Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-21
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Gathered Here. There and
Everywhere.


Everywhere.
The Hotel Dacres, Walla Walla's
largest hotel, was destroyed by fire
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
DR.. Talbot, a well-known citizen OF
Spsnaway, has just discovered that
500 worth OF diamonds and jewelry
have been stolen from his residence.
The jewelry was kept in tin box in
the house. 1t was opened last July
4th. When opened Saturday the
jewelry was missing.
Frank Pasquale, convicted OF mur.
dering Charles Gray, an insurance
agent, in the Northern Pacific freight
yards at Tacoma, on the evening of
May 20, 1904, has been sentenced to be
hanged by the Superintendent OF the
State Penitentisry at Walla Walla, on
Friday, September Is.
Mrs. Annie Trosper was seizod with
fainting spell Friday, in a store at
Tacoma, and sank to a chair. Under
the administration of restoratives by
a physician she revived sufficiently to
be taken home in a carriage, but grew
steadily worse and died next morning.
She was 81 years OF age.
Tuberculosis of cattle has made its
appearance in the vicinity of Gen.
tralia. Last week veterinary was
called to the farm of F. T. Camp to
examine a COW that was coughing
He diagnosed the cnse as animal
tuberculosis and the State veterinary
was sent for. The COW was killed and
it was found that both lungs were
badly diseased.
| A grewsome find was made at Mon.
roe, on the Sth instant, at a point
about half a mile below town, when
Otto Schade's son, young lad, found
the badly decomposed body of man
in the Skykomish river. The lad
came to town and told what he had
found. Coroner Brakeman came up
the same morning and with others
went to the scene, but was unable to
determine who the man was.
E. C. Newman, local contractor,
WAS arrested, at Seattle, a few days
ago, charged with assault with attempt
to kill +. p. Moran, an attorney in the
New York Block. Newman boards
with Mrs. German, who runs the Port
land hotel at 3l5 Columbia street and
is infatuated with her. Moran called
upon the woman, and Newman, re-
turning home, attacked the lawyer
with a razor, cutting his throat. He
will, however, probably live. Mrs.
German interferred and was severely
cut across the hand.
For a long time, in fact, since the
campaign for county election was on,
the Ilwaco Journal has been attack
ing Jack Wilson, q prominent busi-
ness man OF Ilwaco, until the editor
was told that Wilson was getting
weary Of the continued abuse and
would thrash him if the newspaper at.
tacks did not cease. Editor Whit
man was at South Bend last week and
on his return home Saturday he was
met at the depot by Wilson and
promptly knocked down. He got up
and was again hoored. This perform
ance was repeated until the editor had
been down seven times.
The Anacortis Lumber and Box Co. g
mill, destroyed by fire, last week, will
be rebuilt. Lester w. David, manager
has bought $SO,0OO worth of new ma
chinery and the new factory will be
more complete than the one destroyed.
Mr.. David states that his comp any has
q contract with the California Fruit
Gamers Association to supply all the
boxes that will be required by the
csnneries of the association for the
next five years. The contract required
$4,000 feet of lumber daily, and until
such time as the mill can be rebuilt a
contract will be let to one of the other
Anacortes mills to supply the necessary
lumber. Work had just been com.
menced on this contract when the fire
occurred. Only the sawmill plant was
destroyed, the box factory and the
stock on hand being saved without
damage. Mr.. David gives the total
loss as $4,000, and the insurance at
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