Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-23
News BreyitieS.

A heavy immigration is coming
into Spokan county this year.
About 1000 sacks of wheat are
daily shipped from Dayton to Port
land.
The Northern Pacific Railroad is
completed to Dry Lake, 207 miles
from Ainsworth.
Pincus & Packshur are removing
their goods from Steilacoom to their
new store in New Tacoma.
Mrs. Edmund Carr, pioneer lady
Hof King county, died at her home in
Seattle on the 10th inst, aged so
y ears.
Diphtheria has again appeared
in Vancouver. Several deaths have
resulted from its ravages within the
past few days.
The bridge spanning the Spokan
river has been completed. There
was 116, 900 feet of lumber used, and
the entire cost was ST, SIT so.
A farmer on WILDLY Island har-
vested a field of wheat which
yielded GO bushels per acre and field
of oats which cut 103 bushels per
acre. Such u yield for any other
than reclaimed tide lands is remark
able.
About a month ago IN inmate Of
the asylum at Steilacoom named
5Groulic made his escape, and BY
walking and slowing himself away
on various steamers finally succeeded
in reaching Port Townsend, where
he was arrested on she 14th inst.
and returned to his keepers.
White river farmers will not OBJ
tain full yield of potatoes this
season, owing to the fact that in
many places blight has invaded their
fields and killed part of their crops.
! While the blight is not generally
prevalent, its presence in many To-
calities will materially reduce the
crop this year.
Matthew Vassar, in drawing mp
mis- will, is said to have made sim
gular mistake. He intend ed to leave
81 900 to be divided amorg seven
churches, but by the insertions uf The
word "each" in copying, his exe-
cutors are forced to pay out $49, COO
in an ecclesiastical direction.
The Earl of Airlie, who has inst
died in London, visited Oregon ard
Washington Territory last GUNNER.
going as far north as Seattle. He
had large railway investments in
Oregon which have just been ac-s
quired by Henry Willard. The Earl
was contemplating another trip to
this coast with Mr.. Walter propristor
of the Times, when death cancelled
the engagement.
Goldendale folks are somewhat
excited over the alleged discovery Of
. rich. silver ore in the vicinity Of
Mount Adams, and that some assays
were as high as $66 per ton. There
are numerous reports aAoat, and
there is no question but what ore
has been found by parties prospect
ing from that place, but whether in
Quantity or quality sufficient for
working, is questionable.
During his last visit to this
city Gov. Newell was accompanied
around town by a man clothed in
the Uniform of the Walla Walla Ar
|tillery, who had been, as we were in
formed, detailed as the Governors
orderly. While it was we'll enough
for the Governor to have an orderly,
ia man to carry his messages, it
would have been more in accordance
with the dignifed simplicity of Re-
publican institutions il the orderly
had made his appearance in the garb
|of private citizen.--Union.
Long & Birmingham, of the whits
river cheese factory, are running on
full time, and turning out large
quantity of cheese. Their factors
will close up in about six weeks for
the present year. This factory con.
sumes about 5000 pounds OF milk
daily. Some of thu farmers whe
furnish milk. after their contrsd
with the factory expires, will tw
their attention to making butts