The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
NORTHWEST NEWS

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Haupt of Cotton died Friday
from the effects of a terrible scald-
ing received a short time ago by turn
ing a tub of boiling water over it's
head and shoulders.
The grocery store Of Mason & Chap
man at Prosser was broken into Sat-
urday night by burglars and took a
quantity of goods. The money drawer
was not disturbed
A school census of North Yakima,
just completed, shows a total popula-
tom of school age of 1880, which is an
increase of SAL over the school popula-
ton of a year ago and a total increase
of 100 within the past four years. This
relates merely to the city school dis
trict. The growth outside has been
greater proportionately.
A Stranger, about SO or 40 years of
age, applied at the police station at
Aberdeen the Other night for place
to sleep, and when asked his name was
unable to give it. His mind seemed
to be a blank as to his past, and he
could give no account of himself.
Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Mack
itosh of Seattle has filed in the su-
periOr court information rharging
in the first degree against
Nick Pi.trich, Mike Alagich and John
Bozovich, the bandits captured after a
fight and chase to the top of the
Cascades. The men are said to have
shot and killed Marshal Harry E.
Miller of Kent on the night of April
10 last.
Roy w. Mickler Of Clarke county.
Wash, has started suit in the federal
court to compel the Oregon & Califor-
mia Railway company to sell its
granted land to actual settlers at $3.50
an acre, under the terms of the act of
congress of May 4, 1870 This is
test case, and if Minckler is success
full large number of similar suits
viii be begun.
Grin Washburn of Mount Vernon
lost his life by drowning Thursday
night while trying to tie a boom of
logs on Burroughs bay. Harry Curry.
one of the bosses, made a heroic eff
fort to save Washburn, and himself
came near perishing in what proved
to be vain attempt Washburn was
20 years old. His body has not been
recovered.
Bud Rose, son of ]. H. Rose of
North Yakima, and bookkeeper for the
Yakima Roslyn Coal company. met
with a serious accident while cleaning
his gun at Roslyn the other day. An
Old ramrod ne was using was pushed
into his groin and pierced the flesh
FOR SIX inches, causing an ugly wound.
The young man was brought to this
city. The doctors fear blood poisonine
and an operation probably will be per-
formed
The plant of the defunct Seattle
News purchased by R. F. Radabaugb
has been taken to Tacoma and stored
IN the Wallace block on A street. in
which Radabaugh proposes to house
his newest Tacoma daily, the Tacoma
Thomas Merrill was fatally iniurad
rloay morning at Lytle's logging
camp. He was struck on the head and
leg with a steel cable while q turn
of logs were being hoisted. He came
from California and had no relatives
here.
John Donlan committed suicide at
Grand Forks, B. c., a couple of davs
ago in a horrible manner He nlaced
a stick of dynimite next to his skin
at his chest and lighted the fuse. Tho
body was blown to pieces. He was
about 40 years of age.
Fire Sunday morning at Hope. Idaho
destroyed six residences, causing
loss of about $4,000 with little tn
The fire started in the res;-
1ence of Harry Morton from a defoo-
tive 1ue. and the residences of Mrs
Peshak, John Larson Mrs. Ri,,;nr.