Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-02-19
THE NORTHWEST


San Francisco a few days ago that
Dutch" Pete Stroff had been arrest
ed there. Stroff is wanted in Portland
for the robbery of the o. r. & N. pas
senger train just outside of this CITY.
December II last. Two of the rob-
bers were caught and in their confess
sion named Stroff as leader of the
gang.
r. E. Williams. brother-in-law
of w. H. Corson. of Seattle. arrived
in Seward. Alaska. last Saturday in
the custody of two deputy United
States marshals. He is charged with
killing Frank Dunn, a roadhouse keep
err of Susitna Station, on January q.
Williams claims that he killed Dunn in
self defense. He is known well in
Seattle, being graduate of the state
university. and a member of the Sig
ma NJ fraternity.
Mr.. Hunting, one of the largest
prune and apple growers near Cheha-
lis, WASH. says the prune crop was
not hurt by the cold weather in Jan
uary. as far as he could ascertain.
He claims that the cold weather came
too early to damage the fruit crop, and
he looks for larger crop the coming
season than last.
Dick Mathewsa, young man work
ing at Phillip Brothers logging camps
near Montesano, was very badly iniur
ed few days ago. He was bucking
up, and while the donkey was pulling
a log one end of the log swung around
and knocked him over and then rolled
over him. He is not expected to
live.
According to Charles Golden of
Seattle. veteran prospector of the
west, a deposit of free-milling gold
ore five miles wide and eight miles
long which may become one of the
most important mines in the country,
has been discovered near Mayfield.
Lewis county. Local assayers have
analysed the rock and find that it runs
from so cents to $50 ton.
Directors and trustees of the in
solvent Scandal bank at Everett have
entered pleas of not guilty to the
charge of receiving and asserting to
the receipt of deposits, knowing that
the bank was insolvent. Demurrers
to the information will be argued on
Saturday.
Five cases of smallpox are reported
: at Camas. The Benson family, from
Oregon City. was first to contract the
disease. A. McKeener was placed in
quarantine, but refused to be restrain
ed. He was then taken to the county
pesthouse by an officer and it is fear
ed that many people have been ex-
posed.
The case of E. l.. Knight of Spo-
kane, who was arrested last Wednes-
day night in Portland on the charge
of obtaining money by false pretenses.
was dismissed Thursday. The trouble
arose as the result of a clerical mis-
take.
Judge H. w. Garfield of the super
Tor court of Whitman county has in
structed the jury commissioners to
draw panel Saturday for the fourth
grand jury called in Whitman county
since Washington was admitted to
statehood. The cause is not given
out.
The promoters of the new town site
of Benton, in Benton county, have
invested $500. 90 for the site and it is
said that the capital will be forth
coming to make a model town. The
North Coast machine shops will be
located on the site.
Whatcom county is to invest $500
in fine game birds. to be set free in
the uplands of Whatcom county. Part
of the game fund which is derived
from the sale of hunters licenses and
from fines. will be appropriated 1t
is probable that some new species of
birds will be introduced.
Jack Taber. well-known catleman
= of the Lewiston country, shot and kill
ed Daniel Rosan of Gilt Edge, while
they were driving together from Grass
Range to Gilt Edge. The two men
had been drinking and got into quar-
Z rel. Taber is under arrest.
Frank Hanska the brother of John
Hanska, who mysteriously disappeared
= from his homestead, near Winona, on
April % last year. believes that his
brother has been murdered. Hanska
received a $1,000 legacy few months
before his disappearance.