Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-23
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Claude Haynes, aged II years, q
student OF the Pullman Agricultural
College, son of wealthy farmer OF
Whitman county, disappeared from
his home week ago, leaving a note
that he was going out TO shift fol
himself.
A jury in the Superior Court has
decided the coal land contest of $. A.
Davis ct al. vs. Dennis, Weikel, ct al.
favorable to the plaintiffs. Anthracite
coal lands near Cowlitz pass, valued al
several millions OF dollars, are involved
in the decision.
A $500, 900 contract has been award
ed by the Northern Pacific Railway
Company to Guthrie Brothers of St
Paul. The work extends over about
fifteen miles of track near Cabinet
close to the Idaho-Montana boundary
and involves three heavy cuts to re-
duce grades.
Members Of the Aberdeen Chamber
OF Commerce have been in commune
cation with members OF the American
Steel Co. in Pittsburg in regard to a
location for plant on Gray's Harbo,
which is represented to cost about
100000. A site from ton to twenty
acres is desired.
c. F. Pettengill, of Spokane, has
asked the police Of that city to help
him find his wife, aged 60 years, who
on May !, deserted him after taking
all the money he possessed in the
world. He believes she is in hiding in
Seattle with a man with whom he
declares she eloped.
Judge L. C. Whitney and L. w
Bachum, Of the real estate firm oil
Whitney & Bachum, and E. G. Bissel
editor of the Monroe Monitor, have
been indicted by the Federal grand
jury at Seattle. They are charged
with an alleged violation Of the United
States lottery laws in connection with
q land deal.
Washington Pioneers who met in
Seattle, this week, elected the fol
lowing officers: President, Joseph A
Kuhn of Port Townsend; Treasurer
Edgar Bryan OF Seattle; Trustees, F
ii. Winslow, l.. Miller, ID. b. Ward
Thos. w. PrOsch and C. p. Stone, all
Of Seattle. The latter succeeds Mrs
Margaret Mitchell.
The twenty-first annual convention
OF Royal Arch Masons OF Washing ton
lately held at Bellingham. has elect
ed officers as follows: Grand High
Priest, o. A. Champion, Of Tacoma
Deputy Grand High Priest, R. S
Nichols, Of Seattle; Frank King, DR.
F. B. West, of Mount Vernon; Crane
Scribe, Robert McCloskey, Of Colfax
Grand Secretary, Y. G. Ballock, oil
Walla Wslls; Grand Treasurer, H. W.
Tyler OF Olympia.
Suit has been filed in the superior
Court of Thurston county by Eller
Wennier, q Chelan county Indian wo
man, against the State of Washington
having for its purpose the testing oil
the States right to divert water from
a stream used by the Indians for many
years in irrigating a fine farm in Jack
son canyon, Chelan county. The wa
ter is diverted on q school section un
der lease from the State. The Indian
have been using the water from . TIM
prior to the passage OF the enabling
act under which the State acquired
the school land from the government
Earl w. Lovejoy, . N. P. switch
man, and Miss Loretta Stark, his step
daughter, were killed in q wreck, thre,
miles south of Seattle, Tuesday night
The engine, which was used for switch
ing purposes, was backing towart
Georgetown over the tideflats when j
left the rails. I.ovejoy and Miss Stark
who had been allowed to ride in th'
engine, were seated on the fireman.
seat, and when the engine toppleG
over were unable to get out and were
pinioned beneath the boiler. A wreck
ing crew was hurried to the scene o.
the accident and it took the men AZ
hour and q half to extricate the bodies
of Lovejoy and Miss Stark. When
found they were locked in each others
embrace.