, 1875-05-20


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| u The spelling school in Olynpi,
ON Thursday last had slim attendance
n There is talk Of new sawmilI e
be built on Coos river.
r There are in California about g.
26l miles of broad gauge railroad.
a. The savings banks of Now York
State have $l9. 800, 900 lying idle.
= Questions of the day--one OF
two ? z, or allie or ibls in or u
out I:
a. The May term of tho District
Couit. Judge wingard presiding. con-
vsned at Walla Walla ON the 10th inst.
v There are i've or six applicants
for the msrshalship Of Washington Ter.
ritory.
a The Portland Buleton advocates
the establishment Of an Industrial
School at that place.
F Mr.. Quimby has resigned his po-
sition as mail agent ON the Northern
Pacific Railroad.
a Two of the parties implicated in
the Kalama express robbery, are living
in ease at New Westminster, B. C.
II The hands employed by the Water
Pipe Company in Olympia. have quit
work. Cause-wages not paid.
n Mr.. L. NJ. Starr, of the steam~
boat line, arrived ON the Sound from
the east, few days ago.
T Over 200 acres of hops have been
planted in Washington Territory this
season.
II Capt. Starr has expended $l5,-
900 in repairs of the Isabel, and is con-
fdent that she will make better time
even than the North Paciric.
n The Puy:llup Valley Amatuer
Singing Club, gave u concert short time
since for the benefit of poor widow,
which netted about $50.
r There was an Odd Fellows lodge
organized at Coquiile. City Oregon, on the
night of the 9th day of May. with eight
| charter me tmbers.
n Rye seems to grow on any kind of
land in Walla Walla county. and Yields
heavy crop. No use is made of it, bow
ever, except as hay.
~ The Tacoma school children are
contemplating q picnic to Lakeview
Station, Major Hibbard having offered
them free ride on the railroad.
~ Mrs. Allen, wife Of Mr.. WASH
ipgton Allen, of East Portland, Oregon,
has become the fortunate possessor of
500. 900. left her by her grandfather.
n The Steilacoom Express has been
designated by the County Commission
ers as the official paper of Pierce coun-
~.
I The store Of C. Osters sood. on San
Juan Island, was entered by burglars a
few nights ago, and robbed of money and
goods to the am ount of S65.
n The Nootsack river road is trav.
ersable with wagons to within four miles
of point intersecting the road to New
Westminster on the British side of the
line.
~ In certain contingencies. Mr..
Sheppard, of the Baker City Democrat.
will be candidate for Con yress. subject
to the decision of the Democratic Cou>
vention.
V On the night Of the Sth inst, in
Olympia. fine cow belonging 10 ". N.
Horton, and large Newfoundland dog
belonging to r. G. o 'Brien, were pois-
oned.
II The next State elections will be
held in August; in Kentucky. Maine
and California in September; Ohio and
Iowa in October; New York and Penn
sylvania in November.
II On the 18th inst the steamer Co
lilo took from the S,eilacoom brick yard
II. $50 bricks. and from Pincus i Pack
scher 15O. 900 hoops. On the steamer
Zephyr Mr.. P. Reach shipped 100, 900
hoops the same day.-E1press.
n Capt. Gray picked up q mast
from the wreck of the Architect, last
Wednesday. 1t WAS just above the he ad
of Sand Island and bound for sea, but
he brought it up from Astoria in tow Of
the Varuna.
IT On Wednesday, Mr.. Spurlock
brought over drove Of sheep from Ka-
lama to Tenino by railroad. They we're
put in the box cars, and when they ar-
rived at Tenino 135 head were found
dead>-smothered.
T We think Steilacoom must have
in the neighborhood Of 673 dogs. Each
citizen should get a sectinn of stove-pipe
to wear on each leg during the dog days,
and the Marshal should tax the curs.--
Express.
II DR.. H. W. Rowland organized an
Encampment of the Independent Cham
pions of the Red Cross at Crawfords-
vile, Linn county, on the 18th ult.
Forty-eight member were enrolled.
II On the steamer North Pacific.
the pilot, Capt. Dan Morrison, goes as
captain of the ste amer Isabel. which has
been put on the Northern route; the
purser, Capt. Chas. E. Clancy, has been
installed as pilot of the North Pacific.
while VIM. F. Crosby, of Tumvater,
takes the purser's situation.
~ The Skagit Coal Company have
let q contract for the construct,on NJ