Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-11-20
THE NORTHWEST

Friday, Abe Gasgon was convicted of
horse stealing. 1t was shown that he
stole horse from an Indian at Kettle
Falls last summer.
Frank and Harold Blair, two young
men from Tum Tum who were convict
ed of theft of two pigs last winter,
completed service of a six months jail
sentence at Colville last week.
The supreme court has refused to
grant motion to submit without ar
gument the Spokane case of Eva
Graves against Norris N. Graves. The
hearing will go over until next term.
Big Meadows postoffice has been es-
tablished, about nine miles northeast
of Cronin, in Stevens county. 1t will
be supplied by daily mail from Col
vile.
Robert Harvey and Harry Murphy,
recently convicted of assault on M. V.
DeWald, at Eugene, Ore, have been
sentenced to nine years each in the
Oregon penitentiary by Judge l.. T.
Harris.
The body of an unknown man was
found on the Northern Pacific track
near Whitefish, Mont, the other day
was taken to Whitefish. 1t had been
run over by a train. There is moth
ing by which it can be identified.
A half breed who claims to he a
Filipino landed at Burton a week ago
and has been terrorizing children and
women on the south end of Vashon
island until Friday, when he was run
out of Burton, after the vigilance
committee, ;" had a meeting.
A labOrer from the Milwaukee line
secured about $3.50 by raising checks
when he had but little money in the
bank. Most of his work was with
saloons. His game was made easier
by the fact that former checks issued
by him had been good.
Caught in the act of looting a farm
house near Helix, two young men who
refused to give their names. were
lodged in the county Jail at Pendle-
ton Wednesday night. 1t is thought
they may be the same persons who re-
Gently robbed the postoffice at Weston.
George Johnson. leverman on
dredge at Tacoma, has been bound
over to the superior court to stand
trial for manslaughter for negligence
in handling the machinery of the
dredge, resulting in the drowning Of
Jerry lsaacson, deckhand
Huston Abel, known in Mt. Vernon
as "Chink Abel, - was arrested by
Marshal Durham Wednesday, and was
incarcerated by Sheriff Hartman. Abel
is wanted at Mt. Vernon on a charge
of robbery. Four months ago he broke
into the barber shop owned by L. r.
Martin and took several razors and $50
in coin.
While attending a party at the
home of Rev. Mr.. Anderson, pastor of
the Swedish Baptist church of Badger,
near Bellingham, Tuesday night, Mrs
Christine AXlund of Lyden was strick-
en- with acute uremia and died in
stantly. She appeared to be feeling
well when she went to the party, and
the attack with its result was a shock
to the husband and friends.
Joseph Shaughnessy. against who
an indictment was returned by the
grand jury for the murder of A. A.
Wilcox, pleaded not guilty before
Circuit Judge Bradshaw. The case
will be tried during the present term
Of court. 1t was quarrel over a dog.
Shaughnessy fatally stabbed Wilcox at
the Barn saloon some weeks ago.
The Echo, Ore, laundry was entirely
destroyed by fire Wednesday evening.
The fire originated by the explosion
of gasoline tank used to supply gas
soline to an engine and the ironing
machines. D. B. Neal, with his
wife and four children, and his son-in-
law, with his wife and newly born
babe, barely escaped incarceration.
[ oss $1,000; no insurance.
Fire at Sunpyside early Friday
morning totally destroyed building
owned by Coffin Bros. and occupied by
the Big Store Co., with a stock of
general merchandise and vehicles, and
Quilted the Globe hotel. The Coffin
building was valued at $1,000 and was
insured for $4,000. The stock was
valued at $500 and had no insurance.
The damage to the hotel and furniture
is placed at $4,000. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
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