Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-09-27
STATE NEWS.
SOCK.

William DOmrOse, OF Fairhaven, in
Douglas county, is an enthusiastic
member of the Grand Army. He
served on the historic Monitor for
three years.
Councilman Cox, OF North Yakima
who went East with 2 400 head OF sheep
which he satisfactorily disposed of in
Chicago, is now visiting relatives at
his former home in Memphis, Mo.
The Pullman World declares that it
is actually unsafe for lady to ven-
ture upon the streets of that town
alone in the evening, on account OF
the gang of toughs who infest the city.
The proposition to consolidate What.
com and Fairhaven failed, Fairhaven
voting I'll against and 70 for, and
Whatcom voting 439 for and 1911
against. Affirmative vote in each
place was necessary.
Oakesdale people are makinga deter
mined and united move towards secur.
ing the new Methodist college at that
place. Already cash subscription OF
5000 has been raised and the neces-
sary 200 acres secured.
w. B. Allen, the missing president
OF the defunct Bank of Tacoma, was
arrested at Chehalis last week and
taken to Tacoma, charged with wreck
ing bank in which the city had over
a quarter of a million dollars deposited
Speaking about boomers the editor
OF the Seattle Times remarks: We can
fancy that if the Apostle Paul could
be consulted on the question he would
say something to the effect that it is
not the clothes a woman wears that
makes her modest, but the way she
acts in them.
J. A. Kerr and G. NJ. Gebhart, with
two Indians, Captain Jack and Hilary
Crockett, are making surveys at Point
Roberts, and looking up some points in
the evidence to be used in the injunc.
ton case between the Lummi Indians
and the Whatcom A. P. A. Association,
in the United States court.
The Vancouver Register is advocat.
ing the construction OF railroad from
Vancouver across the mountains to
North Yakima. 1t says that the v.
K. and Y. railroad, whose line is now
being extended further into the interior
of Clarke county, for q moderate bonus
in land would build at once to North
Yakima.
Horses are cheap in Colfax. At an
auction of impounded horses last week
a fine black horse, weighing about $50
pounds, was sold for $3.50. Another
which was little stiff, but would
make good working animal, brought
the enormous sum of Is cents, while
for still another which was even better,
not bid could be received.
Charles Meyers, who has been
sentenced to be hanged at Pomeroy,
on Monday, the 3Oth inst, and now
awaits execution in the county Jail in
Dayton, is apparently in good health
and spirits, and claims that he is in
nocent Of the murder for which he was
convicted at Asotin. He eats heartily
and seems to have no fears as to the
future.
Colfax wheat has been damaged
somewhat by the recent rains, and if
more rain falls before the grain is
housed, large quantity will be unfit
for market. There is one way, how
ever, in which damaged grain will be
utilized very proftably. The large
number OF hogs yet to be fattened will
consume about all the damaged wheat -,
and in this way little will be lost.
N. J. Clump, ex-County Treasurer
of Clallam county, convicted last
Monday of misappropriating county
funds, has been granted q new trial by
Judge McClinton, on the ground that
the County Treasurer's books, and other
books and papers not admitted as evil
dence in the trial, were left in the
room where the jury could see and
examine them. The new trial is set
for October 22d.
Referring to the statement going
tho rounds of the papers that Wash
ington can raise everything but pepper
Philip Sellers, who has q garden at
Fifteenth and Canal street, Seattle,
says he has pepper trees growing as
luxuriantly as ever he saw them in the
East Indies. he thinks that he is 60
ing to be able to ripen them, and is
conducting very interesting series o!
experiments with them.
The citizens of Hoquiam feel that
better things are in store for them in
the near future. The council has
granted Harry q. Heermans, of Corn
ing, N. Y, a franchise for first.clas.
water system; also right of way for
. proposed railway through the town,
which, If constructed, will connect
with the Northern Pacific at Aberdeen
and run into the heavy timber belt to
the north and west of Hoquiam.
At q late hour last Sunday evening,
an unknown man, with a handker'