The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-08-21
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

WASHINGTON NEWS ~ BRIEF.
The safe in the postonice at Topp-
enish was blown last week. 1t is
said that a considerable amount OF
money and stamps was taken.
Fire last week at Valley did $780,
600 worth OF damage before it was
eXtinguished. The women fought the
flames in the residence district until
the men arrived.
Mrs A. n. Brown, wife of Colonel
Ashman Brown, news editor of the
Post-Intelligencer, well-known news
paper man and ex-priyate secretary
to Governor Mead, died last week.
Theodore A. Bell, eX-congressman
from California. temporary chairman
OF the Denver democratic convention
and past worthy grand president OF
the Fraternal Order of Eagles, open
ed the 1908 campaign for the state
Democracy at Everett Monday night.
Robert Mattau, large property
owner of Tacoma, who was arrested
for not obeying the orders OF the
Health Commissioner in cleaning up
the premises, has received notifica-
ton that he has fallen heir to an
$85, 900 estate in Germany.
Articles of incorporation were filed
last week for the Corbin Coal & Coke
Company, the capital stock being
100000. The purpose of the
company is the development of II
sections of choice coal lands within
500 miles of Spokane in Eastern
British Columbia.
State Fire Warden ]. R. Welty has
directed the resumption Of the issu-
ance of burning permits for slashings
under the forest inspection law.
Prior to the recent rains forests or
the state were menaced by fire and
as a precaution issuance Of permits
to set fires was discontinued.
The Montana National Guard ar
rived at Camp Stanley last week. The
troops come into camp the best or
ganized and altogether the best ap-
pearing citizen soldiery thus far seen
here. The little regiment brings a
full military band of % pieces, each
man professional.
w. II. Asquith, Tacoma contrac-
tor, drew a 45-caliber revolver while
on the parlor car of the Seattle-Ta-
coma interurban train near Milton,
Saturday night, and attempted to Kill
his wife. He was disarmed by E. j.
Daniels, the colored porter, and E.
Kirkeneall, the conductor, before he
could fire.
The board of county commission
ers has authorized an appropriation
of $500 for the purpose of Clallam
county exhibit at the Seattle exposi-
ton. The appropriation is made on
the condition that the proposed com
bination with Jefferson county be
made, and that the efforts of the two
counties be made, SO far as the hous-
ing of the exhibit is concerned.
Chehalis county now has one OF
the best systems of public roads in
Washington. BY the end of the pres
ent season $250,000 will have been
expended on highways, and the trunk
line through the county to the ocean
beach. 1t is claimed, is the only prac-
tical automobile route from the In
terror TO the ocean beach north OF
California.
Barring the door, Mrs. A. NJ. Flo
berg refused to let Health Officer
Sargentich into her home in Tacoma
to administer antitoXin treatment to
her baby. The child died and sew
eral other children of the family are
stricken with the disease. The house
has been Guaranteed and the health
officer declares he will administer the
antitoXin treatment II he has To ar
rest both the parents.
Mrs Mary T. Hart. who has been
acting as lecturer on the excursion
steamship Spokane during the past
summer, has been appointed educa-
ton and art commissioner to Alaska
for the Alaska-Y on-Paclhc expo
sition. Mrs. Hart has just received
her commission from the department
of commerce and labor and will COM
mence her work in the North upon
reaching Juneau.
Fred Shaffer, s years old, known
To the Tacoma police as the baby
burglar" was arrested last week
charged with robbing Tacoma gro
eery of about 500 in cash. After he
had been in a cell for two hours he
led them to the store and showed
how he had hid beneath counter
while the grocer secreted his cash;
how he had lighted a candle ana
found the money and escaped