Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-09-21
Territorial Items.

Walla Naiia county owes S2S 900
on her new court house.
The body of John Bright, one of
the two men drowned on the 9th at
Seattle, has been recovered.
The Halstead hotel, Tacoma. was
sold at auction last week for SIP $50.
VIM. Bradley, a coal miner, was the
purchaser.
Hop picking Is now at its hight in
the Puyallup valley. There are
about 4, 600 lndian lickers employed
besides many whites.
AL. kleber, who was shot 10y Chas.
Besserer, Is recovering, but swears
vengeance when he RECEIVERS. He
may get dose that may settle him
for good.
There are about 80 or Az men
now at work on the Snoqualmie pass
wagon road at different points, and
1t /, said that in two weeks time
they will he up to Lake kitchelas.
Grain IS Yielding better than
farmers expected. says the Sprague
Hrotd. 1" the Big Bend country
wheat is turning out from twenty
five 20 forty Bushels per acre on new
land.
The infant child of C.. C.. New.
hart, proprietor of the Central sa-
loon at Puyallup, was playing in the
road when Mr.. Campbell was pass
ing by on horseback. Not observ-
ing the child, the horse stepped on
his hand, MASKING it quite badly.
A party of twenty-four engin GERS
are engaged in making definite 10.
cation of the great tunnel of the
Northern Pacific railroad through
the central range of the Cascades.
The tunnel will be from 10000 to
$4,000 feet in length and will cost
about 81, ZOO, 900.
The Cheney Tribune says: Spok.
ane Falls is paying 20 cents for
wheat in trade. Cheney pays 81
cents in cash and furnishes sacks.
Spokane Falls pays ~ cents pei
bushel in exchange for -four and
feed, and Cheney mill pays IS cents
in exchange for flour and feed.
Work is being pushed rapidly at
two points on the Cascades branch
OF the Northern Pacific, one being
fifteen miles from the mouth of
the Yakima, and the other thirty
miles from Yakima City toward the
mountains. Contract has been let
for the first 12O miles, to be CON-
pleted at once.
The royal family of England is in
bad way. The Queen has gone
crazy over the death of Scotch
servant; the Prince of Wales, head
over heels in debt, has gone to flirt-
ing with Lillian Russell; the we'd.
ding outfit of the Duchess of Edin-
burgh is in the pawnshop, and
Prince Teck's property has been
sold by the sheriff.
The Seattle Post in again calling a
halt on street improvements III that
city, says that the item of surveying
Is costing over 81 600 u month; that
assessments ale accuuulating against
individuals beyond their ability to
pay, aud that several individuals
will have to pay from $1,000 to
~, OOO apiece tor the improve.
mcn:s of 1882 and 1883.
The telegraph announces the ap.
pointment Of James F. Leggett, OF
LeavenwOrtb, Kansas, as enc OF
the Commissioners to examine sew.
enty-fve Julles of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Mr.. Legsett is the
same man who IN 1880, was appo;nt.
ed Governor of Washington Terri.
tory by President Grant, but who
never came to the Territory and
never qualified.
D. j. Coleman of the Walla Walls
Marble Works, has contract to dc
some marble work in Spokane Falls
To ship the marble from Portland te
Spokane Falls will cost $3.50 pei
hundred. while to ship it from New
York to the same place will cost bu
$1.5l, while the marble can be pur
chased in the latter place for one
third the Portland price. Mr.. Cole
man will evidently ship his marb',
from the East.
Walla WulIa is having u hard time
trying to get up celebration for til.
Willard party. The people are " ho
because it is rumored the party will
reach the town in the night and re-
main on he cars, leaving early mex
morning. The council had a hi.
fuss and refused to appropriate .
cent for the celebration, for which
Cation called them moss backs where
upon they sat down still harder O,
the appropriation business.
Fay & Allen, whose brickyard O,
Fox island covers about thirty acres
expect 10 turn out between 400, OOl
and 100000 bricks this season, ant
will make u larger number it a de
mand for them is found. They in
tend to make brick of good quail
ity-strong, firm and durable-ant
sell them at fair price. NJ. Alder
is thorough brick maker aud q con
scientious man, and Mr.. Fay, O
Steilacoom, who furnishes the prin
cipal part of the capital, is willin:
to have the brick stand in the marke
on their own reputation.
The ship Richard III. was libelet
at Tacoma the other day and an off
Ger placed in charge. During tn,
temporary absence of said Officer
ashore the ship put to sea in tow Of
the tug Tacoma. The officer pursued
but was prevented from boarding by
Capt. Adams at the point of revol
yer. The s''ip struck out for thu