Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-01
STATE NEWS.


There are several cases of measles at
Jabez Cowles, an old citizen OF
Clark county, died at his home near
W Woodland last week.
Alfred Snyder, 20 years Of age, and
one of Seattle's pioneer residents, died
the other night at Port Blakely.
The Broadway hotel at South Bend
burned to the ground ON the night OF
Dec. 25th, with all its contents.
The Spokane street-car company's
receipts during the year have averaged
$50 a day more than last year, says the
Spokane Chronicle.
The body of man that had evil
IDENTIFY been in the water two or three
weeks was cast up by the waves of Sc
attic harbor Monday. There was no
evidences of violence.
Several bears have been killed at
Pire Grove, in Clark county, recently.
Henry Powell killed three in front OF
Mr.. Bars, and Charles Lyons killed
two near Mr.. Jennings home.
The old railway from the coal mines
one mile east of Castle Rock to the
Cowlitz river is to be converted into a
road. Work will be begun on
the road the first of the year.
The citizens of the town of Snoho-
mish have not yet given up the
fight, and hope to find
in the Supreme Courts recent decision
to hang objections on.
Loggers of the Cowlitz, near Castle
Rock, are beginning to make arrange
ments for reopening camps, and the
indications now are that the log out
put next season will be larger than
ever.
John Mckay was run over by an
Everett street-car Christmas day and
had his right arm crushed so badly that
it had to be cut off. He was asleep,
and lying with his arm across the
track.
Albert L. McCalley, a former resi-
dent of Walla Walla, died in Sheridan
last Sunday. Mr.. McCalley,
who was q miner, was injured by an
and the injuries resulted in
his death. AL.
Peter Frederick, we'll known COM
merchant of Seattle, died in
San Francisco, Monday afternoon,
three hours after being operated upon
at Cooper hospital for enlargement of
the spleen.
The janitorship of the courthouse at
New Whatcom is causing somewhat of
q strife among the fusionists. There
are AZ applications for the position.
Charlie Cudworth, a Populist, is the
present incumbent.
Blackleg is making its appearance
among the cattle in Kittitas county.
Mr.. Otis Hyer, stockman and farmer,
says that three of his neighbors have
lost from six to ten head OF cattle, each
caused by this disease.
The coming session of the legisla-
ture will be called upon to consider
several relief bills arising out of the
of the Cheney normal
school. The bills amount in the ag-
gregate to more than 5000.
Martin Erickson, dropped dead on
the oath inst, at the Sisters hospital,
in Port Townsend, while he was con-
fined, suffering from what was thought
to be slight illness. He had worked
for the bishops and was admitted to
the hospital on ticket.
Frank Cox, a bridge carpenter, while
at work ON the Great Northern bridge
in Snohomish, Saturday, was struck
ON the side of the head by a skid and
will probably die. The right side OF
his head was crushed in and he was
Knocked from the bridge. ~
Everybody has heard the saying
about taking a single off a mans
house." but some slick fellows actually
stole the roof off of John Bailey's house
ON the tide lands lately, saving it of
just below the plates on which the
rafters rest, says the Skamokawa
Eagle.
While playing with an Ak the other
day, the 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Malarkey, of South Bend, lost
one finger and another was cut almost
off. The little fellow was game, and
when told that the finger would be
sewed ON, asked if it would be done
with sewing machine.
The latest fire in Winlock caused
the Winlock Pilot to say: "Of all the
fires which have occurred in the town
in the past five years, nine-tenths Of
them have resulted from the use oil
terra Gotta Aues. There is q moral in
this which the users of such fues will
do well to ponder over"
Police Officer Bratton was badly
shot early Tuesday morning at Ia
coma while trying to capture two
burglars in store at Seventeenth
street. He fired at one burglar, when
another, who was watching, opened
fire and shot Bratton twice in the back
of the head. He will probably die.
A train of four wagons containing
IL people and as many bears of various
kinds, passed through Walla Walla
Tuesday. The little girls of the party
waded along through the mud on the
streets to keep warm, while bruin
showed his teeth and manifested con-
siderable interest in city life from the
rear end of the wagon.
The residence of J. s. Beall, in Col
fax, burned last Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beal were abort to begin house
in Portland, and he had made