Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-24
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Bears are reported numerous in the
vicinity of South Bend.
Ilwaco is growing. Seven new build
ing. are in colirse of erection.
A new eawinill il soon he built on
Striker creek, near South Bend.
The Republicans oi Ch.halis, Lewis
county, formed club On the Eth
inst.
Cranberry culture on Shoalwater
Bay gives promise OF IA profitable in
dustry.
! w. P. Pitts, Boisfort farmer, had
fifteen sheep killed 10y coyotes few
days ago.
A neat church, 20x40 feet with
steeple fifty feet high, is being built
for the Indians at Tulalir.
The South Bend correspondent of
/ the Oysterville journal states that
grist mill is being built on Mill creek.
The Oystervillc Jou,muI says the
capacity Of the sawmill 1t SUM hinc j.,
/ A new postotfice has been established
at Sultan City, on the upper Skyko-
mish river, with John Nailor US post
master.
The Chehalis Bee states that liquor
is still being sold in that town CON
traryao the local option law adopted
i III that precinct.
Two marriages last Week in Ga, hn-
lis county: Charles +. Sparks To Mls-
Dora +. Spencer, and Mr. Rose l..
Gribblc to Miss Clara H. Smith.
Clara Murdoch, arrested for SNUG
Cling and tried at Seattle, pleaded
guilty and WAS fined $3.50 and costs
and sentenced to 30 days imprison-
ment.
Six cars Of telegraph poles went to
the Front Monday. The wires are to
be extended to Tunnel city as fast as
the grade and bridge contractors are
out OF the way.
The Northern Pacific Railroad
Company received $1,000 for the
transportation OF the Minnie Hauk
Company from ST. Paul to Victoria
and back to ST. Paul.
/ The new salmon cannery At Monte
sano Is about ready to commence
work. Many nets are employed or
ready for IT, Chinese labor is largely
employed in the canncry.
A panther infests the neighborhood
vi Snohomish City. The animal re-
Gently followed I2-ycar-old girl for
some distance, but was scared away
before attacking the child
The Lewis county fair will be held
at Chehalis the last three days Of this
month, and upon the opening, Judge
Sears, OF Tacoma, will deliver an ora
ton to the people of Lewis county.
1t is understood that Mr.. Voorhees,
will speak ut places on the East side |
OF the mountains till the early days in
October The remainder Of the cam
paign season will be spent by him in
West Washington.
Several days ago John West, residing
near Chehalis, attempted to burn some
straw near his barn, and that editicc |
was destroyed by the spreading Of the
fire. His daughter drove the stock |
from the burning barn.
A car of iron pipe. 10 inches in di- !
ameter, went to Nelson Bennett Satur- |
day, to be used in conveying the wa
xnv 4 Sol & I.
run the second Ingersoll air compress
sor that drives the drill in boring the
tunnel.
George Rigney, of Pierce county, at
one time mail agent on the steamer
Erangei, died at Steilacoom, ON Sep
TENDER Sd, of consumption, aged 80
years, The deceased was born and |
raised in Pierce county, where he was
universally respected.
1t is stated that miscreants have
been literally supplying the Indians
near Alderton with whisky during this
season much to the detriment of the
hop growers, as Indians when full of |
that article are anything but good
hands in the hop fields.
The residence OF II. Helvy, a farmer
on the Steilaguamish, was destroyed
by fire several days ago Mrs. Helvy,
who was at home alone, succeeded in
saving sewing machine, stove and
some other articles. The loss is
heavy one to the farmer.
The Western Union intend to stretch
another wire between Portland and
Seattle, to be used exclusively for COM
mercial and press business. Work
will commence as soon as the wire is
received, probably within week, and
it will take about twenty days to string
it out.
1t is now fixed fact that the mud
flats about Tacoma are to be drained
and ship channel dredged to &C.
commodate the owners Of water front
property at the head of the flats. The
contractor, Mr.. Geiger, is already
commencing and will put the work
through without delay
The Snohomish Eye states that Wal
ter Reyes has commenced the work of
Transforming his recently acquired
MukilteO property into a summer re-
sort. The hotel is being renovated and a
large dancing platform is being built,
Meanwhile Walter is in Portland talk
ing about buying q theater.
At an early hour on Friday morn
ing the Congregational church in Mon
Il L,,,
fire which is supposed to have had its
origin in bitter church quarrel which
has existed for the past two years.
The business men OF the city have Of
fered 5000 for the apprehension of the
culprit.
The Republican county convention
met at Snohonish City and nomina-
ted the following ticket: Sheriff, Ben
jamin Stretch; Treasurer, /. Cathcart: