Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-08
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STATE NEWS,

four years term at the penitentiary
for robbery.
Over 100 acres will be devoted to
watermelons in the Wenatchee valley
this season.
The Auburn Argus says that very
few hopyards are being cultivated in
the Green river valley.
The commissioners OF Spokane coun.
ty have discontinued the bounty OF one
cent for each squirrel tail.
The fishing year promises to be
lively at Bellingham bay. Several
new traps have been located.
Pierce county commissioners have
decided that the county must dispense
with the services OF deputy surveyor.
A burglar entered the residence OF
F. Page, in Woodland, Clark county,
last week, and secured $3.50 in money.
Last Saturday the Walla Walla coun-
ty Republican convention Endorsed A.
Goldman for delegate to st. Louis, and
declared against free coinage.
When Brigadier-General Boutelle
was in Ilwaco last week, he gave the
Journal to understand the militia
would remain for some time yet.
Seattle's council is at work drafting
new liquor license ordinance. TO
supersede the present voluminoue code.
No radical changes are proposed.
A Brotherhood OF the Aged has been
organized at Tekoa, in Whitman coun-
ty by gentlemen over 80 years OF age.
They will hold meetings twice
month.
The commissioners OF Pacific coun-
ty have allowed the bill of the South
Bend Publishing Company for ST..
1882 for printing the delinquent tax
list for 1892.
Albert Burrows, a representative in
the State legislature, died at his home
in Seattle last week. He went to Sc
attic in 1892 and was elected to the
legislature in 1894.
One day last week 1924 tons OF coal
were loaded on the cars at Roslyn
and hauled to Cle-Elum. This is the
largest quantity ever shipped in one
day since the mine was opened.
The Ainslie sawmill at Winlock has
been sold to syndicate from Essey,
Ont, for $4,000. Preparations are
being made to put the mill in shape
and TO start up as soon as possible.
The regular Wednesday night dances
at the Medical Lake asylum are we'll
attended, and are quite enjoyable af-
fairs. A number of the patients are
good round dancers, speakers and
singers.
DR.. Anderson, teacher of athletics at
Yale, says that the ethical element
should enter into gymnastics % into
everything else. The teaching should
be by moral men and not by broken
down prize'fighters.
The case of Mason vs.. Cross, to de-
termine which OF these gentlemen ia
the the legal attorney of Aberdeen, is
to be taken to the Supreme court.
The Superior court held that Cross
was entitled to the Office.
The Rosalia creamery is doing a
business. 1t receives about 1000
pounds OF milk per day. The farmers
are getting q lot of good mich COWS,
and are putting up barns and sheds so
they can sell milk as well in winter as
in summer.
A. P. Stockwell, OF Aberdeen, has
been appointed trader at the Quinault
Indian reservation in Chehalis coun-
ty. The Western Union Telegraph
Company has established a plant at
| Aberdeen to manufacture crossarms
for telegraph poles.
The 6-yea--old son of Mr.. Larson, a
farmer living near Ferndale, in What.
com county, mysteriously disappeared
last week, and nothing has been since
learned of his whereabouts. There is
suspicion that he has been stolen by
some Lummi Indians.
T. d. S. Hart, a Walla Walla fire.
man, is attracting attention for his op-
position to the date of July 4, for the
Inland Empire firemen's tournament.
He says the firemen should be kept ut
home, in view OF the likelihood of fires
on the great day of explosions.
llwaco has been enjoying, the past
week, an unusually bitter and diverting
church trial. H.F. Cory was arraigned
before the Methodist association for
neglecting the means OF grace, sowing
dissension, lying and defamation. The
first charge WAS sustained, the others
Withdrawn, and Mr.. Cory was put out
summarily.
Mrs. James Walters, OF Garfield, was
frying eggs for breakfast the other
morning. She broke one into the fry
ing-pan and was surprised to see a
small egg inside of it. Mrs. Walters
took a spoon and lifted it out and
found it TO be perfectly shaped egg,