Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-04-18

rlsh commissioner kershaw ba,
gwen an interview, in which he state.
MS pans regarding the establishment,
OF a sockeye fish hatchery. As soor
as the seasons rush is over next fall
he Will send the most competent man
ne can secure up the Fraser river to
prospect for spawning grounds and a
suitable place for "a large sockeye
hatchery. He promises to devote his
best energies to the matter and use
every effort to secure concessions from
the Canadian government.
The fourth and finally successful
attempt to assault little girls was made
on the outskirts OF Tacoma yesterday
Some fiend incarnate, masked to con-
ceal his features from the gaze of his
victim, dragged little 1O.year old Susie
Taylor into the brush and committe
a horrible crime. He is still at large
but everywhere in that part of the
city men are watching for him. They
are not saying much, but there is the
light OF resolve in every eye, and
should the brute be caught it would
take strong guard Of officers to land
him in Jail. Swiftly and surely would
this foul assault be avenged.
]. C. Hubbell has Just finished set.
ting out over LOO winter apple trees
on his tract of land in Santa Ana ad-
dition to Ellensburg. He purchased
his trees, one-year. old, on three
old roots, and his vari cites are Bald
win, Northern Spy, Jonathan, Mis-
souri, Pippin, Ben Davis, Spitzenberg
and Mcintosh Red. The trees are
planted 2Ox3O feet apart, according to
the most scientific plans, and the or.
chard is plated as carefully as a new
city addition. The varieties were Sc
lected by Mr.. Hubbell after careful in
vestigation, and he believes they are
all we'll adapted to that locality.
The State Supreme Court has de-
cided the noted Peyton divorce case
in favor of Col. Isaac NJ. Peyton, and
against Mrs. Peyton No. l. This is a
case in which young married man
came West, changed his name, and
secured divorce in Washington by a
most remarkable proceeding. He then
married again, and amassed fortune.
Thirteen years elapse, and then Mrs.
Peyton No. appears on the scene,
and institutes suit for u community
interest in Colonel Peyton's property
and to have the decree OF divorce set
aside. The Superior Court OF Spokane
county first decided against her, and
now the Supreme Court upholds it.
Land around Garfield has made
rapid advance in values during the
past few months, and now il is not
uncommon for sales to be made at $50
to $40 per acre, and even higher prices
have been offered and refused for de-
sirable lands near town. l.. w. Follis
recently refused an offer of $4,000,
spot cash, for 160 acres of we'll i'm
proved land. These offers were made
by recent arrivals from the East, who
cannot realize why such fertile land
does not commend as high prices, as
land not nearly so good commands in
the States from which they came.
The fact that dairying is becoming
one of the leading industries in this
locality is believed to have much to do
with the increased land values.
Yakima Democrat: The spectacle
OF Senator Foster begging the Presi-
dent to give John L. Wilson's brother
Harry better job than the one he
now has at the Chilean capitol, is one
that amuses all the politicians in
this State. 1t is only few weeks ago
since the present and former Senator
were at each other hammer and tongs
with the fleshpots of Office as the stake
for the winner. 1t must be that q
treaty OF peace has been signed be.
tween those two eminent statesmen
that BODIES no good to the political
fortunes Of the luckless Ankeny. 1t
is barely possible that our own distin-
guished Col. Cannon. acting in his
dual capacity, has been the good an
gel who has patched up peace be-
tween the two warning camps.