Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-08-19
STATE NEwB.


small launch. seized near WILDLY
leland =omr time ago, has been ap
prupfiatrd iuT the use Of the Por,
Townsend customs officers
Ml-a Lyons a Young San Francisco
ln,lY visiting at Fort Townsend, was
thtpwn out Of - buggy there on Fri.
ia, and hal hn arm fractured
Spokane county has 1853 school
,lullfpn an increase Of GG9 for the
year During tie past year school
houses have been built costing $l5,-
N3A
Frank Henry and X. r. Lewis, who
aped from the Montesano Jail last
March. have been spprehended in
Kansas, aud will be brought back for
punishment
The state Irrigation Association
all meet At Ellensburgh August Is,
uIon which occasion additional inter.
Get Will be- taken in turning the first
.sAi 10 the construction OF the upper
itch
David scale. for numbering Police
'iHiert Cudihec. was held for trial at
Tacoma without hail. Borders, his
companion. Who WAS present ut the
timc III the murder. was allowed bail
pu e l'ond 81 5000.
Alfalfa has been successfully grown
un farm near Thornton, Whitman
ruuniN. this year The success attend
iug ,hl- experiment will probably lead
zee thr cultivation 81 this nutritious
'r,' un larger scale
II l. nov suspected that the fire in
the Elliott residence ut Seattle on
ihufs'iay III last week, which brought
ahnut the death of two little boys,
vac the work ol an incendiary. The
police are investigating.
John T. Tolt. man aged ~ years,
8 resident II Seattle. has filed suit
iuf divorce from his wife, Maria Tolt,
whom bee married at Yarmouth, n. s.,
90 the year 1870. lie alleges that she
abandoned him IN the year 1877.
NJ nartwcll. editor OF the Ed
nunis Chronicle, whose Office WAS
destroyed by fire u few months ago, has
purchase the material of the defunct
Htansuo.l Post and will remove it TO
Flmonds. where he will Issue another
paper
The liu-chka Manufacturing Com
pauN. manufacturers 81 furniture, will
l,ato on the other side of the Sound,
short distance south Of Port Blakeley,
aud will have large storerooms at
traitle. The erection Of the factory
vii lle commenced within 80 days.
. q Lucke. an expert coal pros
pcotof. y examining the Big Bend
country IN the interest of the Great
Northern The coal is all of the
hguitc variety He finds the forma-
station favorable for coal, but badly
truken. aud he will recommend
'naliag tests with diamond drill.
John leslie. Of Tacoma, is missing,
having IA his possession at the time
aluut ssfO IT county funds. He has
rot been seen since August s, but left
= note saying he had been called sud-
denly a. Oregon. lie Was one of the
iest known young men at Tacoma,
aud vas considered reliable and trust.
worthy.
MAJOR John Hamilton, inspector.
general 81 the department Of the Co
iHmhls, from Vancouver barracks, is
making his annual inspection of the
bort At Fort Townsend. The duties
~lll occupy his time for four or five
days. during which he may 20 TO Quill
cene Ia inspect the detachment in
camp At that place.
" N Johnson. ex mayor OF Ana.
cnrtes. has filed with the County Com
n,s-oncrs q petition asking for SUBJ
mission to vote Of the people of the
question al removal OF the county
seat from Mount Vernon TO Anacortes.
The petition il signed by 1901 names.
burlington and Scdro will each file q
petition within few days.
The bright gold district, ON Cedar
river and Bear Creek, is attracting the
attention al miners. This district is
only 10 miles from North Bend, and is
Ia King county. Experts pronounce
the ore the best that has been found
90 the west slope OF the Cascades.
The ore assays an average of $500 in
gold and 800 in silver TO the ton.
W. u. Taylor, OF Ocean Park, Pacific
/ County, left his infant son in his
buggy IN front Of his residence. The
horse ran away, fell down and the
buggy was thrown clear over the
animal. The child had been asleep in
the buggy. and on being thrown out
woke up and sat on the grass laugh
ing and Growing, the only injury being
slight scratch on the nose.
At noon Monday, a daring robbery
was committed at Tacoma. Two men
catered jewelers. store and stripped
the showcases OF everything OF value.
/ The proprietor was away at lunch.
They got IN with skeleton key. took
on their hats and coats, and were seen
hy hundreds Of people who thought
they were employees OF the place.
over " 900 worth OF goods were taken.
Richard Tobin, who was convicted
/ Thursday evening of robbery at Pull
man was sentenced to five years in the
luto mill by Judge Sullivan at Colfax.
E Iubln claimed a. be but l6 years of
age, and asked to be sent to the re-
iorm school at Chehalis. Judge Sulli-
van did not consider him admissible
g. anything but the sack factory, how
ever, and he WAS accordingly sent
there.
\ wagon loaded with black powder,
moving ON perfectly level load near
Wena,chee. exploded last Wednesday,
while on Tuesday wagon loaded
with dynamite. drawn by four-hOrse
team. went over the grade not far
irom the same spot and rolled 100 feet,
no damage resulting. Fate performs
some peculiar freaks with which to
. myrtify the inhabitants OF this ter
restrial spere.