Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-12-27

running hlSht ana day to keep up
with the demand, and orders for for
eIgn shipments continue to pile up
Inc Tacoma mill has recently received
an order for 100000 feet of lumber
from France.
The Cincinnati Enquirer alludes to
our beautiful capital city as" Olympia,
Oregon" The State of Oregon don't
possess as pretty town as Olympia
and when the new capitol is COM
pleted even Cincinnati won't compare
with Tidette.
An effort is being made in North
Yakima to have the saloon license re.
duced to $3.50. the dealers claiming
that it is more difficult to pay that
amount now than it would have been
l,3OO few years ago, when the ST.
OOO rate was established.
The store building and the entire
stock of Monroe Bros, in Sedro, was
destroyed by fire early Sunday morn.
ing. The building was valued at 800
and the stock at $500. There was
insurance on the building and stock OF
$500. The cause of the fire is I'M
known.
The shut-off gang of the Seattle
water department is now busy with
delinquents, numbering between 300
and 400. The bills due are small in
amount, but no exceptions are made,
even on account of Christmas, and the
water was shut off unless payment
was made.
Charles England, <of Castle Rock,
made a drive of his lasl summers cut
OF logs last week, amounting to seve-
raj hundred thousand feet. This,
with William Studebaker's drive,
makes total of between l 10000 and
1000, 900 feet of logs, that have gone
down the Cowlitz the past two weeks,
all from Cowlitz county.
The house of l. NJ. GalLraith, at
Saxon, in Whitman county, burned
to the ground Sunday night. The
house was costly one estimated to
he worth $4,000, and Mr.. Galbraith's
instruments, paper and records went
up in the flames. He is acting as
Deputy U. S. Surveyor, and was alb
sent when the fire occurred.
Mr.. Hining, well-to do farmer
residing near Winlock, while feeding
stock Monday of last week, was at
tackled by large boar he had in the
barnyard and, before assistance az
rived, was fatally injured. He died in
a few hours from the effect of the
wounds that he received. The deceased
was well known and highly respected.
He left widow and family.
City Surveyor Clark was using hot
babbit metal at Walla Walla a few days
ago, to mark street monument,
when an explosion occurred, and
portion OF the molten substance was
thrown into Mr.. Clark's face and
eyes, binding him almost completely
tor time. Mr.. Clark's right eye is
severely injured, but it is thought by
proper care the sight can be saved.
George w. Boggs, ex-treasurer OF the
city of Taco IA, was sentenced to six
years in tn, State penitentiary at
Walla Walla Monday by Judge E. N.
Parker. Boggs will stay in the conn
ty Jail for the present. 1t is under
stood that his attorneys will carry the
case to the supreme court, and will try
to procure bonds pending the appeal.
Boggs' sentence can be reduced to five
years by good behavior.
Mr.. Keller, of Badger mountain,
near Wenatchee, sustained a severe
loss by fire last Saturday. His gran
airy was burned, and 500 bushels OF
wheat and oats ruined. Four hun
dred chickens were burned, together
with chicken-house and shed. His
moving machine and reaper, which
were in the shed, were also made
worthless. The house and barn were
saved only after desperate struggle,
says the Wenatchee Advance.
1t is automatically reported that a
gentleman named Harrington has
found memorandum book contain
ing letters belonging to Seth Catlin,
who was supposed to have been
drowned in the Cowlitz last spring at
a point about 60 miles above Castle
Rock, says the Cowltz Advocate. The
book was found in the mountains
about two miles above where it was
presumed that he attempted to cross
the river. This statement, coming as
it does from q reliable source, only
strengthens the assertions that have
been made from time to time that the
young man was not drowned, but pos.
sibly murdered. Some have even
gone 80 far as to declare that he was
kidnapped and WAS being held for a
ransom by the Indians.
The steward at the State Hospital for
Insane at Medical Lake has Just COM
pleted the table of products raised on
the hospital farm. This institution
has one man who is employed as head
gardener, who, with the assistance OF
patients who are able and willing to
work, has succeeded in raising the
following amount of produce on 755
acres of land, with very little irriga-
ton: Apples, $40 pounds; asparagus,
liz pounds; beans, $500 pounds +;
string beans, 1923 pounds; beets, 6,O37
pounds; beet green's, 1910 pounds /;
blackberries, 9 boxes; cabbage, 6,2S7
heads; celery, 1888 heads; cauliHower,
256 heads; corn, 534 dozen ears carrots,
SAT tons; corn fodder (estimated,) IT,
600 pounds; parsnips (estimated,) g.
O6O pounds; cucumbers, 1875 pounds
gooseberries, 1877 pounds; horseradish,
100 pounds; lettuce, 276 pounds f;
rhubarb, 1901 pounds; spinach, 2,7OS
pounds; squash, 5.76O pounds; toma-
toes, 100 pounds; peas, 725 pounds f.;
onions, 5.SS tons; potatoes, 70 tons ;
pumpkins, $50 tons; turnips, 1866 tons /;
watermelons, 52S; muskmelons, IA 4;
strawberries. 61S boxes.
John Crelian, who died in Oakland,
CAL, December IA, was one of the
pioneers of the Northwest country.
He was born on the Isle of Man, June
%, 1928, and came across the plains in
1853. He settled on Shoalwater bay,
now WillaDa harhOr in 1874 and NO q