Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26

Charles w. Nordstrom was last
Friday, at Seattle. sentenced to be
hanged Friday, April %, next. That
is also the day set for the execution of
Henry Craemer. Nordstrom under
stands only little English, and when
he reached the Jail he told Craemer
, that he would be set free April SO,
that being his understanding Of Judge
Jacobs sentence.
James Haley had an epileptic fit
while crossing bridge three miles
east of Hartford, in Snohomish coun-
ty, last Saturday. He fell from the
bridge to the ground, distance of Is
feet, striking on his head, breaking
his jaw bone and causing conclusion
of the brain and otherwise injuring
himself inwardly. He was picked up
unconscious and taken to Machias,
where he died the next morning.
The Northern Pacific has closed q
contract with the Illinois Steel COM
pany of South Chicago for large
number of new rails, to be delivered
at the earliest moment possible. The
Northern Pacific will this summer
relay about 260 miles of track with
72-pound rails, the improvement being
distributed along different portions of
the line. Other similar improvements
will probably follow during the coming
season.
The Touring mill in Wilbur con-
tinues to turn out about three cars of
flour and feed daily, which is shipped
as fast as made. A trade has been
worked up in Asia, where the bulk of
the produce is shipped. Mr.. Lauritzen,
one OF the proprietors, contemplates n
trip to that country the coming sum-
mer and it is not improbable that the
capacity of the plant will be doubled
upon his return. He expects to be
absent about three months.
The water front now probably pre-
sents about as busy an appearance as
it has Mt any time in the history of
the city and from few minutes con-
versatiOn with some of the leading
business men on it the prospects are
good for busy season. Hennigar's
ship yard presents scene that would
do credit to any OH the Atlantic or
Pacific seaboard. At present five
vessels are on the ways for repairs be.
sides a couple under course of construc-
ton and Mr.. Hennigar states that five
more will be in for repairs the coming
week.-Bdlldrd NeWs.
Large shipments from Lewis oun-
ty have lately taken place. Last
week two cars of beef cattle were
! shipped to the Sound, and 10 cars of
young stock cattle started for the Oma-
ha market. One shipment of dairy COWS
has gone to the British Columbia
mines. Every week beef cattle and
dairy COWS are being taken to the
Sound markets, and this month two
lots of red polled cattle will be sent
to British Columbia for breeding
purposes. At last there seems to be
paying market opening in this vicinity
for the cattle that for several years
past have scarcely paid for the raising
When the Bank of Montesano
closed its doors January &c, is was an
nounced at the time by the directors
that the depositors would be paid in
full. That fact was realized when G.
w. Hertges, banker, opened the doors
of the Bank of Montesano and
depositors were notified that their
money was ready for them. However.
very few withdrew their money, and
everything is quiet. Just exactly what
deal was made with Mr.. Hertges by
the directors is not known. The new
President is G. w. Hertges, with J.
P. Carson, cashier. Mr.. Hertges is
president of the First National bank.
of Hoquiam as we'll.
In lecture before the winter school
for farmers at the Agricultural College
at Pullman last Friday, Professor C.
V. Piper, of the college, announced
that the experiments made with
ground squirrels at the experiment
station last year had resulted in the
discovery of disease which it is
thought can he introduced success
fully among the animals in their
native State and promises to solve
the squirrel problem. The disease
germs were secured first from speci-
mems Of diseased squirrels sent to the
station during the summer from the
western part of the country, where the
disease killed the animals off by the
thousands in June and July.