Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-24

been 800 cases of measles at Belling
ham and only two deaths from the
disease, according to the report o.
City Physician w. N. Hunt. The
majority of the sufferers have beer
children.
Youth Killed While Huntinf Bear.
Leonard Boeckleman, 19 years o.
age, met death while hunting beal
near Adna, Lewis county, Saturday
A rifle carried by Bruno Pennine
was discharged, the hammer having
caught on tree limb. A bullet o.
45 caliber passed entirely through
Boeckleman.
Find Body Of Recluse Farmer.
The dead body of Matt Mattson, q
pioneer rancher of the WynOochee
Valley, was found on his place, %
miles from Aberdeen, the other day.
He had carved out one of the most
picturesque places in Washington,
and it was q veritable oasis in the
wilderness. Mattson was bachelor
and about so years of age.
In Line With Bryan's Idea.
B. S. Grosscup. Western counsel
for the Northern Pacific, in an inter-
view, at Tacoma, the other day,
stated that regulation of railroads by
the government has become fixed
policy, and conditions to-day are
such that the earlier railroad affairs
are satisfactorily adjusted to that
policy, the sooner business conditions
in the United States will become
settled.
Death From Spirituous Liquors.
After remaining a recluse for five
weeks, during which time she drank
alcoholic beverages almost constant
ly and persistently refused to touch
food of any kind, Mrs. Robert Peder-
sen of Spokane died a few days ago.
She was woman of competence and
the owner of handsome home on
Summit avenue. Her act was one of
deliberation. A few weeks ago she
called in VIM. F. Boettcher of the
Log Cabin saloon, announced her in
tention of drinking herself to death,
made her will and in spite OF all at
tempts to dissuade her, clung to her
grim determination to end her own
life in this strange manner.
Seventh-Day Adventist Camp Meeting
The little town of Kent is just now
in clover, for it is the business Gen.
ter of the Seventh-Day Adventists,
who are holding their annual camp
meeting which brings about 5000
people together for fraternal devo-
tion. Its main Distinguishing doc
trine hinges upon observance OF
Mosaic Sabbath. None of them
knows in advance exactly what will
be done, but each is determined to
take part in the proceedings. There
is no cut and dried program. no print
ed guide. The worshipers will take
what they find ready for them and
follow the Injunction of the Master
by asking no questions. Women are
expected to take q prominent part in
the meeting. We will have to make
this concession to them," said one ol
the elders, for they have the pre-
parasinn of the creature comforts an6
can starve us in to submission.
A Plueky Schootn.rm.
It has just come to light that ths
reason for the dismissing of hand
some young woman teacher. employed
on one Of the islands near Belling
nam, was because she branded th'
members of the school board a.
drunken stiffs and buns" and
while venting her wrath upon them
consigned them, individually ant
collectively, to a warmer region
The woman in question, whose hom'
is in Seattle, was engaged by th'
board to teach the little one-roon
school-house over which the boart
has jurisdiction. Trouble with th'
pupils arose and finally the board de
cided to ask her about it. She ap
peared before them and told them il
plain, unanorned English what sh'
thought of them. They left hel
alone for some days. Then one mem
ber called at the school, with the re
suit that he was shown to the doc
and retreated in haste, once safel!
outside. Finally the teacher was in
duced to resign and the members o
the board declare that in the futur'
they will examine applicants as Il
their temper before engaging an
other teacher.
| centralia Has . Haunted House.
Residents of the South end OF tha
city are much excited over q hauntet
house, and all efforts to find solu
ton of an uncanny great whit
light" are so far unavailing. Th
residence is the present home OF Ev
erett Jones. Jones, his mother ant
sister and Lieut.. Chesham, OF the 10
cal Salvation Army corps, vouch TO
some uncanny doings in an uppe
room of the building. They claim
that every night at a certain houl
one end of the room is illumined will
great white light. Many OF tn