Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-07-21
STATE NEWS.

Chehalis County Commissioners
have get apart $4,000 for road pur-
poses.
The Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
has moved into its new $3.50, 900 build
ing.
The sale OF hntterine and oleomar-
garine stamps i'll the Puget Sound
district has reached about 5000 this
year.
The United Bank of Hoquiam
intends shortly to open with 81 per
cent. Of their deposits on the counter
in gold.
Port Orchard has now 3l4 in
habitants, and will incorporate as a
city, holding an election for officers
July 20.
In the Hanaford valley, near Buco-
da, Charles Jackson killed cougar
eight feet long. which had been feast
ing on stock in that section.
But few lice have as yet appeared
in the Puyallup hopyards. 1t is
thought but little damage will result
from this cause in that section this
year.
About 5000 of the $1,000 appro-
priated for the Washington woman's
department OF the worlds fair was in
the defunct Columbian bank in Jack
son Park.
Amos Markham, Of Ilwaco, has
killed a coon with horns. TO be sure
they are not very long, but the Ilwaco
Journal declares that they can he
plainly seen.
Seattle mills are running overtime
to supply timber for the construction
of the Great Northern bridge at Moses
coulee, which is to replace the one
recently burnod.
The largest train of logs that was
ever hauled in Skagit county was
brought into Anacortes last Saturday.
and consisted of % cars that scaled
over 10000 feet.
Arthur Prather, son OF X. Prather,
living near Oso, Snohomish county,
was accidentally shot in the head by
his brother while out hunting, last
Thursday. He will recover.
NJ. G. Royal, of the Secretary Of
States Office at Olympia. has resigned,
and is arranging to go to Weston, Or,
to take charge OF the Eastern Oregon
normal school at that place.
Harry Lewis, bartender in Tacoma,
while intoxicated thrust his umbrella
through the plate-glass window of the
Postal Telegraph office in that city.
This little pleasantly will cost him
just 1915.
Fire at Skykomish destroyed Davis
& McDevitts general merchandise
store, O'Leary & Campbell's restau-
rant, Cline & Babcock's restaurant
and saloon, and William SHELLS bar
Der shop. All will rebuild.
A colony of Is Canadian farmers
have sent an agent to Washington to
find farms for them, where they can
devote their time to fruit raising and
market gardening. They will probably
locate in the Puyallup valley.
The Kittitas valley is rapidly be-
the home OF the dairy. Here
the blooded COW is finding an abiding
place; her profitable product is eagerly
sought in the market, and the valley
is gaining fine reputation for butter.
Sheriff DeLanty, OF Port Townsend,
has gone to Denver to apprehend
Russell Swain, who is under arrest
there charged with swindling local
firm out of $3.50 by bogus drafts.
Swain is the son of prominent San
Francisco merchant.
A small residence belonging to F.
in Colfax, and occupied by
J. ]. Henager and family, was
destroyed with most of its contents on
Friday evening. the total loss being
abous $1.lOO. The explosion OF o
parlor lamp started the fire.
Mr.. Haight, of Aberdeen, appointed
United States deputy collector, is said
10 be So years old, and that being four
years above the extreme limit of age
allowed in United States deputy col
lectors will, of course, prevent him
from retaining the appointment.
The Willapa Harbor Tannin Extract
Company has received from Boston an
order for 1900 barrels OF extract at a
stated price, delivered. II satisfactory
railroad rates can be obtained the or
der will be filled. Boston, next to
Liverpool. is the largest market for
tannin extract.
The 14-year.old son of John O'Toole,
= section foreman at Gate City, met
with probably fatal accident few
lays since. The boy was employed |
in shingle mill, and was cut through |
The knee joint by circular saw. The
boy is threatened with lockjaw and
will probably die.
Superintendent J. Y. Miller of the
HarbOr Tannin Extract
Works, has returned from the East
and confirms the news about his sue
cess in finding a market for the entire |
output of the extract works. The |
works have started up and will now
run continually. i
]. ]. Bersirsg, a tailor living at Hol-
Wharcom county, was
found dead in his house on Tuesday.
He had been murdered with q knife,
his throat being literally hacked to
pieces. and the corpse had been robbed
Of all valuables. He had been dead |
several days when found.
John Davis, q sailor at Part Gamble,
while attempting to come ashore from
a vessel moored at the wharf, fell from
The gang plank, and striking his head
on some floating timbers, fractured his
skull. He was hauled out by some
and medical assistance
but he died IL hours later.
The new bridge across the Skagit
river at Mount Vernon has been COM
pleted at cost of $30.0O0. 1t is 600
feet long, exclusive of approaches, the
draw span being. 1863 feet in length,
said to- be the longest in the State. 1t
is the only wagon bridge across the
Skagit and is the pride of Mount
Vernon.
John Dryer, of Snohomish, put his
lighted pipe in his pocket and then
went to sleep. That is why a fire
broke out in his room at 4 A. NJ, and
but for the vigilance of policeman
disastrous fire would have resulted.