The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-22
News of the Northwest


him in which the defendants were
Icharged with operating pool rooms
without a license and both are dis
missed. the court holding that none
were needed.
While AL Bledsoe, a rancher of Bux-
ton, Ore, was thawng dynamite the
other day IS sticks of the powder ex-
ploded. Bledsoe's clothing was rid
ldled and he was cut and bruised on his
face and chest, but was not fatally in
Ijured.
In the district court at Rathdrum
Thursday, o. NJ. Osgood was convicted
of robbing Fred Fallows in Occur
d'Alene last fall. E. A. Yarbough is
next to be tried on the same. charge.
At West Robson, B. c. Neil McDon-
aid, a brakeman, was run over and in
stantly killed by switch engine. His
body was cut in two.
| While standing near log chute at
st. Maries Thursday George Schrider
was struck by a splinter torn from a
log in coming down the chute and his
skull was fractured. He was taken to
Harrison for treatment. His condi-
| ton is serious.
Moses Loire, aged 104 years, died at
| his home on Catharine creek, near
Union Ore, Thursday. He was one Of
the earliest settlers in the northwest,
coming in 1872.
| Rev. E. Van Vert, a minister Of
Westlake, Idaho, has been arrested on
| the charge of unlawfully wearing an
emblem of the I. 0. o. F. order. Mr.
Van Vert a short time ago disguised
himself and claimed to have purchased
! liquor in two saloons in Westlake on
Sunday, and it is believed his present
arrest is the outcome Of that affair.
Fire Thursday morning destroyed
four buildings at st. Regis, Mont,
causing a loss of $4,000. The town
has no fire protection.
Sarah Minthorn, or Ipvasolatoc, the
last remaining Cayouse pupil of Mar
Gus Whitman in his mission school at
Wailaptu, Ore, and one of the Oldest
Indian women on the Umatila reser-
walton, died Tuesday She was more
than 80 years old.
After celebrating for three hours the
jury at Missoula, Mont, in the case of
the State VS.. Nichalos Popovitch, ac-
cused of assault in the first degree,
Tuesday night returned a verdict of
guilty and fixed the punishment at five
years in the state penitentiary.
The jury at Bozen1an, Mont, re-
turned a verdict of guilty in the J. A.
Mitten forgery case and Mitten was
sentenced to three years in the state
penitentiary. This is the second time
Mitten has been convicted of this
crime at Bozeman, the district court
finding him guilty and fixing his SEN
tence at three years about a year ago.
The case was appealed to the supreme
court and was remanded for trial.
The 10-year-old son of Morris Abb
rams, a prominent rancher residing
near Livingston. Mont, was crushed to
death under his saddle by his horse
rearing over backwards. The boy was
riding a spirited animal when it got
beyond his control.
A great deal of stock is being
stolen in the vicinity of Hatton, and
the ranchers are becoming aroused So
far, no trace has been discovered
Heading to the culprits.
A section of the flume for the high
line canal near Twisp was carried
away few days ago by huge snow
slide, which came down Mount Look
out.
In a raid made at Tacoma a few
days ago four blind pigs" were found
and 1900 gallons of wine were turned
into the sewer. The owner of the
wine was convicted of selling liquor
without a license.
John Potter, an old prospector, is in
Jail at Colville on conviction Of assault
with intent to do great bodily harm
The trouble occurred in the Metaline
mining district between Potter and O.
E. Talbot, another jrospeclor
The town of Malaga, a small station
a few miles south of Wenatchee on
the line of the Great Northern, has
begun proceedings through the state
railroad commission to compel, the
railroad to put in an adequate shelter
Or station house at that place. Malaga
is a large fruit shipping point, but
has no depot Accommodations other
than a rude shed.
Fire destroyed the La Conner Lum-
Der company's sawmill at La Conner
Tuesday, with a loss of $4,000.