Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-07-16

State Treasurer's Statement
During the quarter ending June
80, State Treasurer Lewis collected
$1.S12,112 and disbursed $1.419.6O1
according to statement just issued
by that officer. On hand in cash the
first of this month was $1,521,6S1. OF
which $5S0,000 was in the perma.
nent school fund.
Boy Dangerously Wounded
Claude Mays, young son of Grant
Mays, a Tukanon farmer, near Day
ton, is reported to he near death as
the result of a Fourth of July acct
dent Matches in his pockets be-
came igniteo and exploded several
large frecrackers, badly burning the
child.
Washer Shot
John Moynihan, a night watch
man at Seattle, forced his attentions
upon Mrs. Helen Johnson, wife of
Joseph Johnson, at the home of the
Johnsons, 1914 Dearborn street,
Wednesday afternoon and was shot
in the head by the woman, though
not dangerously wounded
Arrested for Old Murder
On the charge of numbering John
Murphy in 1884, Prosper Marion was
arrested at Stevenson Thursday and
is being held until the authorities of
Boiling Springs, Neb., where he is
wanted.
Held Prisoners by Mad Cow
Mrs. G. w. Bailey, wife of a ranch
er near Dayton, was, together with
her children, held in her home Thurs
day by cow which was driven mad
supposedly by the heat The COW
tore at the barbed wire fence near
the house until both eyes were torn
from their sockets. Mrs. Bailey and
her children were not released I'M
til Mr.. Bailey returned from town
and shot the COW. Mrs Bailey is
suffering from nervous breakdown
as the result of her experience.
Palouse Store Robbed
George Sinclair, a hardware deal
er at Palouse, has just discovered
that he has been robbed of about
$50 worth of revolvers, knives and
watches. He thinks the store was
broken into about a week ago.
Home Struck by Lightning
During a recent electric storm at
Meyers Falls, the home of Mrs. Flora
Kinsey was struck by lightning, and
after tearing the shingles off the
roof entered a closet and splintered
the woodwork.
Run Over by Train
The body of an unknown laborer
was found on the Northern Pacific
tracks, two miles west of Easton,
near Ellensburg, Thursday. The
man, while in an intoxicated condi-
ton, was run over by west-bound
train No. II.
Struck by N. p. Train
The mangled remains of l.. r. Le-
due, civil war veteran, were found
on the Northern Pacific tracks, near
North Yakima, by l.. r. Williams of
Sunnyside, Thursday. 1t is thought
that he met his death while intoxi-
Gated.
Must Pay For Hay
In the Okanogan case of M, Lau-
Der, against C. e. Johnson, the SUI
preme court at Olympia, Thursday,
affirmed judgmeL~ to the plaintiff to
recover 1922. The plaintiff sued for
S1129, the value of hay sold to John
son, which was burned before the
purchaser had taken it away.
Body Badly Mutilated
The body of George Teachy, an
Englishman, was found in a mutiliat-
ed condition on the o. R. & N. tracks
near Walla Walla Sunday. The man
had probably laid down on the track
to sleep and was run over. A bloody
necktie was found on the pilot of
the engine after they had run to the
roundnouse and after searching for
some time the body was discovered.
Hurt in Auto Ride
Mrs. George Munroe of New York
city was probably fatally injured
Saturday at Seattle as the result of
an auto accident. The big Seeing
Seattle" car upset, throwing six pas
sengers to the pavement.
Bad Fire at Olympia
Fire broke out in the National
Wood company's buildings at Olym-
pia Saturday and completely destroy
ed the structure and the storage
yards, as we'll as four residences and
a grocery store. The loss of the Ma
tional Wood company is said to be
a bOnf GO0O nm ooNaroI nth