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

pounds upward, the largest tipping the
beam at twenty-ono pounds after the
top was trimmed of, and measuring
four feet around. These were raised
without irrigation. The farm on
which they were grown is situated on
the bench across the Columbia, and Ia
at least 1900 feet higher than the
river.
At Tacoma, Morris Cohen, Monday.
refused 10 step into . wagon aud
drive pair Of mules, saying no vas
afraid. His uncle. Sam Martin.
laughed at him, and the boy replied
he had q presentiment Of danger.
Sam ridiculed the idea and che boy
reluctantly took the rsIns. He hsd
driven less than . block when The
mules ran away, and he was thrswn
under the wheels Of the wagon and
his left leg broken and crushed. The
mules were stopped before further
damage was done.
Arrangements are being made 81
Seattle for . grand celebration there
on the occasion Of the completion Of
the Great Northern Railroad, which 10
expected TO be about January 18th. ".
10. Graves, Jacob Furth. Bailey Cat
zert, John Leary and J. n. Wrestling
have been appointed . committee by
the chamber Of commerce 10 draw up
a program. This will be an important
event in the history Of Seattle. There
should be an industrial parade. many
invitations sent out, visitors enter.
tanned in royal style and generally the
event made one not soon 70 be forgot
ton.
The experimental artesisn we'll In
the Mckee country has been put down
30 feet further. and the volume oi
flowing water was doubled. The ID.
ditional depth also gave evidences cor
roborative OF the theory that the
Mckee country 10 undsrlaid with coal.
for in going through the last stratum
the drill brought up . formation Of
shale, and when the vein Of water VS.
struck it carried With Il an oilsy sub
stance, said to bs petroleum. The
flowing water 10 coated with this oil
for time, and then u sppsass ~ give
out, only to'be renewed alter sn in.
terval Of 10 OF Is minutes.
Frank La Quash languishss In one
Of the iron cells at Kalan,a. In 40
of drunken desperation he Arsd fatal
shot that entered his brothers heart
and killed him instantly. The Ia
Quash brothers in company with iva
other indians, Captain Peter aud
Semcur, were in an old barn near
Olequa drinking bad whiskey and hav.
ing q good time generally. The
whiskey ran out, and Semcur agreed
to get some more. He proceeded "a
Olequa and soon returned with The
desired firswater. The two Il
lQuashes then engaged in . asht
After he shot his brother. Il QuAsh
went and laid down beside the CORPS
and went 70 sleep, and only seemed Y
realize that he had killed him when hs
awoke, when he wept bitterly.
The suit Of the Church Of Chris
against Mary Beach. growing ous Of Z
property dispute in Palouss City. and
which was decided in favor Of ths 70
ligious body by the Whitman count,
Superior Court, will b. appealed v ths
Supreme Court by Mrs. Beach. sn<
for this purpose she has fled . boo<
with the County Clerk. The sctior
dates back some four years. Thomal
L. Fitch made . conditional oontsac
with tbs church, 70 present. u with I
full deed to certain property In fs
louise ~ soon ~ he obtained . clsal
title to the land. Fitch disd bsice,
clearing the title, but his estate soos
afterward came into full possssaios
Then the church made its claim, which
was denied by the widow, Who b. {
subsequent marriage became Mss
Beach. The matter WAS taken ints
court with the result above Stated.