Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-12-26
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the Compass.

A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the Compass.
A. A. seaborg has been appointed
postmaster at Ilwaco.
The poultry show at Walla walla
failed to pay expenses.
Frank N. Sweet, an old resident of
Wahkiakum county, was instantly
killed while telling tree near bis
home, Monday.
Ellensburg has shipped $4,000
worth of hay during the season. The
average price received was SO ton.
H. A. Withrow, driver in the coal
mines at franklin, was instantly killed
Tuesday night by being knocked over
by runaway cars.
Fire, Monday night, demolished the
passenger depot at Spokane, Of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.,
causing loss Of $4,000.
John Madsen, aged IS, residence
and occupation unknown, stumbled
and fell of the dock at Edmonds
Tuesday night and was drowned.
L. G. Bemis, . surveyor and gov
eminent land locator from San Fran.
cisco, fell into the bay At Seattle,
Monday evening, and was drowned.
Chelan is having its first murder
trial. Frank Dorm, charged with muir.
der in the first degree, for the killing
Of J. Cloninger, 10 on trial before
Judge Rudkin and jury.
Gust Anderson was sentenced at
Spokane, Tuesday, by Judge Richard
son. to seven years at hard labor at
the penitentiary for killing Edwin
Fsgerstone, in . drunken frenzy.
James Nolan, sentenced from Ellens-
burg in 1894 to 16 years for rape, was
found dead in his cell at the Walla
Walla penitentiary, Tuesday. He was
. trusty in the shoe shop. An effort
was being made to parole him as many
Ellensburg people believed him inno-
cent.
Twenty prisoners in the Pierce
county Jail Jared we'll on Christmas.
Tailor Mcmillan, who had them in
charge, saw that they had q good
feast of turkey and pie. The Jail rules
were also 90 far suspended that prison
ers who had friends on the outside
were permitted to receive presents and
various good things to eat.
Charles Conahan, aged IS, died
Wednesday at Seattle. Just before
the civil war broke out, Mr.. Conahan
was injured in mine accident which
untitled him for military service.
Since he could not enlist he contrib
uted $50 per month to tho Federal
government TO "do his share toward
defraying the war expenses."
A train WAS wrecked ct Winlock,
Sunday morning. In crossing trestle
ono of the rails broke. The engine
and first eight cars passed over in
safety, but the next five were ditched
and badly smashed. There 10 nothing
left but . mass Of machinery and
splintered wood. It was . very heavy
train, consisting Of Al cars, loaded
with merchandise, wagons and sewing
machines. A tramp who was riding
on q break-beam was killed.
J. II. Hutchinson. an old resident OF
Whatcom, was found dead on prom.
inent street corner in that city, about
8 o'clock Monday night, by E. T. Trim.
bic. He was lying with his face in
the gutter. From all indications death
was caused by heart failure. He had
been troubled by that disease for some
time. Mr.. Hutchinson had lived in
Whatcom for about Is years, and was
1t one time engaged in the hardware
business nnder the firm name Of
Hutchinson & Hill.
Ed. Palmer. bootblack, was stabbed
four times 1t Walla Walla, Wednes.
day night. by "Scotty" Anderson, .
negro, and may die. The cutting.
which took place in SchwArtz's saloon,