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


in Auburn. The purchaser will be
made to return it, for the reason that
Cleavy was so craZed from excessive
drinking that he did not know what
he was doing
The Gale tract, lying on the south
bank of the Pupallup river, next to
the Indian reservation line, was sold
on mortgage exercution Saturday, to
A. NJ. Gale, the mortgage. This land
was taken up by Gale years ago. and
sold by him to the Tacoma Land Com
pany in 1889 for $4,000. A mortgage
OF SAC, 900 was given as part of the con-
sideration, and the land now goes back
to the original owner.
Near Ritzvile, Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitler, an aged couple,
who were burning coal in an air
tight heater, went to bed with good
fire in the stove, it being a very cold
night. During the night gas gener-
ated in the stove and escaped into the
room. Next morning whom they
were discovered by members of the
family, Mrs. Hitler was dead and Mr..
Hitler was in an unconscious condi-
ton.
H. A. Griffin, of North Yakima, has
valuable curiosity in the way of an
Indian war vest or jacket, which he
values most highly, and for which he
has been offered tempting price. 1t
is OF antelope skin, and so heavily
beaded that the Indians claimed it
would turn bullets 1t was the proper
ty of Sitting Bull, and was captured
by General Miles, who presented it to
the late Mrs. Griffin, then employed
by the government as an instructress
ON the Sioux reservation.
Two masked men, one armed with Il
Winchester and the other with II re-
volver, held up the station at Boss
burg, Monday night. Agent Williams
and his assistant were busy counting
tickets when the men entered. As
Williams failed to comply promptly
with their request to throw up his
hands, the man with the revolver
pulled the trigger, but the weapon
failed to discharge. 1t was pointed at
Williams head. The safe was closed
but not locked. The robbers tried it
and finally got it open. After ran
sacking the safe, the robbers hurriedly
left.
The Hannaiord is becoming one of
a nj Ia
valleys in Lewis county. Five logging
camps are already in operation up
there. Since the Gibson boys opened
up the creek which drains the valley
for logging purposes, this has become
the chief industry of the valley. They
now have over 100000 feet cut, $780,
600 of which is now being driven to
the Centralia mills. So profitable has
the business become that two parties
who live at the lower end of the val
ley will buy an engine at n cost of
vi ,5OOand use it in the logging bust
ness.
Charles J. Webster arrived in Spo-
kane Sunday from Pontiac, Mich. He
met \ kind hearted man, who knew a
man from Pontiac, and asked the
young man up to his room To see him.
The man was out, card game was
started, the victim did not know how
to play, but was coaXed to take hand
He bet on two pair on the advice of
his new friend. The other man had
threes. Two certificates of deposit,
aggregating $l,l0O, passed from the
victim to the bupco men. The victim
subsequently realized what had taken
place and reported the case to the
police.
George McLaiferty, of Aberdeen,
was fined $50 for contempt of court by
Judge Hodgdon, last week. McLaf-
ferty was Il juryman in q case that
was unfinished at adjournment OF
court Friday evening, and failed to
appear on Saturday morning. A
bench warrant was issued for him and
the Sheriff found him at home. His
defense was that he was a Seventh
Day Adventist, and his religion for
babe him serving on the Sabbath.
The Judge did not consider this a
'"iiu SASuoS Ioi ulcpDcNlllH All tTueT
of the court, and delaying litigants, so
fined him as stated
If plans materialize which have
been formed for railroad construction,
the Washington & Columbia River
Railroad Company will begin work on
several branches next summer. This
new company will at least have to be
taken into the calculations for next
year. One branch will extend east
from Dayton, 30 miles; second from
Dayton, ID miles to the Oregon line,
and third will run west from Atkins
16 miles to Ainsworth. Another line
projected is from Walla Walla 10 miles
eastward to the state line, with still
another projection, % miles in length,
along the Walla Walla river, in Una.
tilla county, Oregon. Two other lines
will be in part or wholly in Walla
Walla county, one to start from near
Pleasant View and -un east; the other
to extend up the Touchet river to
Waitsburg.