Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-12-04

w. H. Kenworthy, and secured 1925
in cash and several valuable papers
Olympia is to have new Y.M.C.
A. building. A nine days campaign
to raise fund of $l5, 600 ended Tues
day night with the money all pledged.
A number of horses have been
affected by a strange disease near
Wilson creek recently and many
have died. The nature of the disease
is mystery.
W. Vaughn Tanner, of Seattle has
been appointed assistant attorney gen
eral by Attorney General Atkinson, to
succeed l. B. Knickerbocker, recently
resigned.
A rabbit roundup was held in the
vicinity of Sunnyside Thanksgiving
day in which about $50 rabbits were
killed. The pests do large amount
of damage to fruit trees each year.
]. A. Finch, an attorney of Port
land. agaist whom disbarment pro-
ceedings were brought by the State
Bar association, was suspended for
one year by the supreme court.
The body of an unidentified man.
whose head had been crushed by a
train, causing death, was found on
the Spokane, Portland and Seattle
track. Is miles west of Stevenson.
Wednesday morning Murder is pos
sible, but not probable.
H T Shoemaker, who stabbed
Walter Driskill at Troy, Idaho. a
short time ago, resulting in the death
of Driskiil, has been bound over to
the district court at Moscow on the
charge of murder in the first degree,
without bail.
Last Wednesday night Fred Mail
loux, North Yakima grocer, placed
1915 in checks, paper money and gold
stove with waste paper. He was able
to recover the gold and portion of
the paper. His loss will amount to
about $35.
AT North Yakima early Sunday
morning George Alexander a mer-
chant was held up by highwaymen
and when he resisted was shot in
the head. 1t is thought he may re-
cover. This is the sixth holdup there
recently and the public is becoming
aroused.
Two thousand Hindus in British
Columbia whom the dominion govern
ment wished to transport to British
Honduras lest they should become
public charges in Vancouver and New
Westminster, have declined to
move. The government is now in
quandary over the matter.
Conard Runke. who gave many
aliases, was arrested by the Billings,
Mont. police, as a deserter from the
Fifth United States field artillery.
station at New York. He deserted
last July and came directly to Bill
ings. He was taken to Fort Mckenzie,
near Sheridan, Wyo.
No less than AT duly qualified
citizens are seriously considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of running for the office
of alderman at the municipal election
to be held in New Westminster. B.
C. on December, IA, this number hav-
ing Professionally promised to stand
for election. There are only seven
aldermanic seats to fill.
Lamps at the Hotel Echo, at Echo,
Ore. were filled with gasoline the
other night by mistake. The first one
lighted exploded. Prompt action in
smorhering the, flames averted des-
truction of the hosterly.
Officials of the Oregon Electric
have written to the Oregon railroad
commission to learn what action must
be taken to compel farmers along the
right of way to keep private gates
closed that lead across the track. 1t
was by such negligence that the dis
astrous wreck on the Southern Pacific
near Cottage Grove was caused.
Frank C. Morse, now secretary OF
the state commission at Olympia. has
been notified that he will be appointed
assistant state commissioner of public
lands upon the completion of his WORK
on the biennial report of the tax com
mission. The salary of his new offic,
is $500 year. Mr.. Morse was as
sistant postmaster of Tacoma befor
joining the tax commission.
The jury in the suit of Carolin
Sterne against the Northern Pacifj
railway for S25, 900 damages at Mis-