Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-08-08
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.

Parts Of the State.
Vancouver school electors Monday
voted to issue 50, 200 worth of bonds
with which to purchase site for a
new school building.
The Elma Chronicle celebrates the
third anniversary under the manage
ment of e. c. Kibbe, by changing its
form from seven column folio to a
six column quarto.
Mrs. Nellie Meredith, OF Seattle,
widow of the late Chief OF Polio e
William Meredith, died in San Fran
cisco Monday night, during the pro.
cess OF On operation for appendicitis.
The Gray's Harbor Commercial Com .
pany is about to build a logging roa q
from Melbourne. two miles south OF
MOntesano, to Little North river. The
road will be about seven miles in
length and will tap fine body of
timber.
According to the report of the
School Superintendent Of Walla Walla
county, just issued, there are 1888
children Of school age in the county.
Of these 2,49l are males and 1892
females, The total enrolment last
year was 1871.
An Ellensburg character known as
Charley the Swede" was locked up
in the Jail to sober up. He set fire to
the Jail in order to escape. He sue.
ceeded in his purpose, but he is now
in the county Jail to answer to a
charge OF arson.
George MOrehouse, q student Of the
University of Washington, was drowned
Tuesday in Lake Union. He could
not swim and tied board to bis body
to keep it afoat. The board slipped
to such position that the boys head
was held under water.
The Treasury Department at Wash.
ington has decided to locate the head.
quarters OF the new Washington and
Alaska internal revenue collection dis
trict at Tacoma. B. d. Croker, the
tax collector, will open his office for
business on September LIST.
The Ancient Order OF United Work.
men OF Chehalis county is making big
preparations for the installation OF
200 candidates tomorrow. The lodges
of Montesano, Oakvillc, Cosmopolis,
Elma, Hoquiam and Aberdeen have
joined hands on the proposition.
Mary, the 12-year-old adopted daugh.
ter of Mrs. Esther Warner, of Brook
dale, Pierce county, has been missing
from her home since last Friday and
diligent search has failed to find any
trace OF her. The little girl has blue
eyes, brown hair and q round face.
She is of progressing appearance.
An attempt was made to hold up
the Great Northern train near Ed
monds on Sunday evening. Several
volleys we're fred from the darkness
and the bullets crashed through the
Pullman sleeping car and the dining
car. A cook received q flesh wound
in the forehead. The train was not
stopped.
Joe Rush, a cigar-maker, committed
suicide at North Yakima. Monday
night, by cutting his throat with q
razor. He was employed the same
day in cigar factory. He received
so cents. went 10 barbershop, entered
the bath room, undressed and cut his
wrist and throat. He lived but few
minutes.
1t has just been discovered that ST..
John Dix, the erstwhile Whatcom
financier, has still another name. F.
w. DeWart, a Spokane attorney, visit
ed Whatcom Monday, and in CONVEX
sation with the ex-banker discovered
that be was married in the Office OF
the lawyer, in st. Louis. three years
ago. At that time he gave the name
OF Norton.
Walla Walla was o closed town on
Sunday and the ice cream vendors did
q land Office business by selling ice
cream and soda water on the streets.
An ice cream plant was fitted up in a
wagon and appeared on the streets
early in the morning in charge OF two
young men. 1t was freely patronized
and finally forced to close because the
entire stock had been sold out. The
town was closed up all day end not
even cigar could be purchased at the
drug stores.