Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-04

Walla Walla, last Friday. The little
lad was playing about the yard. \
harbed wire gate that is usually left
open had been closed, and the child,
not noticing this, ran into the wires
with all his force. One wire caught
the child just below the forehead and
cut Il deep cash across the boys face.
The lid Of the left eye was badly
laccrated, is WAS also the bridge of the
nose.
Mason Mccoy, q farmer, living
about eight miles southeast Of Waits
burg, was smoking meat last Monday,
and had fire in his cellar, over which
is his Smokc-hOusc. During the night
the smokc-hou>c caught fire and
hur:.rd down, destroying about 1000
pounds OF bacon, besides all his
canned fruits, which were in the
cellar The smokchousc is near the
residence, and it was with difficulty
that the fire was prevented from de-
stroying this also.
Anderson Il Middleton, who have
been investigating the lumber bust
ness on the Coast for the past several
weeks, returned to Aberdeen from San
Francisco few days ago, and Tues
day closed deal for the purchase of
the J. NJ. Weatherwax Lumber Com
pany's plant, at Aberdeen. They will
at once proceed to improve it and
make it one OF the best modern mills
on the Coast. They are men of
wealth from Michigan, and will fit
the mill to do large Eastern business.
A fine looking young man, about %
years OF age, whose identity has not
been definitely determined, committed
suicide last week, at Seattle, by shoot
ing himself through the head twice.
On him was found a small piece of
paper informing the Coroner that his
name was r. ID. Ferguson, of "K. c."
The letters X. c." are taken to mean
Kansas City. In the mans pocket
was found key-ring tag, bearing the
inscription, ar. d. Fry, Denton,
Texas" The police are puzzled to
know which was the young mans real
name, as the initials are the same in
both instances.
Passengers on the south bound
Nelson & Fort Shepard train Satur-
day were witnesses of a novel way of
bagging game. AS the train was en-
tering the big cut three miles from
Northport, known as Dead Mans
eddy. big buck that was standing on
the high bluff overlooking the river,
lost its footing and fell below on the
tracks, and with sufficient force to
stun is. The engineer at once re.
versed his engine, and train-hand
with coupling-pin did the rest. The
deer was brought in on the cow
catcher, and was the center of at
traction for large crowd gathered at
the depot.
There is n phenomenon east of the
mountains that is giving great deal
of concern to I. b. Taylor and is puz-
cling his neighbors. According to the
Ellensburg Capital, Mr.. Taylor has a
we'll about 20 feet deep near his kit.
chen door and its peculiar actions are
what is causing him so much uneasi-
ness. 1t gives forth at irregular inter-
walls loud reports exactly like gum
Sometimes he will hear 20 such re-
ports in an hour: sometimes only one
or two. Then, again, it will stop for
days at time. The we'll is curbed,
and is entirely covered except where
the pump pipe goes down, SO Mr..
Taylor has never seen the water dur
ing the noisy periods.
The mild weather of the past few
weeks in the Walla Walla valley has
worked wonders in the orchards of the
valley. The peach buds are ready to
open, and in few days will be in
bloom. Orchardists state that these
trees are loaded with buds, and, in
fact, all fruit trees present healthy
appearance. The season is several
weeks in advance OF an ordinary year,
and there is much apprehension rela-
tive to frosts which may occur at any
time. Those who know say that I'M
less a cold rain followed by frost &C.
ours, the fruit buds will he all right.
If the weather keeps dry, it would
take quite hard frost to destroy eveu
the tender peach buds.