Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-10
STATE NEWS.

\ Catholic church is being built at
Ritzvillc.
Seattle women have tancn steps to
organize Il rescue home.
Toledo has organized Il military
company, with 81 mcmh rs.
The President has nominated Lucien
+. Kellogg Receiver of Public Moneys
at Watervillc, Wash.
The wire has been ordered for a
l0ng-distancc telephone line from Bay
Center through South Bend to Che.
halls.
Col. John Feighan of Spokane, one
of the best known residents in the
State, died at Spokane on Saturday
night of consumption.
The new Methodist church at Sat
sop will he completed and dedicated
this month. II is n Gothic structure,
2Sx4J, with tower 80 feet high. The
church cost 1000
Twelve cars loaded with gun cart
ridges and machinery arrived at Sc
attic the other day for the five mortar
batteries which are to be placed on the
Notifications of Admiralty Head.
An Everett box factory has con-
tract to furnish Seattle dealers 400 900
strawberry boxes. The company also
has orders for 100000 grape boxes
for California, Oregon and Washing
ton.
The Everett bullion refinery, which
has been under construction for some
time, has been completed. The plant
is one Of the largest in the world and
contains all the late improvements in
machinery.
The big shingle and sawmill now
being built near the Buck prairie, by
the Simpson Bros, is about completed.
The mill is located i'm Mason county
and on the Port Blakely railroad in a
splendid body of cedar timber.
The new German Lutheran church
Mt Chehalis, was dedicated last Sun
day by Rev. DR.. Knapp, of Seattle.
One result of the building of the
church has been the reunion of the
Lutheran factions of Chchalis.
John p. Forde, middle.aged man
of jamaica Plains, Mass, was found
dead in his bed at hotel, in Seattle,
Sunday morning. 1t is thought that
he committed suicide. Forde claimed
to he II correspondent of q Boston
paper.
George Stevenson, of Seattle, who
is accused OF swindling various people
out of sums of money aggregating
over $1,000, and whose case has ex-
cited considerable comment, has de-
cided to sue three local gambling
houses for return of $500, which
he gambled away in their places OF
business.
Big Bill, well-known Indian of
heroic size. who lived on his farm on
the south bank of the Puyallup river,
about three miles east of Tacoma, died
Wednesday, aged about GO years. He
was man we'll liked by his neighbors
but never took well to the ways of
white men, however, and liked the old
Indian ways OF hunting and fishing,
and III easy life He leaves widow
and several children.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
the State of Washington met at Walla
Walla, Monday and the following
officers have been elected for the en-
suing year: Grand Master, w. H.
Ward, of Snohomish; Deputy Grand
Master, J.W. Davis of Tacoma; Grand
Warden, S. G. Cosgrove, of Pomeroy;
Grand Secretary, Jerry Fortain, of
Seattle; Grand Treasurer, John B.
Kreinbuhl, of Spokane; Grand Repre-
sentative, G.. +. Williams, Past Grand
Master, of Seattle; Trustees of l. o. o.
F. Home ut Walla Walla-E. s. Isaacs,
of Walla Walla, five years; S. NJ.
Beebe, of Colfax, one year: The Re-
bekahs were also in session. They
have elected the following Grand
officers: President, Mrs. Minnie q.
Smith, Beehive lodge, of Walla Walla;
Vice President, Mrs. Catherine Farr,
Ridgeley lodge, of Seattle; Warden,
Mrs. Rose McCroskey, Easter lodge,
of Palouse City; Secretary, Mrs. Nellie
M. knott, Ridgely lodge, of Seattle;
Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Hoska, Eureka
lodge, of Tacoma.