Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-22

shades one OF my WINDOWS, ana ls fulI
of promising buds and few fully ex-
banded blossoms. The front yard is
gay with flowers and in the rear there
are pear trees bending with fruits. one
apple and cherry tree. A windmill
furnishes an abundance of water and
no bills presented, which is a great
luxury in this dry country. The pop
ulation is estimated at between $4,000
and 10000"
STATE NEWS.
Must Serve All Alike.
The saloonkeepers of Vancouver
have held meeting and resolved that
if they must close Sunday, all other
business houses, except those exempt
by statute, shall close.
Woman Dies From Burns.
Mrs. Marie Irvine. 26 years old, who
was terribly burned while at work in
her kitchen at Norman, King county,
died from. her injuries in Seattle nos
pital, Sunday morning.
An EARLY Start in Life.
A child five years of age, Harold
Sawdey, Of Spokane, ran away from
home and got far as Seattle in his
journey around the world before he
was " located" by his parents.
Young Woman Violently Insane.
Beatrice Bsmsberg, whose residence
is un known, was found on the floor Of
vacant house in Seattle, Sunday,
with her clothing in shreds and her
reason gone. She made violent at.
tack on the officer.
Body Of . Man Found.
The body of q man was found at
Liberty Lake, Spokane county, the
other day. The head was nearly eaten
away by wild animals. Near the body
lay a black derby hat bearing the
name of q Whatcom firm.
Warrant for Arrest Of Seducer.
A warrant has been issued at Ever.
EFT for the arrest OF Fred. J. Gallsg her,
formerly q member of the Everett
Fire Department, on the charge of Sc
duction, a young woman of that city
swearing to the complaint.
Body Of japanese Found Lashsd to Sailboat.
The body of George Nettisop, a
prominent Japanese resident of Bel
bingham, was found lashed to an over.
turned sailboat in the Gulf of Georgia,
Saturday. The body was still warm
when found by q fisherman.
Attempts Suicide.
John Akert tried to commit suicide
by taking laudanum, Saturday, At
Hoquiam. He had fallen desperately
in love with q snake charmer who
committed suicide in Aberdeen week
ago and announced his determination
to follow her.
Human Foot Found
The human foot found on q garbage
pile in Seattle, last week, wrapped in
q towel, has been identified as that of
John Carmody, an engine foreman,
who died following an operation made
necessary by having his leg crushed
in the yards by q switch engine.
Arrested for Abduction.
i. w. Fields has been arrested on Q
charge OF abducting Lillian Case. q
young girl from Spokane, who is less
than IL years OF age. Fields is less
than ~ years old. The couple eloped
from Spokane and spent several days
in Seattle. They were arrested on
Geographic information from the girls
home.
Sudden Death Of Operator.
w. H. Waterman, night telegraph
operator of tho Northern Pacific at
South Tacoma. fell on the platform
just a. the North Coast Limited train
came in, Sunday night, and died with
in q few minutes. He had been at.
flicted with heart disease, and it was
doubtless to that his death may be
attributed.
Colfax to Install Costly Filter Plant.
C0lfax has contracted for q filters.
ton apparatus to connect with the
city water supply that will cost 1856
aside from cost of building, clearwater
we'll, and furnishing power to elevate
the water to the filter tanks, that will
cost several thousand dollars more. A
Pittsburg firm will install the plant
for the sum named, the city to furnish
the accessories.
Dismissed for Unprofessional' Conduct
The Board OF Medical Examiners,
at its meeting, this week, revoked the
license Of DR.. James G. Stewart, of Sc
attic. The charge upon which hs lost
his license was preferred by DR.. Geo.
Walker, OF the same city, vino alleged
that Stewart offered TO furnish an
swers to the set of medical questions
used by the board for the sum of 5000
to one o. V. Lawson.
A Freak PIG.
A freak in the way OF a pig is owned
by Charles Longmire of the Wenas
valley. The pig is a month old and
has but two legs. It can walk around
and feed as we'll as any of the other
half dozen of the same litter. It
stands up and balances itself, jumping