Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-10-09
Territorial Items.

killed in "a drunken row, by his
brother, on White river, last week.
Tho company Of National Guard
at Montesano have received a CON.
plete outfit OF accoutrcmeuts, aud
are now fully equipped aud read,
for action.
John Chilhorg, Of Skagi, county,
mas probably obtained tho largest
average crop Of oats raised this sea
son. lie has twenty four acres,
which yielded llo bushels TO the
acre.
Two Frenchmcn are making ar.
rangements TO start an oil factory op.
pOslte Aberdeen. IL in their in,on-
ton to utilize tho oilal from the can
merry. from which they will extract
the oil.
-Four sawmills arc now running
in Whatcom county: Az Ferndale,
Ten mile, Blaine and Lynlon.
Nooksack Crossing wants sawmill.
where good trade and timber can bo
obtained
Capt John Waller and son, Of
Point Roberts, were drowned by the
capsiziLg OF their boat in a squall of
Chuckanut bay, on tho 2sth ult.
Mr.. Waller had long been u com
mander Of ships on this coast.
W. =. Wilson, living at tho forks
of the Wiskah, has added to tho col
lection for the New Orleans exhibit,
a cucumber which is feet . inches
long, and weighs eight pounds. He
has several others that range from
two to three feet.
The new tugboat to DO built by the
Tacoma Navigation Co. will bo 92
feet keel, 10 feet g inches beam, with
draught OF 10 feet q inches. Ii will
be constructed in tho most workman.
like manner, and fitted with the best
of machinery, equal in power to that
of the tug Tdcomd. Tho contractor
is Hiram Doncaster, builder Of tho
tug Tycc.
The Walla Walla Journdi relates
that relying upon promises made by
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company to quickly move the crop.
farmers along Snake river, near
Walkers landing. piled up 30 900
bags Of wheat on the river bank.
The boats did not como and the ris.
ing river soon saturated and ruined
much of the grain.
A sad and fatal accident occurred
on Friday night. few miles beyond
Lopgmire's place on Yelm prairie,
at the residence OF jacob Stone. II
appears that the dress OF u .yeai
old daughter OF Mr.. Stone caught
fire in some way. probably from com.
ing in contact with tho stove. and
before the flames could be exiin.
guished the lower half Of the un.
fortunate girls body and the neither
Limbs had been badly burned the
girl fingered in great agony for
some time, until death came TO her
relief.
John Guildy. who shot A. G. May
field and his son, Wesley. near Fern
dale last week, was hunted down
and killed. Tho sho.ing was n moe,
cold blooded affair, Guildy taking
both men unaware and shooting
them down like dogs; after tho
shooting ho set fro TO Tom Oxfords
barn, which was entirely consumed
with all its contents. Both crimes
were committed on account Of an
old grudge, for which Guildy was
wholly 10 blame. lIe fred two
shots at the posse who found him un.
der tree and demanded his surren-
der after which nine men smptied
their guns into him.
Mr.. Ezra Mssker. Commissioner 10
the New Orleans exposition for
Washington Territory. has under
taken the preparation OF two man
moth maps OF eastern and western
Washington Territory. These maps
will approximately show oil the lands
occupied and vacant In tue Tsrr,
tory. They will also be colored 81
as to show tho agricultural lands.
grazing lands, mineral bolts and
coal areas, and the location of the
Colville Chewelah and Sauk mines
Upon these maps will be indicated
the regions Of wheat productions
They will be compiled from The ls.ea
and most accurate surveys and probs
bly, DO tho best maps ever issued o
the Territory.
A new industry IL TO no started
at Friday Habor. on San Juan IL
land. by Portland capitalists. !
will DO an establishment for Oh,
, manufacture Of fish oil. fsh glue
fish guano. and also for pioklinl
] fish Tho ohicct is IN snaLa al ,a.