The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-06
WASHINGTON NEWS.


what Is Being Dens BY I've People Of Our
Growing and Prosperous ststs.
Everett celebrated its tenth birthday
anniversary February 5.
Spokane laundrymen and employees
have adjusted their differences.
Godfrieid Kruger, of Candy, Mimi,
has bought the Mathew Albert ranch of
4O6 acres, five miles west of Medical lake,
well improved, and the stock thereon,
for 5000. He and others who have
bought land i'm the neighborhood will
arrive with their families, "a persons in
all, about March 10.
Mrs. James Hughes, well-known
woman pioneer of Washington, is dead
at Steilacoom. Deceased was the widow
of James Hughes, who died five years
ago. In 1852 the family settled near
Yelm, in Thurston county. Two years
later they removed to Steilacoom and re-
sided there for the remainder of their
lives.
A large force of men is at work install
ing machinery at the new Renton brick
plant.
Lum You, the Chinaman convicted of
the murder of Oscar Bloom, at Bay Cen
ter last August, was hanged at South
Bend, Friday.
Hans Younger, the man who for the
past week has been lying at Spokane in
a hypnotic sleep, has been taken to the
insane ASYLUM at Medical Lake, the ex-
aiming board of physicians having rem
dered that he was insane as result OF
having been hypnotized.
Some parties from New Jersey, acting
for lead pencil manufacturing concern,
have bought 240 acres of cedar land and
a tract of spruce timber on Charley
Creek, tributary to South Aberdeen.
They have also inspected site, and the
eupposition is that factory is to be
established. q
Mayor Mckinney, of Waitsburg, re
Gently vetoed city ordinance which pro-
hibited persons under the age OF IA years
from being upon the streets, alleys or
highways after certain hours at night.
J.H. Crenshaw, a journeyman printer,
aged about so years, was found dead in
his room at Ritzville. From all appear
ances death occurred during sleep, and
the coroner pronounced it due to natural
causes.
The sale of 5000 acres near Milan,
Wash, to the Phoenix sawmill of Spo-
kane is announced. w. 9. Edwards, of
the Elk mill, has also purchased 5000
acres. Sales aggregating about fifty
square miles of Northern Pacific land in
the vicinity of Milan to mill owners have
been announced. D
Seattle Electric @ npany has applied
for franchise for three new lines.
Richard Smith, aged IL. and Georgiana,
his sister, aged IA, were drowned near
Sprague. They broke through the ice.
A. Frazer, a section laborer of Leary,
was found dead on the tracks near that
place Monday morning. 1t is believed
that he was struck by freight train.
Senator Turner has reported back to
the senate with favorable recommends
tions the bills to provide public build
ing at Tacoma to cost $55O,OOO and at
Spokane to cost $500, 900.
Some of the farmers in the Sammanish
valley are reported to have lost many
bushels of perishable roots in the cold
snap, and they look for rise in the
pri 20 of those commodities in the near
future.
Thore vaugsness, aged %, of STAN
wood, was accidently shot and killed by
a friend while returning from hunting
trip to Camano island. They were slip
ping cartridges into the gun, when one
was accidently discharged, a load OF shot
the young mans back. He
died almost Immediately. 4