Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-31
mer into the water. They got out but
were unable to save the horse.

were unable to save the horse.
Charles Heron was accidentally
killed at Hoquiam, last week, by the
breaking of the kingbolt of his wagon
by which he was thrown out on his
head. He leaves a widow and one
child.
The employees of the Model Laundry
at Seattle have been locked out, and
the manager declares he will never
again hire member of union. The
trouble is expected to spread to other
laundries.
Three Priests of the Catholic church
took out their "first papess" for nat.
uralization at Spokane, the 2lst inst.
They are George Felix, of Germany;
Joseph Malaise, OF Belgium; Joseph
Tomkin, OF Ireland.
Edward Metcalf, a pioneer of Puget
Sound, was stricken with apoplexy on
a Port Angeles street and died in an
hour. He had just returned from
Nome, having spent the past three
years on the Yukon.
O. NJ. Annis, pioneer resident of
the puyalup Valley, died at his home
near Alderton, August 22G, Of heart
failure. Mr.. Annis was u years old,
and had resided at Alderton 81 years.
He leaves widow and six children.
At Everett, last week, young wo-
man fell off dock and was rescued
from drowning by Charles Henderson,
after she had gone down the third
time. She refused to give her name,
so her friends would know nothing of
the accident.
Jonas Gise, of Port Townsend, died
at his home in that city, recently,
of heart failure. He was mem.
Der of the historical expedition, headed
by Gen. I. /. Stevens, which left Ne
braska in 1854 for the Pacific Coast.
His age was 73.
The capture of 5OO-pound man
eating shark in a fish trap is reported
by Port Townsend paper, which adds
that "the shark was turned over to
the cannery's Chinese employees for
a feast, as they are said to be fond of
the maneating species"
Judge Mcdonald, of Colfax, has re-
leased prisoner from serving out a
fine of $40 aud costs, imposed by a
Justice of the Peace, because the
sentence, through an error, reads that
the fellow "shall be convicted until
paid" instead OF committed till paid"
The residence of John Stinson, east
of Colfax, burned with its contents
recently. Mrs. Stinson escaped
through window with her two babies.
Her skirt caught, holding her several
minutes, but she managed to partially
disrobe, leaving her skirts in the win
dow. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $500.
The death of Electrician George E..
Shorey, of Seattle, at Fairhaven,
which was thought at first to be due
to foul play, is now said to have been
caused by neuralgia of the heart. The
abrasion of skin under the right eye
and break in his hat were due to a
fall when he had the attack of heart
trouble.
John Woodard, of Silver Lake, was
accidentally killed last week. He was
at work putting shingle bolts into the
Toutle river, and was dragging one by
a hook to the high bank when the
hook pulled out, and he was carried
forward by his own momentum over
the banks to the rocks below. He
fell 70 feet.
The farm team of o. G. Fiance, who
lives near Wenatchee, ran away, the
other day, aud came in contact with
another team, driven by Alex. Murray
an aged farmer. Murray's arm was
broken, his head badly bruised and
various parts of his body badly in.
jured. His recovery is doubtful. He
is widely known throughout Kittitas
county, as one of Ellensburg's early
settlers.
Horatio N. Belt died at Spokane on
the 21st inst, after several months i'll
ness due to stomach troubles. Mr..
Belt was the promoter and President
of the Ross Park street-car line, the
first electric line in Spokane. He
served two consecutive terms as Mayor
OF Spokane under the fusion regime
and, before his last illness, was promi.
nently mentioned as a candidate for
Governor before the Democratic Con.
vention. He leaves widow and three
sons. His life was insured for $25 ,000
The gang of tramps which recently
terrorized the town of Blaine has gone
southwark, committing depredations
at Lynden, Everson, Deming, Wicker
sham, Wooley and Mt. Vernon. AT
Lynden they committed various bur-
glaries, taking watches, razors, shoes,
etc. At Wooley they broke into
Downie's meat market and took his
tools. A. Smith and George Taylor,
OF Lynden, pursued and captured 10
of them at Mt. Vernon. They failed