Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-14
STATE NEWS,

new normal school buildings, have ar
rived at Cheney.
The Pomeroy Council has removed
City Marshal Labin from office for
leaving town without permission.
immigration Concentrations were
held Saturday by Pierce, Skagit and
Whitman counties.
John Stanton, George Fitzgerald
and Robert Green were sentenced TO
three years in the penitentiary each,
at Spokane, Saturday.
The other morning the 11-months'-
old child of James Feeley, of New
Whatcom, tipped cup of hot lard
over her face, burnidg the whole sur
face, eyelids and all, in a frightful
manner.
In 1890 Cheney's creamery received
100000 pounds of milk; in 81, $780,
600: in '92. $4,000; in '93, 10000 F;
in "a. 2,293,OO0; and last year 1861, :
l64, or just ten times as much as five
years before.
Port Townsend is in hopes arrange
ments will be perfected for the es-
Enlistment there of q plant for can
ing sardines. One firm stands ready
to take 100000 cans of the sardines as
soon as they can be furnished.
The Dorenbecher Company of Che
halls. has purchased new 200.horse-
power engine to take the place of the
Que Of SO-horsepower heretofore in
use. This was made necessary by the
largely increased output contem-
plated.
c. F. Pickard, living near Clyde,
scattered quart of poisoned wheat
on small portion of his land a few
days ago, and as a result the next
morning found It's dead squirrels that
had partaken too freely of the bounty
OF the County Commissioners.
1t is now expected that the locks at
the Cascades will be opened on March
LIST. There will be big excursions
from the Upper and Lower Columbia
river districts at that time. The
steamer Dalles City will be allowed
the honor of passing through the locks
first.
The Lincoln County Board OF
Health is stirring up the doctors Of
the county who are amiss in making
returns of births and deaths. There
is q penalty Of $40 for each such neg.
lect, and the County Treasury will
rejoice at any contributions from this
source.
An interesting feature of the farmers
school at Pullman one day last week
was provided by I. B. Harris, one OF
the farmers attending from Colfax
who gave . practical talk on how 10
cut up a hog and illustrated his talk
by a practical demonstration, cutting
up an animal before the class.
d. J. Palmer, of Chuckanut, was
taken to st. Luke's hospital, at New
Whatcom, the other day in critical
condition, suffering from mercurial
poisoning. He had been using mercury
ointment to excess, and his skin
absorbed it to such an extent that hil
flesh turned black, and it is doubtful
if he can recover.
Sugar beets grown experimentally
in Whatcom county yielded an average
of lag per cent. in saccharine sub
stance; II per cent. was all that was
required by sugar chemists. SEED
costs $2.16 per acre. 1t is estimated
that Is tons per acre would pay and
sell for 81 per ton, and the profits pei
acre would be $40. The land viii
grow twice Is tons per acre.
Four Walla Walla boys, aged respec'
lively, g. 10 and - years, were ar
rested at Walla Walla last week fol-
stealing cigars. One of them was try
ing to sell q sack full of cigars ir
boxes, and the whole neighborhoot
where the boys live was found enjoy
ing such solid comfort as rarely fall
to that section of poverty fiat in th'
way of choice Havanas. What il
puzzling the authorities is what to d.
with the culprits now they have them