Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-12-16
STATE NEWS.

raised from S1UO to SoOO.
The cruiser Olympia testimonial
fund in Tacoma now amounts to
$l033 30.
An effort is being made to close
some of the business houses and the
saloons Of Everett on Sunday.
Twenty pupils OF the Dryad, Lewis
county, school are sick with measles,
and it is closed in consequence.
Thirteen to - trains are daily pass
ing Montesano on the Gray's Harbor
branch of the Northern Pacific rail
way.
Lewis county has 4 ,l67 school child
rem enrolled. Her apportionment OF
state school funds amounted to 49,
7iG.4J.
The logging camps OF Whatcom
county, which are all idle now, are
preparing to resume operations about
New Years.
The iron work for the Chehalis river
bridge is OH the way and expected to
arrive soon. The bridge may be fin
ished in January.
A round up at Spokane of gamblers,
keepers of -thc-slot machines
and fallen women, melted the city
treasury recently over ST. 200.
Sore throat is almost epidemic at
Ellensburg, children especially being
afflicted with it to an unusual degree.
Some cases OF pneumonia are also re-
ported.
The receiver of the Bailey Grocery
Company, OF Seattle, has sold $751;
1888 worth of alleged worthless ac-
counts to firm of collection lawyers
for $40.
Chehalis county has more standing
timber than any other in the State
1t has 1S,579,0jS,000 feet. Skagit
county comes second with 1852 49,
500 feet
Miss Flora Koontz has begun ac-
ton for damages against Frank
Mallory, residing OH Malloy prairie, in
the sum of $4,000, for breach OF
promise.
The financial report of the Controller
OF Tacoma for the month Of November
shows receipts amounting to $43,72O.
46; warrants issued, So, OPS; warrants
paid, SCI, 125.
The total area included in what are
known as the public parks of Seattle
amounts to 81 acres. There are q
number of private parks, amounting
to considerable acreage more.
Jacob Jones died at the Stcilacoom
hospital Monday, aged IS years. His
death was due to chronic melancholia,
from which he suffered for the last
eight years. He was q son of Sheriff
Jones, Of Orcas.
One of the most prosperous enter
prises in Cowlitz county is the cheese
factory located at Woodland. In No
vember the sales from cheese amounted
to $1,000. During the III months last
past the total sales have amounted to
nearly $4,000.
John Miller made an average daily
cut of $4,000 shingles during % days of
November in his OstrandeI mill, and
on December l he made cut of H.
600 in 10 hours $4,000 of which were
cut i'll five hours. This is extremely
good work for single-hand machine
VIM. Wilkinson, foreman of the
bn lJor
pany, was instantly killed Wednesday
morning at Roche Harbor by the ac-
cfdental explosion of can of dyna-
mite. He was ~ years old, and had
been in the employ of the company
several years.
Fully Is per cent. of the wheat crop
of this State is as yet unmarketed
That is the judgment of well-informed
men in the wheat trade who are in
touch with the elevators and ware
houses and the interior operators.
Much wheat is in store waiting for
better prices before the farmers will
let go.
While returning home to his ranch
from a trip to Huntington, James
Martin lost his way and wandered
around till he became tired out and
finally laid down by the side OF the
| road. When he was found the next
day by the Malheur City stage he was
unconscious and his feet were badly
frozen.
The 2-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Saunders, OF Yakima while playing
with wire, managed TO run the sharp
instrument up his nostril to such an
extent rs evidently to pierce the brain.
Physicians were promptly called in
and everything possible done for the
little sufferer, but without avail as
death soon same to his relief.
Spokane detectives claim that Fred
Wood, captured recently while bur-
glarizing Spokane store, and also
charged with highway robbery, is a
murderer, for whose arrest a reward of
$4,000 is offered. The officers claim
to identify him as Otto Mathes, who
killed II. w. Wall, a wealthy banker,
at Stanton, ILL.,, last August.
A strange phenomenon was seen at
TekOa Thursday. The sun rose clear,
but the air was full of frost, and Mt
1920 beautiful rainbow appeared,
spanning the sky from east to west,
and could be clearly traced from
horizon to horizon. The bow was as
brilliant and rs bright as any seen in
the summer time after shower.
A young man who registered at the
Montesano house, at Montesano, as
Lee A. Bush, of Oakville, committed
suicide there Saturday. A hypo-
dermic syringe and papers showing
that he had taken a cure for the NOR
phine habit, were found. Several
"shots" in the arm also indicated tn
cause OF death. He was about %
years old.
While operating an edger in a
l Qoufh no,j cowr,ilI Yollar