Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-18
The Cheney COmnty-seat Matter


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/ :" VIII -. ~ ! "hlnc faiiS' Mar"iiaii or
h'i'N "l' f"''f"aiS are h''iit ON hoSl,
N'7' l''h' Il,i' = ana, ~ th"Sc proposed
'IIlh h'@ viii J." ballt i"r me purpose ~
carr ing our crops I, hl'rNci' IL l. salc
T." say tha' thtN VIII re run through the
'.h''r ~ our famous wheat neit from
w" N'lhi'N" l farihlhgt"h ia h"salia,
sP""Gi'' 'hrh"N& Mcditai Lake ana
davenport mi" the III. Bend country.
!" anyone. ~ all acquainted with the to-
l'EraphN "i "hr section OF country, 1t Is
evident tiiat the iinSer ct destiny unerr.
ihslN points I" Cheney as the place "i
junction. 81 these branch lines with the
main line Of tie y. l.. X. X. If Cheney
secures this advantage, II Is beyond dis
rutc that the county seat should remain
at this intersection uf the railroads tray
"tslng cur county. II. however, some
other place should he favored IN this
way, Il viii then be time and the proper
time {" asItatc AMI settle the question OF
l"atinn OF the county seat.
", t"i number oi years, Washington
Territory has stood IN the antc-chambcr
"i our national capital, pleading Tor adj
mission INTO the sietcrnood oil States.
Win her phenomenal growth III popula-
ION, wealth and Importance, the day
cannot L" distant when her prayers will
u" granted and tins Territory, with the
northern portion of Idaho annexed, will
assume the honors and responsibilities
"i statehood. THIS much desired event
may occur WITHIN the coming year. 10
people familiar with that country, 1t Is
ctl'lent that the annexation OF northern
Idaho I" Washington viii necessitate IA
complete REIMBURSEMENT OF county lines in
our Hc't'"h' II me wishes ana conven-
fence "i our population VIII DE consulted.
W. We are apparently on me eve OF
gi"a' mining ,mVei"pihcntS III the Vol
,ii'. '"ur Ahne ana other INNING
"lsuit'S' me ii'ica,iohs are mat these
promising 'hlh'S VIII Within year or
'"", utmost reN"i1'ionizc the present
'"hU'h'hS "' our REGION. important
h'lh'i's ,"WliS' ipcal eei,'crS "i diS!ribu-
u"h anu i,'i'H "' ,raNci ana frame ny
i"'' ~ '','""N WIZ y" es'aoii@ied ana
a"ah'"h''t 'S 'i'' cNiscH,ics Oh me hcur
"'na,i"' III 'rtsar" l." tncii, all ~ OK
p..','," IN" Na."o conjecture III pre-
scn'' pun '''e mex. year OF Nv, Two VIII es-
"u',e" i''"N' ~ '"eSe coi"i'ioiis Oh Il
"i'' "aTiS anu iu'iiish hia'eriai ior pro,
per "gi-ia.i'h aS I'd county iihcs ana
''nn'E s'ai .,;
',h' u VIII appear rom the above mat
MN p'npcl irea,'' Tor the present con-
'''''l anu ".'i',palc,i important changes
~ our county u VIII De iar moSe wise
~ w. "aN' nv, 'A's''nS re'I'iohs ana 10
''''n Wv .'n'c M''''i ''ic nralch INES
-na,' w ,p''1'' 'o'ci, "nen tic ieTrii"[y
WIN ."i'''e',' i'i''o hilheNeu, st'ii DE
"'','' ~, anu "nci' 'hr mining camps
a,' ''iilt hcNe'ole". men, ana prop
AMY ~ thc u'ii" oi meeting Oh the next
ifaiS'a'uf'' VIII nave come the proper
t,ho Tor an lh'eiligcnt adjustment
~ '"1nsy il'cS anu permanent location
~ '"u'ilE scar, h"' "i,iv ii our vicinity.
~" '''"',sh'''t ai' 'hat vast region %
.nS'e'n mnShl'le'"h. Any action now
'"Nch ~ nus 'n'''ter Is premature ana
oa'n", 'i,' ~ WORK great inconvenience
a"'' ""''lF''l'i 'speslaiiy !" our rural
p,l'i'a'"'n: "hnn l"'uf' Legislatures
W.. w l ~. !" fcili''is.
"n' ih'fc ~ very niue inconvenience
W "'lN "h'' ", 'i'c rNis,iig c"h'ilti"ns IN
ral, .'"" n,, - ma',l'a ,., ','aa Hl"kaIe
a'N ."''",,H ~ present iarger popu-
..'''n .''''n 'ri''H Nc''Ner pace mas
""'"',''' "4S'''''i'c ~ supremacy boti,