The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07

of being fugitive from Juslice 81 I'
erett. He is alleged to have broken
into a freight car there.
e The North Yakima city council has
passed an ordinance to enforce the ex-
clusion of boxes from restaurants AND
saloons. An attempt recently was
made to have the boxes in the ORR
entail restaurant removed, but the pro-
prietors contented themselves with
merely taking down the curtains. The
new ordinance is the result Of the dead
| lock and the saloons were included ir
the provisions of the measure on the
recommendation of the chief of police
Oliver Hull, who lives on Mill creek
! about nine miles north of Colville
shot and killed a large mountain lior
in his yard, after the animal had killed
one of his dogs and had the other by
the throat and was dragging it away
Hull did the shooting in the dark while
his brother held lamp in the door
way. The immense cat weighed over
100 pounds and measured seven feet
from tip to tip.
DR.. H. M Johnson, city health Off
Ger of Toppenish, reports that the
smallpox epidemic, which resulted il
from Is to 20 cases there, is now un.
der control The scarlet fever scare
has almost subsidized.
Chinese pheasants to the number OF
ma valley within the past week. The
birds were given out in punches of
zens who own ranches in sections be-
lieved to be we'll adapted to the sup
port of the pheasants.
The receipts of the office of the
commissioner of public lands Tuesday
were the heaviest for many years, 6
trifle over $4,000 being taken in. The
yearly payments on land bought from
the state on the contract plan are now
due and are pouring into the office
of the commission by the thousands OF
dollars daily, reaching the high water
mark Tuesday.
An employee of the Poulson Logging
company, near Hoquiam, was killed in
their camp Tuesday by being crushed
between two logs. This is the second
serious accident within four days
.Henery Suefert losing his life last
Saturday by being struck by flying
cable.
The citizens of Kellogg, Idaho, have
presented numerously- signed petit
ton to the sheriff of Shoshone county
asking him to put stop to the gam
bling going on in that town.
Ex-Postmaster ]. w. Baer of Gem
Idaho, who is under arrest on the
charge of embezzling postal funds. has
secured hail in the sum Of $1,000 and
has been released from jail. The hear
ing Is set for Saturday.
Ex-Councilman w. Bartlett of La
Grande. Ore, who has been on tria
in the circuit court there on the charg.
Of extortion while holding the office
Of city councilman, has been acquitted
What is perhaps the worlds record
| for iihe or minute writing has just
! been made by James Washburn Bow
| ers Of Pendleton, Ore. He has jus
placed 64S1 words on al ordinary pos,
| tai card
+ The body of Hector Mcdonald
drowned at Skagway, Alaska, October
Isl, when boarding the Princess Roya
ito sail for Vancouver, was found Tues
3day morning under Moore's wharf
twithin a few feet of where he fell il
the water. The body was found by III
Indian chief, Chilicott Charlie. On the
body was found 1851 and drafts fol
over 500. Mcdonald was SO years o1
zee and had been in the employ of the
Guggenheims in the Klondike. He has
! a sister in San Francisco.
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