Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-12
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.

A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from Al
Parts Of the State.
There is an enrolment of 759 pupils
in the Aberdeen schools.
New rural mail routes are to be es
tablished from Dayton to Colfax.
Henry Miller, a pioneer of Whit
man county, died at Colfax, Monday.
Judge Kellogg, an old pioneer oI
Fairhaven, died at his home in tha,
city, recently.
The Chehalis Valley Creamery was
burned last week. Loss $1,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Gambling has been closed at Elms
and most of the gamblers have de.
parted for other fields.
The Bayside hotel, at Everett, was
destroyed by fire, a few days ago, the
entire contents being burned.
VIM. Crawford, aged "a, a son oI
John Crawford, a pioneer of this State
died at Vancouver, Sunday, of gastritis.
The Horseshoe Club saloon, in Ia.
coma, was held up at midnight Satur.
day and robbed of $3.50 in gold and
silver.
The Alert, new four r-masted schoon.
er, has been launched at Hoquiam.
She is owned by a company of 20
stockholders and cost $42, 800.
James Grieve, who was reported to
have committed suicide last Spring,
by jumping into the Cle-Elum river,
has been seen at Thunder mountain.
Oscar Bradshaw and VIM. Kellett
who murdered Peter Nelson, at Pasco,
two weeks ago, will be tried at that
place. Both men are in Jail at Walla
Walla.
October 13 is the date set for selling
lands for delinquent taxes in Yakima
county. Over 500 pieces are Listed.
The taxes due date from 1891 TO 1895,
inclusive.
A soldier from Fort Casey has been
terrorizing the people Of Coupeville
appearing armed before isolated sami.
lies and demanding money. He has
been doing the act Of a second Tracy.
Spokane has q "Blue Book" of
fashionable, club and visiting people.
1t contains 533 names. It is supposed
10 contain only the names of those
entitled to be in the society OF tho
400.
Mrs. Addie Florence Hyatt, who
killed her two months old badly girl
rear Govan, Lincoln county, about a
week ago, has been declared insane
been taken to the Medical Lake
asylum.
Hop-picking began At Puyallup this
week. Several lunch houses, fakir
booths and other entertaining features
are in operation. The merry-go-
round is the center Of attraction of the
Indians.
A crusade has been started in Al
mira and Hartline, in the Big Bend
country, to close all places of business,
including saloons, on Sunday. A
great deal OF feeling has been worked
up over the matter.
E. E. Cushman, assistant Federal
attorney, has decided that timber can.
not be cut for sale, on the Colville
reservation. Hereafter no timber will
he taken from the reservation except
by actual residents, for their own use.
Charles Biglow, logger working in
Bernard's camp, near Hoquiam, was
instantly killed few days ago while
working on logway. He was stand.
ing in the blight Of the line when the
block broke, the line striking him on
the head, breaking his neck.
The farmers OF Walla Walla will
lose several thousand dollars this year
by not having hogs to pick up the
down grain in the wheat fields. Many
OF them will pay more attention to
stock growing in the future and utilize
the grain that now goes to waste.
The prune crop in Clarke county is
exceptionally light this year and it is
said that the entire crop will not ex-
ceed l25 carloads. The prune pack
ing houses in that county will run
about six weeks this season, while last
fall they were kept busy for three
months.
Mrs Joseph Lamar, wife OF grocery
clerk in Everett, has fallen heir to an
English estate, valued at $35, 900, 600.
The property comes through promi'
nent old family in Devonshire. While
prosecuting her claims she established
the fact that she is the stepdaughteI
of Lord Salisbury.
At an early hour Friday morning
the residence of E. w. Cochran, one
mile west Of Walla Walls, was de-
stroyed by FIRE. The loss is $1,50O
| insurance, $500. Mr.. and Mrs. Coch
ran barely escaped with their lives
awakening just as the flames burs
into their bedroom.
A.. J. Puffer, one of the best.knowr
farmers of the Northwest, and nick
named the second wheat king" diet
on the 9th inst. at Walla Walla. De