Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-07-18
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.

~ oiN' So"nhdfy " NS~S OdtuSISO IrOn All
Parts Of the State.
A large salmon cannery is to be es.
tablished at Aberdeen.
Hattie Demeree, years old, was
drowned near Aberdeen, a few days
ago.
Hoquiam has a new shingle mill of
100000 capacity, owned by Lyle &
Kuhn.
The total appropriations by the last
Congress for this State aggregates over
$3,OOO,OO0.
The Republicans OF Mason county
will hold their convention at Shelton,
Saturday, Sept. 6.
Montesano is figuring on the cree
ton Of sawmill to cut from 10000 to
$4,000 feet per day.
Luther Smart, boy IL years of
age, was killed by a cable-car in Sc
attic, Monday evening.
Work of grading the Aberdeen &
Hoquiam Electric railway will COM
mence within o few days.
G. ID. Neville, a prominent retired
rancher OF La Conner, died at San
Diego, CAL, Friday morning.
Edward Ewart, the first white child
born in Whitman county, died at Col.
fax, Wednesday, aged 20 years.
John Elliott, a teamster, of Sultan,
was killed by Great Northern train
Sunday night, while walking on the
track.
Edward C. II. Warner was drown ned
it is supposed accidentally, while bath
ing near Madrona Park, Seattle, last
Sunday.
The cornerstone of the new $4,000
Presbyterian church at North Yakima
was laid Saturday, with impressive
ceremonies.
An organizer of the American Fed.
GRAFTON of Labor will visit the Gray's
Hsrbor towns soon for the purpose Of
unionizing the harbor country.
J. Hall. a man apparently withou,
friends died suddenly in Seattle, about
Z o'clock Monday morning, while sit
ting in q chair at the Terrace hotel.
Col. G.. G. Lyon, a pioneer OF this
State and formerly proprietor Of the
Seattle Times. died suddenly of heart
disease at his home in that city yes
terday.
On Saturday last Christian Holm
sold his farm ON the Yakima river
four miles from Ellensburg, to Chris
Anderson, Of Roslyn, for $l0,l5O. The
place comprises $50 acres.
lott Allen, who runs the temper.
ance dance house at Montesano, aud
wants all Others closed, has got into
trouble by trying to enforce that de-
sire, and is now closed up in Jail her
self.
Evans S. Stallcup, the 13 year old
son OF Judge J. Z. Stsllcup. of Ia
coma, WAS severely burned in the face
Tuesday, while disposing of some Of
the remains OF his fireworks of the
4th of July.
Coffin Bros. of North Yakima, solo
Saturday, 100000 pounds OF wool to
the Botany Wooden Mills, at Passiac
N. j.. at ten cents q pound. This il
the largest single shipment made from
the West this Year.
A benefit concert to the family O
the late Charles Raymond, who wa.
killed by Desperate Tracy at Bothell
was given in the Everett theater a
Everett, Wednesday night, and a sat
isfactory sum raised for the beneticen
object.
Farmer Johnson whose house wa.
recently visited by Tracy, and who
was sent to Tacoma by the OUTLAW
to purchase two revolvers for him, hat
been receiving SIS q day the past
week for sitting in a show-window o
. Seattle drygoods store.
Both sick and, broke, Nels Anderson
came near ending his life at Seattle
Tuesday night, but in his anxiety te
commit sell. destruction the man swal
lowed too much OF the drug. 1t re
volted on his stomach and this fact j.
believed to have saved his life.
Prosecuting Attorney Fulton hal
filed in the Superior Court, at Seattle
an information jointly charging Pau
Underwood and Nellie Underwood
with murder in the first degree, al
leging that they willfully caused the
death of their child by drowning. The
parties are still in Jail.
Sunday morning = seven. year .old
son of Dan Lyons, living near Sno'
homish, was killed by companion
Oscar Harkinson, a lad of twelve
while shooting squirrels. Two boys
two guns, poor little squirrel and
dissertation of the Sabbath, were the
elements OF the tragedy.
Albert Krypstal, a boy 4 years old
was shot and instantly killed at North
Yakima, last week, by his brother
Jacob. aged 8. The boys had been
left alone in the. house. and the gun
was discharged while Albert was play
ing with it, the load striking his little
brother in the stomach.
After saving a woman from drown.
ing by jumping into the bay at Sc.
attic yesterday, q stranger hardly
waited to receive thanks for his heroic
deed, and, refusing to give his name
hurried away for dry clothing. He
laughingly said he didn't want any
notoriety in the newspapers.
Reports from Walla Walla and the
surrounding country are to the effect
that the high wind OF Monday evening
destroyed from 25 to so per cent. oil
cereal and orchard products. Dis
patches report damage from all parts
of Eastern Washington. Many trees
we're blown down and buildings de.
molished.
J. G. Alvey killed a large bear near
Hoqiam last Saturday. He was out