Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-11-30
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.
The hop market OF Yakima has
been inactive for the past three weeks.
The Tacoma Council is asked to
raise the pay of patrolmen $40 per
month.
The fraternal orders OF Everett will
give q charity ball December 10 for
the benefit of Galveston sufferers.
Three Walla Walla huntsmen
bagged IS geese in the Horse Heaven
country last week in three days out.
ing.
Mr.. Hurts, who managed the fish
ing business at Hoquiam this year, re-
ports that 81, ,755 salmon were handled
this season. The fishing season is
closed, though the steelhead season
opens again December 18th.
Benz. Hutton, an old and promi-
nent farmer, living near South Bend,
was killed last week by being thrown
from his wagon, his team having run
away. He was 65 years old and had
been a resident of Pacific county for
20 years.
Major Enoch G. Adams, whose
death is reported at Berwick. Maine,
was for several years a resident OF
Vancouver, having held the position
of Receiver of the United States Land
Office at that place for four years, and
later was for several years editor of
local newspaper. Many old residents
OF Vancouver remember Kim we'll.
Senator Foster is interesting him.
self in having an exhibit of lumber
from Washington at the Pan.Ameri-
can exposition at Buffalo. Flag poles
will be sent, and is has been suggested
that some timbers, say 40 feet long
and as large as can be squared, of fir
be sent, to be used as a grand arch,
either at the main gateway or at the
forestry building.
Within six feet OF his own door, at
7o'clock on the night OF the 22d inst,
at Seattle, Albert Miller, a conductor
on the Great Northern Railway, was
held up and robbed by two masked
men. One of the robbers made him
keep his hands in the air while the
other desperate went through his
pockets and took $50 in cash and o
valuable gold watch and chain.
Information has been received at
Vancouver stating that among the
unfortunate victims of the Galveston
flood disaster were Mrs. John Davis
and four children, formerly of Van
couver. Mrs. Davis was the widow OF
John, familiarly known as "Jack"
Davis, who was killed in a wreck on
the Portland, Vancouver Yakima Rail-
road about year and a half ago.
DIR. J. N. Clark, of Garfield, reports
that Mrs. c. A. Gill, living five miles
from Garfield, is down with the small
pox. The family has been quaran-
tined, but as five other members OF
the family have been exposed, other
cases are expected. Mrs. Gill, who
was formerly Miss Grace Coheen, of
McMinville, Or, was married at her
home less than two weeks ago, and
the doctors believe that she contracted
the disease on her way home in Gar
field after the marriage.
Lost in the mountains, with q
binding snow.storm around him
George Melvin despaired of life and
shot himself near Republic, few days
ago. With J. G. Ransom, he had
gone deer hunting. They lost theil
bearings and Melvin became exhaust
ed. Ransom left him to bring aid
and brought news of his partners
danger, to Republic. A relief party
went out and found Melvin's dead
body. He had placed a revolver ir
his mouth and pulled the trigger. The
body was warm when discovered.
w. w. Raymond, who owns hun
dreds of acres in the vicinity Of Athena
stated to a Spokesman-Review CORE
spondent this week that never befor,
in the Walla Walla Valley were th'
Fall prospects so fine for great whea
crop next Spring as they are thi
year. There will be an increased acre
age and most of the farmers have al
of their Summer fallow land sown
Mr.. Raymond said nearly all tn
farmers in that valley had their en-
tire 1900 crop on hand. At Water
man station there are 100000 bushel
OF wheat stored In two warehouses
where it will await better prices.
I The mystery of the disappearance
of Lieutenant Solon Arnold, of the I
s. Navy, grows deeper. He left tn
naval station at Bremerton Thursday
going to Seattle to take the train fo
Tacoma. At IL o'clock Thursda
evening he went to the railway sta
, ton, and, accosting the Pullma
; porter, gave him his handbag and 5
l to secure a berth. While the porte
= went to get the berth Arnold disaI
/ peared, and the porter left the grip a
the station. Mrs. Arnold arrived fror
: Portland Sunday night, and is at los
n to account for her husbands di'
t appearance. Arnold had been in tn