Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-08-19
STATE NEWS.

city a population of 49,761.
The new Seattle directory will show
a population OF between $4,000 and
10000 inhabitants.
One hundred and forty.eight tax
suits were dismissed by Judge Beverly,
at Tacoma, in two days.
The number of school children in
SnohOmish county has increased "a
per cent. in the past year. There are
now 3,57S.
The Windsor Hotel at Washington
burned recently; loss, $1,000. A Seat.
tie travelling man named Page had a
narrow esca pc.
Saturday night, at Tacoma,
jewelers. shop was robbed of $1,000
worth of watches and jewelry. The
thieves are not known.
The contract for building the college
hall OF the State Agricultural College,
at Pullman, has been let to S. Gamer
on, of Spokane, for $4,SOO.
Skagit County will build a bridge
across the Skagit River at Mount
Vernon, at a cost of $27 800, the
structure to be compile ted in six
months.
One manufacturing plant at Puy-
alp, Wash,, has this year made and
sold $4,000 worth of tree sprayers, all
OF them having found sale in Oregon
and Washington.
At La Connor fag-pole has just
been erected which is $50 feet high
and only III inches in diameter in.
side the bark at the butt. It is fir
and as straight as an arrow.
As Mr.. William Tenny was sailing
ON the Bay near Snakalum, Island
county, salmon trout IA inches long,
jumped from the water, missed its
bearings and landed in his boat.
The Ohio Rubber Company, of Ta.
coma, has bought Barnaby saw and
shingle mill plant at Centralia. It
was sold at sheriff's sale for $3.50.
1t cost originally about $4,000.
The stage from Wenatche to: Icicle,
Frank Trainer, driver, was stopped by
a road agent the other day, who ap-
propriated all the money the driver
had. There were no passengers in the
coach.
While lining the steamer City of
Ellensburgh over the Methow rap.
ids the other day, the rope broke and
the steamer struck rock, damaging
some of her timbers. She was res
paired at Wenatchee.
Two men, near Walla Walla, had an
exciting adventure with cinnamon
bear last week. Their guns failed
them for several minutes, and it was
not until the animal was within 10
feet OF them that they managed to dis
pose of him with lucky shot.
A little boy was drowned in Four.
Mile Greek, Whitman County, Thurs
day. The child was three years old,
and his mother, washing clothes on
the bank Of the stream, never noticed
his disappearance till she turned and
found the dead body floating in the
floating in the water within 10 feet OF
her.
The Colfax Opera House had mar.
row escape from destruction by fire on
Thursday night. A kerosine lamp
ignited the laths of the gallery ceiling.
and in a few moments several feet Of
woodwork were blazing. Fortunately
several young men were near the
premises, and thanks to their prompt
action. disaster was averted.
A Spokane and Palouse train a few
days ago, killed fine mare. The ami
NAL was being driven in front of hay
rake beside the railway, when she be-
came frightened at the approach OF q
train and backed right into the loco
motive. The rake was smashed to
pieces and the driver only saved his
life by jumping off down the incline
in the nick of time.
Deputy Sheriff Arthur, of Wenat-
chee, made trip up the Wenatchee
last week. He found II saloons in