Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-09
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A Brief Summary of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the Compass.

RallrOau.
The Bailey Bros. will erect a new
double-block single mill with q
capacity of 10000 day at Ballard.
Else McMann, a schoolgirl s years
of age, was run over by Il sleigh at
Northport, Tuesday, and died soon
after.
Private James Bryanton, OF Fort
Walla Walla, has been informed that
he has fallen heir to an estate valued
at $45 600.
John Anderson has purchased &c..
0O0, 900 feet Of timber on the Hump.
tulips reservation in the western part
of Chehalis county, for $26,0OO.
Paul Reike, aged 4, the son of a
Lutheran minister, died at Walla
Walla, Wednesday, from blood poison
ing, the result Of bite of an insect
over the eye, Friday night.
Nellie Murphy, a pisno-player in
the Mint dance.hall at Everett, is
dead. 1t is said she was once the wife
of Jack Haverly, the noted minstrel,
and has a son living in Boston.
Haynes, the 5-year-old son OF Mana
ger J. F. Austin, OF the Puget Sound
Reduction Works, at Everett, fell into
tub of boiling water, Saturday, while
playing, and was scalded to death.
The Coroner's Jury at Seattle, in
curing into the death OF Manse Lewis
Tuesday afternoon at 3 80 o'clock,
found that Lewis came to his death at
the hands of his wife, Annie Lewis,
and a man named Piggott, her broth
er, as an accomplish.
A sensational divorce suit has been
filed in the Superior Court, at Collar,
by James Campbell, who sues his wife,
Hannah, alleging desertion less than
two months after the wedding, and
charging his wife with living in open
adultery with Eugene Sheets.
James Hayes, a pioneer farmer and
native Of Ireland, aged 81, dropped
dead at his home eight miles from
Walla Walla, Friday night. The same
day he sold $50 acre ranch. The
day before grandchild died and two
days prior his wife fell and broke her
leg.
c. c. Whitney, the wellknown
nurseryman, living near Walla Walla,
has received an order from the noted
Lord Aberdeen ranch, in British Co.
lumbia, for 10000 apple trees. Mr..
Whitney sent the same ranch 5000
trees last year. The place consists of
about 10000 acres, and is located at
Vernon, B. c.
T. P. Hodgson lately served the
shortest Jail sentence in the King
county Jail which Judge Honford has
ever imposed on anyone. In addition
to spending Tuesday in Jail, Hodgson
will pay a fine of $4OO cash as a final
result of one of the most sensational
smuggling cases unearthed in Seattle
in many years.
The people of Everett we're terror
lied the other day by man giving his
name As John York, who, armed with
q revolver, took up a position on
Market street and began firing at
random. He hit several residences,
but fortunately no one was injured.
He was run in by the police. The
man was crazy drunk.
C. L. Williams, an old man whose
home is believed to be in Portland,
dropped dead in q saloon at North
Yakima, Monday, from heart failure.
He was perfectly we'll minute before,
having stepped in to get warm. He
was not a drinking man. Ho had
considerable money on his person and
is supposed to be wealthy.
The Walla Walla Ministerial Uni on
has selected Rev. NJ. H. Marvin, pas
tor Of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, to represent the body at the
coming session of the Legislature.
Mr.. Marvin will work for the enact.
ment of constitutional amendment
providing for a regularly appointed
chaplain for the State Penitentiary.
More than $4,000 worth OF clothing
damaged in the fire at Seattle on
December 21st, will. be donated to
charity by Julius Redelsheimer. He
will take up the matter OF the distri-
button OF this vast quantity OF wear
ing apparel Immediately, and will aim
to see that it reaches poor people, to
whom it will come as q belated Christ
mas present.
A bill has been drafted for presen.
tation to the Legislature prohibiting
the licensing of saloons within q
radius Of one mile from the naval
reservation in this State. The bill 10
intended to prevent the establish.
ment of saloons at Bremerton, near
the Puget Sound navy-yard. The
Navy Department has objected to the
number and character Of saloons at
that place.
Attorney General Stratton gave an
opinion, Tuesday, to the effect that
the inheritance tax applies to requests
to charitable institutions as we'll as
personal. The opinion was called for
by Treasurer Maynard, who is endeav-
oring to collect the tax on the estate
OF James L. Stubblefeld Of Walla
Walla, whose will bequeathed $780,
600 for the establishment of q home
for widows and orphans.
The one hundredth day of the re.
markable sleep of Miss Dora Meek
at Centralis, Wednesday, finds her
better than last week, though show.
ing no signs of awakening. She. has
been silent since September %, sleep.
ing soundly about Is hours day, and
the remainder OF the time sitting with
her head dropping a. though asleep,
with eyes half shut. apparently hear
ing nothing and seeing nothing. The
young woman went to sleep during
the excitement resulting from lovers
quarrel. She takes q little nourish.
ment and is in fair physical condi.
ton. Medicine and hypnotism have
failed to arouse her.
Thomas Redding, formerly q we'll
known steamboat captain, was iu.
etantlv killed Tueadav afternoon Mt