Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-06-20
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

property and passed a resolution
guaranteeing the $1,000 a year for
maintenance.
A fire last week at North Yakima
swept the restricted district, infict-
ing a loss of $4,000. George Weeks
livery barn, with IA head of horses,
was destroyed. The city authorities
will not permit The rebuilding of the
district for immoral purposes, The
origin of the fire is unknown.
The first annual convention of the
Presidential Postmasters' Association
Of Washington will be held at Spo-
kane August 5 and 6. 1t is probable
that First Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral c. p. Grandfeld will be sent to
Washington and Oregon to attend the
convention.
j. w. Dickie & Son, incorporated,
the big shipbuilding firm of Ray
mond, have gone into the hands of a
receiver. A. c. Little. mayor of Ray
mond, was appointed by Judge Rice
in that capacity last week, filing his
bond for $4,000. In addition to the
shipyard, the company operates it's
own sawmill and logging camp.
Guy c. Stratton, secretary-treasur-
Ell of the Acme single mill, convicted
Of manslaughter by jury after trial
on a charge of running over with an
automobile and killing 7-year-old
/ Henrietta Johnson, Of Ballard, was
/ last week sentenced by Judge Frater
to serve an indeterminate term of
from one to 20 years in the state
penltentiary and to pay fine of
$500.
While playing about the house
last week at Spokane, a 3-year-old
son of Mrs. Campbell found loaded
revolver, and, pointing it at his moth
er, pulled the trigger playfully. The
weapon was discharged and the ball
/ lodged in Mrs Campbell's leg. Mrs.
/ Campbell three weeks ago became the
mother Of twins, and the accident has
worked a severe shock on her nerves,
The priest of The Polish church, at
Aberdeen, has brought suit against
Count" zelasko, a prominent Rus
sian business man, for $3.50 he sub
scfibad toward the support of the
2olish c. hole Church. Mr.. Zelasko
.absnr.5ed his amount before the
financial panic and has since tried to
/ compromise on a smaller sum, but
was refused.
The Knights Of Pythias have de-
ei3ed TO BUILD a new hotel and lodge
building on the site of the property
| owned by the lodge in Elma The
'o5s Of the building will be, with its
furnishings, over 100000. The money
las been subscribed for the building
and was raised within the lodge, none
bat members being permitted to take
stock in it.
J. c. Gill, a farmer, while digging
q wen on his ranch near Garfield,
last week, found The tooth of an ami
al, which somewhat resembles the
Goth Of a horse. 1t was more than
IN inch in length and when brought
o th' surface and exposed to the air
and san cracked open. 1t is sup
posed to be the tooth of a prehis-
toric animal
The Supreme court affirmed the de-
cision of the superior court awarding
Anderson Suen, colored, of Tacoma,
$1,000. Swell is not in a position to
enjoy his wealth, having died before
he case was taken up by the supreme
court. Just who will get The $4,000
IS not known. Suell was employed as
n street-sweeper by the city and was
run down by an automobile driven
by Charles II. Jones, receiving inter-
nal injuries that are said to have
caused his death.
Last September man, then living
in Satsop, shipped his household
effects from there to Portland, by
freight, over the Northern Pacific
/ iit 1oohS Hob al lIFiIS Oh Time tneY
we're hunted for, and not being found
were supposed lost. Last week when
he local freight arrived in Monte
sano one of the cars contained the
furniture, which, after travelling
around for over eight months, finally
turned up within six miles of it's
starting point.
A crew of Spokane & Inland en-
gineers are again at work running a
survey down the Little Potlatch
Creek, apparently seeking an easy
grade into Lewiston from the Palouse
country. over a year ago, when
seeking a route into the Lewiston
valley, the Inland ran a line down the
, Little Potlatch and the object OF the
present work is understood to be to
secure more complete data. The