Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-01-06
WHOLE NUMBER l,723.
STATE NEWS.

last Tuesday night. Loss, H,UOi M
insurance.
The contract is let for the survey %
the Colville Indian reservation, and
work will begin as early as possible In
the springs.
During 1892 the population OF Col
fax has increased from 1900 to $500
The improvements during the year
amount to 100000.
c.. Warner, the man found dead
in the Okanogan lodging.house was
poisoned. Whether it was suicide or
not cannot be learned.
Carey L. Stewart, merchant OF
Slaughter, and Miss Jessie Jackson,
of Puyallup, were married last Mon.
day after a courtship OF IL years.
Harry Heath, OF Portland, recently
sold over 600 acres of land on the
Chehalis river to Tiffany, the famous
New York jeweler and capitalist.
The late storms did considerable
damage to the West Clallam wharf,
and fears are entertained that il will be
total wreck before winter is over.
The smallpox scare at Wenatchee is
abating, though considerable agitation
yet exists. Only one case has devel-
oped thus far, and that is in the pest
house half mile from town.
Conconully had a social dance the
other evening and the Hon. G. Il.
Laughton, Lieutenant Governor of the
State OF Washington, fiddled for the
dancers. 1t was good fiddling, too.
The house of Andrew Carlson, one
and half miles below Willapa, was
burned to the ground Saturday night
with all its contents, Carlson and
family barely escaping with their lives.
The fire caught in the attic in an un.
known way.
City Marshal Hallin, of Ritzvillc,
went to Spokane and got drunk. In
an attempt to hit an imaginary man
he ran his right arm through Q win
dow. A piece of glass four inches
long was buried in his arm near the
armpit. .Hallin nearly bled 10 death.
A citizen of Dayton, Columbia
county, who owns Q COW, was some
what surprised one morning recently
when he went out to milk her, TO find
a piacard attached to her horns and
staring him in the face, bearing the
words, "Go down and pay for the
cabbage devoured last nightp
The property Of the walla Walls
industrial exposition was bought at
SherifFs sale Monday by Joseph Moore
for the Baker estate, the price being
$500. The property was sold TO
satisfy judgment against the corpo-
ration by G. w. Babcock, amounting
in all, with the costs, to $S,004.0t.
An artesian well being drilled on
ranch just north OF waterville 10 down
to depth OF 15O feet. Work has tecn
temporarily suspended owing 10 .
stratum, of quicksand, having been
struck, which necessitates the nse Of
casing. As soon as this arrives the
drillers will again begin operations.
An estimate Of the amount Of tim.
Der tributary to the Skagit river
places it at 1,600,OOO,O00 feet. OBJ
structions in the channel have caused
the business along that strcam 10
dwindle very much for several years
Now the river is TO be cleared out, and
50,OO0,O 900 feet will be taken out from
that section during the coming year.
There is much rivalry among Ger.
tain class Of politicians 10 secure the
position Of messenger 10 convey the
result Of the vote Of the State for
President to Washington City. Tho
mileage Of 20 cents per mile each way
makes the position . very attractive
one, as il is estimated 20 nav from
81, 200 to $l.4oo for taking . pleasure
trip.
Fred W. Daniels, Of Seattle. Oh.
tanned q divorce from one wife June
II, 1892, and married another sep,sm.
Der 26. Now he seeks freedom from
the latter on the ground that he could
not legally marry until six months
after the date Of the divorce. Mrs.
Daniels No. 2 should retalisis by
sending her reoreant husband 10 the
penitentiary.
Rev. J. A. Mcdonald. Of Dayton,
Columbia county. wants an Indian
agency appointment under Cleveland,
A few years ago DR.. Mcdonald wa.
badly frost-bitten in . Dakota blizzard
while acting ~ agent at the Pine
Ridge reservation. King Frost killed
his Indian guide, and while he sui
fered greatly. DR.. Mcdonald survived
the blizzard.
Frank Young, the President Of the
Sturgeon Fishermen's Union of Ma
lama, has circulated . petition and oh
tanned the names Of over 900 ssurgeot
fishermen, asking that . law be passes
prohibiting the catching OF sturgeor
during the summer months. Repro
sentative Brock met the fishermen u
Kalama on last Tuesday and conicrrss
with them on the subject.
Officer Brignold, OF SPOKANE
CHANGED TO see one man trying ~ sei
a piece OF jewelry TO another. As N,
former acted suspiciously. the oiSicel
placed him under arrest. lie wa
weighted down with iewe,ry. Watch
cases, chains and locke,s buissd ouI
his pockets. At tho station.houss b.
said he had stolen the stuff si ooci
rich's jewelry store. The latter vs,
sent for and identified most Of ths