Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-24

A strong effort is being made to OBJ
tain a change of venue for ex-County
Clerk q. o. Downing, of Spokane,
charged with misappropriating county
funds.
The Satsop skimming station, in
operation only since the LIST of the
month, is receiving upwards of 1000
pounds OF milk and the quantity is in
creasing every day.
Twenty thousand fruit trees have
been planted in the vicinity Of
Lake Chelan this spring, and great
deal of ground is being prepared for
next seasons planting.
The indications are that, in accord
ance with the sliding scale adopted
this year, there will be reduction in
the assessment of Spokane county of
between 81 ,O0O, 600 and 80 100000.
The Seattle Times says that John
Edward Hawkins, who was admitted
to the bar Of King county Thursday,
is the first colored man admitted to
practice law in the State OF Washing
ton.
| Elma is sorrowiul because OF the
probably fatal illness. OF "Grand-
ma" Himes, Mrs. J. NJ. Anderson. J. l..
Mcdonald and Clint Shamby, neither
OF whom, it is thought, can possibly re-
cover.
Patrick II. Pender's residence and
saloon building, in West Monte Cristo,
caught fire from q kitchen stove Tues
day. The residence and furniture were
totally consumed, and the saloon bad
ly damaged.
J. P. McMinn, the fruitman near
Walla Walla, is enlarging his fruit.
drier. Last year the drier had q
capacity of 1000 pounds every "a hours,
which is being increased this year to
$4,000 pounds.
The trial of J. Edmiston will come
up again at North Yakima early in
June before the Superior Court. on a
change of venue from Walla Walla.
A large number of witnesses will go
from Walla Walla.
Ii. S. Gle is making preparations
for erecting large creamery At
Chinook. Henry Kayler, agent for
the Sunshine Mill Company, has taken
an order for over $1,000 feet OF lumber
to be used in building.
At q charivari in Hartford Tuesday
night, William Welsh, a rejected suitor
of the bride, ran amuck in the party
and broke the skull of Musician Scott
with club and wounded two others.
1t is thought Scott will die.
Work on the assessment roll OF
Franklin county is nearing compile
ton. The valuation on all property
has been placed tritle under last year $
assessment. Cattle range from 81 to
SIS; horses from 50 to $40; cayuses
from 50 to sc.
Mrs. Sophie ID. Jaeger, one of the
bondsmen of ex.City Treasurer Boggs,
of Tacoma, who is being sued by the
city, alleges in her answer that she
never signed the bond, as she was in
the insane asylum at the time it was
made.
Tug Wilson, of Bay Center, wound
ed bear which made for him and
knocked him down: In the scuffle
Wilson lost his gun. and the bear
chewed his leg and arm. Wilson, how
ever, was gritty, and checked the bear
to death.
Governor McGraw has issued par.
don for George Sufierni, sentenced to
the penitentiary from Port Townsend
for eight years. He had served about
five years of his term, and his crime
was that of robbing the postoffice al
Port Townsend.
County Superintendent Hutchinson
OF Chehslis has just completed the
quarterly examination of teachers
Eleven applicants were granted GER
tificates and five passed the required
examination for admission to the
State normal school.
At the Gray's Harbor Commercial
Company's mill last Saturday evening
J. S. Bigelow ran through an edger 30,
600 feet of inch boards, in one houl
and 45 minutes. This is the best rec
, ord ever made in Cosmopolis, and it il
thought in the State
William Simpson. an employee o
the Consolidated Single Mill Com
pauy, at Blaine, yesterday, accidental
ly stumbled and fell across the boltinl
saw. His body WAS instantly cut il
two. Simpson was native OF Eng
land and his parents reside in London
E. Lyons, OF Portland, representing
the Northern Pacific Terminal Com
: pany, has purchased 200 tons of the
rails that were rescued from the Aber.
corn, and have been lying at Cosmop
: oils so long. T. ID. Sullivan, with
| crew of 10 men, is loading the rails.
A party of so laborers, many O
them Italians, left Spokane on til,
: Great Northern Friday night en- rout,
r to the Kootenai country, where the,
l will help grade the Kaslo & SlocaI
;. railway. 1t is understood tina