Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-09-18
THE NORTHWEST

cial election to vote on the proposition
to incorporate the town.
The officers of Nez Perez county,
Idaho, have captured r. Reynolds,
said to be the oldest and most persist
ent bootlegger on the Nez Perez reser-
walton. Reynolds has been held to
/ the federal court under 500 bonds.
/ Because he could not stand the Ion
illness of ranch life, James Quinn, %
years old, few days ago committed
suicide in a peculiar manner in his
shanty a few miles south of kam-
loops, b. c. He drank bottle of
ink and then swallowed camphor.
The salmon canneries and ice plant
of l. II. Taffe at Cello were totally
destroyed Friday by fire. The fire is
believed to have caught from the
sparks of passing train. The loss
is probably over $50, 600 and no insur-
ance,
r. w. Green, a tea merchant,
backed up by DR.. j. B. Badly and
others, is trying to wipe out the or
dinance compelling school children to
be vaccinated and is determined they
shall attend school. The law COM
polling vaccination is a city ordinance
only. Green's attorneys declare it is
unconstitutional.
Under circumstances which almost
seem to indicate deliberate suicide, A.
Nelson, laborer, of whom little is
known, was killed by the locomotive
of a special train on the Kalama
branch of the Northern Pacific railway
near Vancouver. The circumstances
were almost identical with those of
the death of Greek laborer in about
the same location few days ago.
"Kid" Royal, one of the most no.
torious horsethieves in Montana, has
been captured in Belgrade, after he
had escaped from three sheriffs and
led the officers a merry chase all over
the state. He denied his identity
when caught, but the officers are we'll
acquainted with him and believe they
nave made no mistake.
The highest price paid for any ship
ment of Montana cattle this season
was given for shipment of steers
sent to Chicago by j. D. Waite of
LewistOwn, and which went on the
market few days ago. The steers
weighed 1471 pounds and brought.
$3.50, or $685. per head. The highest
price previously paid was $6.40.
George Selby, rancher, who lived
alone three miles from The Dalles,
Oregon, burned to death in his cabin
Friday morning. Selby had exhibited
evidence of insanity recently and it is
the belief of neighbors that his de-
struction was suicide. Selby was
about 81 years old. He came from
Virginia about four years ago.
Assistant Chief Inspector Harris,
of the United States Forestry Service,
is i'll at the Windsor hotel, at Chesaw
as result of exposure during the cold
storms in the mountains last week.
Mr.. Harris is inspecting lands in the
Colville forest reserve, which have
been applied for. While out on one
of his expeditions ne was overtaken by
a severe storm of hail, sleet and rain
on the summit between Bonaparte and
Aeneas creek.
The biggest shark ever reported in
sound waters was seen by about forty
members of the Mountain Climbing
club at Spring Beach near Tacoma, a
few days ago. John S. Lomasney of
the United States weather bureau. and
others, who closely observed the fish.
say it was between thirty and forty
feet long. The shark swan near the
surface, with its high dorsal fin pro-
truding from the water. The fish
seemed to be preying on salmon, herr
ing and candle fish.
A man whose name is supposed to
be johnson committed suicide in the
alley in the rear of the Missoula Mer-
camille company's Office at Missoula
by cutting his throat. The man had
been about the city for several DAYS
and had stated that he was in the en-
ploy of McDougall Bros, contractors.
He Walked into the ALLEY, covered his
head with his coat and hacked at his
neck with a dull knife. He severed
the juglar vein and was dead when
found.
After coming $43O, 600 in 500 gold
pieces of the latest design. the San
Francisco mint, acting under orders of