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

The Castle ROck Manufacturing
Company's shingle mill burned to the
ground. Loss, $4,000; insurance. I,-
900.
The contract for the new normal
school building at Ellensburg, Was let
last week to H. A. Van Fossen, of Ia
coma, for $40,57S.
Frank kellogg, of Colfax, aged IA,
whose horse fell upon him u month
ago, has at last suffered the amput-
alton Of his right leg.
The measuring worm is playing
havoc in the great forests OF FIR, spruce
and Alaska pine on the Hoquiam
river. In some places there is not a
living tree left.
Charles A. Dyer, banker of Port
Townsend, has been selected by the
United States comptroller to take
charge of the suspended First National
bank Of Port Angeles.
Capt. Christopher Lawrence, of the
schooner Success, was drowned OIL
Cape Flattery on Wednesday of last
week. He fell from the rigging and
could not be rescued.
The two-year-old son of William
Lloyd, of Tacoma, wandered into the
brush last week and was lost two
whole days. He was almost dead from
cold and hunger when found.
George Clark, well-known logger
of Westport, awoke in the night feel
ing badly. He arose to get drink OF
water, fell to the floor, and before his
wife could reach his side, was dead.
Captain O'Toole, of Hamilton,
Skaeit county, has been appointed
chief of a department in the United
States Treasurer's office at Washing
ton, ID. c., with salary Of $1,000
year.
John Barker, of New Whatcom,
while out hunting with his son-inlaw.
was mistaken by the latter for a deer
and received rifle bullet through his
leg just below the knee, SCATTERING
both bones.
Dudley Tribble, who is known all
over the PalOuse country, has struck
rich gold mine. The ledge is about Is
miles east OF Pennington and assays
81 500 to the ton. Mr.. Tribble and
his partner have already been offered
100000 for their claim, but have
refused.
The old town, Yakima City, is as
Stunning new life. 1t has lately &C.
cured the building Of wooden mill by
raising q bonus of 5000. A depot,
that has long been deferred, is now
in course of construction. Ex.Regis-
ter Thomas, of the land office at North
Yakima. is one of the principal pro-
prietors who is pushing the town
ahead.
John O'Donnel, a recent arrival
from Wisconsin, met some three-card
monte men on the boat from Seattle
to Tacoma and was induced to wager
he could pick out certain card, with
the result that he found himself minus
$3.50. He reported his loss to the
police, but the sharpers took the return
boat to Seattle.
A business man of Colfax proposes
to stock the country with Chinese
pheasants. A large poultry-house has
been built ut his home and he has
Matched out 40 young birds on the
place. Many more eggs are now in
his incubator. His hens have laid
over 800 eggs since last fall, but none
of them have yet offered to set.
Theodore Flock, aged II, a son OF
John Flock, who resides some six
miles above Asotin, was drowned in
Snake river Tuesday, between Ten
Mile and Couse Greek. He and some
companions were riding along the
river, when the bank caved in, and
threw him and the horse into the
stream. He was drowned before he
could be rescued.
There are now to be seen at Chi
cage splendid specimens of WILDLY
island produce exhibited by the Red
field farm, Oak harbor. Oats is seen
with heads II inches long, and limo
thy grass reaching seven feet in height.
Some rich barley is also exhibited six
feet three inches high, and other ex-
amples OF fine cultivation are seen in
the compact wheatheads, which have
recorded 60 bushels to the acre.
The postolfice at Waitsburg was
robbed last Friday night. They blew
open the safe and obtained $500 in
money and stamps. The tools with
which the burglary was committed
were obtained from a neighboring
blacksmith shop and were the identi-
cal ones stolen for the purpose OF rob-
bling the Huntsville postofice some
time ago. 1t is now believed the bur.
glars are residents of that neighbor-
hood.
John Payne, the newly-appointed
deputy collector at Port Townsend, is
a brother to William Payne. a MEM
Der Of the lower house Of the legisla-
ture, and an old-time Puget Sound log
ger. The former was born in New
Brunswick in 1916. He came to the
United States in 1865, and was for a
few years in Colorado and Utah. In
1869 he removed to Nevada, and was
engaged in the cattle business and
lumber industry for 20 years. He was
married in Nevada in 1888. He re-
moved to Port Townsend in January,
1889.
Anthony J. Ferrandini, appointed
sub-deputy collector at South Bend, at
q salary of 1900 per annum, was
born in Richmond, Va, in 1866, where
he was partly educated. His father
served in the Confederate army: The
son took course at Yale and gradual
ed in the class of 1889. He came TO
Tacoma in the following October,
where he took mp the practice OF law.
A year afterward he removed to South
Bend, and when Charles E. Foster was
elected mayor, in December. 1891, he
was appointed city attorney.
G. w. Coates, formerly postmaster
of Bucoda, is the father Of prepos-
sessing daughter named Maud. Young
Alfred Wilson, son of the Methodist
minister there, fell in love with her,
but failed to receive the paternal con-
sent. Then he tried an elopement,
but it Was discovered and the girl ig-
ANONYMOUSLY led home. Then the
father packed his household goods and
started for the train, his family march
ing in front of him, he bringing up
the rear carrying Winchester.
Young Wilson stood by disconsolate
and watched the procession pass.