Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

Lewis Herman, a large clothing deal
er, has failed at Ellensburgh.
Whatcom has expended 500, 900 in
street improvements alone since July
last.
A. A. Cushman has been appointed
postmaster at Woodinville, in King
county.
Contracts have been let for the con-
struction of an electric road from Sc
attic to Ballard on Salmon bay.
The freight shipments of Kelso for
February, 1880, show an increase of q
times over those of February, 1889.
Over 200 laborers, mostly Italians
have arrived at Port Townsend from
San Francisco to work on the railroad.
John Sullivan, q small Tacoma
hoodlum, threw stone, the other
day, through the hearse of passing
funeral.
B. Shelton has picked up about
100 pounds of iron ore from outcrop
pings near Shelton and will have it
analysed.
Borland" is the name of a new
postofiice recently established in Kit
titas county, with John l.. Bedell as
postmaster.
Mr.. Garland, wheelright at the Ben
nett sawmill, Whatcom, had two fing-
ers cut Off in the machinery OF the
mill recently.
The grocery house of Hobby Bros,
at Ellensburg, was closed Tuesday by
its creditors. Liabilities are placed
at ~ 500 and assets $4,000.
II. C. Davis, OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad, representing the American
Steel Barge Co., is ON the Sound look
ing for a site for ship yard.
Farmers in Eastern Washington re-
port that the fall-sown grain since the
departure of the snow is out of the
ground from one to two inches.
tn Bank of Sidney opened its doors
Wednesday morning, April 2, at Sid
ney, Kitsap county, The capital stock
of $25, 600 has all been subscribed.
Frank Young, a customs officer,
fell through a wharf at Port Town
send, Sunday night, and sustained in
juries that it is thought will be fatal.
Handy Stewart. q member of the
G. A. R., was found lying in Centralia
on March rs, with his skull fractured
and other wounds. 1t is supposed to
be a case of robbery.
]. P. Russell, q workingman in the
Western Mill at Lake Union, King
county, was found dead in a saloon,
Tuesday morning. He died from a
hemorrhage of the lungs.
1t is said that a $500 900 hotel to be
called The Palace" is to be erected
at Tacoma on a site overlooking the
bay. The Northern Pacific Railroad
is interested in Its erection.
A shooting ARRAY at Saux, between
James w. Carnefix and George Pierce,
occurred Tuesday over claim. No
one was injured. Carnefix was tried
last December for shooting at Pierce
and acquitted.
Chehalis, Lewis county, elected
Monday the following municipal tick
ct: Mayor, J. I. Newland, and Coun-
cilmen, J. l.. Long, ]. A. Welty, T. L.
Devereese, Geo.. Gregg, John Devereese,
]. Y. Coffman and I. L. Holloway.
Deputy United States Marshal Del
anty on the 3Oth, seized the schooner
Venture, formerly of Seattle. The
schooner is less than thirty tons regis
ter and recently cleared for Nanaimo
for q cargo of coal, which is prohibited
by law. The government labeled the
Venture, and the trial will he heard at
Olympia April II.
The will of Andrew A. Holt, the
smuggler shot at Salmon Bay, Thurs
day, March 18th, by Special Inspector
OF Customs J. H. Cohlentz, was filed
for probate at Port Madison, Kitsap
county, Tuesday afternoon, in Probate
Judge Bucklin's court. Hollis prop
erty is said to be valued at $4,000.
The will gives 10000 for the widow,
$4,000 for the daughter and 5000
apiece for Hollis brother and sister.
In addition to her share the widow
will receive 5000 life insurance. The
smuggler took the precaution years
ago to insure his life for that amount.
The policy is drawn in favor of his
wife, and from receipts found in Hollis
effects, all the payments to the date
OF his death were made.
Last Friday word was 'phoned to
Shelton from Kamilchie that a crazy
man was at large in the woods near
Callow brothers logging camp, and
Sheriff Duckworth secured warrant
and went over. Arriving at the camp
he could learn nothing definite as to