Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-14
Territorial lite ms.

Diphthe'ia is raging on White
river.
The cost of RAISING tho UmatiNa
is estimated at $4,000.
Seattle had a fire Saturday. de.
stroying upwards of $4,000 worth of
property.
Julius Lehman, q bookkeeper at
Renton, committed suicide last week
by an overdose of lau larum.
The Olympidm made the run from
San Francisco to Port Townsend in
a little less than seventy hours.
The temperance people of Monte
sano will make vigorous effort to
carry their municipal election for
law and order.
The five small children of Mr..
and Mrs. Hanson, who have just ar-
rived in Tumwater from Iowa, are
down with the measles.
The work OH the Baptist church at
LaConner, which has lain dormant
for some time, has been resumed.
The Methodist church is nearly as
far advanced as the Baptist, and bids
fair to be completed first.
1t is now proposed to elect Mrs.
Kinds member of the next G,anis.
lature, says the Port Townsend dr.
gus. She is lady of mature years,
education and intelligence, and al
together a representative citizen.
Several families have arrived
lately at Ferndale in Whatcom
county, from Texas. They report a
large colony coming in the Spring.
Two new stores at Terndale, one on
either side of the Nooksack, river
received their goods by steamer last
week.
Seabeck has new saw mill along
side the old one, which started up q
few days ago. A stern wheel steam
err was also built there recently, and
will be commanded by Capt. Baker,
now of the Colfax. The new boat
has been named the Louise, aud will
be used for light towing.
The telegraph reports the loss oil
the new ship Rainier, 1873 tons, or
a voyage from New York to Hiogo.
The Rainier was command by Captain
Morrison, who owned an interest in
her, tine Messrs. Sewall being the
largest owners. Captain Morrison
lost the fine ship oracle off Cape
Horn last year.
! Last Friday a sad and fatal acci
dent occurred at Montesano. A
man named Gibson was engaged a.
work On the ludder of a pile-driver
when missing his footing lie fell tt
the deck, killing him instantly
The deceased was native of Swe
den, and came recently from Coo.
Bay, at which point he has q brother
Says the Sprague Herald: A gen
tlemen came down from the mine.
ono day this week, and tells {
straightforward story and one W.
are inclined to believe, of the mine,
and the outlook for the future. H.
says he went there last Fall, and il
familiar with all the locations made
and how they are paying. He say
the Widow" claim is the only On,
which has ever paid anything; tina
there will be mere money takel
into the mines in the next tire,
months than will be taken from then
for the next five months.
There are in the country between
the Northern Pacific and Snake rive
something like 100000 head o
sheep, says the Colfax Gazette, ant
at low estimate they will yield fiv
hundred thousand pounds of WOO
per annum. Heretofore all WOO
grown in this country has gone Il
Portland or San Francisco for pack
ing and shipping and most of tn
sales have been made by commission
merchants of those cities, but thing
are on the eve of n change and al
effort will be made to pack, sell ant
ship this wool at home, if the rail
road company will allow this plac'
as fair rates as it does Portland.