Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-03
STATE NEWS,

The disbursements OF the city of Ia
coma for December amounted to SOL ;.
Oils, and the receipts 10 S32 ,202 90.
Hanson Bros. have recently driven
,OO0,O0O feet OF logs out of the Bic
creek, on the upper HumptuliPs, in
Chehalis county.
Judge Parker has allowed 5000 per
month to Receiver Wadsworth, of the
Commercial bank, of Tacoma, and
S75 to his attorney.
The second annual exhibition of the
Tacoma Poultry Association began in
that city last Tuesday. The entries
number 500 fowls, including pet stock.
Judge Mount, of Lincoln county,
has refused to direct DeRackin to de.
liver up the keys and possession of the
Office to the appointee, Frank CARRIER.
The appeal bond is fixed at 81 800.
Charles f. Hanson, a prominent
young business man of Centralia, son
OF Henry Hanson, an old settler, died
at that place on New Years day of
cerebro-spinal meningitis, aged %
years.
Recent storms have undermined the
old Laidlaw mill, which stood on piling
in South bay, near Ocosta, and the
whole plant, including valuable ma
chinery. is fast disappearing in the
water.
The case in the United States court
involving the right of citizens to To-
cate and hold mineral claims on the
Culville Indian reservation has been
taken under advertisement by Judge
Hanford.
f. p. Brinnon, ex-county commits
sioner, leading Democratic politician
and pioneer OF Jefferson county OF 1858,
died at his home at the town of
Brinnon. in Jefferson county, on Sun
day night. He was victim OF lung
trouble.
John Sodarbarg, young Swede,
was arrested on complaint of the
proprietor of C street saloon, at Ia
coma, Monday, charged with attempt.
ing to pass counterfeit money. Upon
being searched at the city Jail three
bogus half dollar pieces were found in
his pockets.
What the country needs in the way
OF legislation to prevent deficit in the
national revenues. is an income tax
bill. When it is perfected and passed
the Supreme Court of the United
States should receive shotgun notice
that the measure is constitutional and
is TO be epforced.-Reriew.
The Parberry family have moved to
Whatcom from Blakeley Island to re-
side. The youngest son, Irving, is the
boy who was concerned with murderer
Straub'in the killing of Leone Lanter-
man last August, and for which Straub
is now under sentence OF death. He
is confined in the Whatcom county
Jail.
The South Tacoma car shops are at
work constructing second lot OF 100
cars for the present year, having re.
Gently finished 100 fine freighters.
The present lot is composed of 25 box
cars, so fiat cars and 25 large coal
cars, and they will make q total of
100 turned out since the works were
established.
Bishop Junger, of the Catholic
church, one of the oldest pioneers of
the country died at Vancouver, last
week. Deceased was born in Ger
many, coming to the United States
when 33 years OF age. He came to
the Northwest as missionary priest
in 1862, and was elevated to the
bishopric in 1879.
Interest on Spokane county's bond
ed indebtedness will be paid. whatever
may be the outcome of the mandamus
proceeding against Treasurer Mudgett.
The sinking fund commission of the
city Of Spokane and some of the citizens
of that city have arranged to pay the
interest and to take as security the
coupons duly registered as not paid for
wan; of funds.
Christmas night the home of Capt.
A. w. Reinhoel, near Center, in Jeffer-
son county, was destroyed by fire,
while the family was attending
Christmas-tree exercises a few miles
away. Furniture and all went up in
the flames, the loss being about $3.50,
with no insurance, and the family is
left practically destitute. A fund is
being raised for their assistance.
Nelson Bennett has sold his interest
in the Ledger to a syndicate, composed
of c. A. Snowden, who for four years
past has been it's editor and manager,
and his friends. The transfer OF the
property was made on the LIST inst.
The new owners announce their in
tention to improve the paper in every
way, as rapidly as the progress and
development of the country will per-
nit. As heretofore, the paper viii be
Republican.
Last Wednesday the westbound
freight on the o. r. & N. ran into a
drift about 200 yards beyond Walters
siding, near Garfield, and all the train,
except one car and the caboose-1l
cars and q tender-Was derailed. Six
or eight of the wrecked cars were
loaded with ore, the others with mer-
chandise. Seven cars were thrown
clear of the track and more or less
demolished, the other four only being
off the rails.
The Islander. claims to have it on
good authority that the Lumni island.
Bellingham bay, Lopez island. Orcas
island and San Juan fishing companies.
At New Whatcom are formed and in
corporated for the purpose OF obtain
ing possession of all the best fish-trap
locations in that portion of Puget
sound. so as to enable them to control
the big portion Of the salmon run each
year and take the fish to the Fraser
river canneries. There should be
some antidote to such q dose, says the
Whstcom Blade.