Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-29
STATE NEWS.
Young Man Instantly Killed.

Young Man Instantly Killed.
Fred. Elissen, young man en-
ployed in the Port Blakeley mills, was
instantly killed Saturday morning by
falling from a high trestle, while at
his work. He fell about % feet.
Logger Murdered.
James Mccormick, logger from
McMurray, WASH, was murdered in
the Magnolia saloon, Seattle, last Fri
day morning because he refused to pay
for two glasses of beer that he had or
dered for himself and the bartender,
John Rouse.
Woman's Rash Act.
Mrs. William Walker drank part OF
the contents of bottle OF carbolic
acid, at Tacoma, Friday, after getting
supper for her husband, but her cries
brought in neighbors, and physician
was called, administering antidotes,
which saved the young woman's life.
Killed by Train.
John Flynn. a deep sea sailor, was
instantly killed at Old Tacoma, Satur-
day morning, by N. P. switch train.
The body was so mutilated as to be
unrecognizable. In default OF any
more fitting article, the unfortunate
mans hat was used in gathering up
the fragments.
Boy Dies Of Lockjaw.
Alden Lawrence Jones, an 8.year.
old boy, died of lockjaw at the Monod
hospital in Seattle, last week. The
boy was injured in the abdomen July
4th by the accidental discharge of a
toy cannon. Blood.poisoning set in,
and lockjaw resulted. For several
days before his death he was unable to
open his jaws.
100000 Feet Of Spruce Logs Sold.
The Gray's Harbor Commercial Co.
of Cosmopolis has purchased 100000
feet of spruce logs from the Lytle Log
ging & Mercantile Co. OF Hoquiam at
q price something like $3.50 per thous.
and. The entire consideration ap.
pro1imates close to $4,000. The tim
ber is ready for delivery to the mills,
most OF it lying in Moxchuck slough.
Woman Bound and House Ransacked.
Burglars bound Mrs. F. B. Fletcher
hand and foot in her home at Fairview,
on the Renton line, the other morning.
They secured $14 and an opal ring.
The men were going 10 bind Mrs.
F. to chair on the first floor of the
house but she begged them to take
her to her room where she would be
near her baby. They granted this re.
quest.
Young EIopers Caught.
Don Carlos Donaldson and Lottie
Hubert, the couple who eloped from
Green Lake, King county. a few weeks
ago, were brought back from California
in custody of Deputy Sheriff John
Cudihee on the Umatilla, Friday, and
lodged in the county Jail. The girl
will probably be sent to the reform
school. Donaldson will be prosecuted
on several criminal charges.
Prolific Wheat.
Fred. Geissler exhibited at Odessa,
Monday, some samples Of wheat and
oats, which he entered for the Record
Land Co.'s prize. One of the punches
OF File wheat had over l20 heads, all
of which grew from the kernel. and
the others had nearly as many. The
wheat was fully matured and of ex.
cellent quality. He estimated that
the field from which il was taken
would yield 45 or so bushels to the
acre.
lntemperance the Cause.
Thirteen conductors and motormen
have been let out by the street car
company. at Tacoma, on charges pre-
ferred by detectives who allege that
the men have been in the habit OF
visiting saloons. Two OF the men are
said to have been slightly intoxicated
while on duty, and two others are
said to have left their car standing on
the track while they went in to quench
their thirst.
! Grand Lodge Of Good Tempiars Elect Officers.
The Grand Lodge OF Good Templars,
lately in session at Seattle, elected the
following officers Grand Chief Temp
lar, James r. O'Fsrrell, of Orting
Grand Counsellor, w. P. Hershey, OF
Walla Walla; Grand Vice Templar,
Bertha NJ. Kale, Of Everson; Grand
Secretary, Merton E. Brewer. of Seat
tie; Grand Treasurer, G. c. w. Ander-
son, of Seattle; Grand Vice Counsellor,
Miss Josephine Snyder. of Seattle;
Grand Electoral Superintendent, o. L.
Fowler, of Orting; Grand Superin.
tendent of Juvenile Templars, Emily
Peters, of Seattle.
Malicious Destruction Of Property.
A donkey engine scow was wrecked
one night last week while lying at the
Old Town Tacoma wharf, by a charge
of dynamite. The explosion awak.
ened nearly everybody in the town
and several longsboremen who were
standing in the vicinity of the Old
Town police station were thrown to
the ground by the shock. The Cap
tain OF the Chinook was thrown out Of
his bunk. The barge was badly de-
molished, pieces being thrown 100 and