Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-08
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.
DEM.

Parts OF the State.
The first snow of the season fell
Monday night in the foothills of the
Olympic range of mountains.
Nicholas Olson was drowned in the
harbor near Old Tacoma, Monday
night. He was % years old and
single.
Theodore Halter has been robbed at
Seattle Of $1lO by Fred Williams, q
former Eastern acquaintance, whom
he befriended.
John Norman, employed in a camp
near Marysville, was killed on the
railroad track Sunday night, while un-
der the influence of liquor.
Louis Lee was held up and robbed
of $25 the other night as he was re-
turning from Tekoa to his home on
the Occur d'Alene reservation.
Mrs. Mary Louise Sears, wife of
County Commissioner Albert Sears of
Centralia, Lewis county, died at her
home this week of blood poisoning.
w. S. Davis, formerly q resident OF
Cheney and for three years principal
of the Eells academy at Colville, died
from appendicitis, at Manila. recently.
The east-bound freight train on the
Great Northern coast line struck q
man named Tim Donovan near Sill
vana, Tuesday afternoon, killing him
instantly.
Owing to the heavy rains last week
the Stillaguamish river rose several
feet and number Of logs were lost
from the South Fork log booms near
Arlington.
A rear.end collision OF freight
trains at Rosalia, Saturday, caused
considerable damage to tho cars and
the Rosalia depot, but no one was SER
iously injured.
John Farnam, an aged man, made
an unsuccessful attempt at suicide at
Tacoma, Tuesday, by plunging q pen
knife into his neck in an attempt to
sever the jugular vein.
The combined orders OF Odd Fell
lows, Redmen, Foresters and knights
of Pythias intend to build . three
story brick building for lodge and
business purposes at Walla Walla.
The present season has been the
best one for hunting in the Gray's
Harbor country for many years, says
the Aberdeen Bulletin. Elk is the
only game that is scarce this year.
The steamship Valencia has been
libeled in Seattle by % of her many
Alaska passengers for alleged poor
food and non-delivery OF baggage dur
ing the recent voyage. The passengers
bring suit for 5000 each, or total Of
| $13,SOO.
The body OF Robert Mumford, a we'll
known sporting man who committed
suicide by taking morphine at Nome,
August n, was buried Sunday At Sc
attic, under the auspices OF Seattle
Aerie No. l, Fraternal Order Of Eagles,
OF which organisation deceased was .
member.
Carver Bros.'s store at Centralia,
was robbed Monday evening about z
o'clock of . cigar box containing about
SIG. An unknown party entered the
store, and while the proprietor was
occupied he secured the money and
ran out OF the store with it. No ar.
rests have been made.
]. NJ. Hagerty, who was tarred and
feathered last week BY q mob At
Loomis for his remarks concerning
tho Palmer Mountain Tunnel Com
pany, intends to prosecute the ring
leaders. He refuses to retract his
words and charges John Boyd, man.
ager OF the company, with melting the
mob.
A jury in the Superior Court 1t
Whatcom, last Friday, gave the own
ers OF the Chuckanut quarry . verdict
for $50. 600 damages against the Great
Northern Railway company for right
Of way across the quarry, which they
sought TO condemn. The railway COM
pany asked for new trial.
Kit G. Dodson, an Eastern Wash
ington school teacher, was Tuesday
arrested Ia Seattle on = warrant sworn
out by Assistant u. 8. Attorney Cush.
man. Dodson is charged with embes-
sling about 500 while postmaster 1t
Fisk, Missouri. He will be held 1t
Walla Walla until the Missouri au-
thorities arrive to identity him.
A meeting Of the State Board Of Edu-
cation has been called by State Supt.
Bryan 1t Everett, on December 26.
An examination Of all branches re-.
quired for State certificates and life
diplomas will be held at the meeting.
and applications for State papers
based on other papers will also be
considered. No programme Of 9 xami.
notion will be announced prior to the
time Of meeting.
James Beemer, aged IS years, was
caught at noon, Monday, ct Aberdeen,
by freight train. He Was riding .
bicycle and the cars backed upon him.
He was 90 tangled up in the wreck of
the bicycle beneath the car wheels
that 1t was more than half an hour
before he could be extricated. Il was
necessary 10 amputate . leg, and he
may die from other injuries. He dis.
played remarkable nerve while pin
Toned. He Is unmarried.
A sequel to-the poisoning case that
created such sensation At Wilkeson
early in the past summer was devel.
oped in court this week when Vincent
Bruzis was granted divorce from his
wife Stella. nee Worezek. The couple
were married at Wilkesou May 26. of
this year, and two days later her hus.
band swallowed draught of poison
given him by his bride. who was only
- years old. The bride fed and
seems to have disappeared for all time.
F. d. Cults committed suicide YES.
terday morning at 10 O'Clock, at
Machias. Alone in the house, his
wife and children being at neighbors,
Cults sat upon the edge OF his bed,
placed the muzzle OF q double.barreled
shotgun in his mouth and pulled both