Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-03
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The Snohomish river is lower than
it has been for years.
Klickitat county has instructed for
K. Q. Dunbar for Delegate.
The Chehalis new -four mill started
up its machinery on the 26th inst.
The NJ. f. Conference have decided
to locate their proposed college at Port
Townsend.
Mountain fever is killing a good
many horses in Umatilla and Walla
Walla counties.
Chehalis has no fire department,
and there is talk OF organizing a hook
and ladder company.
In Dayton they utilize the water
melons for scientific, medical and
mechanical purposes"
Court convenes in Seattle Monday,
and at this term will be tried the in
dicted citizens for conspiracy.
Judge Langford has received his
second commission, taken the oath OF
Office and entered upon the discharge
Of its duties.
The Episcopal Sabbath school OF
Chehalis recently received a gift OF
s0O books from St. James church of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A sturgeon was recently caught BY
Indians in the river near George
Walkers place, which was eleven feet
in length and weighed 500 pounds.
Whitman College has just received
from its Eastern solicitor, Rev. DR..
Barrows, 800, the last instalment OF
fund for the erection OF Young
mems hall.
The logging camp about two and
one half miles above Snohomish City
belonging to W. X. Merwin and N.
Smart OF Seattle, Was DESTROYED bv
fire last week.
Colfax was overrun last Saturday
by mob OF fifty or sixty discharged
railroaders, who detied the Sheriff and
his deputy and did as they pleased, to
the terror of all good citizens.
The Tacoma Coal Company have
erected twelve coke ovens at Wilkeson,
and will continue building until they
have one hundred. The ovens have a
capacity of one ton of coke per day.
The farmers find ready market for
their products along the railroad line,
in Kittitas county. Nearly every
house along the road is said to be q
feed yard and house OF entertainment.
Farmers in the Wenatchie country
have built ditch eight or nine miles
long, and carrying 400 to 500 inches
OF water. The land which will be irri.
gated is said to be OF excellent quality.
A large number of saloon men from
Tunnel City have gone to Seattle,
where they will test the validity of the
action of the King county officials in
causing their places of business to be
closed.
An effort is being made to have a
telephone line from Tacoma to
Puyallup. Seven hundred dollars is
the necessary sum. Puyallup has
raised its half, but Tacoma is, as usual,
considering the matter.
Work on the penitentiary buildings
is progressing rapidly. The etockade
in some places, has reached IL feet,
while brick is being laid on the annex
to the building and brick laying will
commence this week on the main
structure
The Mt. Vernon Neu, figures up the
losses by the recent forest fires in that
vicinity as follows: Mckay & Millett,
$4,000; Longiellow Bros, 81 900; Ball
& Barlow, $1,000; D. storrs, $500; c.
H. Kimble. barn and contents, 81 1000
W. W. Tinkham, $400. Total, $1,000.
Onthe morning OF the 18th ult., Nor
gan Williams Snohomish county, was
found dead in the field where he was
at work on his fathers ranch on the
marsh south OF Snohomish. It seems