Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-29
STATE NEWS,
A Brief Reference to Matters OF Fact
Gathered Here, There and Every.

Esther Clement, a 13-year-old child,
died last Friday, at Spokane, of a
broken heart. Her mother died two
weeks ago, and since then the child
has grieved continually. Three days
before she refused to take food, and
Friday passed away on account OF
weakness caused by fasting.
Louis Napion reported to the police
in Seattle Friday night that he was
drugged and robbed of $3.50 in cabin
near the center of the city. He had
been out drinking in the morning, but
awoke Friday, after being in Il stupor
all day, to find his money gone.
C. C. Hurd, engineer at Lewis Bros
shingle-mill, at Aberdeen, was struck
on the head by a bolt flying from a
battery saw close by, and his check
bone was broken. He was unconscious
for some time, and it was feared at
first that he was dead, but the attend
ing surgeon says he will be around in
short time.
Andrew Norlin was held up few
nights ago near Puyallup and robbed
of $40. Norlin had been working in
Montana, and, while in Spokane, met
two men who were "dead broke" and
beating their way to the Coast. He
had SIG, and took pity on them, pay
ing their way on freight trains. In
repayment for all his kindness, as
soon as they got off the train at
Puyallup, they almost choked their
benefactor to death, and took what
money he had left.
Last Wednesday, in Waitsburg, in
Walla Walla county, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
H. Kelser's baby aged about 16 months,
was badly poisoned by eating paint.
The paint was on shelf, where it had
been for many weeks, and how the child
got to it is a mystery, but probably
other children, who were playing about
the house, removed the can and put it
in reach of the baby. Mrs. Keiser
was down town at the time. How
much the baby ate is not known, but
the result came near being fatal.
w. J. Keller, who shot and killed
J. G. Lucky, at Brinnon, n week ago,
surrendered to Sheriff Mills, ut Ia
coma, Monday. Keller refuses to talk
about the crime, further than to say
that he is sorry he killed Lucky, on
account of both their families. He
says that after killing Lucky he walked
all the way to Pierce county, meeting
only one man who recognized him,
and he would have given himself up
sooner, but that he wanted to rest after
the long tramp, and see his family.
He says the quarrel was forced on him
by Lucky, who he claims he was
afraid of.
An unknown man was brought into
Colfax on the Moscow train, Sunday
evening, and sent to the hospital. He
was found by the section men lying
beside the road. His head was badly
bruised, the skin being gone from one
side of of his face and his left ear was
swelled to twice its natural size. He
claims to have been working for a
farmer, and says he fell from wagon
last Friday, but remembers nothing
more. His head was in terrible con-
dition, putrefaction having set in, Gre
ating a most sickening odor. He was
covered with flies, and was about as
repulsive sight as can be imagined.
The three big brewing companies of
Puget sound have entered into COM
bine and raised the price of beer sold
| 30 hot
homish and Port Townsend Is cent.
This raise does not pertain to Seattle
and Tacoma, but is simply made to
protect the companies from loss, which
the managers of the different concerns
allege is happening every month.
The companies in the combine are the
Seattle Brewing & Mailing Company,
the Pacific Brewing & Mailing Com
pnay, of Tacoma, and the Capital
Brewing Company, of Olympia. The
rise in the price of hops and barley,
besides the rise of II cents on internal
revenue stamps, is the cause of the
raise. 1t is believed by several saloon
men in Tacoma that the rate imposed
on dealers in the four towns mentioned
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larger cities OF the Sound.
The Seattle police have received the
property stolen, and believe they have
the burglars who entered the steamer
Flyers Office October 4 and stole 500
worth of property belonging to Mrs.
L. s. J. Hunt, and the FLYER safe, con-
tanning $50. The property of Mrs.
Hunt is not damaged. From clews
found, suspicion rested on three men
named Smith, King and Murphy.
Smith was arrested by local officers ut
Everett. Murphy was found in Victoria
Jail under the name of Williams.
He admitted taking part in the
burglary, and his story led to the
belief that King and Smith were his
partners. King was arrested in
Mount Vernon. Chief Reed visited
that place, and the man admitted
that he knew who did the job and
where the goods were hidden. He
gave names, but there is little doubt
that they were fictitious. The stolen
property was found under an old barn
in Seattle.
Orville Hayden, of Pennington a
young man. aged 81 years, was MUIR
dered by highwaymen shortly before
midnight last Saturday night. A
number of young men were assembled
in q saloon just across the Idaho
line. Two of them started for their
homes in the town, and at bend in
the road were held up and robbed by
the highwaymen and compelled to
conceal themselves in q fence corner,
under penalty of death. A few minutes
later, HAYDEN, his brother and a COM