Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-12-19
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.
There is ten feet of snow in the
Cascades.
The White Star Lumber Co. have
begun work on their new mills at
Elma.
John w. Bartlett, aged 6S, died at
his home near Vancouver, Wednesday,
Of malignant smallpox.
w. A. Hitchcock, Postmaster at
Starbuck, died Tuesday, of Bright's
disease. He leaves . wife and two
sons.
Swan Hawflins committed suicide
at Whatcom, a few days ago, while
suffering from delirium tremens, by
cutting his throat.
The North Shore Electric Co., OF
Hoquiam, has spent $50, 900 in improv.
ing its plant. A new dynamo of 15O
horsepower has been putin
Workmen, while tunneling por-
ton of the city OF Everett for water
supply, dug into a ledge of quartz
literally sprinkled with what ara
claimed to be rubies.
Aaron Wilbur, of Snohomish, was
badly crushed Wednesday by mon.
ster log rolling upon him. He re-
NAMED pinned to the earth until jack
screws raised the log.
Little Eddie Mulligan was burned
to death in his mothers home, Sun
day morning, in Seattle. The mother
had gone to the bakery to get loaf OF
bread when the fire occurred. Two
other brothers escaped.
Now that the steamer Bertha mas
returned from Copper River and Cook
Inlet with no news OF either. it is
practically certain that the sailing
schooner Gen. Siglin and the steamer
Dawson City have been lost with ell
on board.
Wilbur is q dry town because the
Council has passed . resolution en-.
forcing the Sunday closing and pro.
hibiting all gambling. This move has
created considerable criticism, - more
freedom has been allowed during the
past summer than heretofore.
The Chehalis FIR door company the
other day closed q contract for 96 5000
doors to be delivered during 1903.
This week q contract was closed with
the Foster-Munger Co.. Of Chicago.
for $4,000 doors. A new dry-kiln will
be built and the plant enlarged.
After . desperate fight Charles Lut.
kens, q hotel keeper of Elbe, Pierce
county, succeeded in killing with his
gun q large cougar that had attacked
monster hog in the pen, biting of
his ears in the conflict. After being
wounded the cougar ran under the
porch, where he was finally dispatched.
He measured eight feet four inches.
Ada Petit, aged Is, and Auna
Perry. aged II, OF Hoquiam, were ar
rested by the Aberdeen police and
turned over to their parents, Saturday.
The girls have q mania for running
away from home and have been 70.
ported missing several times. Mon
day night they spent in . hollow log
between Aberdeen and Hoquiam and
Tuesday begged for food.
A mass meeting Of the church peO.
pie of Walla Walla was held Sunday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock, ct the First
Christian Church, for the purpose Of
formulating plans for an amendment
to the State Constitution providing
for the appointment Of chaplain for
the State Penitentiary. Addresses
we're delivered by ministers, members
of the bar and other prominent citi-
Gems.
Julius Meyer, Seattle saloon.
keeper, made . desperate attempt to
end his life Wednesday. He went to
the Oriental dock, stood on a piling
that extended out from the wharf,
swallowed poison from q bottle and
plunged into the briny deep. He was
fished out by dock Waterman, taken
to q doctor and the poison pumped
out of his stomach and he went on his
way rejoicing.
An unmarked man forced Mrs. s. F.
Healdburg to part with her purse,
containing $50, in her own home,
in Seattle, Tuesday afternoon. She
had but entered the front door. The
man was inside, and from q dark cor.
ner sprang toward her. While the
lady was frightened beyond control of
her senses he jerked from her hand a
purse containing the money. He
quickly ran out the door and disap-
peared. No clue.
Jim Ike, an Indian, had q hearing
before Justice Taggard, at North
Yakima, Monday, on the serious