Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28
Washingtun STANDARD
STATE NEWS.

\ gymnasium has been installed in
the rooms OF the Ho4uiam CONNER.
cial Club.
An unknown Indian was run down
and killed by a train, near Walla
Walla, at an early hour Saturday
morning.
The John O'Day Lumber Company,
OF Merrill, Wis, this week, purchased
1000 acres of timber in Snohomish
county for $1,000.
]. c. Marclay, pioneer of the Pa
cific Coast and OF Columbia county,
died at his home at Lyons Ferry, Sum
day. He was aged SO years.
The newly organized Y. NJ. C. A. at
Waitsburg has secured the use Of the
old academy building and will fit up a
gymnasium, baths and clubrooms.
E. A. Bloom, a farmer living near
Roy, was badly hurt in runaway,
Monday evening. He was thrown
from his wagon and was insensible
when taken up.
Burglars broke into the hardware
store or T. R. Hayton, at Mt. Vernon,
Friday night, and stole $50 pocket
knives, three dozen razors and three
shotguns. No clue.
Miss Hattie Kimbrough, OF Elma,
has just received . melodeon, which
was shipped her from her old home in
Maryland. 1t is family heirloom,
and is over so years old.
The Western Basket and Manufac-
turing company, recently burned out
at Hoquiam, has decided to locate at
Everett. The Chamber of Commerce
has offered site, which has been &C.
cepted.
During q storm the other night a
large tree was blown on the house
occupied by VIM. Saline and compan-
ion, near Deming. Saline was in
stantly killed, his body being crushed
TO shapeless mass. His companion
was uninjured.
Charles Lee dropped dead near his
home at Yakima City, Friday night.
Heart failure was the cause. Mr.. Lee
was a pioneer of the Yakima valley
and was the largest bee.keeper in
Central Washington. He was 60
years of age and leaves family.
The State Treasurer will soon take
steps to collect the States percentage
of the money derived from liquor
licenses in the various incorporated
cities. The statute allows the State
10 per cent. of the money but . mum.
Der of cities have failed to pay up.
Mrs. w. E. Duvall, of Wilbur, died
last week from injuries received by
being crushed under hay.rack which
was pulled over by . COW. The I'M
fortunate woman lay in the snow for
two hours, her husband being absent
from home. She left four children.
Matilda and Viola Church, of Ilwaco.
aged Is and IL, respectively, were ar
rested, last week, and lodged in tho
county Jail on the charge Of having
broken into VIM. Suldan's house at
that place during his absence, and
having taken therefrom about 500
worth Of iewelry and clothing.
The United States customs Office at
Port Townsend has issued its report of
business done in this district during
the customs month Of January, 1902,
the banner month in Puget Sound
commercial records. Exports and
imports in the district during the
month amounted to e, 1885,, 784, an in
crease over December OF 26 per cent.
Henry Guzeman, . Chilean, Tues
day morning, shot and killed . fellow.
countryman whose name il unknown,
at Millerton, Whatcom county. Guze.
man claims that tho dead man came
to his homo and started quarrel with
two other Chilians, when he fred,
killing his assailant. Guzeman sur
rendered himself and il in iail at
Whatcom.
Ira Long, . 12-year-old boy. was
killed in Browns mill, ct Woolridge,
in Whatcem county. on the 2Ist. inst.
He got caught in belt and was car
ried round = shaft. When found he
was dead, with nearly every bone in
his body broken. There was no wit
ness to the accident, and the body was
not found until one Of the men went
to repair belt that had broken.
The eastbound Northern Pacific
passenger train was ditched Friday
just after pulling out of Ocosta, the
engine being overturned and the pas.
senger coaches and baggage cars de-
rallied. A wrecking train Was sent
down from Cosmopolis, followed BY .
switch engine. with boxcar and ca
bose for transferring the passengers
and baggage, which was sent up to
Gate City Is room as the transfer was
made.
Within eight months largo plant,
costing $4,000. for the manufacture
Of freight cars, logging engines, trucks
and logging and mill machinery, will
be in operation at Ballard. The back
ers of the concern filed their articles
of incorporation this week under the
name of the Etna Locomotive & Ma
chine Company. It is capitalized at
$500, 600. The hackers are well-known