Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-04-05
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is now on the way from Yakima for
Seattle.
Child Ground to Death.
Orval Adams, aged years, was
killed by being run over by train
at Hatton, last Friday.
Smallpox.
A case of smallpox has been dis
covered at Danville, Wash, in the
Great Northern section house.
Two in Family Die Of Meningitis.
Two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Amundson died of spinal
meningitis, at Tacoma, a few days
ago.
Spend Life in Jail.
A COlville dispatch states that life
was the sentence i'm
posed on ]. E. Adams, who mur-
dered Gus Carlson, a Marcus saloon
keeper.
Big Sale Of Wool.
Coffin Bros. of North Yakima, sold
200, 900 pounds of wool to the New
Jersey mill in the early part of the
week. This is the first wool sale of
the season.
Torn to Pieces in q Mill.
Ben Fleishmon, q young man here,
was caught in a shaft at the Capt.
tola mill at Winlock, Saturday, and
killed. The body was hor-
ribly mangled, parts being thrown
the entire length of the mill. Charles
kalists, who was standing near, was
struck by the flying body and severe
ly injured. The two men were at
to put a belt on the pulley
when Fleishman was caught.
Registers and Drops Dead.
f. c. Stevens dropped dead at the
Grand Central Hotel, in Seattle,
evening, just after he had
written his name on the hotel regis
ter. He arrived on the Northern
Pacific train from Gray's Harbor,
and proceeded at once to the hotel,
apparently in his usual health. He
had scarcely written his name when
he threw up his hands and sank to
the floor, expiring in a few seconds.
A Wave Of Insanity.
Insanity has become so common in
Whatcom county that during March
10 hopeless maniacs have been taken
by the Sheriff's Office, says Belling-
ham report. So frequently have COM
mitments been made to the asylum
at Steilacoom that it is customary
for the authorities of that institution
to telephone to the Whatcom county
Sheriff's Office each day to ascertain
whether any patients are on hand to
be committed.
Deaths by Northern Pacific Train.
Mrs. Allen J. Savage, aged IS, of
Wash. was instantly killed
On Thursday of last week, by being
struck by the westbound Pacific
about one mile west of Ritzville.
Mrs. Moses Holland, aged 35, was
'atally injured and is not expected
TO live through the day. The two
woman were driving across the track,
which runs in a deep cut, and it is
thought they did not see the train.
The buggy was demolished but the
horse was uninjured. The women
Ire wives of prominent Ritzville citi-
.enS.
An Incorrifible Thief
Ed. Ellingsen and Joseph Nune
we're arrested for burglary before
Judge Ogden at HOquiam, last Fri
lay, and bound over to the Superior
Court in the sum of $500. The boys
entered Thurber's store and stole
'ifies, revolvers, ammunition, ETC.,
slso clothing. Winters store was
'obbed of $500 worth of clothing.
Ellingsen is l8 years of age, and dur
ng the trial he continually giggled
IS though the matter was a great
oke. He was lately released from
The county Jail. He said he got
5hree good meals day there and
1idn't mind going back"
Lynden Woman's Sudden Death.
II believe I am going to die" said
Mrs. Emily J. Price of Lynden last
evening while sitting in the parlor
,f her home and no sooner had she
altered the words than she pitched
Onward into her husbands arms.
She was dead before Mr.. Price could
larry her to q sofa, only a few feet
Mrs. Price had been sitting
IN the porch with her husband after
Inner and suddenly complained of
ceiling chilly. Both then entered
he house. She had only just taken
chair when she made the remark
recorded above in q calm voice and
hen expired. She was 81 years of
sge.
Advertised by Our Apples.
James v. Conroy, a friend of Pres
dent Strahorn of the North Coast
was in Granger, Wash, last
week, from Boston, Mass. Mr.. Con-
'Oy came here with q desire to see
he valley that raises such excellent
lpples as he saw displayed in Boston.
While waiting at the South sta
ion, Boston, for q train west, he
stepped across the street to large
.rocery store and, noticing some fine
'pitzenburg apples, he purchased
everal at 8 cents each, and the gro
eryman gave him the card on which
s printed Yakima valley apples"
md the guarantee and name of the
.rOwer, E. L. Stewart. Arriving in
spokane, Mr.. Conroy expressed de-
ire to visit the Yakima valley,
where they grow such delicious ap- |
lies" and was taken in a carriage
through the valley by C. E. Woods, |
.eneral right-of-way agent for the
sorth Coast. They stopped at Mr.. |
'tewart's orchard, and Mr.. Conroy
roduced the card given him by the
in Boston. Mr.. Conroy
'as shown the Stewart orchard and
lany others equally as good, and as
consequence he is very enthusiastic
YER the raising of apples that COM
land as high price as oranges in
he Eastern markets.