Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-23
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Gathered Here, There and
Everywhers.

George Raymond Sutherland, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Sutherland, oi
Walla Walla, was drowned last Friday
in Lake Washington, near Seattle.
The body was recovered about one
hour later.
Jacob Fur.h and other Seattle capi.
talists propose to construct and oper.
ate beet sugar factory at Yakima.
There is one other sugar factory in the
State, at Waverly, spokane county
| and it has been a success.
The Japanese of Everett will July
celebrate jointly Americas independ-
ence and the victories OF their country
over the Russian arms. They are
planning upon celebration in which
$50 subjects OF the mikado in Everett
and vicinity will participate.
The Wall Street Journal, noted as
one OF the most conservative financial
organs in the United States, makes the
positive statement that the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul road has resolved
to make Bellingham bay the terminus
OF it's much talked OF extension to the
Pacific coast.
Governor Mead declared June 1st
a legal holiday because it was the first
day OF the Portland Fair. Let him
now declare July LIST a holiday because
it is the thirty.first day of the Fair 1!
In sense, sentiment, necessity and
propriety, there would be as much
justification for the second declara ton
as for the first.-PuyaAup Tribune.
DR.. J. N. Starr. who owns some val.
liable mineral springs on the north
fork Of the Skykomish river, near In.
dex, SnOhomish county, thinks the
waters in the springs possess radio
activity. Samples were sent to the
Lewis and Clark exposition and to the
State University for analysis. A heavy
shipping bottle filled with the water,
from which all gas was supposed to
have been liberated, burst when left
untouched five days. The doctor
thinks Washington has radioactive
mineral springs unlike any other in
the United States.
Andrew Larsen is wanted by the 20.
lice OF Seattle for deserting his bride
within a short time after his marriage,
and eloping with her $3.50 of hard.
earned money, and is not to be found.
Since he dropped out of sight, sensa-
tional stories OF the mans alleged
matrimonial ventures have come to
the notice OF the police. According
to the story told the police by the de-
serted bride, Larsen met Hulda Ander-
son, q Ballard chambermaid, in the
postoff1ce. He proposed to her, was
accepted and was married, all within q
space of twenty-four hours. Within
two days after their marriage Larsen
secured his brides money, according
to the story she tells, in order to buy q
piece of property. Since that time he
has not been seen.
The May report of Walla Walla
peniten tiary filed with the Board OF
Control, shows 145, 900 grain bags were
manufactured in the jute mill, which
cost the State $054427 each. There
were IA 900 sold during the month
a $5S.5 per thousand. showing q profit
of about $3.50. Among other articles
manufactured at the penitentiary we're
. black cap, costing four cents, for the
Japanese who was executed, and sixty
pairs of shoes and quantity Of clothing.
Good cloth Of different patterns is used
in making clothes for discharged con.
victs. The report shows that such
coats are made in the prison tailor
shop for $2.55 each, vests for 9Os
cents each and trousers for $1.364.
The maintenance expenditures at the
institution for the month were Sc, $685.
SIS, or about 294 cents . day for each
inmate. There was an average OF 727