Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-24
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
One of the ColiaN banks pas $500
taxes.
The Catholic fair at Culiax earned
$50.
l-cnsee has been indicted and is out
Oh $40 900 bail.
Two inches Of snow fell at Everett
Monday night.
Spokane receives $40 800 from its S.
saloons this year.
The spelling school mania has
broken out at Custer.
A. III. Edlin has assumed the duties
OF postmaster at kelso.
Port Townsend will make quite
spread at the midwinter fair.
Single shipments are generally
delayed by scarcity OF cars.
Snohomish populists are first in the
field with full municipal ticket.
The university of Idaho will tackle
Spokane at football, Thanksgiving.
y field OF sapphires is reported to
have been found north OF Spokane.
The Willapa Pilot hears of another
jam on Smith creek, with about 800
900 feet of logs fast.
Sixty-four 5-tael cans OF opium were
captured at Ballard on an incoming
Great Northern train.
l.. 7. Jensen. of klickitat county,
claims the lGl-inch apple Emil
Schanno sent to Chicago.
Cosmopolis mill is getting out $780,
600 feet of flooring for the Pennsylvania
roads Philadelphia depot.
Rev. H. b. Collier, rector Of 81.
Matthew's, Sprague, has accepted a
call to California parish.
A Seattle man has Just received a
patent on continuance for fastening
carpets without the use OF tacks.
On account OF the discount on war
rants, Colfax teachers lave been given
a five per cent advance in salaries.
The recent flood carried out $4,000
worth of preliminary work on the new
steamer being built at Castle Rock.
Superintendent Kline, of the Lake
Shore road, disbursed some $4,000 to
the employees Of the Sumas branch
Monday.
The Toledo town marshal had a
collision with charivari party the
other night and put it ANONYMOUSLY
to flight.
They think on Bellingham bay that
every one of Whatcom county's 40
shingle mills will be humming by
New Years.
The Cosmopolis and Hoquiam
mills are said to be working on y 49,
OOO,OOO-feet spruce contract for a
Kansas City firm.
1t seems that John Dougherty, of
the double tragedy at Waterville, was
a bigamist. His first wife has turned
up in San Francisco.
Parental discipline went so far at
Brooklyn, near Dayton, MS to lay a 10.
year-Old girls head open with club
so that the wound had to be dressed
by a doctor.
w. B. Miller has been arrested at
Spokane for the murder of the negro
Fields, was burned in shack. 1t is
thought he killed him and then fired
the building.
DR.. T. w. Butler, pastor of Grace |
church, Seattle, is about to renounce
Methodism and become a Congrega-
tionalist, probably accepting a call to
the Everett church.
According to the Vidette, the |
reason crime is so rare in Montesano
is because there is no Jail, and offend
era are walked around in the rain by
the city marshal, pending trial.
When the $25 600 for water bonds
reached Whatcom, the town was as
delighted as if it had
been a gift. Wait till the money is
spent and hear them groap over the
interest and abuse the vampire bond
holders.
Wenatchee school district bonds
were sold recently in Ellensburgh of
SIC. 900, 800 premium, purchasers to
pay all expenses. The contract for
building the schoolhouse was let to |
William Peacock, of Mount Vernon,
at ,344.
Postmaster Irwin, OF Garfield, has
recovered all the notes, checks and
warrants stolen from his safe some
time ago, except 1927 in school war
rants. They were found near Cakes.
dale, and had evidently lain out in all
the late storms.
The Standard shingle mill of Snoho-
mish claims to have beaten the coast
record for saving cedar shingles on a
double-block machine. In run of 10
hours they turned out and packed
10000, the largest amount in the
history of the shingle business on the
coast.
Rev. George H. Lee, of Seattle, may
be seen nearly every day astride his
bicycle, gliding along the streets. He
makes his ministerial visits in this
way, and also goes on the silent wheel
to fill appointments. This gives him
physical exercise, matter neglected
by many clergymen.
Hon. John F. Convey, of Olympia,
one of the brightest men in the State
has been appointed regent of the
University of Washington, vice A. A.
Phillips of the same place. term ex-
pired. Mr.. Phillips was conscientious
efficient official, who looked after the
financial affairs of the institution very
carefully.-Walla Walla Union.
Postmaster Irwin, OF Garfield, whose
safe was cracked fortnight ago, was
asked last week by J. F. Fisk, OF
Oakesdale, what he would give for
return of the papers and warrants
taken from the safe. The answer was
$50. The stolen articles were returned,
excepting 500 in school warrants, and
Mr.. Fisk demanded 500 instead OF
$50.
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