Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-25
Territorial Items.

Democratic paper at COlfax, 10 IL
start of with capital Of o. 900.
Bryant Bros, neut Pullman,
throshed 1900 bushels Of wheaI
from 300 acres i5 bushels per acre,
Tho initial meeting Of the Garfield
county race association will he held
next month, the races beginning De.
tober 7th.
Mr.. /. c. Roth and Miss Lottio.
daughter u Capt, lioejor. were
united IN marriage. at Whatoom. on
tho lGlh inst
A very strong assembly OF knights
OF Labor was organized nj Newcastle
Tuesday evening. The lodge in Sc
attic has about 400 members.
Tho Puget Sound presbytery will
meet at Vancouver September 2Dth.
and the Synod Of tho Columbia will
meet in Portland on tho 30th.
James White. who was 80 terribly
injured by fall from Greon river
bridge. near Tacoma. a fow days
ago. ded Friday last in tho hospital.
Tho Tacoma Mill Company 10 now
running eleven aud one half hours
each day, employing 300 mon. and
turning out 22j 900 feet OF lumber
per diem.
The Nooksack mining district has
boon organized. Tho district In.
cludes townships 30 aud ~ Of ranges
8 and 6 east. Half OF this district is
in Skagit county.
No posloflico in Washington Ter
ritory will DO entitled 10 the 4" imme-
diate delivery" service, mono Of the
" cities" having 1000 population in
1850. tho census of which year 10
used for designation.
Tho reporter OF tho Tacoma Ner.
has been shown potato OF the Early
Rose variety. grown in tho fertile
valley OF the Puyallup. which weighs
five pounds and threo ounces. II IL
estimated that twelve Of those pota
toes would make bushel. II 10 to
DO sent TO New Orleans.
A Skagit farmer. who Lecps nc
counts. reports realizing $3.50 for the
year from 10 acres cleared and a
slash OF . more, Ia cattle. hogs,
colts, fruits. hay. oats. butter. eggs.
vegetables and poultry. besides
homo consumption; ell At an On.
pense Of only $2G besides tho labor
OF himself and wife. Let such facts
and figures go East
Walla walla capitalists are NOV
ing In tho matter Of an extensive
woolen mill at that place. They
contemplate mill costing $50, 900
and giving employment to two hun.
drcd operatives. A site is bonded
for ninety days and q representative
has gone East to lay the facts be-
fore Lowell and Concord capitalists.
A special dispatch TO the Tacoma
Netcs from Puyallup. says; The oil
well at Elhi 10 one hundred aud
forty feet deep. II sinks eight 10
ten feet per day. The prospects ere
growing brighter and the quantity
OF oil coming into the we'll increases
gradually. Several surface dspositA
OF oil have been discovered In the
country surrounding. No doubt OF
lists but that oil will be found In pay
ing quantities.
Waitsburg Times; Almost before
the presen, crop Of wheat 10 harvest.
ed. and while the bulk OF u 10 eth in
the fields. the sowing Of the nest
crop has begun. A number Of the
farmers in this part Of the country
will next Monday begin sowing large
fields Of Summer fallow land, which
the recent light rains have put In
excellent condition. Experience has
taught our farmers that Fail sowing
on fallow land 10 almost certain 10
produce splendid crops.
Last week thcrs was organized st
Chehalis. q company styling itself
the Chehalis Mining Company. Of.
ficers we're elected as follows, Pros.
ident. Major John T. Newiand; Sec.
rstary. Capt. James T. Berry: Treas
urer. VIM. NJ. Urquhart; Trustees.
@. NJ. L. Carmack. w. W. Francis
and Samuel II. Berry. Tue claim
that this company has located. 10
rich in silver. and the ore has been
we'll tested by competent assayis,..
A number OF claims have been 10.
Gated near by by Portland men.
More will be said in the nsar future
concerning these mines.
Messrs. Habersham and He'll, Of
Portland are principal movers in an
enterprise to be located a. Friday
Harbor In San Juan county, for the