Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-29
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.
j. NOrdramO, q strager, about 80
years of age, committed suicide at
Ritzville, Monday, by shooting himself
in the head.
! VIM. Tweitmeyer, a farmer living
near Palouse, killed a large brown
eagle a few days ago that measured
six feet nine inches from tip to tip.
The public shade trees of North
Yakima have been declared a NUS
ance and are being cut down and
burned. The old shade trees have
been prominent landmarks since the
building OF the city in 1885.
Fred Douolebower, a young man
living in the Gowiche, was killed by
bull Tuesday. His body was found in
q corral where the animal was con-
fined, several hours after his death.
CoublebOwer was the son OF q we'll
known Gowiche farmer.
Hector Mclean has sold his farm,
one of the best in the Walla Walla
Valley, to William Loney for $lS,6OO.
at the rate OF $50 per acre. Mr.. Nc
Lean purchased one-half of his Sec
ton a year ago at 500 per acre. The
farm lies 81 miles west Of the State
Penitentiary.
Mrs. Anna E. Wilson, an aged wo-
man who lives at Sumner, has begun
suit against the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company for $4,000 damages for
the death of her husband, w. w.
Wilson, who was killed by passenger
train last August while crossing the
tracks at Sumner on bicycle.
w. H. Collins, of Rockford, has
been convicted of cruelty to animals.
This case is sequel of the famous
dog fight in which Whites bulldog
and the defendants bird dog were the
principals and about half the town
accessories. Mr.. Collins threatens to
appeal to the Supreme Court.
John McDermitt, arrived at Spo-
kane Wednesday, considerably bat
tered. He says he was riding with
other men in a box-car near Mead,
and that they set upon him, beat and
robbed him and then threw him from
the train while it was running nearly
20 miles an hour. He fell on a sand
bank.
Roy Thormburg, q switchman in
the employ of the Great Northern
Railway, met a frightful death near
Seattle, Monday. by falling under the
wheels or freight train. While at
tempting to make coupling the
young man lost his footing and fell
on the track, two cars passing entire
ly over his body. Both arms were
severed, and his lower limbs SO badly
mangled that amputation would have
been necessary had he survived. He
lived for three hours and was con-
sciOus most of the time.
f. Benjamin, a logger, 80 years old,
was shot to death at a dance at Under.
woods Landing, Skamania county,
between IL and I o'clock Sunday
morning. Benjamin aud several of
the dancers were seated at table and
the assassin fired through a window
from the outside. No trace of the
murderer has been found. A man
with whom Benjamin is believed to
have had trouble is suspected and the
authorities are watching him. The
motive is supposed to have heer jeal-
ousy, growing out of u love affair.
A water famine in some portions of
the Yakima Valley is predicted for the
coming season. There is less snow in
the mountains than at this time in any
previous year. The natural under
growth OF grass and brush has been
materially destroyed and the result
will he scarcity OF water for irrigat-
ing purposes. The canal companies
taking water from the rivers will pre-
pare for the emergency by getting
dams and bitches ready TO tap the
rivers at low water mark. The great
est difficulty will be experienced by
far mers living along the mountain