Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10

the San Francisco market on the Eth
of this month.
Bids have been received in Lincoln
county for building bridge over the
Spokane river. q few miles above Spo-
kane, to connect Stevens and Lincoln
counties. The bridge will be paid for
by the two counties.
The Tacoma hotel is having hard
luck with burglars. Twice in the past
few months has it been robbed, though
neither time was any valuable property
taken. A third attempt was made
Sunday night, but the burglar left
through q window in the basement
without taking anything.
The first Northern Pacific patent to
lieu lands ever received in that district
arrived at Spokane Thursday. 1t COW
ers 10. 1872 acres, nearly all of which is
in Lincoln county. and much of which,
it is said. is occupied by settlers who
have delayed filing contests, thinking
there would be plenty of time"
Fred Lauer, q farmer near Walla
Wslls, was burned out of house and
home last Saturday. Mrs. Lauer was
busy in the kitchen at the time, and
the first thing she knew the whole
house was in flames. She managed to
save a few household goods, but not
much. The insurance was very small
The order of Judge Hanford. made
at Seattle, giving full effect in Wash
ington to an order of Judge jenkins of
the Circuit Court of Wisconsin, east
ern district, granting permission to the
receivers to issue 5000, 600 in certifi-
Gates, was for the purpose of making
the original order and certificates of
full force over every part of the line.
The total outstanding bonded and
floating debt of Spokane county, May
l, 1895, as shown by statement COM
piled by Deputy Auditor Cummings,
is $685., 230. The uncollected taxes
amount to $309, 437. which leaves the
total net debt $275,792. 20, or $780,.
709.O3 less than the constitutional
limit of II per cent of the assessed
valuation Of 1894.
The fact OF better times in this city
and vicinity was fully demonstrated,
says the Cowlitz Advocate, one day
last week when a man was wanted &c
work in single camp and it took
two days to find a man that would
take the position. A year ago twenty
five men could have been produced for
the place in s;mc3t az many minutes.
Our new mills together with the start
ing up of the old ones has provided
work in some capacity, to all of the
recently unemployed Of this vicinity.
Reports from Walla Walla say that
If the present weather continues,
Strawberries will begin to ripen by the
18th of May. Many of this years ber-
ries from that place will be of the
Hood River variety. These berries
were formerly only grown at Hood
River, Or, but two years ago their cul-
tivation was commenced at Walls
Walla, and last year some reached the
Spokane market, where they brought
25 cents per crate more than any
other berries. They are not extra
large, but solid, and of delicious flavor,
and are exceptionally good shippers.
The section-men near Irby, SO miles
west OF Spokane. on the Great North
ern railroad, in Lincoln county, made
a ghastly discovery while going out to
work Friday morning. 1t was the
body OF young man, cut in three
pieces by the wheels of freight train
No. 16, which passed over the track
eastbound at daylight. The dead man
was about 90 years old. He was rough.
ly dressed and at first it was supposed
that he was railroad brakeman, but
now it is thought he was tramp who
was attempting to steal q ride. The
coroner at Sprague was notified at
once. The wheels passed over the I'M
fortunate mans thighs, cutting off
both legs. He bled to death.
A miner named John Lee was
found dead in the road nine miles
west of Springdale last Sunday morn
ing. He was going to the Cleveland
mine, and was given permission to
sleep in barn. In calling him Sun
day morning for breakfast, it was
found that he was gone. Shortly
after he was found dead in the road, .
few hundred yards from the barn. with
his pack strapped on his back, where
he had evidently fallen dead. The
verdict at the inquest was that death
resulted from natural causes. From
papers found on the body it was dis.
covered that he was veteran of the
late war, and had a sister At Geneva,
Ill. The G. A. r. post buried him.