Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-29
STATE NEWS,

Sterling mill, in Sedro, burned Friday.
The Ellensburg creamery is receiv.
ing about 5000 pounds of milk day.
Potatoes are worth Sill ton now
at Yakima. A few weeks ago they
were drug on the market at "a.
Arrangements have been completed
Tor the establishment of barrel and
staye factory at Aberdeen in connec-
ton with one of the shingle mills.
Tho owner of the cable ferry at
Northport makes on an average 800
a day, and grumbles because he does
not do better, says the Walla Walla
Statesman.
According to the South Bend
Journal the North river jam is in good
condition to be taken out as soon as
the river rises. This is good news to
many loggers, who are anxious to make
rise.
There are now in the National
Guard Of Washington IA companies of
infantry, averaging 40 men each, and
two cavalry troops OF 16 companies,
besides battery of l6 men. These
numbers are exclusive Of the officers.
Bert Parton, of Toppenish, has q
herd OF 100 hogs in the hills OF Yakima.
This is probably the largest herd of
porkers in Central Washington, if not
in the State, and before fall Mr.. Parton
expects to have not less than 1900
head.
The supposed Pullman shareholders
were caught at Rosalia few days ago
by City Marshal w. P. Ward, as they
were boarding freight for Spokane.
They gave their names a. John Z.
Callahan and George E. Davies, of
Alaska.
G. .. Brown has cat at his home
in GOldendale which is sucking three
young squirrels, which where caught
near town. She also suckles one
kitten, the others having been killed
to make room for the squirrels, says
the Sentinel.
Fred Johnson, while in charge OF
Louis Hills saloon, at Everett, was
shot through the breast last week, by
+. Reeves, q member of the Phillips
ColOred Quartet, wellknown in Sound
cities, where they have been singing
in saloons and hotels.
Mr.. Cline, a logger Of WOODBURY.,
Or, is in Kalama negotiating for the
right-of.way for a new logging road
south of Kslama. He has secured
right-ofway from all but one man,
and thinks that there is no longer any
question but that he will be able to
begin operations the first OF next week.
Joseph E. Joy. aged 50 years, a ma
tive OF New York, dropped dead on the
street, at Centralia, Monday morning.
from heart failure. lie entered the
Union army in July, 1861, as a private
in Company c, Fifth Iowa Infantry,
and was discharged as sergeant on &C.
count OF disability in November 1862.
An amicable and advantageous settle.
ment OF the treasurership matter has
been agreed upon by Treasurer Mish,
the board OF county commissioners of
Snohomish county and the Puget
Sound National bank, rs represented
by A. S. Taylor, ex cashier of that
institution. The commissioners agreed
to resppoint Mr.. Mish to the office of
treasurer and to give him 10 days in
which to file new bond of 100000.
The $1,000 license is proving too
much for the Yakima saloon men, and
the Herald says the saloon men feel
deeply aggrieved, and say that, while
they pay the heaviest license in the
State, they are closed up on Sunday,
to the profit of drug stores, which pay
no license. 1t is conceded that by
the end OF the year not over three
saloons will be carrying licenses, loss
OF revenue to the city of $4,000.
Albert Tayes killed his wife and
then committed suicide at the farm of
A. Torrey, about five miles south of
Palouse, Monday afternoon. Tayes
was q worthless, shiftless man, and
ill-used his wife. She refused to live
with him, staying with the Torrey's.
Tayes came TO Palouse, and found
that she was at the ranch alone, the
rest OF the family being in town at
tending the circus. He at once rode
out. VIM. Torrey discovered the
bodies in the kitchen wallowing in
blood. Mrs. Tayes was shot in the
temple. No signs of a struggle we're
discovered.
James w. Smith, commonly called
Jimmy" Smith, one of Seattle's most
interesting characters, died at that
place on the 22d inst, of pneumonia,
aged Al years. He was born in East
Machias, Me-, but had lived in Seattle
since 1877. He was the pioneer
variety Snowman OF the city, starting
business in 1884 with the Bijou. In |
two years he cleared $4,000. After
John Cort, the we'll known Snowman,
came to Seattle, the rivalry between
them was intense, and such people as
Maggie Klein, Bobby Gaylor and
Flora Moore were brought here. !
Smith also had Martin and Rose Jul
ian. At the time of the fire OF June
8. 1889, which swept everything away,
Smith was making $500 night. He
had no idea of the value of money,
and, OF course, died poor man.