Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-03-26

another purchase of $500 worth
The cattle ale to be taken into the
British possessions north of Montana
for grazing.
The vote on the location OF county
seat in Chehalis, cast on the 18th in
slant resulted in GIG for City of Mon
tesano, 80 for Lower Montessno and
346 for Cosmopolis. The total vote
cast was lila. Montesano having
received q majority Of the votes cast,
is hereby declared elected county
seat until the next session of the Leg
islature.
Mrs. Sarah Mulkey, mother OF
Hon. N. 7. Cation, is now residing
with her son in Walla Walla. She
is 70 years of age. and feels young
yet. During the war of 1912 she was
in Washington and witnessed the
burning of the Presidents house,
and years afterward she stitched the
fine clothes worn by General Jackson
at his second Inauguration.
The Indians at Puyallup seem to
be slow in making the necessary pay
ment for the filing of their patents,
and the small amount each one is re-
quired to pay for a re-survey Of the
lands. As soon as these payments
are made Superintendent EelIs will
appoint a surveyor to re-survey the
lands allotted the Indians on the
reservation, so that the corners may
be readily found.
The 700 WEIGH families from the
coal regions of Pennsylvania, who
sometime since sent an agent to
examine into the inducements tho
Northwest offers to immigrants,
have decided to settle in Eastern
Washington Territory, between
Sprague and the Big Bend country.
The agents report was very favor
able. The 700 families number,
5000 persons, and they are the larg-
est colony that have ever changed
their place of abode.
Oysterville Journal: The people
of Willapa were somewhat startled
on the Sth to find the schoolhouse
burned down. The value of the
building was but little and the loss
to the districts would not be ielt but
for the fact that school was to have
commenced Monday, and the burn
ing will render it necessary for the
directors to rent another building
and purchase new supplies. The
fire was undoubtedly the work of an
incendiary.
The Yakima Signal says: Serious
apprehensions are beginning to be
felt that the boring of the tunnel
will be q more difficult task than was
anticipated. Up to this time the
mountain at the east portal has been
pierced for distance of sixty feet
and the rock proves to be a decom-
posed slate which crpmbles and has
necessitated timbering. 1t is hoped
that this is only the result of action
OF the elements and will not extend
in for any great distance, but fears
are expressed that it may DO other
wise.
The Wachusetts Packing company
OF Ilwaco filed articles of incorpora-
ton in the Auditors Office on March
I'd. Object: to pack and preserve
fish, meats and vegetables. Capital
stock, $4,000. B. A. Seaborg.
A. E. King and j. w. Seaborg. in
corporators. On the same day arti-
cles of incorporation of the Ilwaco
Land and Building association were
filed. The object of this last incor-
poration is to buy, lease, sell, hold
and use property. both real and
personal, and to erect halls and other
buildings. Capital stock, $4,000,
with 80 shares at $25 each. The
trustees are to be FIVE in number.
Tie remains of William Hancock
were discovered Oh the prairie near
Ritzville, Friday last. The deceased
had not been seen since the 14th of
January last, when he went out to
look for some horses. The weathe er
was bitterly cold, and it is surmised
that he frOze to death. He was
found by a sheep herder. 1t was
evident that he had become bewil-
dered and taken the saddle off his
horse and lay down and covered
himself up with the blankets. The
remains we're considerably decoln-
posed, but were still recognizable.
They were taken to Ritzville for
burial.
The Port Townsend Gail says that
Cal. Bannister, Indian Inspector,
who had just returned from the
Neah Bay Reservation. reports it to
be in first.class condition. His
mission, beyond that of inspection,
was to ascertain the fitness and
adaptability of the soil of some of the
reservations for agricultural pur.
poses. He says the Neah Bay res