Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-06
rerrltogiai Items.

kitiiias counly has not had 40
groa, n shortage In range cattle for
twelve years.
The Utwalady mill, which is now
running on three-fourihs time. will
soon commence running on full time.
Capt. Gilbert. OF tho United States
coast survey. has placed signal posts
along Burrows bay and in Gusmss
channel.
A new industry has bssu sslab-
lishsd In Tacoma. that Of msnuise-
turing boot and shoe blaeking. So
at,le has u soap factory.
The smelling works at lrondalo
have been closed down. but q largo
amour. Of orc 10 on hand which will
not be sold until prices 20 up.
A Tacoma woman who wanted 10
suicide last week, but didn't want 1t
10 hurt much. wrapped her finger
IL q ray and pounded II with ham.
mor.
There is q sumor 10 the effect that
parties on the Sound are negotiating
Tor tho charter Of tho tug Reiirf,
owned In San Francisco. The Re-
lief is powerful and fast tug.
Mrs. Rsbecca McDaniels died in
Seattle, last Sunday. She was 81
years Of ago, and leaves two grown
SONS. l.. ". and II. w. McDaniels.
She was living with tho lattor.
A little girl belonging 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Hinklcman, living two miles
south Of Puyallup. foil into q small
we'll that was used TO water stock,
and was drowned. on Wednesday af-
terpoon Of last week.
One day last week II. A. Judeon,
Of Lynton. sold sixty.two acres Of
land. lying south Of the river, TO
Samuel ID. Swim, for 81 900. Mr..
Swim will reside upon and improve
tho land. which IL excellent in quail
ity.
II is reported by many Of the mer.
chants and business men OF Tacoma
that times are growing better, that
the past month has been tho best.
and thst more business has been
ione than for any month for long
time.
The largest property owners Of
Snohomish county. with tho amounts
Of their aase ssments for 1885 arc be.
low stated; Puget Mill Company,
SOS s.375; Port Blakoly Mill Com.
pany. eat .227, Dlackman Bros,
eli ,s02; I. Ca,hcart. tlG, 800; r. ID.
Smith. sii.525, Yates Ferguson.
sii.153.
Mr.. Gus Priehe. while walking
from Seattle 10 his homo in Titus.
vile. a few nights ago. got half way
across q trss,le a. . train came
along. Becoming frightened he
jumped and fell. breaking his loft
log near the ankle. He was not no.
,icsd and lay all night on The ground.
Next morning hs was found and
taken To the hospital. whore no 10
now aud recovering.
| II is said the Western Union Com.
pany will soon abandon i,s line north
Of Seattle. removing iis property,
and retiring from business. II would
probably sell out very chsspiy. and
II is q question whether Il would not
make !, an objec, for another com.
psoy 10 take the plant Of lie hands.
Here. perhaps. ID . chance for the
Paest Sound Company. and Il seems
entirely In lie line. With . slighi
improvement Of the times the prop.
srty would be profitable. and Il
might easily become exceedingly
valuable.
In making up q report 10 send
Delegate vooshess. Of tho ccmmsrcs
Of the Noohssck river valley. ssys
the Reresiie. We find that trade h
Tributary 10 Nookssek and I.yndsn
from Bri,ish Colombia ss far north
80 Fraser river. The people Of ths
country around suma. Lake and
Langley trade on the Nooksack be.
cause trey can buy goods cheaper on
this side of the limo than In theiI
own country. Al Semisbmoo and
Blaine the same state of Affairs OF.
is,s. The best trade In lhss neigh
boshood also ee,ses from the Bsiii.l
aide. aud New Westminster fur.
nishss q martet for many articles
of fsrm produce from A,asrica1
soil.
M,as Ellen Chase says there will
he three women 10 ons man In heHv.
en-. This is In direct conflict with
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