Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-07
The Peoples Store Co.
l. o. O. F. Building, Main Fifth Streets

Graw for Mrs. Mary Stewart, of Spo-
kane, who is wanted in Missoula to
stand trial on the charge of having
murdered her husband.
Mayor Belt, of Spokane, will sign
the ordinance for the issuance OF war.
rants for water works, but there has
been no capitulation in his church
fight.
Pioneers of the State, their children
and grandchildren, gathered in force
at the pioneer reunion in Seattle, Tues.
day. Judge Orange Jacobs made them
an effective reminiscent address.
Burglars made an unsuccessful at.
tempt to blow open . safe belonging
to Walsh Bros, in New Whatcom,
Saturday night. The safe WAS rem
dered useless, as one of the three holes
drilled was through the dial.
James Tow. recently found guilty
OF incest, was sentenced at Colfax last
Thursday, by Judge Sullivan, to seven
years imprisonment at hard labor in
the Penitentiary. Notice that appeal
would be taken has been given.
Preparations have been undertaken
already for the fruit fair to be held at
Spokane in October. The main build
ing is to be begun at once, wooden
structure, the council having granted
permission for its erection in the fire
limits.
A house at Colfax, belonging to
Charles Mentz and rented to Charles
Prater, was burned last Thursday.
Mr.. Prater and wife had moved into
the house and were not yet unpacked
when the fire started. The furniture
was saved.
Two advertising cars are to be sent
out from Walla Walla through the
East and South, to exhibit the pro-
ducts of the country. The Snake
river fruit raisers are filling 80 jars
with specimens of the fruits to be ex-
hibited on one OF these cars.
The first installment OF the ma
chinery and parsphernalia needed for
dredging out the waterway and canal,
in the shape of the Bowers dredger
and 80 scows and pontoons, making
up q tow little over quarter of
mile in length, has arrived in Seat
tie.
The steamer Sehome will soon be-
gin running between Vancouver and
Tacoma. Captain H. F. Beecher, of
Port Townsend, will lease the steamer
from the receiver of the Oregon Rail.
way and Navigation Company. The
Sehome has been idle for nearly two
years.
John Elwell, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Snohomish county, fell asleep
on the railroad track near Monroe,
Thursday night. The Great Northern
passenger train struck him on the
head, knocking him several feet. He
was taken to SnOhomish, and died
from the effects Of the blow.
Pat O'Brien, Of Tacoma, a brother of
Stephen O'Brien, swallowed by mis-
take Monday two teaspoonfuls of mir
bane, a deadly poison. Among the
antidotes administered have been
enough nitro-glycerine to blow up
several men and strychnine enough to
kill we'll man, 1t is thought he will
recover.
The residence OF George Fitzpatrick,
with all its contents, burned in Walla
Walls, Wednesday. His loss was not
less than $500, with no insurance.
The adjoining house, owned by George
Mills, and occupied by S. F. Hibbs,
caught fire, and was also destroyed.
Mr.. Mills loss was about $500, with
$500 insurance.
The Westminster Congregational
church OF Spokane has appointed
committee to wait upon Mayor Belt
and make overtures of peace. The
Mayor recently left the church in high
dudgeon over caustic remarks made in
pulpit and pew concerning hia veto of
an ordinance restricting the operations
Of variety theaters.
The applications of the city of South
Bend for the tide lands between Ferry
and Laughton streets have been held
up by the Tide Land Commission on
account Of applications having been
made for the same lands by the South
Bend Land Company, Alexander
Warner aud J. G.. johnson. The
hearing for the contest lie set for June
10th, at South Bend.
The boat in which the Inflated
Haskell party were lost at Methow
rapids was found % miles below, in an
eddy. Mr.. Prowell, bushes. partner of
Mr.. Haskell, and w. D. Gillespie, of
the government boat, passed down the
Columbia Tuesday to the place where
the boat was found, prepared to shoot
off several sticks of giant powder in
hope of recovering his body.
Two gentlemen made a business
deal last week ut Walla Walla in
which 5000 bushels OF wheat we're
contracted for this fall at so cents per