Hawley and c. A. Quaife were
arrested in Tacoma along the North
ern Pacific tracks in South Tacoma.
IDAHO NEWS.
Roosevelt has created a stir in DO