Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-19

Joseph Antic. an employe Of the
Cosmopolis mills, met with painful
accident Monday morning. He was
at work at one of the saws when
piece of timber flew back, striking and
badly crushing his right hand. Mr..
Antic is a member OF the A. o. +. A.
George f. Rhodes, a prominent at
torney at Centralia was taken to the
Steilacoom asylum Saturday. For a
time he believed himself endowed
with supernatural powers. He former
! ly resided in Kansas and has been a
resident Of Centralia for seven or
eight years.
Alex. Mcdonald. logger, commit
ted suicide Saturday morning in the
Concord House, Seattle, by taking
morphine. Mcdonald was dead when
found. The suicide was apparently
the result of quarrel with woman
named Lille Wyne, who shook him
| for another man.
The annual gold boom has struck
the Copalls beach. Ten tons of sand
were shipped to San Francisco recent
ly, and if that amount of sand turns
out as much mineral in proportion as
one ton did that was shipped down
some time ago, 90 or 80 machines will
be shipped up Immediately.
Tht citizens OF Winlock have Just
finished raising money enough to
build plank road from that town to
Cowlitz postofiice. The contract for
furnishing the lumber was let on
Monday night to the Prescott d
Veness mill, which will furnish $780,
600 feet at "a per thousand.
The people of Tacoma have struck
upon new plan for relief of the poor.
Those owning vacant lots or tracts OF
land give free lease to worthy indi
gent people for the term of one year,
on condition that they keep it in cul-
tivation. 1t is reported that Portland
is about to adopt the same plan.
At Walla Walla they have a rather
I
chants to keep only II pounds OF
powder in their stores. Most OF it
comes in 25-pound cans, and in order
to comply with that stringent law they
have to dump out half of a can and
put the other half in the powder
house.
Another delegation OF settlers for
the Rapperswyll county is expected to
arrive in Whatcom county before the
close of the month. Those already To-
Gated there are busily engaged in
clearing land, putting in crops and
building houses. The company has
put general merchandise store in
the colony building.
Herbert Chamberlain delivered at
Grant, Thursday, 80 head of steers,
which he fed all winter on chopped
wheat and wheat hay. They were
sold to Portland parties at 81 cents
gross, and averaged LOO pounds,
bringing the snug sum OF $l,374.S5, or
about $50 each. James Burger de-
livered % head at the same time that
averaged over $40 each. Mr.. Cham
belain bought the steers last fall at
$40 head, and is we'll satisfied with
the results.
The Douglas county court has de-
cided to systematically grade all the
railroad lands in the county. For
that purpose two crews OF men, under
experienced Deputy Assessors. start
out this week to view this property
and give it just and equitable grad
ing. The railroad owns over 100000
acres in the county, and even at a
low assessment the taxes that will be
derived from the company will amply
repay the expense of putting so large
a force of deputies in the field.
Two brothers at Aberdeen, while out
at work along Bear creek the other
day, discovered an old she bear with
her cubs. They killed one of the cubs
with the only rifle charge they hap
pened to have, and at night went home,
leaving the carcass where it had fallen.
Next day they came out to work again,
as usual, bringing more ammunition.
On going to where they had killed the
cub, they found the old bear on guard
over the body OF her offspring, where
she had evidently passed the night.
She kept her post until killed by
rife shot.
Saturday was red-letter day for Ro-
salia, as the people began to assemble
early in the morning and by 10 O'Clock,
the time the broncho-riding was TO
commence, the town was full of people,
About 600 persons from all parts OF
the country witnessed the riding,
which was very exciting, and many
hair-breadth escapes from accident
were witnessed. Among the numerous
riders and throngs of people there was
but one accident, and that was to
William Smith, of Oakesdale, whose
face was scratched pretty badly. One
of his ankles was sprained.
The Yakima Indians, who reside
near Fort Simcoe have not only fine
, farms and orchards, but some OF them
J have separators and other improved
farm machinery, top buggies. and
even bank accounts. One of their
latest forward movements is the build.
, ing OF four-mile irrigation canal on
the south side OF the Ahtanum., across
| from the old Catholic mission, to re-
, claim for close farming 1000 acres of
, rich land. The engineering was done
by H. h. Owens, of North Yakima,
while the indians are doing the exca-
waiting and other construction work.
, A criminal case which has been
watched with interest at Walla Walla
is that of the State vs. Mrs. Catharine
Stahl. Mrs. Stahl was charged with
l keeping her saloon. which is in con-
e nection with the brewery, open on
y Sunday. The Municipal league, com.
c posed OF the religiously inclined
i people OF the city, assisted Prosecut
: ing Attorney Ormsby in the case. but
y the jury brought in verdict of moi
guilty. This was q test case to show
whether the law would compel the
saloons to be closed on Sunday. Since
this charge was made all the saloons
of the city have been closed on Sun
DAYS, subject to the decision to b'