Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-21
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF,

Order OF Eagles convened at Spo-
kane Last week 500 strong A big
parade preceded the first meeting
and much speechmaking followed.
NJ. Helfrick, conductor on North
ern Pacific passenger train No. /.
Slipped off step as the train. north
bound, was pulling into Centralia
last week and was killed He leaves
widow and family in Tacoma
Robbers, Saturday night, backed
a wagon up to o. B. Nelson's store,
IN Spokane. and loaded up several
thousand dollars worth Of goods,
consisting of pants. shoes and un-
opened boxes OF goods. $500 worth
Of jewelry and $40 in cash out Of
the register. The police have no clue.
Raymond Fisher. l6-year-old
Bellingham schoolboy, was arrested
last week on u charge Of cashing a
bogus check, and when the youth
was searched at the station, seven
other checks ranging from $40 to
$50. amounting in all to $155, were
found in his possession.
! J. Is. Egerer, one of the prominent
timber owners of the Gray's Harbor
section and a partner OF Congress
man FOrdney of Michigan, his broth
er-in-law, dropped dead last week
while cruising timber about Is miles
from Aberdeen.
The State Land Office reports that
more than 500 inquiries have been
received here concerning the Brew
ster Flat land to be sold at auction
by the state June 6. These inquiries
come from all parts of the state and
from Idaho and British Columbia.
Work of planting the two cars OF
oyster seed received last week Is 60
ing on in the beds In the lower har-
Dor at HOQuiam. Four more cars
with seed are expected to arrive
soon. The company figures it may
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of in the usual time of five years.
The state supreme court affirmed
judgment for plaintiff in the Thurs
ton county case of James Crowley
ST.. and wife. against George Taylor
and Edward Rogers. The suit was
brought to recover 5000 alleged to
have been lost In gambling in a ga.
| loon conducted by defendants In
! Aberdeen. Rogers Is now Chief OF
Police in Olympia.
George Thomas, well-known turf.
man, who has been at the PuyalluI
fair grounds. near Tacoma, for q
year with a string of valuable horses
sent there by the Mclaughlin broth.
ers of Kansas City, disappeared some
time ago and 1t is feared he has com.
mitted suicide. He was traced as
far as Everett. but has not been
heard from since.
J. H. yesterday, member of the
state tax commission. has presented
his formal resignation to Governor
Mead, to take effect as soon as his
successor can be appointed and quail.
ify. Mr.. yesterday retires to be.
come a candidate for attorney-gen.
eral. although inability to agree with
the two other members Of the board
upon important matters of taxation
also Influenced his decision.
Two of the convicts stationed u
Wright Island, Pitt Lake. q penal
settlement run In connection with
British Columbia penitentiary. last
week made a murderous assault upon
the guards In charge Of the 16 pris-
oners. The warden Of the peniten.
tiary was notified of the trouble by
. carrier pigeon. and Immediately
left for the scene. accompanied by
several guards. The mutinous con.
victs were taken to Vancouver in
irons and will be disciplined at the
penal institution.
In the eighth annual Tri-State ora.
torical contest, held at the University
| of Washington, last week. Jesse H
Bond, speaking for the University OF
Oregon, won over Herman Allen, Of
the University of Washington, and
Willard X. Gwinn, Of the University
Of Idaho. A prize Of SIS. given BY
the King County Bar Association
was awarded the Oregon speaker
and $25 went to the Washington or
ator. There was but one point diff
ference between the winners Of drst
! and second place.
H. L. Hillman and Marc Bunnell
wealthy Seattle citizens. Quarreled
over the speed of their automobiles
and bet $500 q side for a race OF
100 miles, which was started at the
Meadows last week two hours ahead
of the annual automobile races. AT
ter going Is miles, Hillman's cal
tipped over on a turn. badly injur.
ing A. E. Welty and J. P. Keena
Bunnell finished the race and
claimed the purse. Keena's skull 4:
badly fractured. Hillman's car wal
destroyed by Are.
An immense blackflsh, or dnbacl
whale, 80 feet long, located itsel1
under q piledriver at fashtrap 10
cation near the east entrance to Do
ception Pass. at BelAngham. las
week. The pile was forced through
the huge body of the fish and wal
pounded into the tidelands under
meath by the heavy driver-hammer
The struggles of the fish shook tn
piledriver so vigorously that the loft
man fell from the second station o
the driver rigging to the deck ant
was rescued from dyev1j1G Only h
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