Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-07-03
STATE N EWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From
All Parts Of the State.

A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From
All Parts Of the State.
Linemen at Tacoma are on a strike.
And now the BARRIERS are going to
test the Sunday law, which they so
strenuously demanded for closing
their shops.
One Of the biggest sawmills in upper
Michigan is being dismantled, pre-
paratory to its removal to Puget
Sound. Its owners have closed con-
tracts here which will keep the mill
running the next ten years.
The machinery for . new creamery
has arrived at Gig Harbor. The plant
will be in active operation by July 1st.
At the start, the creamery proposes to
pay twenty-five cents for sufficient
cream to make one pound of butter.
]. d. Farrell arrived at Victoria by
the Empress of China, this week, from
an inspection tour in the Orient for
opening up trade for the mammoth
Great Northern ships soon to ply be-
tween Puget Sound aud the Far East.
The flow of the artesian we'll on the
Blalock fruit farm near Walla Walla
is SO satisfactory that another we'll is
to be sunk in the near future. The
present flow is becoming stronger and
is now running about 125 gallons per
minute.
Upon the arrival of the steamer
Mainlander in Seattle, Col. T. NJ.
Fisher, Immigration Inspector. took
into custody Suzane Goudier and
Marie Foicote, two young French
girls, whom he suspected of coming
for immoral purposes.
Mrs. w. B. Fetterman and Mrs. o.
o. Beardsley, of Aberdeen. are report
ed to be heirs, with fourteen others, to
fortune of 100000, left without
will or known descent, in 1852, by q
miser named Nield. in England, and
which had escheated to the Crown.
The Western Iron and Fuel COM
pany, composed of Tacoma and Spo-
kane men, has been organized and
has secured four claims of 120 acres
each, located near the Nicola coal
fields, owned by Spokane men. The
new company has sent out crew with
a diamond drill to thoroughly explore
the property.
Several Walla Walla business men
are regretting the sudden departure of
Perry Heath, barber, lately in the
employ Of Salem s. Twist, local bar
Der. Bills to the amount OF several
hundred dollars are said 10 have been
left unpaid, including 500 bill for
diamonds and nearly 500 for expen-
sive clothing.
A gas plant franchise has been asked
at North Yakima, not so much to sup
ply an illuminating service as to in.
stall gas ranges at a saving of fuel and
increasing the comfort of the kitchen
during the hot days of summer. The
company propose installment imme.
diately of $4,000 enterprise if fran.
chise is granted.
Snohomish has Hyu Wawa Club,
very properly composed of women as
the name signifies Much Talk. The
yearly officers lately elected were ::
Mrs. Harriet ]. Vestal, President !;
Mrs. Minnie Heckle Barnes, Vice
President; Mrs. Sarah Headlee Lamp.
rev, Treasurer Mrs. Linnie Pendman
Rhoades, Secretary; Mrs. Nora Bern
ard Maughlin, Corresponding Secre-
tary, and Mrs. May Dewitt Mercer,
Mrs. Nora Bernard Maughlin and
Mrs. Minnie Heckle Barnes were con j..
stituted Programme Committee. 1t
will be observed that they have pre-
served a consistency in enrolling their
names by using hyu Ta,Ua to establish
their identity.