Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-08-15
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.
Chas. J. Pickard, wealthy farmer
of Eureka Flat, Walla Walla county,
was killed by a runaway team Tues
day afternoon.
While camping on the shores of
Vashon Island, Sunday, Miss Louisa
Wagner, of Seattle, found the skeleton
of a man, just at the edge of the
water.
Several old plaster-of.paris molds
for the manufacture of counterfeit 81
pieces were found this week in the
brush near Johnson's wharf, between
Seattle and Ballard.
Walla Walla now bars married wo-
men from teaching in its schools. This
may be all right in Walla Walla, but
in some places husbands would suffer
ii such q rule were enforced.
A gambling house at Ballard was
raided by the officers on Saturday and
Mcdonald & johnson, the proprietors,
were arrested. Monday each of the
men was fined $25 and costs, amount
ing to about $50.
The Washington State Press Asso-
citation will meet this year at Walla
Walla on September 23d, oath and
25th. The members of the press will
be royalty entertained by the good
people Of that city.
Alice Kanim, a niece OF Bob Kanim,
son of the chief of the Tulalip Indians,
who signed the treaty in 1854 with
Governor Stevens setting aside Elliott
Point as a reservation, was married at
Everett, Tuesday, to David Gus.
Richard Taylor, Of Pasco, is one oil
three heirs to million dollar fortune
left by Mrs. Henry Flagler, of Chi
cago. Mr.. Taylor and his two broth.
ers will each have an income Of $4O,-
600 year from Standard Oil stock.
Some wretch has apparently stolen
a bicycle belonging to the Columbia
Chronicle man. The editor says that
any man who would stoop low enough
to steal bicycle deserves 10 serve q
term Of six years in the penitentiary.
The body OF r. G. Thomas, who was
drowned in the Wenatchee river last
week was found eight miles below
Mission, Sunday evening. With four
young men the eceased was floating
on log, which turned and plunged
them into the stream.
The body OF Miss Louise La Chance,
one Of the girls who was drowned in
the Chehalis river, near Aberdeen
last week, while fishing, was found
Friday within few feet of where she
last went down. The body OF Mist
Mess, the other unfortunate girl wss
found Saturday.
A Wha,com dispatch says that il
may be necessary for the single mills
of this State to close down temporar.
lily. There is a good demand fol-
shingles, but there is scarcity Of cars
in which to move them. Nearly all
of the mills have their dry kilns full
and no place in which to store any
more shingles.
George Jeffries, an old soldier, en-.
gagged as . cook, died Saturday after.
noon, at North Yakima, from the ef.
fects of tho heat. The temperature
there during the past few days has
reached ITO degrees in the shade. Old
settlers say that the heat 10 more in.
tense this year than ut any time since
the settling OF the Yakima valley.
Aberdeen saloon men have organ.
lied for mutual protection under the
Liquor Dealers Association of Che
halls county. 1t is understood that
the principal object OF the association
is to work for. legislation favorable to
saloone and the saloon men will work
for legislative candidates that will
work for saloon interests in return
for such support.
For enticing Pearl Ives, aged Is
into saloon at Seattle, and coaxing
her to drink beer, ]. G. Hart and VIM
Bigger were arrested Sunday night
The circumstances surrounding the
affair are OF such q nature that the
Prosecuting Attorney will endeavor Ia
make an example Of the men. Hart
is person who lives off the earnings
of fallen women. A year ago he es.
capped trip to the penitentiary only
by marrying young girl whose virtue
he had ruined.