Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-11-20

W edneSday evening, at his home, hal
n mile east of Ferndale, near Nortl
Yakima. He was rs years old, and
has lived in this State nearly 80 years
settling at Fcrndale in 1888. Hi,
farm was one of the best in the county
and few years ago a splendid farm
house was added to the attractions o
the place.
The Tacoma branch of the Needle
workers Guild of America, made it,
first distribution of garments last Fri
day. The chief benefciaries were in,
mates OF the Fannie Paddock and St.
Joseph's hospitals, the Children,
Home, the Shcltering Arms, the free
kindergarten, and two or three other
charitable institutions. About 1,60C
garments were given away.
A wood famine is still threatened in
Garfield, says the Enterprise. But
very little can be bought in Garfield
and the supply of dry wood in the
mountains is said to be practically ex-
hausted. Even the never-failing re-
sort of sending to the Rockford
country for a carload is said to be
very uncertain. SO far the price has
not raised above S3 per cord, but it is
likely to.
Jack Lambert, one of the Walla
Walla fire boys, had a narrow escape
from Il serious accident, going to Il fire,
Friday night. The boards over an
old well near the burning house gave
way, allowing him to fall in. He
saved himself from falling to the bot
tom, which is 80 feet, and half full Of
water, by spreading his arms. He was
pulled out of the perilous position by
the other firemcn.
The fishing season is drawing to a
close on Hood canal, and it has been
rather poor year for the fishermen.
The run has been small. There has
been about 40 camps on the canal,
with four or five men at each camp,
but many of them have not averaged
much more than half dollar day,
boarding themselves. Eight years ago
the run was as poor, or poorer. The
fisherman are talking very earnestly
about trying to have Il salmon hatchery
on the SkokOmish river.
the Hon. John r. Rogers carried
twcnty-seyen out of thirty-four coun-
ties i'll the State. He carried the fol-
lowing counties. Adams, Asotin,
Chehalis, Clallam, Columbia, Douglas,
Franklin, Garfield, King, Kittitas,
Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan,
Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish,
Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkia-
kun, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whit
man, Yakima. The following coun-
ties were carried by Sullivan Cowlitz,
Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Klickitat,
Pacific, San Juan.
The amount OF the bonds of the
several incoming King county officials
has been fixed rs follows: County
Auditor, $4,000; County Treasurer,
100000 which is 100000 less than
at present; Assessor, $4,000; Sher-
if, $1,000; Surveyor, $1,000; Prose
cutting Attorney, $1,000, Superin-
tendent of schools, $1,000; Coroner,
81 900; County Commissioners, $780,
600 each; Justice of the Peace, $500
each; Constables. $1,000 each. The
bond of county Clerk will be fixed by
the Superior Judges.
Full returns in Pierce county show
the the following majOrities to success
full candidates: For Congress-Lewis
over Doolittle, 1888; Jones over Hyde,
1874; for GovernOr-Rogers over Sulli-
van, SSS; for Lieutenant Governor
Daniels over Arrasmith, 627; for
Judge of the Supreme Court-Reavis
over Hoyt, 1926: for Secretary of State
Jenkins over Price, GAG; for State
Treasurer-Young over Kellogg, 69I +;
for State Auditor-Cheatham over
Frost, 62l; for Attorney General
Winston over Ross, 573; for Superin-
tendent of Public nstruction-Brown
over Brunton, 1873; for Commissioner
of Public Lands-Bridges over For
rest, 1877.
Tom Bassett and wife were fined
$50 and costs at Walla Walla, Friday,
by Justice Nixon for starving their in
FAINT child. The evidence showing
that Bassett and his wife were de-
sirous of getting rid of an 1S-months-
old child, and tried to starve it. They
neglected it in every way, left it at
home in the daytime without food or
water and with no one to care for it.
In default of payment of the fine they
went to Jail. The wife is a girl IL
years old, and does not seem to rea-
lie that she is responsible for the care
of the child. She was married to
Bassett about three months ago. 1t
developed that the child is illegiti-
mate, and that the father is a young
farmer living near Basket Mountain,
in Umatilla county, Or. Shortly be-
fore her marriage to Bassett, the wife,
whose name was Turnbow, secured II
marriage license to marry another
man, but the marriage never took
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