Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-07-04
STATE NEWS.
a Briei Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.

a Brisf Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.
Frank Floyd, 2-year old child,
whose parents live at Auburn. WAS
killed Sunday by upsetting a heavy
counter.
The WoOdmen of the World are
making arrangements to hold a car
nival at Aberdeen, in August, as we'll
as the lodge in Olympia.
Burglars entered the homes of Mrs.
!. Echt and.W. ?. Hinckley in Seattle
Sunday night, and secured silverware
and lewelry to the value of $500.
The appointments of B. F. Hyde a.
Receiver of the Land Office at Spo-
kane, and H. V. Hynman, as Register
at North Yakima, have been confirmed
by the Senate.
Frank Apelgreen, ship carpenter
OF Blaine, has been missing since June
10. A note which recently came to
light indicates that he may have COM
mitted suicide.
Thomas G. Gritliths, who for years
was regarded as the best criminal law
yer OF Eastern Washington, died sud-
denly Saturday at his home in the
suburbs OF Spokane. He was the first
Democratic candidate for Congress in
this State. His death is attributed to
heart disease.
Aberdeen is again in trouble over
her dance halls. This time, instead of
the lawyers and temperance societies
as prosecutors, the complainant is q
lott Allen, proprietress of a dance
hall herself. But Tot Aliens place is
temperance dance hall and there is
where the shoe pinches. Tott wants
all other kinds of dance halls driven
out of the town.
Judge Mason Irwin of Mason county
is following an old Territorial statute,
which is generally supposed to be OBJ.
solete, but which has never been re-
pealed. 1t is a law providing that in
civil cases the losing side may be
taxed $12 to pay jury fees. While
this sum does not begin to cover the
cost OF trials, yet it is claimed that the
county has saved considerably by this
m ethcd.
Back in the deep foothills, east and
southeast of Milton, Ore, where q
posse of 80 men is pursuing Rucker
Rogers, escaped convict from the
Washington State Penitentiary, is one
of the most notorious outlaw haunts
in the West, and it is to this district
the escapee is supposed to have gone.
The penitentiary officials admit hope
is almost gone if Rogers eludes the
men guarding the canyons and gets
into the timber.
The druggists OF Washington, on
July 10. IL and II, will assemble in
annual convention in Seattle, and
from this meeting will originate the
Pacific Coast Drug Association, which
will be composed OF at least 1000
druggists in the States of the Pacific
Coast. Between 100 and 200 drug.
gists will attend the meeting of the
State association in that city, fol-
which preparations are in progress;
now by the local organization.
Gerald R. Campbell. the man shot
while resisting arrest at Whatcom
Saturday, by Policeman Frank Alvord
died the following day. The autopsy
revealed the fact that Campbell died
from conclusion OF the brain from the
beating over the head given him by
Officer Jessup, in his attempt to make
him loosen bis hold on Alvord's pis.
toll, rather than from the gunshoi
wound. Campbell was conscious to
the last, but refused to make any
statement.
Launch Marion, Captain Sims, Of
Port Townsend, took fire and blew ur
last Friday afternoon, between 2 and
3 O'Clock, off Richmond beach. Five
men in all were on board at the time
OF the catastrophe. three OF whom
reached land, but the remaining two
persisted. The gasoline had leaked
from the tank, and one of the men
struck q match to light his pipe when
the gas took fire and was followed by
terrific explosion. The launch was
couple Of miles from land and the
survivors were rescued by fishermen.
James Sales, . pioneer resident oil
Puget Sound and ct one time Q mem
Der Of the Territorial Legislature, il
under arrest at Hootalinqua, Yukon
territory, for appropriation OF money
Under the United States code the
crime would be larceny by embezzle-
mont. It 10 charged that Salee, "a
agent and attorney in fact for the
owner, sold claim No. l above dis
covery, on Livingston creek, in the
Big Salmon district. to c. c. Runner
of Skagway, for a considerable sum Of
money. and that when he returned to
Big Salmon he had no money with
which to account to the owner of the
claim