Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-16
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF,

| SpfluRualS WAC DuTDsu idbl WIN
with loss Of from f1z5, 900 10
Sl50.000. Less than ftth Of the
! loga was covered by Insurance.
Fire Of unknown origin complete
! ~ destroyed the lumber mill Of the
Holmes Pine Lumber Company al
Lyle. Sunday morning. The loss IL
estimated at $4,000.
Lewis County Will be represented
at the Alaska ukon-Pacific fair In
Seattle in 1909. the County Com
missioners having expressed willing
ness to make an appropriation that
Will insure good showing.
scow load Of brick to be used
In the construction of the new arm
DRY at Tacoma was dumped into the
bay last week. The tide went out,
lowering the end Of the Bcow which
nlled with water on the incoming
tide.
u. r.. Young, OF Portland, who has
been shooting under the colors Of
the South Tacoma Gun club this
summon. won the Dupont trophy In
the competition on the Gun Club
range. Young's score was AZ birds
out OF II possible so.
The Washington Press Association
III In session this week at Vancouver.
In addition to good programme Of
speakers from the state, the cOnvcn-
tion was addressed by n number of
people OF National reputation from
outside the state. The State Press
| Association of Oregon and the news
paper men Of Alaska were in attend
nnCc.
A nvc-pounI pail of lard yielded
a treasure in the shape of Il gold
watch to Mrs, w. M. Attcrbury. Of
Hamilton, last week. The timcpiece
was dentcd in several places and had
evidently undergone hard usage The
watch was found in the lard, which
IL the product of II widely known
packing concern.
Mrs. Rollo George, of Olympia
was drowned In Talcott Lake Sunday
afternoon Ms a result of some one in
n party of four rocking the craft
which caused 1t to upset Mrs.
George. together with her husband
her husbands brother and wife. were
In the boat at the time. All were
saved but Mrs George.
Following heated argument
about the size of piece of mining
machinery. William King and Charles
Edwards. laborcrs mt North Yakima
got into Il night resulting in the stab
bling of King in the side three times
Ito Is seriously hurt and may die
county Jail.
Bids w'l be opened Friday by
state Highway Commissioner
Snow for the construction of ten
miles of the state wagon road to the
Slate creek gold mining district in
Skagit and Whatcom counties. the
work to he completed by November
/ The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 for surveys and the con
struction Ut the road.
Paul Iiernan. who predicted his
death would occur in eight days.
committed suicide last week 10y
drinking carholic acid. Waiting un-
Ill his Wife and family were out of
the house h. gulped down almost Il
pint OF the poison. Dependency be-
cause of his lack Of will power TO
overcome the drink habit was the
cause OF his ending his life. He was
a We'll known resident OF Belling-
ham.
Two negroes last week were spik-
ing u tie ON the car tracks on
curve In the brush in the western
part Of racoma just before car
came The uea escaped after say
iug they were seeking the life OF
Conductor Price Two minutes later
y fast car. beNrins among others 5.
4. Perkins. publisher OF HE News
and Ledge. aud +, J. R0wes. real
estate man OF wealth. WAS due. The
discovery prevented the ear from pill
inG iuto deep gulch
While they We're preparing 10 flee
from Tacoma. having been warned
thAt the police We're watching for
them and that they would be placed
under arrest il found. George Z. Hol
lopter. aged 70. and lmOgene Glen,
now the Il yeAr-old wife Of George.
OF Olympia. We're arrested last week
The hey. il IS said. forged the name
u his brides psreuGS u an order for
Il marriage license and they We're
married by an Olympia minister las,
week.
Through the partial confession ~
Gladys Wilson. u girl about II years
old. the arres, ot L. NJ. Ellis and
wife aud VIII &, Gilman. who. il is
alleged. have been using the girl 70
pass counterfeit bills III Tacoma and
Olympia. wSs made possible SatUr-
day pight ~ Tacoma According %
the S.rl's story she hsi been semi 70
Olympia - swiuGle \ Young u,au our
~ his money. the proceeds ~ which
were - BE used il starting small
theatrical troupe. Mrs, Ellis being
yhs star performer.
Charles Wheeler. 81 cli man who
confessed yha, he s,c,s ; s2cA con-
,aicias $500 t-cu he express com
pSay 3, E,k WAS Sc. t-as ~ Spo-
Kane ccurc ,2sc week. \ lsyeA--
c,G hoy named HSr-y Russell cor
tossed The ,hst. u chs same s&c< Sa3