Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28


find schools there if they make appli-
cation.
The coal mines along Glacier creek
in WhatcOm county are to tie devel.
oped this summer One explored
vein there is a feet thick.
The Crawford peach crop has been
badly injured in Eastern Washington
by the severe winter, and the ounces
and apricots have been badly damaged
Allen White, the Elma shingle and
lumber dealer, bought Saturday, 50
acres Of timber land of the State near
that city, for the appraised value, $3.50
The Northern Pacific Railway is pre-
pairing to build track on the north
bank of the Columbia, from the
mouth Of the Klickitat to Goldendale.
Long distance stations are to be es.
tablished by the Sunset Telephone
Company at Ten Mile. Lynden, Clear
brook. Northwood. Everson, Sumas
and Nooksack.
Mrs. Margaret J. Pontius, one of the
best known pioneer woman of Seattle,
and the owner of large estate in the
north end of the city, died there
Wednesday, OF paralysis.
Thirteen Aberdeen business men
who have been operating nickel-in-the
slot machines, have been arrested by
the City Marshal for violating the
anti-gambling ordinance.
Earl McCorlom, signal boy at Hart.
mans logging camp, near Elma, met
terrible death Tuesday morning.
The hook in log came out, striking
the boy on the neck and head.
John McCauley. Monday night, as
saulted Jesse Morse in the Yesler
saloon, at Seattle, with large but.
cher knife. McCauley is in Jail
charged with attempt to kill.
f. H. Francis, OF the United States
coast geodetic survey, and one of the
best known pilots of the Pacific coast,
died suddenly at the Butler hotel, in
Seattle Tuesday. He was 50 years old.
In drunken quarrel at Castle Rock
last night Victor Carlton, a rancher,
was struck in the face by a blow
from Nudge" McKay's fist. Carlton
fell to the floor and died in few min
utes.
The trial OF w. J. Yourex, who shot
and killed Marshal Smith, of Cos
mopolis. and dangerously wounded
Constable Fenwick, at Aberdeen, sew
eral months ago. began at Montesano.
Wednesday. Yourex will allege self
defense.
Notice has been received by the
Postoffice Inspector at Spokane that
Charles Gilbert Webb has been cap
tured in Mexico and will be brought
back TO be tried for highway robbery
OF a mail coach near Houston, Idaho,
August 4, 1893.
The sale of seats for the opening
of the new Ellensburg Theater next
Tuesday evening, resulted in 5000 be-
ing paid in the first hour, and about
$500 Jor the entire afternoon. The
seats cost $3.50. Rose Coghlan will
be the attraction.
1t is estimated that within the past
two years horses to the number OF 49,
600 have been purchased in Washing.
ton, Oregon and Idaho by agents OF
the English government. The esti-
mated value of all these horses Is con-
servatively given as 81 500, 600.
The frozen north has treated the
gold-seekers to some startling sur
prises this winter. An active volcano,
earthquakes and tidal wave have
conspired to keep them busy thinking
OF anything but cold weather and
short rations, acting as a kind OF
counter-irritant, as it were.
A tract of 5000 acres of cedar. 10.
Gated on the middle fork of the Nook
sack river, and containing 200 .0OO, 900
feet of timber has been purchased by
the Whatcom Timber Company,
which is composed of w. ]. Carney of
Chicago. Joseph Alsop of Fairhaven
and S. l.. Jones OF Whatcom.
Mrs. Christina Reynolds, wife of a
farmer on Alkali Flat, near Colfax,
committed suicide by strychnine, Tues
day morning. She had been a long
and patient sufferer from an injury to
her spine and head. She was about
50 years old. She leaves a husband
and family OF grown daughters.
Senator Foster has recommended
an appropriation of 1927 600 for i'm.
provement of Tacoma harbor SIS, 600
for the Columbia river from Vancou.
yer to mouth Of the Willamette, and
an increase from $4,000 to $4,000
for WhatcOm and of $4,000 to $25,.
600 for Pen d'Orielle and Survey of
the Upper Columbia from Fosters
creek rapids to mouth of the Okan-
Ogan.
The whereabouts of Mrs. Mary
Carleton, the handsome young wife
OF Frank Carleton, who disappeared
Sunday night at Spokane, remains q
mystery. Mrs. Carleton was in
church with neighbor when she
excused herself and left the building
She has not been seen since. Various
theories are afloat, one that she com.
mitted suicide in moment of mental
alteration arising from recent illness
another that she has gone to her
father in Illinois. She left two child
rem.
His red hair has brought good luck
to a homeless baby left in Special HUI.
name Officer Ridgway's care at Seattle.
Several families who wished to adopt
boy went to see him, but the vivid
color of his hair was against the in
FAINT, and in consequence he remained
with the officer for some time. Satur.
day wealthy Klondiker and his wife
took fancy to the boy and adopted
him. They will bring him up as
their own child, and he will be heir
TO the treasure won in the far North.
A fatality happened on the battle.
chip Oregon at Brenerton, Monday
afternoon, whereby Frank Huntley, u
votorap .oilOr ~, boarJ aol n hnro oe