Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-09
STATE NEWS.

Hal. H. Odell, of national reputa.
ton as an athlete, committed suicide
| by poison ss Spokane last Monday.
In shingle mill at Gray's Harbor
recently the entire works were kept
running all day ON q single cedar
stick, which made 1885, 500 shingles.
Fire Monday night at Palouse de-
stroyed the electric light building and
plant; also, the Palouse planning mills.
Both belonged to H. w. Bassett. Loss,
SIS, 600; insurance, 81, 200. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
w. B. Hawley and ]. Huffman were
the Republican and Democratic candi-
datea for Auditor of Walla Walla
county, and both received an equal
number of votes. Last Monday they
drew lots and Hawley won.
H. T. johnson, of Wawawai, has an
orchard of about eight acres, from
which he has sold during the past few
months ten tons of grapes and ten
of apples. pears, peaches, apricots and
other small fruit-Pullman Press.
Work on the reservoir at Garfield is
somewhat delayed by the stormy
weather, but it will be completed as
soon as possible. In the meanwhile
work is progressing on the artesian
we'll from which it is hoped to supply
the town with water.
The Kitsap County Commissioners
at their last meeting ordered the coun,
ty Offices removed 10 Sydney on Janu-
ary IA, and Judge Denny ordered the
next term of court to be held there.
The ladies of Sydney gave ball last
week, and raised $50 toward the new
courthouse fund.
A sorrowful separation of an entire
family occurred At Tacoma Monday.
Peter Kyle, the father, was placed in
Jail for receiving stolen goods, the
mother was sent TO the insane asylum,
and three children, aged 8 to IL years,
were taken to the Chehalis Reform
School for incorrigibility.
Mr.. w. B. King, receiver of the
Ainslie Lumber Company, has fled q
statement with the court of the assets
and liabilities of the company and An
accounting Of his receivership for the
three months ending October 81. In
round numbers, the indebtedness
amounts to about $550,O00 and. the
assets to something over 100000.
E. w. Knapp, general merchant
at Viola, Whitman county, has pecu.
liar notions. He procured the arrest
and conviction of . young man iol
distributing liquor among his friends
ON election day, and then had james
Pickerell, school teacher, arrested foI
giving away cigars. He failed to CON
vict, however, and is now under arrest
for malicious prosecution.
The State Legislature will convene
the second Monday in January, which
is the 9th of the month, and not Jan
uary 4, IS many people suppose. The
constitution fixed the first Wednesday
after the first Monday - the date, but
it conferred upon the Legislature the
power to change the time, and it did
90 by the act OF February 81. 1891
section 60, of Hills code.
Arthur Robinson, . young electri
clan OF Everett, fell into the hold of q
vessel lying at the dock in that place
and fractured his skull. He waa en-
gagged in disconnecting electric-ligh,
wires on tho ship. which had been
brought into use lighting up the hold
while her cargo of railroad iron WAS be
ing discharged at night. Losing hil
hold, he fell from the main deck to the
bottom of the hold.
By report OF the Worlds Fair Com
mission the Willapa Harbor Tanning
Extract Works will prepare an OK
hibit of Washington hemlock, or, ~ il
is now called. Alaska pine. The ex
hibit will consist of cord of bark. the
hemlock extract aud leather tannet
with it, hemlock lumber, flooring ant
Cross sections; also photographs o
the works, showing the process o.
manufacture Of the extract.
Samuel McClelland, formerly pursel
on the steamer State of Washington
has sued II. w. Baker & Co., the we'll
known shipping firm of Seattle, fol
$4,000 damages for alleged malicious
prosecution, and w. H. Wilson, an in
dividual member of the firm, for $50,
900 damages for slander. McClelland
was discharged in February, and hie
arrest for the larceny of money and
tickets, to the value of $3.50, fol
lowed.
About 50 miners in the hills of Sno.
homish county started for Snohomish
for provisions. Owing to the freshets
in all the mountain streams they
were hemmed in ON all sides. Two oi
their number reached Snohomish City
after being 81 hours without food.
They report the rest of their number
lost in the mountains and without
food. Rescue parties have been sent
out, but owing to the wild country it
is feared the miners will perish.
A. P. Kiser, who owns . farm on
Beaver creek, about eight miles east of
Wenatchee, exhibited at the Office OF
the Wenatchee Graphic half dozen
turnips that weished from fifteen