Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-08-11
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Walla Walla has closed all games
OF chance
State Senator c. A. Mantz died, last
Friday, at Colville.
Diphtheria is quite prevalent on the
Puyallup reservation.
Roy Seamiller, lad OF IL years, OF
Ballard, was drowned in Salmon Bay,
Saturday afternoon.
John Jennings. n logger, dropped
dead Of heart failure, on a street at
Montcsano, Tuesday.
The Puget Sound Paper Co. is the
name of a corporation lately formed
to do business in Seattle.
Frank J. Poduska, civil engineer,
was drowned in Snake river, opposite
Two Rivers, Saturday night.
Heavy forest fires are reported to be
raging on the southeastern coast Of
Alaska, on islands and mainland.
s. w. Mcdonald, a Northern Pacific
brakeman, was crushed to death while
coupling cars, at Seattle, Monday.
What's er matter? Seattle is now
under n moral wave and has ordered
her slot machines to be placed out of
business.
A Spokane woman, 60 years of age,
has eloped. Spokane girls should be
carefully watched until they arrive at
the age OF discretion.
Federal Judge Hanford knocked out
the new State law prohibiting the sale
OF trading stamps. He holds tho act
to be unconstitutional.
l.. Booley, boom man for the Nit.
chell Lumber Co, at Everett, dropped
dead Of heart disease while on boom
of logs near the mill, Monday.
Willie Waddingham, aged l6 years,
died at his home in Seattle, Monday,
from injuries received the day before
while swimming in Lake Washington.
Elizabeth Mccarthy, of Boston, W no
was once a preacher, is now an artists
model. She finds more profit evil
IDENTIFY in exposure OF the physical than
the spiritual nature.
Rebecca Schaffer, aged II, who took
carbolic acid Saturday night, in Seat
tie, is still alive in spite OF the fact
that several doctors said the girl could
live but a few hours.
The St. Thomas Episcopal Church
at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-third streets
in New York, one of the most richly
furnished churches in America, was
wrecked by fire Tuesday.
The State Auditors report, dated on
the LIST inst, shows that there is money
enough in the general fund to pay all
outstanding warrants and leave a cash
balance in the Treasury Of SCI ,O3O.S3.
It turns out that the fire in the Re-
form School, a fortnight ago. was set
by two girls, who adopted this means
for the same purpose OF the tramp in
prison, who, it is said, took match to
eight out"
Miss Georgia White, aged II, Of
Missoula, Mont, wanted to go to a
picnic, Monday, but her mother said
she could not. The girl became de.
spondent, threw herself in a stream
and was drowned.
Jack Chesterfield, the man who shot
himself in his cell, in the King county
Jail. at Seattle, report of which was
published in last weeks paper, is
still alive, and should he live it is
thought he will be an imbecile.
A 13-year-old girl at North Yakima,
who had forged her mothers name to
a small check and who committed
suicide when reprimanded, was, it ap-
pears, the daughter Of man who
killed himself about q year ago.
A house was struck by lightning at
Colville, on Wednesday, of last week.
1t did but little damage, but the &C.
currence is remarkable from being the
second OF such displays of the might
OF the elements, in that part OF the
State, this season.
Mrs. Minnie Burke is in Jail at Sc
attic, accused by her husband. Michael
Burke, with attempting to poison him.
Burke is in q serious condition. The
husband alleges that his wife gave him
strychnine with the purpose of killing
him to get his money.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
finding of the Superior Court of Sno-
homish, awarding $3.50 damages to
Chas. j. Pryor against e. Egbert.
owner of mill, for damages sus.
tanned by webbing" saw, which
had cut off his thumb.
Jesse Miracle was arrested in Seattle
Saturday just before the time set fol-
his marriage to Kathryne O'Donnell
on a charge Of betrayal of Miss Ger.
trude Robare and robbing her of ST..
600. If she had a brother of com
mendable spirit, it would be a miracle
that he is now alive.
| The many campers near the mouth
OF Chambers Greek, at Stcilacoom, are
considerably disgruntled by the drift.
ing OF the body of dead whale on the
beach, whose odor is wonderfully loud
when the wind waits the arena in the
direction of the shore-line. An un.
dertaker from Tacoma has started out
with supply of formaldehyde to EN-.
balm the leviathan and render its
ofTueior ippocuOuo