Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-28


alleged TO have been received from a
defective sidewalk.
There is said to be four feet of snow
on the summit of the ridge dividing
the waters of Sherman Creek from
those of the San Poll.
Sheriff Zimmerman, of Snohomish
county, has been presented with
handsome gold badge, set with dia-
monds. 1t cost $3.50.
The election of H. B. Martin, of
Chehalis county, has been confirmed
by contest count. His lead over
Seth Warren was increased from 90
to % votes.
A private telegram from a postoffice
official in Washington, d. c., an
nounces that Spokane has been made
an international exchange money
order Office.
The Spokane delegation to the
Legislature will work for change in
the law whereby aliens may purchase
clear title to lands with )ut being
naturalized citizens.
Warden Catron, of the Walla Walla
Penitentiary, has received two Cuban
bloodhounds, which will be used for
chasing down convicts who escape
from that institution.
Heirs Of the late John Sullivan, of
Seattle, are becoming plentiful in
Montana. No less than 25 of the
name of Sullivan, it is said, have pre-
sented their claims for inspection by
lawyers of Butte.
Forty-one prisoners in the county
Jail at Seattle revolted Friday and
raised considerable disturbance. In
order to quell them the fire depart
ment was called in, which soon re-
stored order with its hose.
Elisha B. Francis, colored, a young
coal miner, shot and instantly killed
his sweetheart, Lola Jones, also col.
ored, at Newcastle, a mining town
20 miles from Seattle, last week. He
is now in Jail awaiting trial.
]. w. Clark has been found guilty
OF selling liquor without license at
Colfax. Clark formerly conducted q
livery stable at Pullman, but sold out
and moved to Guy, prohibition viii
lage, where it is alleged, he opened
and conducted "blind pig" where
intoxicating liquors were sold.
Five thousand barrels of flour made
in Lincoln county were shipped last
week to Ecuador. 1t left Fairhaven
on the steamer Charles P. Lane. The
flour was manufactured by the WASH
ington Grain & Milling Company, of
Reardan, and is said to be the first
farge shipment of Washington flour
sent to South American points.
The home of Charles Jewell, who
lives four miles above Mount Vernon,
was made desolate by terrible acci.
dent one night last week. His young.
est son John was playing with some
matches in the bedroom and dropped
a lighted match in to some coal oil.
This caught in flame, exploding a
quantity of black blasting powder, and
the house was wrecked and the boy
died few hours afterward.
The silver and golden pheasants,
which were believed had been EXTERN.
mated by hunters, are appearing in
considerable numbers in the regions
adjacent to Tacoma. The increase in
the numbers of Chinese pheasants has
been phenomenal, and it is thought
the birds will soon be quite common
over a large area of Western Wash.
ington, as they have been seen as far
east as Buckley, and have also spread
over the southern and western Dor.
ton OF Pierce county.
Prof. Brodie, of the Puyallup ex-
pertinent station, has received 25O
Bavarian hop roots of two varieties
from the United States Department of
Agriculture. As soon as the roots are
fairly started cooperative expert.
ments will be carried on throughout
the Puyallup valley. Experiments
in cross.fertilization will be made also.
with the object Of finding new ard
good bearing varieties which will pos
sess the highest possible flavor in
order to compete with the best vari-
ties OF Europe.
Hon. A. ]. Splawn, of Cowyche, re-
turned to North Yakima from Chi.
cago last week. He had been absent
about three weeks, attending the Chi
cago livestock exhibition. He brought
back with him two OF the finest
Hereford bulls in the United States
and breeders say there are probably
none better in the world. They are
under year old, but cost Mr.. Splawn
over 80 500. He is the leading breeder
of Herefords in the Northwest, and
these animals will be added to the
herd on his ranch.