Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-01-24

The Seventh infantry has been or.
oered to proceed from Vancouver bar.
racks to the Philippines, to relieve a
regiment now on duty there.
1t is reported that the Weyerhauser
syndicate has purchased the sawmill
OF the Gray's Harbor Commercial
Company at Cosmopolis. The plant
- valuable one and worth not less
than 100000.
Jerry Lane, foreman of a rock gang
on the Northern Pacific Railway, WAS
instantly killed at noon Tuesday.
while working a short distance east
oi Cheney he was struck by a train,
the body being cut in two.
John Kineth, one of the best known
and most highly respected pioneers of
Island county, died on the 10th inst.
Mr.; Kineth came to Oregon in 1919,
and to WILDLY island in 1853. At
the latter place, near Coupeville. he
has made his home ever since. He
was IA years of age.
Trinity Church in Seattle was dam.
aged to the amount of $4,000 by fire
Monday morning, originating from a
snort circuit in electric wires. The
new $1,000 pipe organ in the church
was total loss. There was an in
surance of $4,000 on the organ and a
like amount on the church.
A farmers institute held at Sunny.
side closed a few days ago after an
interesting session. There was large
attendance. Two years ago this sec.
ton of the State was almost virgin
prairie, but to-day more than 10000
acres of the richest land in Yakima
county are under irrigation from
Sunnyside ditch and the community
is thriving one.
ID. c. Corbin, President OF the State
Sugar Company at Spokane, has ap.
piled to the State Auditor for a war.
rant for the sum OF $19, 207 60 for
bounty upon beet sugar manufactured
by that company. This represents
l.9SO,7 pounds OF sugar manufac-
tured from beets grown in the State OF
Washington, for which not less than
"a per ton was paid to the producers.
Because James Lee. the proprietor
OF Lees drug store, at Seattle, ratified
of piece of bronze statuary as q prize
among his holiday customers, he is to
lose his postoffice sub-station which
is now located in his store. The mat
ter was recently brought to the at
tention of the authorities of the post
office department at Washington by a
report OF the matter made by Post
Office Inspector Wayland of Seattle,
who reported that n lottery was being
operated in the store.
The body OF John D. Sparks was dis.
covered Tuesday in strawstack about
100 yards from his home, four miles
southwest Of Delight. near Ritzville.
Death had resulted from wounds in
the head caused by q shotgun. But
little could be learned of the affair,
though no motive for murder can
be found, and it is the opinion of the
Coroner that death resulted from an
accident. Deceased was a recent ar
rival from Nebraska and leaves a
widow and nine children. He carried
$1,000 Insurance in the A. o. u. w.
The Pacific Coast Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association began their an.
nual meeting at the Rainier Grand, in
Seattle, Tuesday. Fifty-eight lumber.
men. representing every large mill in
this State and Oregon, were present.
In the evening a confederation of the
order Of Hoo hoo, to which all good
timbermen belong, was held in Ma
sonic building. Wednesday the as
ISOLATION elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: James f. Bell
OF Everett was again chosen President
and Chas. E. Patton was reelected
Vice President; Treasurer. A.. F.
McEwan; Secretary, Victor H. Beck
man; Board of Directors, E. G. Griggs,
w. H. Acuff, r. H. Alexander, F. w.
Charles, N. w. Hamilton, G. HI.
Emerson, g. F. White, Michael Earles
and c. E. Hill.