Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-21
Territorial Matters.

Mrs. n. H. Stearns, of Fairview,
Lewis county, was suddenly stricken
with paralysis few days ago.
The Cascades tunnel was in SEQ
feet at the east end and $50 feet at
the west end on the 18th inst.
The marriage of Charles Brown,
Of Tacoma, and Miss Mary Benston,
Of Muck. Pierce county. is recorded.
The coal mine at Saltwater, Lewis
county, is being opened and several
men will be put to work before long.
A party of young men on the Puy-
a'lup is being organized for tho pur-
pose of visiting the glaciers as soon
as the weather will permit.
The Sumner postoffice has been
designated bv the Postmaster Cen
tral as a money order flee, to take
effect on or about July l, 1886.
Several car loads of nice beef cat
tle have been shipped from Chehalis,
Lewis county, the past week by the.
Donshoe Brothers and John Dobson.
There is one place down in can
Won on the Cascade branch, where
the railroad describes horse shoe,
which is 2t miles around and only
some l 500 feet across the hill at the
open end of it.
Sunday last another lot of opium,
consisting of 238 pounds was seized
at Tacoma, valued at about So, 500.
1t WAS found on board a sloop owned
by Lawrence Kelly. who is said to
be an old hand at the business.
MIR. f. H. French. of West Vir-
gina, has been appointed clerk for
III" Puyallup Indian agency, vice r..
Bradley, resigned. Mr.. French has
arrived and assumed his position.
Mr.. Bradley expects to locate III Sc
atlle.
Word comes from Port Townsend
that W. II. Whittlesey, Deputy Col
lector of Customs, has resigned. aud
that n b Colt has taken his place
Mr. Whinlesey will go into the ship
1'ny and commission business ut
P.,rt Townsend.
the grand lodge I. o. O. F. me- Is
IN Tac:,na next year Port Town
semi Was u candidate for the honor
"f hav.r. it meet there. In the vote
uS to where they would convene, Ia
coma WAS victorious over Port Town
send by one vote.
The n rthern Pacific Railroad
Cnmpany will begin in few days to
construct new station louise and
depot at Sumner. The building will
be similar to the station house at Sill
yer Like, on the line between Port
land and Tacoma.
The Puyallup Indian reservation
brass band will give an entertain
ment at the Alpha Opera House,
Tacoma, next Saturday evening.
The band has been practicing at the
reservation for the past three weeks,
and will give an interesting enter.
taiument, consisting of songs, recita
tons, lectures and music. Tamanos
and S!ahal will be q leading feature
A. we'll as brief history of Indian
habits and customs, and the mean.
ing of the word Tacoma" The
members Of the band are mostly
young men who are graduates from
the Forest Grove school in Oregon
and possess considerable talent.
The committee appointed to locate
permanently the grounds fol the
Pu. get Sound Chautauqua Assembly
have accepted proposition from
MIR. A. Macintosh to purchase, or
easy terms, Gardeners Beach," g
farm Oh the east side of the Sound
about nine miles south of Seattle
providing that no expense other
than current ones, shall be taxed Il
the Assembly, if they decide, upon
trial, to change the location at the
end of this years Assembly. The
location is described as very desir.
able, with two clear streams of watel
coursing through n pleasant grove
and a fine stretch oi sea shore. TUT
committee in charge are confident o
Il successful year.