Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-08
Territorial Items.

Garfield county is troubled with
horse thieves. Pistols and rope are
a sure cure for that disease.
The output of the Carbonate coal
mines for the month OF May, as given
by agent Cartwright, is about 30 600
tons.
A recently published list of ply
sicians i'll this territory, shows so
regular or allopathic, 5 homeopathic,
eclectic. and 81 of miscellaneous
schools of practice.
A new station has been added to
the timetable of the Pacific division
of the Northern Pacific railroad,
called Mill Switch. 1t is located be-
tween Winlock and Little Falls,
being 2 J-10ths miles from the fol-
mer and = Cloths miles from the
latter. 1t is a regular stopping
place.
Delegate Brents has applied to
the Postoffice Department, asking
that direct mail route be opened
between Seattle an3 New Westmin-
ster, B. c., connecting the Northern
Pacific and Canadian Pacific, by the
shortest water-route, and calling at
the postoffices on San Juan, Lopez
and Orcas islands, and at Semiah-
moo.
The longest ferry boat in the Uni.
ted States, with one exception, will
lie that built in New York for the
Northern Pacific railroad, to be usec
} between Kalama and Lenore, the
point opposite. 1t was shipped by
sea, in sections, from New York
/ May 18th, and will be at Kalam,
in season for the completion of til,
work between Portland and Lenore
, At Dayton. few days ago, while
William G. Whitall, carpenter fo
! the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company, was doing off booze il
the shade of box cur, unbeknowI
to anyone, the brake was loosened t,
2 drop down to the warehouse. Whit
all had the fingers mashed off hi
p left haDd, and his skull was .frac
tured. Recovery is doubtful. 1
g special train takes him to WALL
Walla to his family. The compan,
3 are not to blame.
Seattle Chronicle: Distances 10y
the new railroad from Tacoma to Sc
attic: From Tacoma to junction, tel
i miles; from junction to Puyallu
liver, one mile; from Puyallup rive
to Stuck river, four miles; from
Stuck river to White river, sever
, miles; from White river to Blac
u river, nine miles; from Black rive
= to Seattle, ten miles. Total, from
= Tacoma to Seattle, foIty-one miles
Total new road from track to trac
. of old roads, twenty-One miles.
S A meeting was recently held d
9 the Nj. f. Church in Tacoma for tn
e purpose OF organizing the Tacom
d Seamen's Friend society. This is a
IS auxiliary to the American Seamen
g Friend of society, tf New Yoll
: Speeches were made by the Rev
L j. +. Devore, Chaplin Stubbs an
d w. G. Chattin, and twelve life men
bers were admitted. The Taton
Land company has donated two lo
on Tacoma avenue to the societ,
:. and it is understood that a beth
;. will be erected soon.
= Hundreds of mer are engaged j
j. the woods along Commencement
e Bay and contiguous to the Puyallu
IS valley and Northern Pacific railroa
d south, getting out ties to be used
" the construction of the road fro
rs Sumner to Black river and els
" where. Other hundreds of men al
"a employed in the mills of this all
l. surrounding sections. The busine
to of getting out lies has been engage
a. in by a number of contractors du
ID ing the last few weeks, and they a
3. reported to be making money out
it.