Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-15

A town lot has been given for new
church at Kelso, and the building will
be put up this summer.
No trace has yet been found of the
body of A. NJ. S. Hilgard, who, it is
supposed, recently committed suicide
in Spokane.
r. F. Jordan, of Wallula, put out
poison for squirrels, and let his hogs
run in the same field. They ate the
poisoned wheat and 81 died.
At Tacoma Judge Parker has sem
fenced A. l.. Davis, for HOUSEKEEPING,
to IL months, and Louis kluekow, who
shot Alfred Conrad, to two years in
the penitentiary.
The fine residence of III. c. Wells,
at New Whatcom, burned last Friday.
1t cost several thousands in boom
times, but was carrying only ~ 900
insurance. The furniture was saved.
Matthew Seattle, aged 81, son OF
Chief John Seattle, Puyallup Indian,
died on the MuckleshoOt reservation.
Seattle was particularly bright young
man, and was something OF platform
orator.
Large quantities OF potatoes are 60
ing TO waste again this spring in
kittitas for the want of q market, says
the Ellensburg Localizer. Transporta-
ton is too high to leave any profit for
the producer.
A woman, who said her name was
Grace Ormsby Friskhorn, mailing
from Portland, committed suicide in
Sedro, Skagit county, by taking poison
last Sunday night, from the effects of
which she died the next day. 1t is
said she was well-connected in Port
land.
The remains of % soldiers, who were
buried on the military reservation at
Port Townsend, were Saturday shipped
from that place to Benicia, Cal, where
they will be buried in the national
cemetery. Some of the bodies had
been buried 80 years, and only their
bones were got together for shipment.
Aaron Fry, of Moses Coulee, was
found dead in his bed by the COM
panion who was sleeping with him last
week. The night before Fry retired
apparently in good health, and his
death was not discovered until his
companion tried to awake him the
next morning. Heart disease was the
cause.
I Frank Middleton was instantly
killed Saturday at Chiwaukum, a lum-
boring camp on the Great Northern, ii
miles west of Levenworth, by being
cut in twain with a circular saw. He
was riding on the log carriage, and
failed to notice his approach to the
saw. He was an old, respected citizen
OF this section, and leaves wife and
four children.
What may prove case OF fratricide
occurred at Oakesdale Monday. Harry
Mckay lies at the point OF death from
q blow on the head with q stove-h hook
in the hands Of his l5-year-old brother
Tom. The brothers quarreled over q
horse. Harry, who is 10 years. was
knocked senseless by the blow, which
fractured his skull, making a hole two
inches deep. His chances for recovery
are doubtful. Tom expresses nc
sorrow for his deed. He was arrested
Frank Lafromboy, u halibreed who
made his home on the Bsrbary coast
just below Pillar Rock, was fished on,
OF Sksmokawa creek Friday afternoon
He had been missing since the I'd inst.
when he was staggering about Skamok.
ava loaded to the chin with bad
whisky. 1t is supposed that in trying
to 90 to his home he fell into the
creek from off the wharf. His brother
Joe Lafromboy, was drowned from a
whisky scOw near Pillar Rock last
summer.
ID. w. Watson, a wood-dealer, was
instantly killed at noon Monday, at
Seattle, in q runaway. In falling of
his left leg was caught and torn off.
His body was dragged about 100 feet,
his leg being left behind. He died
instantly. Several people witnessed
the horrible accident. 1t all happened
so quickly no one could tell precisely
what had occurred. When the specta-
tors reached the mutilated man some
believed he was simply u one legged
man, but a few seconds later his
missing leg was found. 1t had been
torn OFT at the thigh.
A libel was filed in the United States
district court last Friday by the owners
OF the steamship Transit against
Captain Ludlow, OF the Monterey
claiming damages in the sum of &c.
OOO. The Transit collided with the
Monterey while the latter vessel was
lying at anchor in Seattle harbor, April
IL last. The Transit claims that the
Monterey was not in a proper anchor.
age, being too close to the wharves
and consequently was in fault in the
collision. The government, April q
last, libeled the Transit for the same
collision, claiming the Monterey was
llpmappd in thu st,p, of GO 900