Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-08-21
STATE NJ EWS,
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From
All Parts Of the State.

All Parts Of the State.
The large sawmill of the Columbia
River Lumber Co., at Vancouver, has
been sold to the Weyerhauser Co.
An organizer is now in Spokane
making an effort to organize the
" hired girls" of that city into a union.
The resignation of Special Agent
Louck, of Tacoma, has been promptly
accepted by the Treasury Department.
1t seems that he was incompetent.
With 70 cents offered for bluestem
wheat and 67 cents for club. the farm
ers will reap handsome returns from
the harvest this year, even though
the yield be below the average.
In front of his mothers window,
Henry Zachau, 7-year-old Seattle
boy, was crushed to death beneath the
wheels of string of freight cars, a
few days ago. The accident occurred
on the Carstens switch, south of the
city.
At Colfax. licenses to wed have
been issued to G. G. Elton, of Kalispell,
Mont, and Ada l.. Buck, of Farming
ton, Wash, and o. NJ. Elton, Of
kalispell, Mont, and Ida l.. Buck, of
Pennington, Wash. The prospective
hridegroOms are brothers and the
brides-to-be are twin sisters.
Another strike of employees of the
Seattle Electric Co. is imminent.
They want 80 cents an hour, double
pay on holidays and recognition of
the union. They threaten to suspend
business in every mercantile and
manufacturing business in the city
unless their demands are granted.
Fire last week destroyed the princi.
pal business portion of Brewster,
Wash. Only two business houses are
lett standing. The loss is about $40,-
GOO, with a total insurance of sc, 300.
Brewster is located on the Columbia
river, near the mouth of the Okan-
ogan, and is a town of about 300 in
habitants.
Gen. Mills, government engineer,
has notified the mills OF Gray's Harbor
that they must not deposit sawdust or
refuse in the waters Of the harbor,
which is prohibited by Federal law.
He announces that disregard of this
order will undoubtedly have an unfav-
orable effect upon securing further
appropriations for harbor improve
ment.
Overjoyed at the visit of son
whom he had not seen for Ii years, S.
r. Cole. proprietor of dye works at
Walla Walla, fell dead OF heart dis
ease in his place OF business, few
days ago. The son, A. NJ. Cole, arrived
on visit to his father and the two
were enjoying watermelon and talk
ing over old times when the senior
Cole suddenly threw up bis hands and
fell dead on the floor. Mr.. Cole was
a native of Ireland, aged 65 years, and
came to Walls Walla in 1885.
On the old site of Allen Whites
mill, at Elma, which was burned dur.
ing the forest fires of last summer, the
new White Star lumber and shingle
mill is now ready to begin work. The
owners OF the mill are Allen White, of
Olympia, and the owners OF the old
Star mill, which was also burned dur
ing the fire. Senator O'Donnell is
manager of the plant. The mill will
have capacity OF 10000 feet of lnm-
Der and 100000 shingles daily. The
main mill is 1S6x36 feet, three stories
high. The shafting and pulleys are
on the ground floor. the saws on the
second, and large filing-room, 70x36
feet, on the third. This room is
furnished with the most approved
band-saw filing machinery.