Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-08-01

NJ. Cummins succeeded in destroying
the big Cummins barn, with out.
houses, three cattle, several hundred
dollars worth Of farm machinery and
part OF the winter alfalfa supply. The
loss is heavy and is not covered by in
surance. The lad set it on fire on
purpose, ignorant OF the damage he
would cause.
For some time persons conducting
money paying slot-macbines in Seattle
have been annoyed at finding lead
slugs of the size OF quarters ard nickels
in the receptacles provided iu the de-
vices. The factory where the slugs
are made has been found, but the po-
lice will notify all complainants here
after that they must protect them.
selves against the practice of dropping
slugs in slot machines.
Monday workmen began laying
track on the Northern Pacific Ex-
| tension from Grass Creek to Chenouse
creek, distance OF two miles. Here
there will be delay OF about ten days
until the bridge is finished, when two
miles more will be built to Berg
slough. After another ten days wait
the track will be extended to Hump.
tulips, SO by the first of September,
one may take trip on the extension.
Edwin II. Liukhart OF Sioux City,
Iowa, representing the Sioux City
Beet Syrup & Refining Co., of which
he is manager, will be in Walla Walla
soon for the purpose of looking over
the field with the object in view of in.
staling beet syrup factory here to
cost in the neigtborhood OF $500, 900.
That firm wish to install 10 or II fac.
tories in Washington, Oregon and
California. 1t has a new patent where
by superior article OF syrup may be
made from beets, superior to New
Orleans, having SO per cent. more
sugar, and it will not ferment or
crystalize.
War has broken out between Puget
Sound fsh.trap owners and gillnet
fishermen. The gillnet fishermen have
commenced going into traps and fish.
ing, and trapowners have had a num-
Der of them arrested on charges of
gran larceny. The fishermen declare
that the presence of traps in Puget
Sound waters is contrary to the Fed.
eral laws and consequently they v;o
late no law in going to them and fish.
ing. The owners declare the case
will be fought to the last ditch if the
gillnet men persist in their present at.
titude. Over 500 men are engaged in
fishing exclusively in traps.
A peculiar case was brought to the
notice of local physicians at Walla
Walla when J. J. Lagsdan of Dayton
brought his little one-year-old child to
that city for treatment. The child a
few days ago swallowed an iron tap off
. half-inch bolt. DR.. Nelms used the
X-ray and succeeded in locating the
tap. An effort will be made to dissolve
the iron with the aid OF acids but If
this is not successful an operation will
be performed. The X.ray machine
will be used each day to note the
progress of the acids. The child
seems to suffer no inconvenience from
the tap, but serious compli cations
might result if it were allowed to re.
main where it is.
Many accidents occurred at Aber-
deem one day last week, and as a re.
suit hospital nurses and surgeons were
kept busy. Councilman J. D. More
head was taken to the hospital with a
badly bruised foot. The little son of
DR.. and Mrs. Maker received a bad
cash in the forhead by falling against
the stove; Miss Clothilde Patton ran
long piece OF darning needle into her
hand, where it was accidentally broken
off; Andrew Anderson nearly severed
his foot from the leg by an Ak cut
Daniel Bechtel, logger, came in with
a finger severed from the hand; Reu-
ben Candy was thrown from bicycle
and had his arm so badly crushed that
he found it necessary to 60 to the hos.
| pital.
There is strong possibility that
the Fourth of July Committee at
Everett will bring suit against John
Buford Post, G. A. R., for the recovery
of one-half the surplus money SUBJ
scribed for the entertainment of the
Annual Encampment OF the Depart.
ment OF Washington and Alaska. The
committee has asked for about $1,000
of this fund which it desires to use in
defraying Fourth of July debts in
Cured during the three days celebra-
ton. The G. A. R. is returning the
surplus to subscribers. The CONNER
cial body claims to have orders from
some of these subscribers, but the G.
A. r. committee will not agree to re-
linquishing moneys in hand and say if
subscribers desire to give the money
to the celebration committee they may
do so after the post has made good.
The Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee has placed the action in the hands
OF an attorney.
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