Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-17
STATE NEWS,
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From
All Parts Of the State.

A Brief Summary OF News Gathered From
All Parts Of the State.
Bertha Campbell, widow of Robert
Campbell of Ballard, who was drowned
in the Clallam wreck, sued for $50.
600 damages in the Federal Court,
Tuesday.
A reduction OF Is per cent. in wages
OF the employees OF the shingle mills
of the State has been agreed upon by
the manufacturers to become effective
July LIST.
Fred. J. Mcdonald, Is years old,
was arrested at Colfsx, Saturday, for
passing counterfeit $40 gold pieces.
The coin is made of babbit metal and
thinly washed with gold.
A rich find OF wire silver ore has
been reported from Palmer mountain,
in the Okanogan district. The ore
was uncovered near Palmer Lake by a
prOspector, A. Riste. Charles Burch
of Spokane, who has just returned
from that camp, states that chunks of
the rock are held together by wires Of
silver.
Mrs. L. P. Dudley met with pain.
full accident at Aberdeen the other
day. She had just finished washing
her hair and sat down near the stove
to dry it. Sundenly the celluloid
comb caught fire and exploded from
the heat. burning away to the scalp a
large portion OF the hair on the back
OF her head.
1t is announced by officials of the
kalama River Boom Company that
work will commence on the big boom
in the Columbia River at the mouth
OF the kalama as soon as the high
water subsidies. A little over $4,000
will be expended on the boom this
year. and $35 900 on the dam and in
blasting rocks out OF the river.
Andrew w. Bloomquist, aged Is
lovesick. shot and killed himself Sun
day night in his room at Interplay
King county. The body was found
next morning in bed which wa;
blood soaked. A bullet in the right
temple told the tale. He was a young
man OF good habits. and it 10 believed
that he became crazed over a love
affair.
Mrs. Louise Van Horn saved her
self from highway robbery in the mos
novel aud effective manner adopted il
Spokane to put thug out of bust
ness. A man approached from be
hind and demanded the woman
money. Quick as flash she made {
movement as if to hand him a purse
but instead delivered a well.directet
kick in the pelvic region. With 6
groan of anguish the man sank to thu
ground, and Mrs. Van Horn quickl.
made her way across the park to q car
A floating industrial exposition in
volving display of the principa
products and industries of the United
States, to be shown in the larger ports
Japan, China, the Philippines. Aus
tralia, India, the Straits Settlement
and South Africa, for the purpose o
building up trade with those countrie,
is proposed by the Northwestern Com
mercial Company. With q view L
interesting the government in such ar
enterprise. John Rosene, Presiden
OF the company, left last week for New
York and Washington. He will con
fer with Secretary Cortelyou, OF the
Bureau Of Commerce and Labor.
The largest single farm of Washing
ton is owned by f. F. Benson, of Ia
coma, and w. H. Babcock, of Walls
Walls. In describing the place tn.
Mabton Chronicle says: "The ranct
owned by these two men comprises
$4,000 acres, which they own. and
$4,000 acres held by lease. 1t is 81
miles from one end to the other. The
land is in . section where three years
ago there were 900 square miles with.
out a single settler. Mr.. Babcock
purchased it about five years ago and
believed it could be we'll supplied with
water and be made q good paying
farm. The good wheat land is on a
bench 100 feet above the Columbia
river, and two miles back from the
river. A 3O-horse-power traction en-.
CINE is used to pump the water from
the Columbia back upon the bench
and into big reservoir holding 100. 0OC
gallons. Water from the reservoir is
piped considerable distance to point
where it will be handy for the big trac'
ton engine that runs the pillow and il
also used for domestic purposes.