Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-09
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts of the State

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Parts Of the State.
Aberdeen clerks are agitating for ar
Mrs. L. D. Staley, a resident Of
Whitman county for % years, is dead
aged 50 years.
Catherine Austin, a resident oil
Whatcom for - years, died Friday
She was II years old.
A large attendance is expected al
the Grand Army encampment a,
Everett June "a to 81.
Albert Heckart, years old, was
run over and instantly killed by a
Seattle street car yesterday. The
body was horribly mangled.
George Thewlis, and aged gardener
died suddenly at his home in Seattle
Monday. A bottle of strychnine was
found in the house and suicide is
suspected.
With impressive ceremonies the
Odd Fellows laid the corner stone oil
their new temple at Yakima Saturday.
Grand Master Ellsperman, of Tacoma,
conducted the exercises.
L. n. Graves, who has been living
on the Seaton place on Wilson creek
Klttitas county, was found dead in
his cabin last Tuesday. He was 49
years old and unmarried.
Thomas Robinson was convicted at
Friday Harbor of murder in the Sec
ond degree for the killing of John
Hand. Robinson was sentenced to II
years in the penitentiary.
Of the three Pacific Coast States
Washington easily ranks first as a
coal producer, with California second,
although in 1896 and 1897 Oregon's
output exceeded that OF California.
The body OF Edward Enslow was
found floating in Seattle bay, Sunday.
He was steamship fireman, and
came northward from San Francisco
on the steamship Humboldt, about q
month ago.
Governor Brady of Alaska, who is
in Seattle, says that if Congress will
grant Alaska land laws, in less than
ten years it will have more than
enough population to warrant admis.
sion as State.
Yakima Democrat Notwithstand-
ing the cool nights Of the last few
weeks and the generally unfavorable
weather this spring there never was a
better prospect OF fruit crop in the
Yakima valley than appears at this
time.
Robert Patterson, the alleged de.
faulter at Aberdeen, who has been un-
der police surveillance from Friday
night until Saturday morning, was
turned over to the Sheriff of Chehalis
county and he has been taken back to
Aberdeen.
Chris HOlz, Jr., living about twenty.
seven miles south OF Tacoma, was
crushed to death about 8 o'clock Sat-
urday morning by heavy log rolling
upon him. The weight of the timber
was so great that life was extinguished
almost instantly.
Judge Augustus NJ. Moore, formerly
OF Mount Vernon. is dead at his home
in Greenville, N. c., aged 60 years.
He was a member Of the Washington
Legislature in 1895 and was one of the
seven who stood by John L. Wilson
in the Senatorial fight until his elec-
ton was made certain.
| Ilwaco Journal: Another sea-lion
put in an appearance Wednesday
morning in Wilson Graham's fish. trap
and had made away with the fish, il
any were there. The pest had also
made an entrance to other traps and
done considerable damage. Guns
were secured and the animal after
six shots gave up the ghost.
The BARRIERS boycott, which has
been in effect at Vancouver the past
two weeks, was amicably settled
Tuesday, and the BARRIERS united in
recognizing a BARRIERS union, agree.
ing on regulations and prices to be
charged. All the shops in town agree
to close at 8 p. NJ, except Saturday
evenings and will close all day Sunday.
The first shipment OF lumber from
PalOuse to the East was made a few
days ago by the Palouse River Lum-
Der company, which has large saw
mill eighteen miles east Of Colfax.
Two carloads of lumber were shipped
to Minneapolis to fill special order,
but the mill could sell its entire out.
put Of first-class lumber in that
market at prices far in advance OF that
received here.
A sad accident occurred in Thomp.
son & billions logging works at Twin,
WASH, Friday afternoon. While tax.
ing out q log on side hill it rolled.
striking a stub. which fell, hitting the
hook-tender, Harry Kennedy, killing
him instantly. Not much is known
of Kennedy excepting that he recently
came from Michigan, was unmarried
and was q soldier in both the Cuban
and Philippine wars.
Jack Ellis, gambler, shot and
| hiieu Oau CtSutcys ouOtucI SohoiSIs
in an Ellensburg saloon about 8
o'clock Saturday evening. The two
men had been quarreling nearly all
day. They had trouble at the ball
game and both started to draw guns,
but neither having the advantage
they turned and walked away from
each other. Stanley was afterwards
arrested and gave bonds.
| Shelton Tribune: At the Skokom.
ish Indian reservation Tuesday last,
old Indian Sam, father of "Auntie"
Slocum, we'll known in Shelton, died
al the extreme age of ITO and was
buried on the reservation. His exact
age is unknown as "Auntie" does not
know her own age, but she was be.
tween 80 and 60 to the best knowledge
OF old settlers 38 years ago, and it is
more than probable that old Sam was
nearer to his 120th than his 10th
year.