Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-07

bushel. The one who agrees to pay
that price for wheat when the crop is
harvested SAYS he has no fears of losing
anything on the deal, and may make
considerable money above that figure
when fall prices for grain are estab-
lished.
The executive committee of the
Washington State league of the Ma
tional League of Republican clubs has
appointed the following delegates to
the Cleveland convention which meets
June 10: S. c. Hyde, r. B. Blake. w.
C. Jones. J. H. Adams, of Spokane; f.
w. Taylor. Tacoma; S. H. Nicholas,
Everett; F. M. Ellsworth, Colfax; c.
H. Aver. Olympia; w. r. Forest, John
Wiley. Seattle; T. F. Mentzer, Tenino;
ID. E. Lesh, North Yakima.
Palouse City is making great efforts
to secure the establishment of the COW
eted beet-sugar factory at that place.
Representatives of Eastern capital
have made proposition to build a
factory of $50 tons per day capacity,
provided the people will give bonus
of 1000 acres of land located with a
radius OF six miles OF the city. Meet
ings are being held in the school
houses about Palouse with the hope of
securing the bonus.
The Epworth Leaguers of all West
ern and Washington are going to
make decided and determined stand
against the liquor traffic. They are
also going TO make an effort to intro
duce the Bible into the public schools.
The matter will be formally taken up
and ways and means for the prosecu.
ton of the objects will be considered
at the coming Epworth League con-
vention, which takes place at the First
Methodist Episcopal church in Ia
coma, June 1920.
A sensation was developed few
days ago at Spokane, when it became
known that the trustees of the Scot
fish Rite in Free Masonry have sued
VIM. Ziegler and Louis Ziegler, his
father, for nearly 81, 500. VIM. Ziegler
was treasurer, and it is claimed be re-
fuses to make a settlement with the
order. Louis Ziegler is one of the
most prominent Masons in the north.
west, owner of the Ziegler block, and a
pioneer OF Spokane. He refuses to
discuss the matter, but says there will
be defense. and a strong one.
The Aberdeen and MontesanO base
ball clubs played in Montesano Mon
day and the latter team beat beat the
Aberdeens by one run. The score
stood 8 to 10. The game was holly
contested one, for in the last half OF
the ninth inning the score stood 8 to
4 in favor OF Aberdeen; but, a series of
mishaps occurring, the Montesano ran
in six scores. The clubs of Aberdeen,
MOntesano and Hoquiam have each
won a game, and the rivalry between
the towns over the merits of their
respective clubs is very pronounced.
Says the Mason County Tribune:
1.-TWO sawlogs from the immense tree
cut at Willismson's camp last year
were brought in this week and were
RATED for Tacoma. The largest of
these, which was cut off 25 feet from
the butt, is 80 feet long, Is inches in
diameter, and this monstrous log con-
tains l0,158 feet of lumber. The first
cut OF this tree, 25 feet long, is still in
the woods, and will be cut into short
pieces, say two feet long, for exhibit
ton purposes, making logs of two feet
in length and IL feet in diameter"
The tide flats along the Indian res
ervation on the other side of the bay
from Tacoma have been bought up by
the Puyallup Indians. They have
bought in the lands at the price set
upon them by the State Board OF Land
Commissioners. Some of the land
bought by the Indians is exceedingly
valuable for railroad entrance. A part
of Joseph Alexander's purchase gives
him that portion of the water front
near Browns point, which Frank Ross
attempted to grade for the Great
Northern entrance to the flats, says
the Union.
Heretofore the Snake river has been
barrier between the squirrels swarm
ing the country to the north and Wal
la Walla county, but it is no more.
The ferrymen and farmers in the Vi
cinity of Lyons ferry report that the
pesky little rodents are swimming the
Snake river by thousands, and as soon
as they get across Immediately attack
the growing grain. Something must
be done at once or the entire commun-
ity will be captured by them, the
Statesman says. There is no doubt
that they swim across the river, for
the ferrymen say they see them.
The Trades Council adopted resolu-
tons at Spokane. Tuesday night de.
nouncing the supreme court for send
ing Eugene Debs to Jail, " for no other
reason that it was the wish o! greedy
corporations and plutoeratic thieves of
the country" The Supreme Court is
declared to be fractional, whimsical