Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-09-27
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 fifth annual Fruit fair at Walls
Walla began Monday.
The annual State fair begins at
North Yakima Monday and continues
a week.
A. b. Jewett, of Everett, has been
awarded the management of the new
theater in that city.
Monday night a man named Eric
Ericsson was literally cut in two, al
Chehalis, by q moving train. He
was a section laborer, a widower with
four small children to support.
William H. Shoudy, one of Seattle's
earliest pioneers, and once its Mayor
died at his home on Inlet bay, from
the effects of Ia grippe. He was II
years of age. He leaves q family oil
six grown children-four of whom are
married and all live in Seattle.
The anarchist called a meeting the
other night in Tacoma, but the Loyal
League. formed to suppress such or
CARNATIONS, aided by the police, took
possession OF the hall and mildly but
firmly insisted that there be no dem.
onstratiOn in Difference of law and
order. And there was none.
The steamer Oregon, for whose
safety grave fears we're entertained NJ
rived at Seattle Tuesday night. II
seems that soon after leaving Cape
Nome, on her trip down, she lost her
rudder and she was beat about hope
lessly in the trough OF heavy sea 70,
ten days, when finally temporary
device was rugged for steering. She
had on board 400 passengers.
The owners OF the Dereg saloon, in
Sea ttle-Ida McGinnis and E. G. Nc.
Ginnis--have been sued in the Su.
perior Court for $4,000 damages al
legged has been sustained by w. NJ.
johnson, a three.year-old child, the
suit being commenced by his guardian
The death of Herman johnson, the
child's father, last November. from d
railroad train. while intoxicated By
liquor obtained from the Dereg saloon
is the ground of action.
King county has dug GA feel
for we'll to supply water to its poor
farm, without success. Water was
struck at 215 feet, but not in suf'
cient volume to satisfy expecia'
tons and after passing beyond
the current entirely disappeared, and
with it the alternative of hauling the
bottom of the hole up to that eleva.
ton, and using it as reservoir to pump
from. AS it is costing the county 81
per foot for prosecuting the search fol
water, the Commissioners are in a
quandary as to whether it is best to
continue in the hope of striking oil
or Of plugging up the hole and noting
an exception to the rule that "All's
we'll that ends we'll"
Thomas Clancy, a pioneer resident
of Seattle, died in that city, last Fri
day, at the age OF IS years. Deceased
received fall while boarding q NOV
ing train in San Francisco. some
months ago, sustaining q broken leg
and other injuries from which he had
not recovered when death ended his
sufferings. Mr.. G.. was large prop
erty owner in Seattle. He was a ma
tive of Ireland and came to Americs
when but II years Of age. In 1859 he
came West, locating at Port Madison
where he was engaged in numbering
for number of years. Later he
moved to Tacoma. In 1869 he IS.
tablished his residence in Seattle
where he has lived ever since. Mr.
Clancy was at one time q member o.
the City Council. He leaves q
brother, four nephews and two neices
all residents Of Seattle.