Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-08-04
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All dance halls in Tacoma have been
ordered by the police to close on Sun
days.
Tho pruno crop in some parts of
Oregon has been literally cooked on
the tree.
David Wilson and Lucas A. Rodal,
arrived in Seattle, Monday, from the
klondike country, with $4,000 in
gold dust.
The Manhattan Packing Co. OF
Fort Angeles, lost 5000 sockeye sal
mon by the tipping of scow, one day
this week, while it was being towed
across the straits.
The British second cruiser squadron,
commanded by Rear Admiral Prince
Louis Of Battenburg, sailed from Glib.
raltar. Tuesday, to spend three months
in American waters.
Mrs. Caddie Shupe was Tuesday SEN
fenced to serve six years in prison for
the murder OF Arthur Douglas in Paris,
Idaho. Her six little children will be
cared for by relatives.
Flfty-tive employees, about two-thirds
OF the Lake Whatcom Logging Co,
struck Monday for better food. 1t
was for benefit of the stomach this
time instead of full pocket.
While it is admitted that the hot
weather of last week has damaged the
cereal crops OF Eastern Washington
considerably-say 20 per cent.-that it
still will be an unparalleled yield and OF
splendid quality.
The Everett Mayor has vetoed a So
year franchise to the Rapid Railway
Co. to use the streets of that city for
trackage. He is right. No officer or
corporation has a right to mortgage
the future against posterity.
Robert E. Dean, once managing
editor OF Philadelphia paper, was
shot four times and instantly killed at
Clovis, Cal, Monday, by Emmett Rig
gins. we'll known contractor, after a
quarrel over trivial matter.
The French Glenn Ranch, in Har-
ney county. Oregon, consisting OF
164 600 acres, was sold, Monday, to
the Cooperative Christian Federation,
for consideration OF 81 100000 The
ranch is 60 miles long and IS miles
| wide.
| j. II. Rogers, carpenter, was killed
Wednesday by falling from the roof of
the State Reform School at Chehalis.
He was about so years OF age and was
employed in making repairs of the
late damage by fire. He was a wild.
over and leaves a son at Chehalis and
a brother at Centralia.
Astoria. Oregon, is making prepare
tons for the eleventh annual regatta,
which will take place on the last three
days OF August. There will be the
usual water sports, with many addi-
tional features, rowing races, a fire.
mems tournament, with contestants
from Oregon and Washington citizens,
and q street fair.
The Governor has named Frank
Wright, of Beach, as the final mem.
Der OF the International Fish Com
mission, as a representative of the gill
METERS. The board now stands: A. f.
Woodland of Anacortes, f. b. Demming
of Bellingham, and f. +. Ainsworth
and Il. J. Gorham of Seattle. 1t will
meet early this month in this city, or
at Victoria, and visit the canneries on
the Sound and in British Columbia.
Well, Well; what's going TO happen
next? Roosevelt has not stopped at
ordering discontinuance OF use OF his
portrait for advertising purposes, but
when he reviewed the big fleet at New
York last week, he requested that nc
salute be given him. Roosey" is
becoming more OF Democrat every
day. 1t is now year or more ago
since he ordered the navy to maneuver
before his summer home TO amuse the
children.
Capt. E. G. Baughman OF the steam.
ship Humboldt, now at Seattle, de-
clares that on his recent voyage North
his ship passed through a northern
light at Port Simpson and that the
, compass was DETECTED by point dur
ing the course of the passage. The
Captain says that this is the first time
as far as he knows, that any ship
ever sailed through an aurora borealis
! The incident occurred at midnight
July %. The light WAS of rainbow
instead OF the rocket.shape and was sc
bright as to permit reading on the
deck of the Humboldt.
A loop electric line starting at Van
couver, WASH, and with Portland con
; nections. tapping Castle Rock, Ka-
lama, Silver Lake, the St. Helens Min
ing district, encircling Mount St
Helens, returning to the Columbis
river at Washougal and reaching some
OF the richest gardening country ir
the Northwest, is the project of DR.
ii. w. Coe of Portland, and Eastern
associates. Seventy-five miles of the
road is already surveyed. The sys
tenn will cost $4,O00,000. 1t is sale
that the funds are available now ap(
that the work of construction viii