The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
NORTHWEST NEWS

While attempting to blow up
mouse's nest with powder, Frank
Spallinger, aged IA, of Dayton, was ter
ribly injured, one eye being practically
ruined.
George S. Klontz, aged % years, shot
his wife, aged II, while they were
walking on the street in Tacoma, Tues
day, ard then fired a shot Into his own
mouth. the couple had quarrelei fire.
quently, and Klontz had been arrested
at one time for assaulting her. The
woman is likely to die, but the man is
said to be in a fair way to recovery.
Monday afternoon, during high
wind storm. the farm residence of Bert
j. Anderson, near Sprague, was total
ly destroyed by fire. Mrs. Anderson
barely being able to rescue her children.
There was no insurance.
The Endicott Index has been sold by
G. w Hancock to \. d. Hill, who will
take charge next week.
The Spokane & Inland is surveying
for an electric line to reach the top of
Steptoe Butte. a distance of about four
miles from the town of Steptoe.
Harry McCue. an aged seer and
prophet of Lake Whatcom predicts
that there will be an earthquake in
Utah within eight to II days that will
submerge that state. He also says the
reason the weather Is continuing so
cold il: this vicinity is because Of the
wickedness OF the people. There is
little chance of warmer weather until
June, he says. He also predicts an un-
usually dry summer.
A. Montenegrin believed to be the
fourth member of the gang responsible
for the death of Marshal Miller AT
Kent recently. was arrested at Gle
Elum Sunday. He will be taken to
Kent today for identification. The man
gave his name as Anton COrcarious,
but his description is said to answer
that of Bosovich. one of the gang. He
was found in box car and was armed.
The headquarters of the Metal
Trades association of the Northwest
has been removed from Portland to
Everett by action Of a meeting held III
Portland. Senator r. B. Sumner and
II. 3. Gibson of Everett, have been
elected president and secretary re-
spectively. The association includes
boiler works. iron works and allied in
dustries.
Sheep shearing has commenced IN
the vicinity of Ellensburg and VIII last
during the month of May. Between
40 600 and 5O.O0O sheep will be sheared
IN this county this season. The Will is
in this county this season. The WOOL l.
become one of the great resources or
Kittitas county.
The dry kilns of the Lundgren
Shingle Mill company at Everett were
totally DESTROYED by fire. Monday morn
ING In the kilns were stored 2,5OO,o0o
shingles valued at $1.75 thousand
and only partially covered by Insurance.
The flames We're famed by a strong
northwest gale. which made it inpos-
sible to save the property. though the
dremen succeeded in keeping the fire
from spreading.
Chris Martin and King Smith. two
miners employed in the Old lronsloes
mine at Phoenix, B. c., were killed
Sunday afternoon. They were at Work
in the mine and had evidently fallen
down shaft a distance of 25 feet. but
how the accident occurred IS not
known.
Frank Pindell, charged with catllo
stealing. has been sentenced i'll the
district court at Lewiston, Idaho, TO
serve three years in the state prison
Helena. (Mont) grocers have decided
to cur down all credits TO the o0-day