Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-01
STATE NEWS.

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at Cape Flattery.
| A rogues' gallery OF the Walla Walls
penitentiary is being made.
The Whatcom fair will be held
during the week beginning September
90.
Lambert Brothers, from Illinois, are
putting in brick plant at Cosmopo.
lis.
| The bonus and easements for the
Medical Lake sanitarium have all been
secured.
| Lieutenant General Schofield will
visit the army posts OF this State next
summer.
John Krib's butcher shop at Sprague
was partially destroyed by fire, Tuesday
morning.
n committee has been appointed at
Elma to solicit stock subscriptions for
a creamery.
James H. Woolery, ex-sherif' of
King county, has become the owner Of
the Seattle Press Times.
With a population of 1900, the
Gray's Harbor country has five news
papers and Is churches.
The Henry George Single Tax club
OF Seattle is opposed to the State SELL
ing any OF the tide lands.
Wolves have been killing horses in
the Ahtanum valley, and the ranchers
have declared war against them.
Plans have been prepared for the
construction at Everett of pulp mill ,
with capacity of 10 tons per day.
A "bull salmon trout" was caught
in Hoquiam creek, last week, with
hook and line, weighing 10 pounds.
The attempt to establish y free
reading room at Ellensburgh has been
abandoned for lack of encouragement.
The old Bellingham bay electric
power house is being converted into a
shingle mill and broom handle factory.
The Bumplepuffy Whist Club of
Montesano will play series of matches
with clubs at Aberdeen and Hoquiam.
The government has granted an
extension of time to some purchasers
of Port Angeles lots in which to pay
for them.
The Great Northern has assured the
Shippers Association of Seattle, that
suitable terminals will be constructed
Immediately.
The hop-house of Z. R. Welch, in
the Ahtanum valley, was burned
Tuesday. 1t was being used for q
smoke house.
Another large raft of logs will be
prepared at Astoria for ocean towage
to San Francisco. Summer weather
will he waited for.
Mrs. Ann M. Chase, an old resident
of North Yakima, died there February
Is, and was buried under the auspices
OF the Woman's Relief Corps.
st. Johns church, at Snohomish,
just completed at cost of $500, has
paid the balance due Oh its construc-
tion by borrowing 5000 from church
loan society.
Joe Judy, Chehalis butcher, was
drowned in the Chehalis river, Tues-
day last. He kneeled down on the
bank to get drink and fell in. His
body Was found the next day.
A mountain lion WAS shot on Lake
Whatcom, on the 18th inst, by NJ.
Wahlstrand. 1t measured six feet
four inches from the nose to the tip of
the tail and weighed 116 pounds.
A young rancher won $64O at craps
in Spokane one night last week, and
had TO get police protection to get to
q hotel in safety. This is the city
that has just had moral spasm.
A cheese factory has been added to
the other industries at the thriving
town of Frances. 1t is operated by
the Behleman Bros, who are expert.
in the business, and will undoubtedly
make it success.
The wife OF Professor Saunders, o
the mechanical department of thu
Agricultural College, at Pullman, dice
after lingering ILLNESS, of heart dis
ease, Tuesday evening. The proies
sor is also Frustrated.
A Walla Walla burglar came int
, possession of watch with a broker
spring and was foolish enough to TAX
it to a jewelers. to be repaired. H
will have time to repent of that foil
of attempting to live by theft.
: Mrs. w. A. Cannon, at Spokane. Ina
r been appointed by the national boar
of management Of the Daughters {
/ the American Revolution as chaptt
y regent, for the purpose of organizin
j. a chapter OF that society at Spokane.
: Chas. Carlson, . Swedish prisone
e 4S years old, committed suicide at I'll
Il McNeil's Island penitentiary, on IL
n 18th, by hanging himself in the wat'
closet. He was sentenced at Wal
Walla in November to eight montl
for selling whiskey to Indians ,
North Yakima. Carlson had bee
working as a trusty in the laundry c
the island, but for several days hs
= been somewhat out OF his head.
10 Mr.. Mckay and his son-in-law star
,. ed out from Oakesdale, Friday mornin
n with a load of hay, going in the d
>, rection of Ssltese. A short distan
out OF town the wagon was u
set and caught Mr.. Mckay unde
Is meath the load, dragging him son
r. distance. He died in about thr,
h hours. Mr.. Mckay was about so yea
!old, and left family of grown childre