Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-07-17
Territorial Items.

gam Of 2IO IN one wear
Of the / .U25 voters registered at
Walia Walln. 400 are women.
The Tacoma postoiiico has been
raised from u third to "a second class
rank
A pra,rie 6re destroyed several
hundred acres of grass near Rl,zville
last week
The total valuation Of property as
sessod ~ Columbia county for this
year foots up s2.575. i2O.
The Oiympmn ran into tae .i"cm,
al the wharf n, Poit Townsend, sun.
day morning. doing some damage To
both steamers.
MAJOR J. \ Jones has been np.
pointed Deputy Collector at Seattle
10y Mr., Bcech,r. and has relieved
Frank Seldel, who has held the Office
several months.
The infcliigcnccr IL threatened by
si0. 900 libel suit, Mr.. Woolery,
the Chic! O! Police. considering him.
self aggrieved to that amount for
criticisms on his official conduct.
A largo party of miners. with their
tools, etc. have left Seattle Tor Tex
ala island. The Puget Sound Iron
Smelling Company arc making pre-.
parations to resume operations In q
short time.
There has been just the feathers
weight Of rain too much In some 10.
calilies IA Eastern Washington,
breaking down some heavy fields Of
grain. end in few instances rus. on
wheat has appeared.
The cattle shipped from Washing
ton Territory 10 the Eastern Mon
lana ranges this year were collected
~ follows: Yakima 1877 cars, Ken
nobeck 90. Pasco 81, Wallula 2O2,
Lind ls2, Sprague 10 and Spokane
Falls l0l, making 7Gl cars.
Mr.. q. W. James. Deputy County
Surveyor Of snohomisb. proposes to
raisc u large flag on the summit Of
Mount Rainier. for the sum Of 900.
lie il one of the party who made an
ascent last year. whose published
account has been discredited in some
quarters,
snohomish Champ,ens Andrew
johnson and Charles Shulix brousht
from a tributary Of the Sultan river,
one day this week. about tlB In eold
dust Of q very fine quality. which
was taken out In two days by The
two men. Prospects Tor rich mines
ON this river are good. The miners
are now ready 10 20 TO sluicipg, and
expect large return.
The oil excitement at Tacoma 10
assuming q shape which will coon
determine jus, how many I" millions"
there are IN u. OF whether the diet
10 still To be " turnips aud water"
Two companies have been organ
lied TO sink wells. One has the
machinery on route. and tho other
has organized and B. planning for
immediate aud vigorous work.
walla walla Uaion; Wheat cut.
ting commenced on the Blsloch
ranch last week Three hssdsrs
were in operation. In q few days
eight headers aud two big shrsshsr,
will be at work. An estimate Of enc
days wort gives an average Of forty
bushels per acre. As there are g.
200 acres In wheat In the field, Il |.
evident that the total product will
DO $1,000 bushels. One area Of 400
acres. Il IL predicted. will produce
aisty bushels 10 the acre. The
grain Is plump. large. Of brigh,
color and withou, smut.
From the Chehalis Nagyss II 10
learned that the Rev. w. ID. Mo.
farlsnd. Who occupied the pulpi, Of
the Presbyterian church IN this CITY
number Of weeks. has decided n
locate ~ pastor of the Presbyterian
church At Chshalis. 10 sucessa the
Rev. Mr.. Brouillet,s. Mr.. MuFsr.
land had call 10 60 10 walls Wal.
ls. but prsis,s 10 locate in Western
Washington. in order that hs NAV
bs In bsiisr poaition 10 sosiisss Ais
Efforts In behalf Of the ssssllisA.
msni Of . school ios deal mu.ss. 4
project hs 10 ds,srninsd 10 carry
oss' u the work oaa be sceempliahsd.
The matter will bs broush, hsiess
The nsat Legislature and ss sGost
made 10 secure assistance In ssssb.
fishing sneh school. Ii the me...
time Mr. MeFarlsnd proposes 10
keep The matter before NE people
aud vii! personally correspond with
each member Of the nsst L>si.ls.
,ur., with . view Of interesting them
In the project.