Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-04-08
STATE NEWS.

Tho population of Pierce county is
now estimated at $1,000.
Democratic clubs have been in
stituted at Shelton and Union City.
On March 3lst, at Davenport, Deputy
Sheriff W. b. Spencer, of Whitman
county, shot and killed horse thief
named Allen, near Fruitland.
Following in the footsteps OF Spo-
kane the Palouse City council decided
To drop the last part of the town name.
Hereafter it is to be known as just
plain PalOuse.
Harvey ID. Lamercaux, II years old,
died at Fairhaven Sunday morning,
from the effects of broken leg. His
home WAS at Beaver, Clallam county.
The limb was not properly set.
Mrs. Anna Sears secured verdict of
$4,000 i'll the Superior Court at Seat
tie as damages against the Seattle
Consolidated Street Railway company
for injuries received last September in
II collision.
Two Indian pupils, of the Catholic
Academy at North Yakima, died the
other day, having been poisoned by
eating the roots of wild parsnips.
Three other pupils are seriously i'll,
but will probably recover.
A party of twenty hunters went out
from RoSalia one day last week and
slaughtered 81 squirrels. Prizes were
offered for the greatest number OF
scalps. A shotgun man captured
six,y-one scalps and won the first
prize.
The government will build two new
steam launches, for which the sum of
Sl3,'Uo has been appropriated, possibly
on Puget Sound, and certainly on tie
coast. The Treasury department has
already issued an advertisement for
bids.
a suit has been commenced by Sem
ator Long against c. A. Billings. George
Van Tine and Wesley Fenton, to Sc
cure access 10y II road across the quarry
land Of the defendants mt Tenino to a
tract purchased by the plaintiff from
the defendants.
John L. Blackburn, of Vashon
Island, says that the apricot trees are
III bloom and some Of the earlier
peaches. The prospect for n heavy
fruit crop on the island was never bet
l..r - III, e
berries to Seattle this summer" he
added.
Mrs. James Hughes was drowned in
Port Townsend bay, Sunday, by the
capsizlng of boat in which she was
enjoying Il sail with Patrick O'Brien
and wife. O'Brien saved himself and
wife 10y cllnging to the boat. The de-
ceased was the wife of James Hughes,
OF Portland.
Over $4,000 has already been paid
into the Yakima county treasury for
taxes, and Treasurer Nevin says that
the amount returned delinquent will
not exceed $1,000. This will be the
smallest delinquent list returned since
1889, when the total amount of taxes
was only one-third of what it is now.
W. F. Courtney, the well-known
cattle-buyer, was badly hurt at Yaki-
ma few days ago while unloading
stock. He fell among the animals in
the chute and was trampled upon, sus-
tanning an ugly wound in the head
and many bruises. He is yet alive,
but his condition is considered serious.
Hon. James NJ. Dewar. one OF the
early pioneers of Walla Walla, died on
his farm near that city, last Sunday.
He was born in Scotland Feb. ~, 1924
came 10 America in 1853, and to this
coast in 1853. Mr.. Dewar was Re-
publican in politics and represented
Walla Walla in the lower house in
1878, and in the Council in 1882. He |
was the author of the famous " Dewar
bill" to regulate railroad freights, in
trcduced while a Representative.
The Washington State Historical
Society is gathering to-day those docu-
ments and personal "reminiscences out
of which in future the historian OF |
will make his history.