Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
WHOLE NUMBER l,722.

mysterious clrcum stances IN thlH stat u
during the past few weeks IL incrcdi
bly, large. The latest absentee il Johr
keefe, well.known Everett furniiuf,
dealer. He left that city for Tacoms
to purchase stock Of goods during
the early part Of last week aud has not
since been heard from. This l. the
man whom it is now thought il In the
insane asylum at Salem.
A. N. Hamilton, formerly editor oI
the old Portland News, tells che seat
tie Telegraph that about 10 miners
will remain in camp on the Hwauk
during the winter. That district has
not only been seli.supporting this
year, but it has aided materially In
lifting the farmers OF Kittitas valley
out OF debt. A ready market was
found there for their farm products
and the gold taken from the swauk
placers was the ready medium OF es.
change.
Over 20 years ago Dan Drumheilef,
of Spokane, loaned man IN British
Columbia 1900 st 3 per cent. per
month interest. the common rate in
Those days. Time went on aud be
thought no more about IL. until to
Gently his attention was called to IL.
and upon investigation ho discovered
that, instead Of being outlawcd. the
note, with accrued interest. amount.
ing to over $l2,O0D. was a. good ~
ever, as there is no ouilswing In the
dominion.
During tht month OF November the
Olympia Land Office took In s6,5T6 Nj
from the following sources: Twenty
cash entries, 2.037.90 acres. s6,ll4G0.
one coal filing, 50; IL original home.
stead entries, 2,1ks acres, fees aud
commissions, s2sl.36; three FINAL
homestead entries, 4s0 acres. $50 In
fees and commissions; 10 timber
claim entries, fees and commissions.
$50; fees and commissions from fcduc.
ing testimony TO writing, s23.S5; one
State land selection for public build.
ings at the STATE capital. 2.5T0sa
acres, fees and commissions, $3i.
Fruit canning and drying works
are likely to be established at Water.
vile, during the coming season.
Hundreds Of tons Of fruits 10 10 waste
every year in the Columbia and
Wenatchee valleys for want OF iacili.
ties 10 take care Of IL. The compile
ton Of the Great Northern railroad
into that section will provide means
Of shipment and materially decreass
the annual loss; nevertheless 80 vas,
is the quantity raised that IL will be
impossible for the iruit-growers "a
pack and transport their entire crops.
Hence the necessity of cannery.
The citizens Of Stevens county will
petition the legislature for some
remedy for the present custom ol
Wholesale destruction Of deer during
the open hunting season. Steven,
county has afforded one Of the besI
hunting grounds in the State, and i'm
mediately upon the opening Of Oh,
season, on the 1st Of December, host,
of hunters flock to the mountains and
the result is that about . carload O
venison each day is shipped 10 varioul
lparts of the State. In consequence o
this leak in the statues game 10 grow
ling to be very scarce where two year
ago Stevens county was An ample fiel,
for the sportsman.
F.. w. Knight, prominent attorne.
of Spokane, while in company will
another woman in . Pullman car wa
met by Mrs. knight. Hastily recov
ering his wits, knight introduced hi
companion as Cousin Hattie" whom
they had been expecting from Bait
more. Upon arriving at Spokan
Mrs. knight insisted upon "Cousi
Hattie" getting into the carriage an
accompanying her home. knight wa
in a quandry, but finally decided 3
keep up the deception q few day,
Unfortunately, however, the origins
cousin Hattie" arrived from the Eas
the next day, hence Mr.. knight
hasty departure. Mrs. knight wi
sue for divorce.
Early in the summertime Home
johnson, of Colfax, was herding shec
in the Colville country, and coming
q range where feed was plentiful. h
resolved to make . halt for sewers
days. He killed lamb and dug
hole in the ground to barbecue i
This operation performed he conclut
ed to make use of the little trench "a
> general cooking purposes. On th
morning after the barbecue Homer r,
turned to the spot and his attention
was suddenly attracted to the peculis
t character of some rock he had turne
: up in digging the trench. Thi
, proved to be gold-bearing ore Of big
grade. Since then considerable sati,
\ factory development work has bee
l done on the discovery.
l Martin Ware, who has been q res
dent of Blaine for the past one an
one-half years, committed suicide b
shooting himself through the hear
with q target rifle. Ware was in tn
I feed and grain business, and. it is sur
. posed, was in financial straits. On tn
t night when he killed himself he los
| about $40 at cards. He was found tn
next morning lying dead ON the foo
, of his store. He had unbuttoned hi
coat and vest and shot himself througl
, the heart. A slight wound was foun,
, on his head, probably caused by
: bullet. His hands still grasped Tn