The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-12-18
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The Sisters fair at Walla walla net
ted 81 ,6S7.
The Walla Walla poultry chow begins
Tuesday and continues five days.
The Seattle public library has now
more than 100 volumes for the blind.
There was a snow fall of several
inches in the Palouse country the first
of the week.
w. &. Peay, of Columbus, Ohio, has
bonded the Ben Harrison group of
claims, located mile north of Chesaw.
The Law and Order League of Seattle
has issued demand for the calling of
grand jury to investigate oft-repeated
charges of corruption.
John Leary, who settled at Port
Gamble more than forty years ago,
died at his home in Seattle Wednesday
night, after brief illness.
The Everett city council has author
lied a census to ascertain whether that
city has the 10000 population neces-
sary to become city of the first-Class.
Charles Hartman, who was tried at
Davenport for the killing of Joseph
Blackner, was found guilty of man
slaughter. The crime was committed
about six months ago at Miles.
A real estate deal involving 500, 900
transaction, has been closed by W. E.
Connolly, recently from Minnesota, for
the Aaron Harris ranch, ten miles east
of Sprague. There are ZOO acres.
Steps are to be taken at once looking
toward a celebration of Seattle's semi
anniversary of existence.
May % of next year will probably be
celebrated as the anniversary of the
date upon which the first plats of the
city were filed.
Garfield is to have bank organ
lied under the state laws, which will be
called the First State Bank of Garfield.
Articles of incorporation have been
iilCu W lUll thO StdIC auOltOI allu oCSCpt-
ed. The capital stock is $25, 900, which
will be increased if necessary.
Articles of incorporation for a new
electric railway system to operate be-
tween Seattle and Everett, a distance
of 33 miles, were filed in the county
auditors Office by local promoters.
The name of the new concern is the
Seattle Everett Interburban Railway.
Harry Monroe, who with two COM
panions broke into Finck's jewelry
store in Seattle five years ago and SUBJ
escaped from the state peni-
tertiary while serving ten years SEN
tence, has been recaptured at Albu-
qneraue, n. NJ, and will be returned
to Walla Walla at once.
A surveying party, consisting of
three mem, was drowned in the Wenat-
chez river, in the Tumwater canyon,
three miles above Leavenworth, Wash,
at 5 o'clock Friday evening. In the
party were W. R. Wanser, civil engi-
neer of Seattle, and two helpers, H.
Coolee and M. Martin, both of Blewitt.
R. P. Reardon, employed at the
Everett power house, went against q
200 volts of electricity on a switchboard
afternoon and was hors du
combat for quite while. He came
around all right, however, and will be
able to 60 to work again in about two
weeks. His hands were severely burn
ed.
DR.. M. Pietrzycki. one of the most
ranchers south of the Snake,
and formerly practicing physician in
Dayton, is constructing barley mill
at Starbuck. He will handle the out
put from his own big ranch, consisting
Of over 5000 acres, and will also buy
from the ranchers of the Starbuck vi
cinity.
Jeff Johnson, of Stevenson, was struck
in the eye by a bullet from a toy gun,
which was accidently discharged. The
bullet, which was a 22-caliber, entered
the corner of his eye next the nose and
has not yet been located. 1t is not be-
lieved the eyeball has been injured.
The only noticeable effect is slight
swelling of the eyelid.