Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-03-17
News Breyities.

Spring farming operations have
commenced unusually early IN Tho
La Conner district.
A number of new settlers have 70.
Gently taken up claims Oh Whidhv
Island, opposite Mukilteo.
A resolution to build a 81 ON
schoolhonse was passed by the cit.
liens of Va couver ut late schoo,
meeting.
There vii be an ice factory in
operate" IN Seattle by the mid.
die of May, with u capacity Of four
tons daily.
John S. Condor, one of the early
settlers of Seattle, died at Port Gam.
bic last week. He leaves wife and
large family.
Peter j. Moorey, a resident Of
Pierce county for n arly thirty years
past, died in Steilacoom on the 9Th
instant. He was about 70 years Of
age and leaves a wife and one child
Gradually We are coming to il
First the new Attorney General
Burnt" Brewster, has a " coat Of
arm" Oh his carriage, and now the
son of the President is called " Prince
Arthur"
Catherine, wife of D. Nj. Crane.
died at her home in Seattle on the
9th inst, aged CT years. She had
been resident of that city since
1865. and was highly respected by
many friends.
Messrs. Brown, Whitney, ct al.
purchasers of the Short title to West
Vancouver, have sold their interest
in the west half of the Short claim
to j. w. Brace, of Portland. No.
tice has been served upon Mrs. Scho.
field to pay 81 900 for her 35 acrea
fronting the river west of town,
The following persons are mem.
bers of the Puget Sound Presbytery.
lately in session at New Tacoms:
Reys. G. F. Whitworth, ]. r.
Thompson, L. J. Weekes, John
Mack, j. A. Mccoy, M. G. Mann, ].
Reid, 7. C. Armstrong. T. Rron-
ilette and D. Thomas. Ruling Ed
ers, Gen. r. Fl. Milloy, of Olympus.
A. j. Baker, Of New Tacoma, and
Thomas Yow-a- nichin, of Puyallun
(lndian) church.
Last Saturday little daughter OF
MIR. Van Bibber, who resides near
Elhi, in the Puyallup valley, Loaf
her life by a tree falling upon her.
1t appears that Madelaine, aged
about fourteen years, was in The
timber near the house and with
hatchet cut down q small fir tree.
In falling it struck Ely on the head,
crushing the skull and killing her
instantly. Mr.. Van Bibber was in
New Tacoma when the accident oc.
CURED, and he was notified Of hie
bereavement by telegram.
From the general freight agent Of
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company the following figures Of
the Eastern Oregon and Washingtoa
wheat surplus are obtained: The
amount of the crop of 1881 moved to
Portland from July lst to December
Goth, of wheat and hour, was G., 790
tons, There stood at stations along
the line of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company on Decemhsr
Goth, awaiting shipment, including
1900 tona Of tiax seed seed, 49. $50
tons Of wheat. The total surplus for
1881 is 112,O98
The Puget Sound gospel ship
Glad Iidinas," will be launched IN
about two weeks, and will be run-
ming within two montha. under COM
mand of Capt. ]. w. Keene. She
will he propelled by compound en-
gines-~on high pressure and one
low pressure-and Mr.. Ludlow ex.s
poets to run her "a hours on two
tons of coal. If the mail contract
from Port Townsend to Sitka II
awarded to the owner of the gospel
ship, abe will be fitted up TO accom-.
modate from 20 to 30 passengers.
and will carry 10 tons of freight be-
sides her fuel. She will be expected
to make the run either way in four
days, but her owners allow twenty
days for the round trip. The re-
mainder ct the time she will be on.
gagged in gosple business. On enter
ing into the mail contract, should
MIR. Ludlow find his boat toe small
to do all the work offered on The
route, he will have her cut in two
and section Is feet long placed in
the middle of her. This would not
iniure her runing qualities aud would
almost double her freight and pass
enger accommodations.
Tue Seattle Post h,teligenccr says
that President Anderson, of the
Territorial University has received Z
letter from Mr. Henry Willard, in
forming him that he will give a .O00