Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-10-05
STATE NEWS.

Brief Summary Of News Gathered From
all Parts Of the State.
The equalized valuation of Tacoma
property is $2O,O23,S25.
The cornerstone of the new Evangel-
ical Church of Fairhaven was laid
Sunday.
The Walla Walla Athletic Club has
secured grounds, and a building will
be erected.
Steps have been taken toward the
formation OF student band at the
State University.
One OF the features of the Colfax
fair will be an auction sale OF live
stock every day.
Preliminary pile-driving on the
Everett fresh-water improvement has
been commenced.
The enrolment of students at the
Eastern Washington State Normal
School numbers 135.
Frost in Puyallup valley has caused
the price of hop-picking to 60 up to
$1.15 per 100 pounds.
$4,000 brick block will be built
at Spokane next Spring, on Riverside
avenue, near Dawson street.
Many protests have been made
against the proposed abolishment of
the light on Admiralty Head.
The $4,000 worth of outstanding
warrants OF the town of Cheney have
been declared void and worthless.
The merchandise store of Birdie &
Watson, at Prescott, was robbed of
1000 and valuable papera Saturday
night.
The German proprietor of the
Everett bakery has skipped the city,
leaving many creditors to mourn his
untimely departure.
The Federation of Woman's Clubs
of Seattle, will send reading matter to
Nome by each OF the few steamers
that 60 north this fall.
The retail clerks employed in Bel
lingham Bay stores will organize a
branch of the Retail Clerks Interna-
tIonal Protective Association.
Barrie Fla aherty, for four years an
inmate OF the Steilacoom asylum, died
there Wednesday, aged ~ years. He
formerly lived in South Tacoma.
Gus Nicholson, foreman of the coal
bunkers at the Wilkeson coal mines,
was killed Tuesday by fall from the
top of the bunkers to the ground.
The body Of Hershel Hogard, who
was drowned at the P. A. F. trap at
Hat Island on August 4, was washed
up in cove on the island Sunday.
The hull and machinery of the
steamer Crest, whose run was between
Tacoma and Gig Harbor, have been
raised, and the steamer will be rebuilt
The pumphouse of the Seattle and
International Railroad at Sedro
Woolley, was burned Monday night
Hobos are supposed to have started
the fire.
A special train carrying the Boston
Lyric Opera Company was ditched be
tween Hoquiam and Aberdeen, Thurs
day, by running over a COW. Nobod!
was injured.
The bonding OF the Everett Watel
Company for 100000 has beer
made public, and company officials
state that $3.50, 600 will be immediate
ly expended upon the system.
Goldendale freighters have beer
trying to see which could haul tn,
most wheat from Goldendale to tn
river in one load. Jack Bridgefarme
is now in the lead, with 135 sacks.
The State State Board of Equaliza
tion has fixed the general levy at 2.
mills and the school levy at 3.8 mills
The interest and military levies arr
established by law at % mills each.
Hoppicking is not yet finished ii
the Kittitas valley. The price pai'
has been 81 box. Some of the pro
ducers are behind with their pickin,
because of the scarcity of the pickers.
The pure-food authorities at Seattle
are making it uncomfortable for milk
men. Chemical tests show that tn,
city's milk is OF poor quality, an,
dairymen are being called to account
G. w. Greist and Minnie Greist, hi
wife, have brouoht suit against tn
Seattle Electric Company for $6.5O(
damages alleged to have been sustained
by Mrs. Greist on one OF the company
cars.
, The litigation that has involved
number of Swauk mining propertie
for some time was adjusted this weel
to the satisfaction of all parties con
cerned, and it will probably result il
renewed activity in the camp, says tn
Ellensburg Capital.
3 James Murray, the convict who wa
3 shot while being captured, after es
Gaping from the penitentiary, is re
r ported as being in precarious condi
| ton. The ball passed through tn
r mans liver, fractured two ribs, MAXIM