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

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DIR. Sperry, of Oakesdale, is the
proud possessor of white squirrel
The little fellow does not differ from
his brother squirrels in anything ex-
cept in color. It's snow-white coat
gives it an odd appearance.
An agent of a Victoria cannery has
been on Orcas island recently, con-
tracing for Strawberries at 3 cents a
pound. One fruit raiser there expects
to gather 1900 pounds daily from his
strawberry patch during the season.
F. E. S. Norris, of Dayton, on Mon
day, started for the worlds fair in his
one-horse blackboard. He will give
musical entertainments throughout
the country, and hopes to make
enough to pay his expenses to the fair.
The cornerstone OF St. Ignatius
hospital, at Colfax, was laid Sunday.
The building will be of brick, with
granite and cement trimmings, three
stories high and an attic; will cost
$4,000 and accommodate so patients.
Pullman is elated over the decision
Of the college regents that they will
proceed to expend many thousand
dollars in buildings, having been
satisfied that the title to the college
lands is good. Sixty thousand dol
lars is the amount to be spent this
summer.
Smith & BAllaine. of Whitman
county. propose to sell their wheat
directly to Liverpool agents, shipped
by way of Puget sound and Cape Horn, =,
without the intervention OF middlemen.
The firm has 400 acres OF land, from
which it expects to harvest l20, 600
bushels of wheat.
Mennonite representatives are again
in Davenport looking over the terri
tory with view of colonizing. They
will visit that section again in August
when the crops are matured, after
which they will make their final re-
port. The Lincoln County Times feels
assured they will locate in that Sec
ton.
The little son of James Derby, o
Pomeroy, was run over by the dray OF
Cyrus Hull, the wheel crushed the top
OF the head above the temples into a
pulp. The little fellow only breathed
q few minutes. Mr.. Hull did not
know the little fellow was ON his dray.
Other parties saw him jump on and
take seat on tottering piece oil
merchandise.
MCGOWAN Bros hardware store al
Davenport burned to the ground
Saturday night; loss, $4,000; insur-
ance T,1OO. They will rebuild at
once, and with brick. The entire
town narrowly escaped destruction
Fortunately, scarcely q breath of air
was stirring. Davenport has no fire
department, and an effort will now be
made to organize one and equip il
with an engine and hose,
The little German song birds which
were imported into Oregon not long
ago have multiplied rapidly, and
hundreds of them may be found in
and about North Yakima. They are
being ruthlessly slaughtered by small
boys, to the great indignation of the
lovers of the bird, and it is suggested
that paternal authority in this matter
be assisted by liberal application oil
a tough willow sprout.
Charles Besserer. for the past 81
years a resident of Washington, has
departed for Germany where he will
remain several months endeavoring to
enlist interest in the sugar beet indus.
try in the Walla Walla valley. Mr.
Besserer's former home was in the
heart OF the great sugar beet producing
region of Southern Germany, and he
has many friends and colleagues en-
gagged in the sugar industry.
Wenatchee experienced a genuine
earthquake short time ago, the first
that has occurred for some time. Sew.
eral years ago slight shocks were very
frequent in the Wenatchee country
There were two heavy shocks in the
winter Of 1872. which were felt very
distinctly in this valley. That was
the time that q large slice of the
mountain split off and fell into the
Columbia river and damned it I'D TO,
awhile.
Brakeman E. F. Martin, of the
Union Pacific, was crushed between
cars while coupling on the inside of q
curve near the Colfax depot, and re-
ceived injuries from which he died in a
few hours. The accident was due To
the use of an old-fashioned car with
projection ends, used by Sanger &
Lent's circus train. Martin leaves a
wife and child at Jefferson, Mo-, his
home. He was broad-shouldered
man, about 50 years of age.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has filed its list of real property
in the several counties OF Washington
with the State Auditor. The grand
total is 4,O43,436 acres. valued at
$2'426,ll5. In Mason county the