Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.

MAZE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.
John B. Hedges, ex-Treasurer OF
Pierce county, died at Tacoma, Sun.
day, aged 45 years.
The total shipments OF gold from
Dawson for September was $4,000, 900.
This brings the total for the last four
months to $21 $4,000.
Fishermen wio have been supplying
the Seattle canneries have advanced
the price of salmon from five and
seven cents each to straight fifteen
cents.
Considerable Walla Walla fruit has
been found to he infected with the
San Jose scale, probably 100 tons of
prunes alone having been rejected as
unfit for shipment because of the pest.
Men in search Of hogs are offering
high prices in the vicinity of Dayton.
Columbia county has plenty of stock
hogs. but shortage of porkers ready
for slaughter. The price now offered
the farmer is 1915 per 100, on foot.
While attempting to walk a log
across a pond at Davis 4 Dineen's
camp near Hoquiam. recently, Peter
Hammers fell into the water and was
drowned. He was about 80 years of
age, unmarried. He has a brother
and sister in Minnesota.
The prune dryer at Elberton, which
il said to be the largest in the world,
with 5000 crates, each holding so
pounds OF fruit, is now running night
and day. 1t is estimated that the
dryer will handle 1000, 600 pounds Of
prunes this season.
Harrison Tate and ]. w. Harrow
are in the county Jail at Dayton &C.
cused Of assaulting Sarah Carver, .
14-year- old girl, ut the Fletcher farm,
IL miles from Dayton. The girls par.
ents have been divorced and she has
been living from house to house.
Lying unconscious at their home at
South Bend, Mrs. Rebecca Webb and
her son Charles, were found Monday,
suffering from slow corrosive poison
ing. The young man has since died
and his mother cannot survive. Grant
Webb, son, who it is alleged was
ordered from home several days ago, is
under arrest and his sister. Cora, aged
20, is under police surveillance. She
says she does not believe Grant pois-
oned the family's food.
Robert r. Walsh, of Sheridan,
Wyo., who has . contract with the
British Government to supply 1000
cavalry horses, to be used in South
Africa. the other day shipped 625 to
Billings, Mont, where they will be in
spected by British Army officers and
cent by rail to New Orleans for ship
ment. The horses were bought in
Eastern Washington, Oregon and
Northern Idaho. Mr.. Walsh 10 at
Walla Walla buying more horses.
George Matthews has been arrested
1t Wfnlock charged with adultery.
The wife OF NJ. NJ. Balfour, OF Cow.
litz, 10 implicated in the affair with
Matthews, and Mrs. Balfour is the
principal witness against him. When
the case was called Wednesday, Mrs
Balfour was unable to testify, break.
ing down and crying in court or sitting
mute when questioned, although she
had previously told her story in full
to the Prosecuting Attorney. Next
morning che WAS unable to sppear and
the case was continued until Monday.
Sunday night two strangers attacked
Mr.. Coombs, in the eastern part OF
SnohOmish, striking him q stunning
blow. They did not secure any booty.
Night Policeman William Brown went
to and remained in the vicinity Of the
occurrence. The highwaymen soon
came out of hiding. and on being
ordered to stand, broke aud ran. The
officer, after ordering them to halt,
fred. and the ball struck one of the
men in the back. Both men were
placed in Jail. They were identified
by CoOmbs. A rubber hose two feet
long. stuffed with gravel, was found
where they had dropped it.
Aberdeen Bulletin: Evidences of the
fight southwark of millions of whale
birds" are to be found on the streets
nearly every morning. Every fall,
and especially so in seasons preceding
an exceptionally hard winter, these
birds are seen in vast numbers flying
southwark. They travel day and
night in their haste to escape the
bitterness OF the cold north, and it is
this fact that results in many Of the
birds being killed, and also in the fact
of their fight being made known, for
the birds are strongly attracted by a
light At night, and often dash out
their brains from striking one. Nearly
every street light in this city has been
the means of one or more birds being
killed in the last few days. Dead