Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-01
THE NORTHWEST

lhlrty earthquakes, HOSI ol tnSh'
slight have been felt at Virginia City,
Mont, within the last week. 1t is
believed that a big, new geyser is
about to burst forth in Yellow stone
park.
Train 263, on the Bonners Ferry
local. cashed into extra freight near
Elmira Saturday with the result thas
Fireman Charles Mackey of the pas
senger train was instantly killed and
two passengers and two trainmen
were injured.
Frank Belknap of Cheney was
caught in the elevator at the Virginia
street dock in Seattle Thursday even
ing. The young man. who was 70
years of age, had only gone to Seattle
a few days previously and had just
commenced work on the dock.
An engine hauling a work train on
the Northern Pacific near Snake River
Junction Saturday night went over the
bank, severely injuring W. F. Simms,
engineer; A. Wiclen, fireman; o.
Ostermeyer, condcutor, and W. f.
Egan, brakeman, S. D. Monnell was
slightly injured.
}. w. Glenn committed suicide in
Seattle Saturday by hanging himself.
A couple of months ago he drank a
dose of carbollc acid with suicidal in
tent, but recovered. He was a son of
Michael w. Glenn, mayor of Wauke-
sha, Wis, and was 40 years of age.
He is believed to be insane.
The city of White Salmon had a
miraculous escape from being partially
wiped out of existance last week. A
transfer company was hauling four
horse load of dynamite from the sta
tion to the powder house in the out
skirts of the city. When the heavily
loaded wagon turned completely over
with no bad results.
/, stroyed by order of the veterinarians
working under the direction of Health
Commissioner }. E. Crichton of Seattle,
in order to stamp out an epidemic of
glanders now prevalent, says the
Times. About 35 horses are now
under quarantine and all have been
subjected to the mallein serum test.
The supreme court Saturay,, affirm
, ed the decision for the plaintiff in the
Spokane case of Gregorie Fazee and
wife, Indians, against J. J. Piper, an
action to recover possession of real
estate. The Indians claimed they had
simply leased the lands, but Piper in
sisted the Indians had decided him the
property.
]. R. Bradshaw of Colfax, who
disappeared in Spokane on November
27, has returned to Colfax and gives
the police department the laugh for
not having found trace of him. He
states that he took pleasure trip to
California, and says that he had no
idea he was creating such a furore.
2 He says he did not attempt to conceal
: his tracks. but left clear trail all
t along. He purchased an accident
ticket at the Northern Pacific depot,
and had it made out to j. r. Brad
shaw. He states that while in Med
ford, Ore, last Sunday he saw the
first account of his supposed "disap-
pearance.
: An attempt to secure the revoca-
tion of the teachers certificate grant
ed to Newton Pritchard of Vancouver
will be made before the state board
of education at meeting to be held
in Spokane Monday. The popularity
of the case is that Pritchard is charged
with maltreating his own son and with
unkindness to his wife, neither of
which alleged offenses was committed
in the school. Even if the charges
l are proven, it is a question whether
. there are sufficient grounds for the
2 pevocation of a teachers certificate
= and the subject will be referred to
Assistant Attorney General MacDon-
aid, who will attend the meeting of
the board.
One hundred and sixty Chinese
were taken into custody by the police
during sudden raid which was made
on gambling places in Chinese quarter
at SanFrancisco. Bluecoats. under di-
rection of the new chief of police,
! Jesse B. Cook, whose familiarity with
} the oriental quarter, gained during
several years as seargent in charge of
the Chinatown squad, gives him a
good idea as to where to look for IL
legal games of chance, swept down
on the quarter with a suddeness that
set the guards at naught and the pat
rol wagon spent busy night hauling
the prisoners to the city prisons,