Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-12-04

the others seem to become so excited
and hewildercd that they only circlcd
around their dead companions and
soon they are all killed.
Friday afternoon, as the Port Town
send Southern express was heading to-
ward Port Townsend, II fire was
noticed in the residence of George
Cooper, of Leland. The train was
stopped, and all hands, including half
Il dozen passengers, were soon at the
scene, eXtinguishing the blaze. which
at the time was gaining much head
way. The fire originated from de
fcctivc ilue. A large portion of the
roof of the dwelling was DESTROYED.
The damage amounted to about 500.
The cold snap found the people of
Ellenshurg poorly prepared for siege
as far as fuel was concerned, wood
especially being very scarce. The
advent OF the new wood heaters had
made an unusual demand and it
happened that none of the woodyards
had a good supply on hand. AS a
result the price at once jumped up
and four-foot wood was eagerly
snapped up, when it could he secured,
at$i cord. Slab wood, green chunks
and everything that looked like fuel
was readily sold.
Several accidents occurred in South
Bend last week because of the slippery
condition Of the sidewalks. A young
daughter of John Stewart fell on the
icy plank and sustained what may
prove a serious injury. She was taken
into the Hotel Albec in an unconscious
condition, and remained so for about
half an hour. When she recovered
consciousness she was removed to her
home. Jas. y. Johnson was severely
injured, Monday morning, 10y II fall.
5. :. Noteman slipped and fell one
day last week and suffered some severe
bruises.
Last Saturday morning two tramps
stole a ride on Il brake beam of the
early morning passenger train, from
Walla Walla to Bolles junction. When
they reached the later place, they
were glad indeed to crawl out from
their uncomfortable riding place.
They were covered with snow and frost
from head to foot, and their hands
were swollen to double their normal
size. The poorly clad hobos quickly
made their way to the fire in the wait
ing room at the station, where they
spent most of the day. Ono of the
mems toes were frozen.
Some time ago, report was circu-
lated that several corpses had been
found on the farm OF Joseph Mauer-
man, farmer living in the eastern
end of Lewis county. The matter
was investigated and found to have
been only rumor that in some man.
ner got started. 1t gaine1 such gen.
eral circulation, however, that Mauer-
man has published II reward of $50 to
be paid to anyone who saw or can
find such cOrpses con or near my
place within 60 days" Mr.. Mauer-
man says he was brought up in Lewis
county, and has lived on his present
farm for the past Is years.
Roy Reilly, about Is years old, a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Reilly, who
formerly kept restaurant at Sehome
Junction, was drowned near Point
Lawrence, Orcas Island, in the heavy
gale last Wednesday. He was trying
to cross from Clark's Island, to Orcan
in a small boat. His father, who was
on Clark's Island, saw him disappear,
but was powerless to help him, and
was unable to get away from the island
until Friday. The boy had gone out
in his boat to tow another boat ashore,
which had gone adrift. Fragments of
one boat were found yesterday at Point
Lawrence, and the other near Peavine
Pass, about seven miles from Clark 5
Island
In the latter part of 1894, Ed.
Holtzheimer, farmer of California
creek, north of Custer, in Whatcom
county, was shot one night in his
doorway by somebody. He grasped
the gun, and y second shot took effect
in his leg, and, in the darkness, the
assailant escaped. Andrew Miller,
with whom he had some previous
quarrels, was charged with the at
tempted murder and had preliminary
hearing, and was bound over to the
Superior court. There was no evidence
brought forward to show that Miller
had anything to do with the shooting
and, on motion of the county attorney,
the case has been dismissed on the
grounds of insufiiciency of the evil
dence.
About | o'clock Monday morning
fire destroyed the residence of H. Nc
Donald, a farmer, living six miles from
Anacortes and also burned to death
the only person in the house at the
time, Mrs. Mcdonald. The origin OF
the fire is not known. Mr.. Mcdonald
had gone to the home of his son-in-law
Henry Layton, leaving his wife, who
was ~ years old, and blind, at home.
The burning building was seen by j.
l.. Satterlee, neighbor, but before any
one could reach the spot the roof had
fallen in. An examination of the
debris revealed the remains, terribly
charred and almost unrecognizable,
of the unfortunate woman. The
burned property belonged to L. H.
Andrews.
The output OF logs from the largest
numbering concerns of Mason county
for the month of October was 12,O41,-
600 feet, divided as follows: PENN
sular Railroad, Simpsons two camps,
4,O2S,OOO; Mason County Logging Co.,
l,4l3,OOO; Simpsons camps on Port
Blakely railroad, 100000; William
sons and other camps ON Shelton
Southwestern Railroad, 100000.
This does not include the smaller
camps on Hood Canal and other
places in the county. The annual
log product of Mason county will cas-
lily reach 10000, 900 for the year 1896
and at the reasonable estimate of SIS
per thousand feet, will reach total of
$75O,OOO worth of logs produced in the
county. This is the main industry of
Mason cOunty.-SheltOn Journal.
Paul Bates. q student of Vashon