Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-04
WHOLE NUMBER 1887.

insanity ana naDltual OrunKennesS
have come before the Probate Court
of the county, of which 247 cases have |
been before Judge Wickersham in the |
last four years. In the year 1883,
there have been before this court q
cases of insanity, 2 habitual drunken
ness, 6 adoptions and 48 estates to set |
tie up; total of SO cases. There
were also BAT marriage certificates
fled
The body of J. H. Norcus, one of the
victims of the Left Erickson disaster,
was discovered on the 9th ult., near
Vashon, four miles from the scene of
the accident, by Peter Robbins. 1t
was washed ashore on the beach, with
eight life-preservers, two mattresses
and woman's bonnet. Robbins tied
the body to log and went to Seattle
and took back the Coroner, with the
steamer Success, which conveyed the
body to Seattle. Norcus came to Sc
attle in 1887 from Winnipeg, and was
aged about 40 years.
An accident occurred at Puyallup on
Friday morning of last week by which
one man was killed and another so
badly hurt that he cannot lives They
were engaged in clearing land and
were warming giant powder by the
stove in their cabin, on the outskirts
of town. The powder exploded with
the above result, and the cabin was to-
tally wrecked. The name of the man
killed was James Blagg, from Fort
Scott, Kansas, and the other was Le-
roy Cow, from eastern Colorado, both
strangers, who had been in the neigh
borhood but a little while.
In drilling holes for blasting the rock
on Ma!lon street grade several OF the
drills suddenly dropped through the
holes. The curiosity that was aroused
was not satisfied until later in the day
when blast disclosed a large cave in
the center of the mound Of rock. The
cave is circular in form, bout twenty
five feet in diameter and has an arched
roof about ten feet high in the CEN
ter. The surface of the interior of the
cave is dull rusty color and has the
appearance of having been full of wa
ter at some past age. 1t il queer
freak of nature and is quite curiosi-
ty to the people in that vicinity.-Spo-
kane Falls Reriw.
Mr.. Samuel r. Frazier, well known
in newspaper circles of Washington
Territory as general correspondent Of
the Portland Oregonidn, will sever his
connection with that paper New Years
day, and soon thereafter will establish
a Sunday journal in Seattle. He has
not yet selected name, but has
planned the policy and purposes Of his
new venture. It will be devoted TO
special features OF particular interest
to Seattle and Washington, and win
include the literary features that make
Sunday papers readable. Mr.. Fra
zier is well equipped for newspaper
work. He has energy, perception, ex-
tensive knowledge Of the field, and the
disposition to be fair toward every
body. 1t is safe to say in advance
that the new publication will be in
every way clean. Mr.. Frazier has
the elements Of success, and merits it. |
The Gray's Harbor Mill Co. are pre-
pairing yard near their Cosmopolis
mill for the purpose of constructing q |
stern-wheel steamer to ply on the Che
halls, and to carry passengers and
freight, and to do the towing business
of the company. As soon as the mill |
starts up the timber for the new
steamer will be gotten out, and work |
will begin as soon as practicable. The
steamer will be Of large dimensions.
being 100 feet long, % feet wide, with
hold 6 feet in depth. The engines
will be 12x54. The boilers will be at
least hall larger than usual, that
slab-wood may be used instead of cord
wood. About 165 pounds Of steam will
be the average carried in running the
steamer. 1t is the purpose Of the
company to fit up the steamer with
a special view to the comfort and con-
venience of the passengers. 1t is the
intention to put number OF state
rooms in and give the travelling public
the advantages enjoyed on large
steamers.
Al