Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-11-09
WHOLE NUMBER 1917.
STATE NEWS

Whooping cough is quite prevalent
in Ellensburgh.
The Indians on the Quinault reser,
vation number SO.
A ferry is going in across the Nook
sack near the Indian village.
A new creamery OF large capacity is
about completed at Tenino.
DIR. F. A. Churchill was elected 70
the Seattle school board Saturday.
A new cable ferry is to be put in
across the Columbia at the mouth of
the Yakima.
Paul E. Nelson, a janitor, was sen
fenced at Seattle Saturday to 10 years
for incest with his daughter.
The Chehalis county Auditor fig.
ures out that the county's resources
exceed its liabilities by 72,9SS.91.
The Colville City Council hss fixed
the tax levy at four mills. The as.
sessed valuation of the city is $lG6 900.
A Walla Walla county fruit-grower
shipped 5000 boxes of apple. to Vic
toria last week, receiving $1,000 for
them.
Detective McNaughton, of Tacoma
has received from Washington CITY.
the sum of 5000, rs his share of the
fees in the sale of Il trunkload of
contraband opium.
William Newell, who was United
States consul to Nicaragua under
President Harrison's administration.
has been engaged as city editor on the
Walla Walla Statesman.
At about 10 o'clock Thursday, Will
liam Copeland, who was employed in
Gillis' logging camp, at Cedarville,
Chehalis county, fell off log while at
work and was drowned before discoy.
cred. He owns a ranch at Williams
creek, near the camp.
Judge Pritchard, of Tacoma, has de-
cided that the town OF Summer, which
closed its schools two months before
the contract with its teachers expired,
would have to pay the salaries in full.
Inasnuch as Summers school fund
has been exhausted, the situation
seems complicated.
]. J. Dursnt, of Pasco, has part of a
tooth OF a mastodon. which was found
at the depth of 40 feet by men digging
. we'll on the land of w. B. Gray. The
piece OF white ivory found was about
two and half inches long. The
tooth must have been about eight
inches long when it was in the Great.
ure's jaw.
Mado Nelson. a young ranchsr, is
under arrest at Colfax for a piece of
novel enterprise. He traded for some
Tekoa town property, giving in ex.
change some government land he had
no claim to. This is tho story the
prosecuting witness tells, and, of course
If it is true, the young mans offence is
= serious one.
The Yakima Rod and Gun Club are
preparing to stock the valley with
quail, arrangements having been
made to purchase 40 dozen and dis
t..,: ii'e them Systematically. The
birds win -e shipped by February l, if
the amount desired can be raised
among club members and spor:smen
outside the organization.
The Northern Pacific will soon have
the big Bowers dredger at work filling
up its water front property at Kalama
1t is proposed that private enterprise
cooperate to fill up the rest OF the VA.
ter front. 1t will save considerable
dyking, and obviate q recurrence of
most of the flood damage, such as was
sustained last spring.
Frank A. Spencer failed to recover
in his suit against David Gilmore and
others for the loss OF $12,9O4 worth
OF sugar in the collapse Of Bakers
warehouse at Seattle two years ago.
1t was proven that the violence of the
gale forced the Haytian Republic
against the wharf and that defendants
could not be held responsible for the
action of the elements.
The first important importation OF
opium under the new tariff law was
received at Port Townsend Monday.
The shipment, $50 pounds, direct from
Hong Kong, was received by Zee Tai
& Co., who paid . duty of $500. China
opium exporters declare that they can
successfully complete with and wholly
shut out Of the American markets all
the British Columbia opium. Seven
teen Chinese, from China, via Van.
couver, B. c.. were admitted into the
United States.
The sale of big tract of timber land
in Chehalis county has recently been
consummsted, involving q large sum
OF money in the transfer. The tract
consists of about 1900 in the Hump
tulips country. 1t was sold by d. A.
Blodgett to Frederick Meth and John
w. Prestel of Michigan. The price
paid according to the deed on file in
the auditors Office, was $4,000 and
other valuable considerations. The
same property was sold about two years
ago for $4,000.
The money necessary to pay the
deputy United States marshals EN-.
plOyed during the railroad strike last
summer at Seattle, North Yakima,
Ellensburg and Spokane has been
provided.l The total amount will
aggregate $4,000. The sums needed
at Seattle, Ellensburg and North
Yakima have been sent to those
places. The deputies at: Spokane
will be paid in that city by Marshal