Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-21
STATE NEWS.
A Brist Summary of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.

Spokane has voted to purchase
5000 fire engine.
The Seattle Humane Society has
prepared bill Tor legislative recognl-
ton.
The Congregational and Presbyter-
ian churches Of Aberdeen may be
consolidated
The prospect for large wheat crop
next year in Eastern Washington is
reported to be excellent.
The International Canning Com
pany has filed articles Of incorporation
and purchased a site 300xGO0 feet at
Blaine for q cannery.
The steam dredger began work
Saturday at Everett. The channel
will be dug five miles, and the work
will require year and half.
Contractors are six months behind
in completion of the Seattle new
water system. They are subject to
penalty OF 5000 per day; but it is not
likely to be enforced.
A curious eye disease is affecting
children in the western districts Of
Tacoma. The children's eyes become
red and infiamed, but SO far no serious
consequences have developed.
Thomas Lynch has brought action
to recover $1,000 damages from the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company, at
Seattle. While in the employ of the
company he was injured by blast.
John Henry Williams, who has
been held at North Yakima for some
time on charge of having murdered
w. w. Scott, at Prosser, has been re-
leased under habeas corpus proceed
ings.
N. c. Cameron and wife have CO M
menced an action at Seattle against
the West Street & North End Electric
Railway Company to recover $4,000
damages for injuries alleged to have
been sustained by Mrs. Cameron in a
collision,
Annie J. Brobon is suing the City of
Seattle for $4,000 for the death OF
her husband, who was a member of
the fire department. He was thrown
from hose.cart last March, while
driving to a fire. She alleges his
death was due to an obstruction in
the street.
The citizens of Colfax are in a
furry because G. II. Hahn, a we'll
known merchant, is erecting a store
building in the very center of one of
the principal streets in the city. A
petition is being circulated asking the
City Council to take some steps to
stop the apparent blockade to the
thoroughfare.
A. L. Dilley, Deputy U. S. Marshal,
has received orders to remove all
Federal prisoners from the Yakima
County Jail and place them in the
jails at the towns where the trials are
to take place. Hereafter all prisoners
held for trial in the Federal Courts
will be taken to Spokane, Walla
Walla, Seattle or Tacoma.
Tacoma has United States Sena-
tor, Congressman, the Governor,
Fish Commissioner, Grain Inspector,
Horticultural Commissioner, Coal
Mine Inspector and Commissioner of
Public Institutions, wants a govern
ment assay Office, U. S. Mint, dry
dock and public building, and is said
to have designs on the State capital.
Some people never get enough.
A special to the Spokane Chronicle
from Nelson, Wash, brings news of a
stampede up Fourth of July Creek,
branch of the Kettle River. Shot
gold has been discovered with ground
running $40 to the cubic yard. Dig
gings in that vicinity have been Sc
cretly worked by George Arnett, an
old miner, for three or four years. 1t
is estimated that he has cleaned up
$4,000. The strike extends on both
sides OF the British-American bound
airy.
Frank Ragborg. of Republic. has the
antlers of two stays firmly locked to-
gether. The animals evidently met
and engaged in deadly struggle for
mastery. Their horns became inter-
locked. and, as they could not separ-
ate, they died on the battle-ground.
They must have struggled as long as
life lasted, as their horns are much
worn where they locked. Two strong
men cannot now pull them apart.
The horns are in good state of preser-
walton, but they have the appearance
of great age. They were found about
four miles south of Republic, near the
Golden Harvest mine.J
Articles of incorporation were
filed with the Auditor of Pierce
county, last week, for establishment
of two new timber companies with O
capital of half a million dollars each,
by Frederick Weyerhauser and other
wealthy lumbermen of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Washington, to
deal in timber lands and operate log
ging camps, sawmills. shingle mills
and generally do all that pertains to
the lumber business, as incorporators.
The companies are also authorized to
construct railroads, smelters and op-