Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
STATE NEWS.

The Chehalis reform school, inmates
number l3O boys and 80 girls.
Yakima county has $4,000 sheep, an
increase of 5000 over last year.
SThe spring roundup of horses center
ing at Kennewick resulted in about
10000 head.
An appeal has been taken to the Su
perior Court from the appraisal OF tide
lands in Seattle.
Howard Frayne has purchased a
third interest in the business and plant
OF the Puyallup Citizen.
Settlers along the Similikameen
want q fish ladder put in at the head
of salmon navigation on that river.
It is thought that the cold weather
has killed thousands of caterpillsrs in
the the orchards of Whatcom county.
The Ilwaco Journal says that fish
hatchery will be established on Chinook
creek as we'll as one on the Kalama
river.
A raft, containing 100000 feet of
hemlock logs, is ready at Gray's river
for towing to the Oregon City pulp
mills.
Seattle sold $500 600 of school bonds
last week at premium OF 2.32 per cent.
The bonds draw per cent interest aud
were sold to N. w. Harris & Co.
Original pensions have just been
granted 10 Benjamin F. Mccain, of
Steilscoom City, Pierce county. and to
Thomas w. Daniels, of Shelton, Mason
county.
Dave Evans, Tacoma saloon keeper
was badly beaten by the Chinese crew
OF the steamer Victoria, last week, for
stealing a singing bird belonging to
one OF the crew.
The receiver OF the Lake Park rail.
road, of Tacoma, reports that the re-
ceipts of the road from March 81, 1895,
to May 81, 1895, were $6,OS5, and the
expenditures 1904.
The Everett Nail Works has orders
on hand for $4,000 kegs OF nails. which
is sufficient to keep the plant operating
steadily for over two months at full
capacity of 200 kegs daily.
The farmers in the vicinity of Farm
ington will either construct fruitdryers
or contract to have their fruit dried on
commission this season. Fruit trees
give promise of large yield.
William Page, Is years old, the son
OF Frank Page, q farmer living on
Fumbow fiat, was drowned in the
South Palouse river, three miles above
Palouse City. on the 18th inst.
Lumber and single mill workmen
on Gray's Harbor have petitioned for
an advance in wages, holding that q
revival in the lumber industry justi-
fies restoration to former rates.
Prof. A. C. Jones and Miss Hawley,
OF Vashon College, will conduct the
I'd annual teachers institute of Ma
son county, to be held during the
week commencing Monday, June oath.
An unusually large acreage Of fax
has been sown in the vicinity of John
son this season, aggregating from L.
2cO to 1900 acres. Last season 49,
600 bushels of seed were shipped from
that point.
And now it is Mount Baker that has
changed its shape. This, too, when
the Notwithstanding season is near.
A new peak is said to be plsinly visible,
between the dome and the south peak,
from New Whatcom.
The Gray's Harbor Commercial
Company's mill at Cosmopolis has
shipped five cars of fruit boxes to
Walla Walla and is now filling con-
tract for the San Francisco market for
100000 boxes for canned goods.
Two lawyers went to Marie L.
Roheon's apartments at Port Town
send, last week, to collect an account
OF $3.50. She refused to make set
Element and in her excitement over
the matter fell over on the floor Q
corpse.
James Dimit, . saloonkeeper, was
found dead Wednesday of last week, in
the upper story of building adjoining
his saloon. at Vancouver, having COM
mitted suicide by taking morphine.
Domestic troubles are said to have
been the cause.
Old Sport, a veteran dog which
"rsn with tho machine" in Walls
Walla for five years, answering every
call on the fire department was run
over and killed while going to a fire
last week. He was given q fireman's
burial, and monument will be erect.
ed to his memory.
In making parachute drop from
balloon at Tacoma, on the 18th, " Pro-
lessor" Markleberg nearly lost bis life.
The parachute failed TO open until
nearly down. Fortunately the drop
was being made over the harbor, and
Markleberg was unhurt. The para
chute opened about $50 feet above
where he struck. He swan to the
coal bunkers and got out unaided.
Matthew McEwen, a wealthy and
respected farmer, shot and killed him
self with Winchester rifle, Wednesday
of last week, at his farm three miles
south of Goldendale. He committed
the deed in his bed chamber while his
wife was preparing breakfast, the bull
let passing through his heart. De-
ceased was 81 years old and at one
time was Mormon elder in Utah.
Some time during the latter part of
next week (the exact day has not been
decided) all the lumber manufactur.
ers whose establishments possess ia
cilities for catering to the Eastern
market, will hold \ meeting in Seattle.
The object of the meeting is to discuss
the feasibility of raising the price of
lumber and to arrive at anne Uonorol