Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-04-02
STATE NEWS.

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survey of the Skagit river from Avon
to its mouth. Soundings will be made
for the entire distance, and a complete
map will be made.
The Commissioners sent to Nortl
Yakima to treat with the Yakima
Indians for the sale of their land.
have left for Montana, being unable
to accomplish anything.
There is good prospects that the
Duniway shingle mill, at Castle Rock
will be started up at an early date
says the Advocate. This mill has q
daily capacity of 100000 shingles.
William Cannon, of Pomeroy, last
week, sold to Spokane butcher one
of the finest herds of beef cattle ever
fed in Garfield county, says the East
Washingtonian. There were % head,
weighing OH an average l 400 pounds.
They melted the owner something ever
ST 900 for the lot.
Messrs. Piles ( Cox, of Omaha,
shipped Is cars of cattle from Dayton
Friday. The stock was bought in
Asotin, Garfield and Columbia coun-
ties. A Tacoma firm also shipped one
car of cattle and car of hogs. These
shipments practically exhaust the
available surplus of stock in that vi
cinity.
A serious epidemic of Group is caus.
ing considerable anxiety in Snohomish
and the schools have closed for two
weeks. Three children died last week,
and several others are not expected to
recover. The majority of the cases
are in the north end, but it seems to
be spreading to all parts of the city.
The disease seems the worst kind oil
membranous Group.
Mike Hoffelt was run over by an
engine and killed at Marshall juno
ton, 10 miles from Spokane, the
other day. HOffelt was breaking on
the regular freight. He was switch
ing at Marshall and his foot was
caught in the frog just rs the engine
came upon him. There was nc
chance to stop the locomotive till the
heavy wheels had crushed out his life
The body was taken to Spokane ter.
ribly mangled, one arm being severed
and legs and body badly cut and
bruised. HOfielt was married.
Two instruments were filed with the
County Auditor of Pacific county last
week, affecting about all of the lots
belonging to the South Bend Land
Land Company OH the Broadway fiat
One instrument is q release of mort.
gage for the cost of filling in the lots
This release was given by the Willapa
Harbor improvement Company to the
South Bend Land Company. The
other instrument is Il deed from the
land company to the Bowers Dredg.
ing Company. The land company
saves 10 lots out of its holding on the
upper flat.
The seasons work at the Kalams
river hatchery has just been finished
and the last installment of young sal
mon turned out into the river. Sup
erintendent John Crawford reports
that a little over 100000 fish were
Matched during the past year. AL
though the hatchery had been con
siderably increased in capacity, the
output the past year fell 1,OOO,OO(
short of the preceding year. This wa.
due to a failure in securing more thar
about half enough eggs to fill the
trays. The capacity of the hatcher,
is about 100000.
A prizefght bet has caused troubl,
in Port Townsend. On the day of tn,
Fitzsimmons-C orbett 60 at Carson
Newman bet SIG against 500 on Fitz
simmons with Scotty Kirke. C. H
Smith was chosen stakeholder. Be
fore the result of the fight was known
the money in Smiths hands was gar
nished by J. J. Fenton, who claimed
Newman owed him that particula
sum of money. The case was tried il
a justice court for awhile, until New
mans attorney secured a stay of pro
ceedings, pending decision by Supe
rior Judge McClinton, as to the juris
diction of the Justice of the Peace i,
the premises.