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

ministerial association.
Hunters around Spokane have be-
gun to gun for wild geese.
A dozen of eggs sell for more than a
bushel of wheat at Ellensburgh.
The Spokane Tribune, populist Or
gan, has suspended publication.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has commenced work on a six
stall roundhOuse for the accommoda-
ton OF engines at Sprague.
Samuel ID. Evans, an old miner, sc
years OF age, who came to Tacoma 10
years ago, died last Saturday at his
home at Cascade Junction.
7. f. Cusick, wanted by the govern
ment for embezzlement of $500 while
Postmaster at Sand Point, Idaho, was
arrested at Spokane Tuesday.
1t cost Douglas county $I,7SI. so
Tor four criminal cases, all of which
were misdemeanors, and in one of
which the culprit pleaded guilty.
The rails OF Port Townsends street
car line have been taken up and will
be shipped to some Eastern city.
There are about 200 tons of them.
Judge McClinton at Port Angeles,
Wednesday, sentenced J. Pannett to
three years at Walla Walla for boat
stealing and burglary committed
November 3.
A number of orchsrdists around
Ellensburgh contemplate charging
their orchards and there are a good
many new orchards to be started this
fall and next spring.
Almost the entire plant of the Stand
ard Box Manufacturing Company at
Tacoma was destroyed by fire Monday
morning. There was little insurance
on building or stock.
1t Is unoilicially announced that
Oscar Huber, civil engineer of Spo-
kane, has been awarded the contracts
for the survey of the army post and
grounds at Spokane.
A Northern Pacific f.eight-car on
train No. 81, was broken into Friday
night somewhere between kalama aud
Tacoma, and quantity of valuable
merchandise was stolen.
A. T. Starr, who was Register of the
United States land Office at HALEY
under the last administration, has
been arrested for the embezzlement of
$2,lS in Office. He has given bonds.
The Smith-Friar sawmill at Lowell
Is TO be rebuilt. A new company has
taken hold OF the project and Everett
has given land and money bonus.
The mill will have a capacity OF So
QUO feet OF lumber day.
At Mount Vernon, Tuesday, Judge
Mcbride, sentenced the Skagit MUIR
derers Edwin Baldwin to ten years in
the Penitentiary, Ozro Perkins to five
years and Ulysses Loop to one year.
Each man was also fined ST..
The colony that left Davenport last
week, bound for Central America, was
not very large. The party expects to
be augmented at Cheney, Spokane
and other points as it proceeds along
on its southern course, however.
+. ]. Stevens has been sent to the
insane asylum from Tacoma for in
sisting that he has an electric battery
inside of him that keeps the heart in
motion. Calico was imprisoned for
asserting that the world moved.
Nh, rIaS IT Dol,,, n...:, M
two pioneer residents of Douglas coun-
ty, and each nearly 80 years of age, died
last week. Mr.. Bolton was at one
time treasurer OF the county, while Mr.
Ford was a veteran OF the Mexican war.
| Elmer Smith. a young man II years
of age, was fatally injured at Cooks
shingle mill, at Whatcom. Monday. A
saw became detached and, flying up
wards, cut diagonally the entire left
side of the head, including one eye
and ear.
Mrs. J. w. McCabe, of Snohomish,
was badly burned last Thursday by
tipping lamp over and spilling the
oil on her clothes. She does not
know whether an explosion occurred
or the oil ignited from the match she
held in her hand.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has settled with Mr.. Fleet, the
Douglas county stockman, for cattle
killed in the wreck on the Central
Washington several weeks ago. The
amount of damages allowed linn was
something over $4,000.
The Plymouth Congregational
church, of Seattle, has inaugurated a
new feature in connection with its
work, in taking care of little children
during the hour for morning service.
A kindergarten for babies has been
established, with Miss Ada Winter
burn, an experienced kindergarten,
in charge. Mothers who cannot leave