Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-20
STATE NEWS.


Melcolm McLemon, of Ellensburg,
sold $4,000 pounds Of wool at IL
cents.
Bert Lamport, a logger, was drowned
the night of the 18th while bathing at
Mukilteo.
The Walla Walla penitentiary con-
sumes 20 beeves OF 1000 pounds each
every month.
Four saloons in Seattle have had
their licenses revoked for selling
liquor to minors.
Roy Dawson. a shingle sawyer at
Whatcom, lost four fingers from his
left hand on 18th.
Michael Ungerer, a Walla Walla
pioneer, is dead, from dropsy. He
had lived there for u years.
Out of 165 horses examined at
Pomeroy for the U. s. Cavalry service,
but 20 per cent. were accepted.
The Aberdeen Bulletin announces
that about August LIST it will begin
the publication of daily paper.
Walla Walla uses 100000 gallons
Of water daily. II has 26 miles of
mains leading from three reservoirs.
The little city OF Pomeroy was liter
ally wiped out by fire Wednesday.
Loss 100000; insurance about $780,
600.
White section hands at Tekoa have
been displaced by Japanese. The
towns business men do not like the
change.
The Democrats OF Walla Walla held
big ratification meeting last Satur.
day. Mr.. Vance, Of this city, was one
of the speakers.
Farmers of the Walla Walla valley
report that wheat is not yielding as
we'll as was expected; there is too
much straw for a good crop.
Edward Olsen, of Iron River, Wis,
has sued the City Of Aberdeen for ST.
$50 personal damages caused by fall
ing through a defective sidewalk.
Farmers of Walla Walla have suf-
fered much loss this season from fires
in their wheat fields, mostly resulting
from locomotive and threshing ell
gines.
E. A. West, formerly OF Boise, Idaho,
committed suicide in a Seattle hotel
on the night of the l4th inst. He was
member Of the Elks lodge, OF Rose
berg, Or.
The Lyceum Theater, on Ninth
street, adjoining the Tacoma Theater,
has been purchased by John G. Dom
nelly, proprietor of the Hotel Don.
nelly and Hotel Tacoma, and will be
opened as a popular priced playhouse.
The managers OF the Fawcet CAIN
paign in Pierce county are proposing
new feature in politics, in the inaug.
uration of series of picnics through
out the country precincts, at which
roast oxen and oratory will be the Or
der in the afternoon and music and
dancing in the evening.
The Moore Investment Co., of Se-
attic lately purchased quarter sec
ton of suburban property for which
they paid $225,OO0. They intend to
convert it into residence property, and
before lot is sold they will provide it
with gas, water, electric lights, tele.
phone, graded streets and street-car
service.
A Spokane saloon man was arrested
at 3 A. M. the morning OF the l4th for
violating the night-closing ordinance.
1t is the first arrest of the kind in
many months, and the officers expect
to secure conviction. They secured
glass OF beer which the saloon keeper
lad just placed upon the bar, carried
it to the police station, and will offer
it in evidence to show the character OF
the liquid sold.
Capt. Michael Healy, United State;
revenue cutter service, in command oil
the handsome cutter Hugh McCulloch
was taken to Port Townsend this
week in that vessel from the north
hopelessly insane and dangerous te
himself and those with whom hi
comes in contact. He is in the marine
hospital at that place now in a straight
jacket, having become SO violent that
this was the only means OF restraining
him.
The residents of the westside OF til,
Wynooche river have been consider
ably excited for a week or more ovel
the depreciation of bears, says the
Montesano Vidette. Edward Campbell
lost two sheep and Harry Matthew!
one bv these mischievous varments.'
One big fellow was seen in the thick
ct on the Campbell raEch near TIT
county bridge and all efforts to cap
allure him hive proved fruitless. Mr.
Campbell has offered $40 for bis scalp