Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-06-03
STATE NEWS

The Mayor of Tacoma has ap-
pointed Lincoln Davis Chief Of Police.
Mr.. Davis is young man scarcely 81
years of age, who worked up from an
humble beginning.
The body OF Joseph Campbell, who
was drowned in the Toutle several
weeks ago, rose to the surface and was
recovered, one day last week, about 10
miles below where the capsized boat
was found.
An artesian we'll on the Mckee
farm, at North Yakima, began spout
ing one day last week, the flow being
estimated at 10000 gallons per diem,
from a II inch pipe. This well is
merely experimental, being known as
the whirligig," but it will be en-
larged to six or eight inches. 1t is
now down 500 feet.
John w. White, q carpenter, was
arrested in a saloon in Seattle and
locked up in Jail, charged with drunk
enness. At o'clock it was discovered
that he was sick, and not drunk, and
was removed to Grace Hospital, where
he died at ii o'clock. 1t is thought
that he was poisoned, and the case
will be Investigated by the coroner.
The Everett Clothing Company has
dissolved partnership and its novel
mode Of dissolution is creating quite a
stir in mercantile circles. John A.
Brue and S. A. Hartman were the
proprietors. Trouble arose between
them and Brue took the response
bility of the firm by moving the stock
to other quarters and claiming posses
sion. Lawyers have been employed
and suit has been begun.
The Fairfield Progress makes the
following apology for coming out be.
hind time: "The editor of this paper
has been acting as superintendent of
streets, chief promoter OF water works,
superintendent of sidewalk construc-
ton, head architect of the new Pro.
gress building, umpire of baseball
games, assistant leader OF the silver
cOrnet band, and consequently the
paper is late this week."
While John Aitken, of Fairhaven,
was going through the woods on his
way home he met bear and two
cubs. The old bear came into the
road behind him and followed him.
He had a pig in a sack on his back !;
he dropped the pig and ran for home,
took gun and went back and found
the bear, but not the pig. He shot
the bear twice, but she went into the
woods and twas 80 dark he could not
follow her, and so lost both bear and
pig.
Frank Burnett, formerly wharfnger
of Yesler's wharf, Seattle, was found
dead under the Grant street bridge
about 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.
His body lay between two logs in a
half reclining position and near the
southern end of the bridge. There
were no marks of violence on the
body, and it is believed that Burnett
died from excessive drink, together
with n chronic disease which was
greatly aggravated by the use Of
liquor.
J. J. Hambright, of Seattle, has a
residence on Renton hill. A short
time since he began to bore an arte-
sian we'll. The diameter of the we'll
was three inches. At depth Of
seventy feet the drill struck notified
granite. A short distance further on
the drill suddenly struck hollow
place and plunged down distance of
four feet. Then the drill was with
drawn and the water gushed over the
top and has been flowing steadily for
over two weeks.
The identity of woman SO years
old, who has lived in Spokane for nine
years, making rugs for living, has
just been discovered. She is the
widow of Joseph Worth, nephew OF q
renowned general in the Mexican war;
During the later years of General
Worth's life she was his companion
and loved daughter. Her husband died
thirty-three years ago, and she lost her
fortune in San Francisco bank failure
few years later, and for thirty years
has kept her identity secret.
The Washington Pioneers will hold
their annual reunion at Vancouver
June 7. Among the entertainments
awaiting the pioneers this year is an
excursion up the Columbia to the Cas-
cades, for which one OF the largest
steamers on that river has been char
tered. The Fourteenth Infantry band
has been engaged to enliven
the excursion with music. In
addition to this there will also be
visits to the military station, to straw
berry patches, creameries and fruit
orchards, where the guests are invited
to sample the products of Clarke
county.
Captain Carl Oburg, a pioneer settler
of the Port Crescent neighborhood, is a
queer citizen. He has been in poor
health for years past, and has been
given up to die several times. On one
occasion his condition was 80 hopeless
that his neighbors had actually riven
out the boards for his coffin, and had
arranged to dig his grave, when he
rallied, and in few days was engaged
in mailing the boards for his coffin into
partition into his barn. He has
since made his own coffin, has stakod
out his own grave and holds himself
in constant readiness. His coffin is
rather remarkable affair, containing,
among other devices, large compart-
ment for tobacco and big meerschaum
pipe, an AK, peevy and brush hook,
sack of flour, side of bacon and a
bag of beans. He evidently means to
pioneer it in the other world, and file
on the best claim still vacant in the
heavenly domain.
A l7-year old boy who gave the
name of William Benson and claimed
to have come from Denver, via Port
land, arrived at Seattle lately and the
following afternoon succeeded in
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