Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-07-08
STATE NEWS.

John ID. Wrighter, a respondent
farmer, committed suicide near Port
Ludlow, few days ago.
The North Aberdeen bridge across
the Wishkah river is closed, pending
repairs aud improvements to be made
in and about the caps Of the main
tower, on which the great hog chains
rest. The extreme weight had mashed
down the timber caps, rendering it
almost impossible to open the bridge
and there was danger of great dam
age.
The newspapers of the State are
wasting a great deal of space over the
adoption of State flower. 1t may be
matter of much Importance, but no
matter what flower may by adopted,
says the Everett Times, it will neither
build cities nor aid in the development
of the resources of the State. The
discussion is growing somewhat tire
some.
Thomas Maloney, of Port Angeles,
who was Delegate to the National
Democratic Convention, is still in the
East, purchasing machinery for a
shfngle mill. He will also purchase
locomotive and rolling stock for
tramway to reach into the cedar belt
back of the city. He represents a
stock company of small shareholders
residing at Port Angeles.
A Walla Walla physician on Mon
day discovered u well-developed case Of
varioloid in a house of prostitution in
that city. The doctor at once notified
the city authorities, who Immediately
placed a quarantine upon the block in
which the house is located, between
Second and Third streets, and every
precaution has been taken to prevent
the spread of the disease.
Captain Turk, of the Loomis life
saving station, Pacific county, has re-
ceived word from San Francisco that
all the apparatus and appliances for
the new station on the weather beach
near L. A. Loomis' residence, left that
city June 18th, on board the schooner
Chehalis, bound for South Bend. The
outfit will be shipped from there to its
destinations via Sealand.
Herman Scheunert, an Arlington
rancher, was brought to Snohomish
Wednesday suffering from wounds in
flicted by white caps" the previous
night. Scheunert has been involved
in bitter neighborhood quarrel over
a homestead, and recently drove a
COW belonging to Ira G. Preston, a
witness against him in the contest,
over log onto a sharpened stake. 1t
is supposed this caused the visitation.
Harry Grahaman, of Seattle, was 10
years old last Monday. His uncle
Dick gave him a silver dollar, and the
boy bought himself a toy cannon,
which exploded the first time it was
fired. A burst Of flames set fire to
the boys clothing. He ran across the
street TO his home, and his mother,
with rare presence of mind, extin-
guished the flames by wrapping an
old dress about him, but not until he
had been terribly burned. His face
will be SCARED for life.
The man with the sea-serpent story
will please retire and make room for
James Thomas, OF Puyallup, who has
COW that puzzles the medical frater-
nifty by giving beer instead of milk.
1t seems that last summer the hop
picking Indians fed her on hops, and
since then she has declined all other
kind of food. Mr.. Thomas customers
now find that they are getting beer
instead of milk, and one well-known
temperance man has shocked the sus-
capabilities of the community by ar
irving at morning service on Sunday
in an intoxicated condition.
L. s. Stevens, who lives few miles
from Mount Vernon, claims to be the
champion strawberry grower of the
county, and his abundant success in
that line surely entities him to that
distinction. He has two acres at present
bearing the very finest variety OF Stark
ness berries, which he says are thelbest
for this climate and soil. The yield this
year will be $50 bushels to the acre,
and the price secured is about $3.50