Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-02
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From
all Parts Of the State.

A Brief Summary OF News Gathered From
all Parts Of the State.
Based upon its new city directory,
Everett claims population OF 800.
The Spokane exposition is incorpor-
ated with capital stock of 100000.
Everett falls short just 1888 of get.
ting free delivery mail service this
year.
1t costs 500 every day of the year
to pay the running expenses of Spo-
kane county.
The rate of interest on King county
warrants has just been reduced from
6 to 3 per cent.
Thirteen knot-sawyers at Fair
haven sawmill went on q strike last
Monday morning.
1t is reported that mice are doing
much damage to growing grain in
the Yakima country.
At Endicott a 3-year-old child of F.
E. Stanfeld fell into a watering
trough and was drowned.
Whatcom county has purchased l5S
acres of land for $1,000, to be used
for county poor farm.
A confidence man passed four
bogus $12 checks on Walla Walla
liquor dealers Friday night.
The bank of Montesano, which
closed its doors three years ago, has
just paid all its claims in full.
John Mccoy, a we'll known and es-
teemed citizen of Lincoln county, died
and was buried in Spokane last week.
A public debate OF the British Boer
question at North Yakima Tuesday
evening resulted in favor OF the Beers.
VIM. Kingsley, logger, was killed
by the northbound passenger train at
Machias, Snohomish county, Sunday
night.
o. Finnigan, a train dispatcher, was
found dead in bed at Seattle Sunday.
Heart disease is the presumed cause
of death.
Walla Walla has placed signs on all
street intersections, by means OF
which strangers can find their why
without difficulty.
The supposed case of smallpox at
Chehalis has proved to be only mild
case of varioloid, and the patient is
already out of bed.
Flows are running on the rolling
hills between Walla Walla and Waits
burg. The ground is found to be in
excellent condition.
Hobart w. McNeill, n well known
citizen of Seattle, who died on the 9th
ult., at San Jose, CAL, will be buried
at Os kaloosa, Iowa.
The first carload of beet-sugar
manufactured in Washington. arrived
in Spokane Friday, and will be placed
on the market there.
0. F. Bozzle, a Northern Pacific Sec
ton boss at Montesano, beat his wife
and swallowed dose of pc son Mon.
day. His life was saved.
Gilbert Smith, retired brick maker,
fell dead while walking along the
street at Tacoma about noon Tuesday.
The cause was heart disease.
Many doctors of Spokane openly OPP
pose the policy of the health depart
ment of the city in seeking to conceal
the seriousness of the smallpox epi-
demic there.
Ellensburg has no steam laundry,
and sends much of its "wash" to
other towns every week. Steps are
now being taken to secure the loca-
ton of steam laundry there.
Some Of the hop growers OF the
Yakima valley have become dis
coraged over the low price of hops
and considerable acreage of vines is
being plowed up for other crops
By. the bursting Of n 3O-inch main
in Seattle, Sunday, 100000 gallons
Of water were wasted. and the city
was without water service for Is hours
while repairs were being made.
Because he was handling a revolver
and threatening the life of President
Luce, of the Big Bend National Bank,
of Davenport, Chin Yok, Chinaman,
was taken in custody by the police.
The entire force of the U. 8. Marine
hospital. at Port Townsend, twelve in
number, went on strike yesterday,
because OF an order OF DR.. Gardner
compelling them TO eat with the pa
tients.