Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-07-15
STATE NEWS.

ploy 80 hands.
Matte Leon, wi killed Leon Rich
ardson, Mercer Island, April &c, is
now in Jail at Seattle.
Those who have been in Palouse
county, State that the Big Bend crops
are in the lead this year.
The Hamilton Herald says that the
woods Whereabouts are becoming filled
with pure-blood canaries.
The house of Mrs. I. Barr, on
Grays river, was destroyed by fire;
loss, ! 200: no insurance.
Sixty-iour miles of railroad track
were laid in Washington during the
first six months of the year.
Colville boomers are rapidly gather
ing on the frontier, preparing to enter
the reservation rs soon as it is declared
open.
An unknown laborer fell asleep ly
the side of the railroad track, at Pasco,
and was struck by a freight train and
killed.
Platinum has been discovered in the
vicinity of Kettle Falls. The result of
the first assay will soon be made
known.
Attorney-Gencral Jones has decided
that the fish law of the State does not
forbid the dumping of sawmill refuse
into salt water.
DIR. J. X. Smith, of Vancouver. has
been appointed member of the
Board of Trustees of the Washington
School for Defective Youth.
by the explosion of toy cannon
the young sons OF j. t. Mcknight and
Captain Libby, of Fort Townsend,
were quite severely injured.
Judge Irwin, of Chehalis county,
holds that the treasurer of city of the
third class in this State is entitled to 2
per cent. on all monies paid in.
J. c. Webbae, a logger aged &c, was
drowned in Lewis river, near Wood.
land. lie was unmarried and his
nearest relatives are in Kansas.
There is complaint in Seattle that
property-owner in that city, who is
building some houses, has been buy
ing material for them from Tacoma
Mills.
Gold-bearing quartz in paying guam
titles has been discovered on quarter
section of land near the Chop river,
owned by Colonel A. +. Garretson, of
Tacoma.
Several horses afflicted with CHAMBERS
have been discovered in the vicinity of
Ri,zville. They have been isolated,
and it is hoped to prevent the spread
of the disease.
The sudden backing up of a freight
train near Sprague resulted in the
death of Chinese section hand, who
fell underneath the wheels and was
terribly mangled.
Crops in the vicinity of Tekoa are
reported by the Globe to he in excel
lent condition, notwithstanding the
extremely hot weather. The acreage,
too. is greater this year.
Reports from Steilacoom are to the
effect that ex Sheriff Bowles. of Walla
Walla county, is slowly but surely re-
gaining his mental stability, and full
aud complete recovery is looked for.
Crops in some portions OF Lincoln
county are looking exceedingly well,
while in other places they have
suffered unmistakably from this sud.
den change from cold to warm wealth
er.
Mrs. A. Haxen, of Coulee City, last
week horsewhipped one Billy Beeler,
who addressed her letter to which
she took exception. She threshed
him on the street and he left town the
next day.
The Great Northern in the rapid
construction of their road cannot
wait to put in a steel bridge at
Wenatchee, but will use the same
boat that the Northern Pacific used at
pasco. the steam ferryboat The
Billings.
Jimmy Brewer, a half-breed, was
found dead on SCOTS Creek, six miles
below Conconully, June 20, with big
knife wound in his abdomen. When
last seen he was drunk, and he had
undoubtedly been murdered by In
dians in fight.
Sheriff Secrist and family, OF Van
couver, are having a serious siege with
the diptheria. On Sunday last they
buried their youngest child, Seth, who
was 3 years and 6 months old, the pet
of the family. Three other children
are seriously ill.
+. J. Northcutt, the king of the Pa
louise wheat growers, says he is pre-
pairing 10 take TO the Worlds Fair for
exhibition, a carload Of his great va
riety OF wheat which took the premium
at the Spokane exposition for the
largest yield from one acre. The yield
was l0l bushels to the acre.
Through the efforts OF r. J. Ander.
son & Son. who represent William 7.
Coleman, OF San Francisco, q new
opera house is likely to be built at
New Whatcom. Architects are at
work upon plans for brick and stone
building TO be erected at the coroner
Of Magnolia and Canoe streets, at a
cost OF about $50 900.
An Indian woman was drowned in
the upper Columbia near Northport,
Stevens county. the other day. The
News, OF that place, learns that the
unusual excitement among the Indi-
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body of the drowned woman are due
10 the fact that she had 7S silver dol
lars tied up in her clothes.
Meager information comes from
Wenaichee Of the robbery of the stage