Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15

their little ones at home may leave
them with her when they come to
church.
J. Gardner is under trial at South
Bend, for being implicated in rotten
egging Rev. f. b. Sutton, the A. =. A.
lecturer, last June, after the reverend
gentleman had delivered lecture at
that place. There are four accom-
plices who will have separate trials.
Farmers in the vicinity of Lincoln
and Hartline are buying potatoes at
Waterville for their winter supply and
seed. The late frost in June killed
the tubers in those neighborhOods,
while around Waterville the far mers
were fortunate enough to have a big
crop.
John ID. Dttentholer has been
granted license, at North Yakima,
to remarry his divorced wife, Judith
F. Dittentholer, both of Tampico.
The couple were first married in 1888.
and have four children. Mrs. Often
tholer secured n divorce from her hus
band last February.
Kenneth Moody, s years old, was
fishing in the Chehalis river with his
6 year.old cousin, Frank Moody, last
week, and Kenneth walked backward
of dock into the swift current. His
cousin ran to the shore and got fish
pole and told him to take hold of it,
and then the little fellow pulled his
big cousin to shore.
The Benson murder trial was con
cluded Wednesday, at Vancouver, b.
c., when the jury, after an absence OF
three hours, returned verdict of not
guilty, and the prisoner was I'M
mediately released The verdict was
great surprise, as the defense was
very weak, and Judge Walkem charged
against Smith, the accused. Bowser,
counsel for the defense, made
brilliant address on Smiths behalf,
lasting over two hours, and his speech
undoubtedly saved the prisoners
neck.
The first logging train ever seen in
Pacific county will be running over
the Northern Pacific track from
Frances to South Bend by the latter
part of the week. The Pacific Empire
Lumber Company has contracted with
Anderson & Robinson, who have been
logging for years On the Chehalis rives,
for SIX carloads of logs per day, with
probability that the order will be
doubled TO II cars very shortly, as the
hn
half supply their mill. Ways have
been built above the Northern Pacific
wharf, on the terminal grounds, for
rolling the logs into the river.
A pilot boat is in process OF con-
struction at Hoquiam. This new boat
is to be a Washington pilot boat, to
be run on the Columbia in opposition
to the Portland boat. The Seattle
capitalists who are building her
started this opposition about two
months ago, with the schooner Loyal,
chartered until good boat for the
purpose could be built. The boat on
the ways is to be of 55 tons register.
measuring 80 feet over all and about
20 in beam, She is designed on the
lines of the Lottie S. Haskins, of
Gloucester, Mass, the fastest schooner
of her class on the Atlantic Coast.
She will be launched the first of the
year, and Capt. A. Il. Stream will
command her.
Four prisoners in the county Jail at
Colfax escaped last Sunday night, and
three are still at large. AT late
hour Tailor Newcomer undertook to
lock the prisoners in their cells for
the night. When he came to the
last cell the inmates broke open the
door. grasped and bound the jailor.
took his keys and unlocked the other
prisoners. In the hall they encoun-
tered Sheriff Lathrum and deputy,
who fired his revolver, and one of the
prisoners surrendered. The others,
Frank Kelley, Thomas Elliott, Will
lam Wagner aud Andrew Reidt. made
their escape through the front door of
the courthouse. Reidt was captured
Monday morning, asleep in straw
stack. When surprised he fought des-
perately, but was overpowered.