Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-07-22
STATE NEWS.

HI't huJ-c m Nhatcom.
npuus quarrel in saloon a
NHrih \ .LImt. R,b,It Rein, butcher
aa- .ith..l 10, Thomas sherman,
iaru hi"urr. ID rman is in Jail.
4. Horace Tu,A ser. Mayor-elect O
ruft Townsend. Is ~ years old, na
as, ul Name. - pioneer of Washing
tan aud Wa twice member OF tn
lHIl'utal Legislature.
Ns-o.-or Shnnncfclt, Of Yakim.
'put, h'- completed his work of as
-'--m,ut with the exception of som,
of thv lnuug,, and gives the popula
h.u of lhc county rs G0il.
Health Olircr Alban, of Walls
VA reports that the smallpox pa
t'ut De- very low and he fears tina
aria Will result IN spite Of the mos
strenuous Efforts 10 gave her.
lHhn roNrll. Of Cathlamet, had 8
narrow escape from death few DAYS
arH While at work logging the mer
Dfll,d - lug whirh went against tree
-tuAiur the unfortunate man on the
head and knocking him senselcss.
= u Lewis. rich and aged pioneer
of hing county. has offered to give
h- residence property at the corner
of south aud Madison streets, Seattle
valued At Sl9OOO. for pioneer
hnme. provided suitable building is
erected thereon.
Hon II VI. Knapp. Of Grass Valley
three miles from La Camas, died July
10 aged 81 lie came To- oregon in
1870 settling on the land he held I'M
~ his heath lie was three a mem
la"t ~ the Territorial Legislature, in
lsIb 1856 aud 1856.
The 2.ycar.old son Of Z. n. Nelson,
~ Hlainr, was drowned on the 18th
inst \ small excavation had been
made near the house, and the rain
having filled IL with water, the above
result followed. The body was warm
Wll,n found. hut could not be resusci-
talrd
The rotary artcsian well machine,
loraied beyond Barrel Springs, in Yak
ima county. has been having a hard
time between powders and forma-
ton resembling onyx. A drill would
be- worn out in half day, and very
little progress made. The hole is now
down 100 feet, and easier drilling is
experienced.
The textbook committee of the
Tacoma board OF education has under
abatement u proposition TO substitute
certain of it's textbooks for those now
Ia use in the high school, making the
exchange without cost TO pupils, and
furnishing now books ut the same rate
~ which they are sold in New York
city
Rev. !. W. Patterson, OF the first
Presbyterian church, Of Tacoma, has
been dcnouncing from the pulpit the
municipal government for not enforc.
Ing the law and putting a stop to
gambling He has since received o
number Of anonymous letters threat
ening him with bodily injury if he
persists in his course.
The Supreme Court has confirmed
Esther Smiths title to an estate in
cluding the greater portion of the vii
lape nf Steilaooom. Henry G. Balch's
claim to same is dismissed, on the
ground that the property was not
apportioned to him and the other
heirs Hut for this defect Balch's
claim might hold good.
II Is estimated that one pulsometer
will raise enough water to irrigate 60
acres Of fruit lands along the Colum.
lia. A practical test has been made
with one recently put in position on a
farm near Wenatchee. which proved
81 tircly successful. This will I'M
doubleday be the beginning of a new
era IN fruit cultivation ON the arid
lands along the Columbia river.
The value ol Palouse soil keeps con-
stantly climbing. The greatest sale
NJ farm real estate ever made in that
county took place recently in the
transfer by l.. NJ. Swift OF $50 acres OF
land FOR $57 200 cash, or an average OF
t6j an acre. The property lies nine
miles west VI Colfax, along the Pa
louise river. and Is considered choice
farm. About 30 acres OF it are in good
orchard. but the rest is common grain
land.
Strong wire screens are being placed
In The Jail windows, ut Colfax, to keep
HES CT the prisoners so the boys are
told In reality they are to prevent
the passage Of tools. communications
and likS dangerous matter from the
outside 10 tho inside. With them it
wiIl be impossible to pass anything in
pF oug clsndestinely without breaking
The screen. which would be due notice
10 the jailer and would lead to search
and discovery Of the articles.
The schooner Del Norte has arrived
II East Clallam with cargo OF oak
bark from Rogue river. Oregon, for the
Isnning extract works on that bay.
fhe oak will be- mixed with the native
hemlock bark and superior quality
II tanning extract produced from the
mixture. The factory has been shut
lown for month past, but is about to
,egin work again, and it h expected to
Employ q large number Of men in the
sooiH poeling bemlock trees.
Michael Leonard, one of the North
'rn Pacific construction gang, was
ON the front end of q car OF
he gravel train outside of Ocosta.
The trim started up with n jerk and
he man was thrown down between
Iwo cars. where he was struck on the
,eck AMI head by q brakebeam and
almost instantly killed. The deceased
vas man of about 80 years of age
Ind had been working, at intervals,
~ the Northern Pacific during the
'ast ten years, having come here from
Montana.
The skagiteounty Board OF Trade |
'aa adopted n plan for raising funds
uF the collection OF an exhibit from
'ksgit county for the worlds fair.
fhe plan il 10 form an auxiliary socie.
y. 10 be known rs the Skagit County |
Worlds Fair Association, the member
hip lee Of which will be 81. Each
member will be given n certificate, and |
vs. or her name will he published in |
he county paper. II is thought that
800 or 1000 can be raised in this |
vay
-Four years ago Mrs. Martin, of De-
iEht, Adams county, was gathering
'omu vegetables in her garden when,