Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-14


tax for past three years, as the revenue
from the licenses has been ample Tor
city affairs, and has left a balance to
be paid on its bonded water system
debt of $4,000
4 travelling man was robbed OF SO
at Pasco the other night, 10y lone
highwayman. The victim when told
to throw up his hands held up also
roll OF bills, and the robber got only
what was in the mans pocket.
The records OF the Port Townsend
Custom-House show that the imports
OF canned salmon into the Puget
Sound customs district amount to 81
6I9 cases, valued at 1929, 710.75. The
duty ON the salmon amounts to $780,
9I3.23.
A large deposit of clay has been dis
covered near Brennan Station il
Whatcom county, samples from
which have been successfully used in
making Portland cement. Tests have
also been made OF it for pressed and
ornamental brick and drain tile
A salmon hatchery will he built in
the near future on the Big Klickitas
River, 4 miles from its confluence
with the Columbia at Lyle. A build
ing 30x52 feet will be erected and
equipped for handing 100000 eggs of
the chinook variety, and more of other
species.
Alfonso Salvador, who inflicted seri-
Gus knife wounds upon Pasquale
Ferraro in fight at Sank last Sun
day, is reported to have himself sus-
tanned several ugly cuts in row. He
is being cared for by friends at Sank.
1t is not likely that either party to
the ARRAY will prosecute.
| The tug Traveller picked up the
body of man in the bay near Ho-
GUAM, last Friday, weighing about
$50 pounds, dressed in blue overalls
and jumper, with a vest under the
jumper, and wearing light brogan
shoes. The body had evidently been
in the water about six weeks.
While out hunting one day last
week, Andrew Swedberg, of Medical
Lake, met with quite serious acct
dent. He was carrying his gun with
the middle finger of the left hand
thrust into the end of the barrel, and
the trigger caught in his clothing,
with the result that the finger was
shot away.
John ]. Miller, a stockman OF the
Snake River district, has just sold to
E. H. King, of Spokane, GIT sheep for
$40 per head. The sheep are all
2-year.old wethers, and are an ex.
ceptionally fine lot. They will be
shipped to market in Seattle and Spo-
kane. This is one of the best sales of
the season.
The library movement among the
schools of Walla Walla county is be-
ing zealously pushed forward. There
are 66 schools in the county, 40 Of
which are already well supplied and
have made an excellent start. Nearly
$500 was raised last year by the sew
eral schools by entertainments, and it
is expected that the amount will 60
beyond 81 600 this year.
The officers are seeking Joseph
Burgess, a citizen OF Dixie, who fled
Saturday night leaving a wife and
large family. Pearl Burgess, the A.
year-old niece of the fugitive, is at the
home of her parents in Dixie, and said
to be in a critical condition. 1t is al
legged Burgess has been criminally
intimate with the girl, and that she
became scared and told the story to
her mother.
Henry Jasburg, a stranger, attempt
ed suicide at Centralia at IL 80 Sun
day morning, in the ladies' waiting.
room of the Northern Pacific depot,
with an ordinary pocket-knife. He
inflicted four cuts in the abdomen
and q deep cut over the windpipe.
From all the circumstances, it is be-
lieved that the man was temporarily
insane. He was fairly well-dressed
and was evidently on his way to Aber-
deem.
A special to the Ledger from Walla
Walla says: Pressure will be brought
to bear on the next Legislature,
through the representatives in that
body from Walla Walla county,
backed by all the leading business
men, to have the State fair removed
from North Yakima here" This in
duces the News, of North Yakima, to
remark: "There will be a counter
pressure brought to bear to bring the
penitentiary over here, if the business
men over there don't call off their
dogs"
Frank ]. Parker, former proprietor
of the Walla Walla Statesman, has
filed a complaint in the Superior
Court against the Statesman Publish.
ing Company, corporation, and
; David Miller, J. B. Catron, E. E. Fal
Fred Marvin and c. H. Goddard, pray
ing for a receiver for the property
Parker, it is said, objected to the
company's leasing the paper to Fred
Marvin. 1t is alleged that Catron
and Miller did not follow the stipula.
tions of the lease in disposing of the
stock, and in various other WAYS