Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30
STATE NEWS.

building this season.
Ida X. Winchester is suing Walla
Walla for Sl3 900 damages, on account
OF a fall on sidewalk.
An excursion of 300 people is COM
ing from South Dakota to see Spo-
kanc's fruit fair in October.
Prof. Henry F. Wegener, the newly
elected principal of the Tacoma high
school, is IA native OF New York city.
Pierce county farmers have decided
that it is too late to hold a county fair
this Year, but have organized for big
fair next year.
Curtis Standish, a young man living
on the Jim Nixon ranch, II miles
southwest OF Sprague, was kicked in
the stomach by a horse last Saturday,
and lived only few hours.
Douglas county's assessment roll
for 1895 foots up $2,O73,O52. The
personal tax rolls show the assess
ment of 1887 horses, 1l,2SS cattle,
G,G05 sheep and 1872 hogs.
The Wilbur Register announces the
death of OF William Turner, who
crossed the plains in 1850, and who
has been resident of Lincoln county
for eight years. He owned a fine
fruit ranch along the river.
Ellensburg is dry town. All OF
tho saloons were closed last Sunday
and no door to any was open. The
saloonkeepers say that if the public
wants the town dry they can have it.
The movement originated with the
saloonkeepers.
The municipal Indebtedness of
Anacortes has been reduced SIS, 1925
Of this decrease $7,92S.75 is general
fund and $S66.50 special fund. The
present city government is composed
almost entirely of property-owners,
who believe in business methods for
municipal affairs.
The First Baptist Church OF Seattle
has extended a call to Rev. S. C..
Ohrum, of Boston, and it is expected
that definite and favorable answer
will be received from him. He has
been connected with the congregation
of DIR. A. J. Gordon's church, the
Clarendon-street church, of Boston,
and is very highly recommended.
Puget Sound has a sea serpent,
with reputable citizens and an affi-
davit to attest its genuinenes. The
monster is fifty feet long, and was
last seen in Bellingham bay by L. U.
Stenger, Collector OF Customs at that
point; Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Gourley
and C. A. Forberg, the latter a Y. NJ.
c. A. man, all residents of New What
com. and all OF whom agree as to the
color and proportions of the monster.
John Shaw, of Tacoma, 60 years old,
who has twice been tried for insanity,
who is ten times quicker witted than
many sane men, has been at last sent
to the Steilacoom insane asylum. He
is the man who terrorized the West
End some time ago by shooting at the
moon and stumps and who paraded
about wearing a dashboard as shield
and daring imaginary enemiee to
come out and fight him. His family
testified in the Superior Court as to
his Authorizations.
Frank Adams, a woodsman in charge
of LiddelPs camp, near Tacoma, met
with a serious accident Monday after.
noon of last week. In some un.
explained manner tree which
he had been engaged in telling fell
upon him, striking him upon the
shoulder, crushing him to the earth.
He was taken to the Fannie Paddock
hospital, where DR.. Merrill set the
spine and at midnight the injured
man was resting as easy As could be
exuected and may recover.
Another gang of car-robbers has
been run down by the Spokane police.
There were six of them and they are
new at the business, as may be judged
by their ages, which range from to
IA years. They are charged with
breaking open Spokane e. Northern
cars and stealing merchandise. They
are Perry Cribs, aged 10; Ed. Block,
aged 10; Charles Block, aged q;
Charles Burkey, aged II; Glen Cable,
aged IA, and Eldon Quincy, aged 10.
Charles Block, Burkey and Quincy
acknowledge that they broke open the
cars.
Suit has been begun in the name OF
Spokane county for the recovery OF
$4,000, the full amount Of the bond
OF J. J. L. Peel as County Auditor and
ex-o6icio clerk of the Board Of County
Commissioners of Spokane county.
His sureties, Jacob Hoover, Edward j.
Dyer and Andrew j. Ross, are made
parties to the action. In the COM
plant it is stated that the official was
paid salary for his services. There
came into his possession $5.Sl2.O5, as
fees and charges, which he refuses to
pay into the county treasury, as the
law requires.
Successful experiments are being
made this year with Mexican barley
in Whitman county. This cereal is
beardless and without hull. A field
sown by Mr.. Frew, near Pullman,
yielded rs bushels yer acre, and went