Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-05-05
STATE NEWS

the pay rolls and paying them more
than they can get any where ,l."
J. Christensen, in the employ of the
Oregon Improvement Compan, At ,h,
Newcastle mines. recently t,lrgtaph,d
To his wife aud family Ia Culuraln to
meet him in Seattle. They are nuN
there, but Chrl-tianscn j. nowhere to
be found.
Edna Mitchell, the little Rirl whu
was run over aud horribly mutil,,,,l
by cable car at Tacoma some time
ago. was awarded Judgment against
the Tacoma Railway 4 Mutcf COM
any for $1,000 The sut was
brought for $4,000 damages.
Among the merchandise taken ont
Tor the Orient on the Northern raciG,
steamship Mogul Was aiout Gyp ton.
OF Hour from the Puget Sound llnufins
mill, quantity Of beer being inttndu,.
ed by the Puget Sound brewery. aud
large consignment OF ioyaporatcd cream.
David McGuirc, aged ~. son of
Michael Mcclure. n ranchot near Cul
fax. has been committed to llc asylum
at Medical Lake. The boy suffered
sunstrokc a year ago, aud has never
been sound in mind since. lie wand.
ers aimlessly about. endangsring his
life.
The recent election IA ColiaS lo ,le
eide the question OF annerlnF The
north end TO the city proper resuliel
in a total vote Of l2s. oi which To-
were in favor Of annexation and %
against. This practically adda GOO
people 10 the population ~ that city.
which is now estimated at iully atE0
persons.
The vast tracks Of timber land la
the Black hills. owned by the Puget
Mill Company. have been sold a.
William Mcdonald aud ulhers ~
Seattle. A railroad. extending irum
tide'water at Mud bay into tho hills
is also included in thi. purchase
Mills will probably be erected At Olyn.
pia by the new company.
A. W. Perry, of Tenino. la. IN hi.
possession an arithmetic which l.long
ed TO his father when he went tn
school. The book hears the date oi
1921, being well thumhed. mute ,,iden
be OF the service i, has performed. aud
contains in sprawling. school bo,
hand the name OF The ownor. which
time has considerably dimmed.
Charles Martin. who was q iahoting
man at Everett. accidentally .ell OF
the wharf Of the Everett Land q In.
provement Company, last TUESDAY aud
was drowned. Captain John y Ryan.
the deepest diver in the world" va
telegrsphed for to make q search Tor
the body. The captain returned a.
Seattle Thursday, aud reported Gnd
ing the remains under the what 10
39i feet of water The unfortunate
man left vile and sir children un
provided for. Captain Ryan reports
having received $50 Tor hi. work. and
made the further statement that To-
view OF the distressed condition oi ,hs
afflicted widow aud children. he I'm.
mediately turned over To her the 90
tire amount.
The Spokane county commissioners
recently issued, for the purpo.c ~ dr.
troying squirrels. one ounce ni slt,ch
nine for every leo acres in the cuuntt
Some OF the strychninc thus given oui
made Its appearance IN the market
within the past few days. Ia the hand.
OF parties who were pcddling Il at u
cents an ounce. The same grade ol
goods is jobbed at sl an ounce. And ~.
tails at sl.l0 to sl.l5. No one ior [.
moment believes that any real farmer
in Spokane county would condrscend
to such contemplate spec,e- 4
boodling. but the supposition prevails
that some petty 2Hi speculalufs. un.
worthy of the right to own any portion
OF the earth, happen To be ~ ro-.cs.,on
OF unimprovcd lands and have drawn
their pro-rata Of Squirrel poison. iuirn
ding to sell it and thu. partially =,
cover from the county the amount
paid by them IN taxes.