Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-12-09
STATE NEWS.

IlOlu-ullS AZ TllcilSDuTS are DcCOm-
ing quite frequent.
The State of Washington has 1869
miles of railroad track.
The enrolment in the normal
school at Ellensburg now numbers
800.
About 100000 bushels of wheat
have been hauled to Harrington, Lin
coin county, this fall, of which 300,-
600 have been sold.
William Potraz was killed Saturday
ut Woolly logging camp by log
rolling on him. The young man had
only been married six weeks.
Burglars entered the tailoring es-
Enlistment of VIM. Hintze, at Sno-
homish, Monday night, and helped
themselves to goods to the amount of
over 5000.
Miss Lora Flick, who lived on Baker
river, near Hamilton, committed sui
eide by shooting herself on hearing of
her lovers death. She was II years
OF age, and the daughter of a promi-
nent citizen.
The Spring Greek Creamery, in
Yakima valley, made 10000 pounds
of butter during the 10 months OF the
year to October 81, an average of 49,
600 pounds month; also $4,000
pounds of cheese.
The Sunday closing law is just now
receiving much attention from the
people of Centralia. A petition will
be presented to the City Council con-
! tanning a large number of names Of
persons favoring the enforcement of
| the law.
Whitman county is to be made de-
PENDANT in damage suit for 5000,
because of alleged negligence in the
construction OF Il bridge ut Guy, off
which the team of George EmSidler
backed, while it was in an unfinished
condition, injuring his wife.
\ joint stock company, with DIR. J.
F. Cropp rs President, will soon begin
the erection of Il hospital at Walla
Walla, to he S0x35 feet, with base
menr 5Ox3j feet, The structure will
cost about $4,000, and will accom-
MEDIATE from 80 to 40 patients.
Mrs. Charles Ferguson, wife of the
well-known contractor of Spokane, has
had 500 worth of diamonds stolen
| from her home. Just when they were
taken she does not know, nor by
whom, but they are gone, and she
never expects to see them again
In the case of the State VS.. J. w.
Connella, editor of the Everett Nems,
charged with shooting and killing Ollie
Nelson last October, Judge Reid has
granted a change of venue to Sidney,
kitsap county, where the case will be
tried. The date of trial has not been
set.
Thomas Hoffman, a brewer in the
employ of the Seattle Brewing &
Mailing Company, was run over by a
street car near Georgetown, Monday
night. Two of his ribs, an arm and a
leg were broken, one of the knees was
dislocated, and two ugly gashes were
cut in his head.
Thomas Lee, the night Waterman at
the Clark shingIe mill at Ferndale, was
assaulted and robbed of his watch and
Sl5 i'll cash Wednesday night while at
work. He had filled his wheelbarrow
with refuse and started out with it
when he was struck over the head with
"spault." He was badly beaten by
| two men.
G. w. Green, a Michigan lumber
man, is reported to have sold 1000
acres of timer l.,nd on Gray's river,
Wahkiakum county, at $50 an acre,
and the buyer has secured an option
on 5000 acres more. He will build n
standard gauge railroad into the belt,
which he says will tap 300, 100000 feet
OF timber.
The most important transaction
which has engaged the attention of
the United States land offices of the
Yakima district for long time past,
was the sale On Wednesday, of 1900
acres of timber land in the Swauk dis
trict, Kittitas county. There were 40
purchasers, and the amount paid ag-
gregated $4,000.
Aged, his mind unbalanced, weak
ened by wandering about not properly
dressed to withstand the cold, William
A. Mason fell over q little bank at