Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-04-26
death OF Juliska Michayla, the 4-year

old daughter OF NJ. Michayla. The
little girl was playing with smaller
sister near where her mother was
washing. She was leaning with her
back against a boiler of hot water.
The younger child playfully pushed
her and she lost her balance and fell
backward into the boiling water. Her
scream attracted her mother, who had
gone into another room. The little
girls body was wedged between the
sides of the boiler and it was fully "a
minute before she was released. She
was frightfully burned about the
shoulders and arms and died a few
hours afterward.
Mrs. Matilda Cass, wife of J. +.
Cass, died suddenly of enlargement of
the heart at Chicago, April 18th. Mr..
and Mrs. Cass came to the Coast from
Lacrosse, Wis, In 1878, and located
in Olympia. In 1881 they removed
to Seattle, and resided there until a
year or so ago, when they removed
East. Mrs. Cass taught for a number
of years in the public schools of Sc
attic and was we'll known in Presby-
terian church circles. Her husband,
who survives her, was Clerk of the
United States District Court and
United States Commissioner at What
com, under Chief Justice Greene, and
served in the same capacity in Seattle
in Territorial days. He was also one
OF the Commissioners OF the State
Board of Horticulture and Secretary
in charge at Tacoma.
Two husbands OF the same wife with
the woman walking between them to
the court house, were seen on the
streets of Whatcom last Saturday.
They were Sidney Hoover, of Dawson,
and w. H. Shaffner, of Blaine, and
the woman who had married them
both. The trio went there from
Blaine vnd later in the day Hoover
was granted divorce. Then the
three walked together away from the
courtroom, the woman weeping silent.
ly. The divorce is sequel to Klon-
dixie romance. In 1898 Mr.. Hoover
went to Dawson. Well authenticated
news came back that he was dead.
His brother investigated and reported
the story true. Ten months ago his
widow married Mr.. Shaffner, of Blaine.
Last week Mr.. Hoover appeared in
Blaine alive and we'll. There was
an embarrassing scene. He was not
only alive, bnt had made fortune
in the Klondike. An agreement was
reached, however, and a divorce ar
ranged. Mr.. and Mrs. Shaffner have
gone back to their home in Blaine,
while Hoover and the children have
gone to California.
Joseph COnatser, one OF the earliest
settlers of Whitman county, died in a
hospital at Walla Walla the other day.
Conatser was one OF the most unique
characters in that country, and had
lived bachelor on a large ranch near
Sunset for the past thirty years. He
leaves an estate valued at $4,000, in
lands, livestock and money. It is
generally believed that he had large
sums OF money buried or hidden about
his ranch, for he is not known to have
had q bank account, and when he
sold cattle or other products of his
farm and stock ranch, the money was
not deposited. He was almost miser
and hermit. With all his wealth he
lived hard life, cooking his own food
and seldom taking meal at q restaur-
ant or hotel, when he visited any of
the towns of the county. He generally
took a cold lunch of his own cooking
to eat on the road or in store where
he. traded. He owned $500 acres of
fine land, all in body, near Sunset,
and had large herd OF fine Jersey,
Short Horn and Polled Angus cattle,
valued at many thousands of dollars.
He is not known to have had any
relatives nor to have ever received a
letter, other than on business matters.
Little is known of his life prior to his
arrival in this State,