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

GUS creditors.
The American Cranbe rry Asso-
citation reports last years crop at
500 900 bushels.
Three members of the Order of
United Workmen have died in this
Territory since March 1st, and Sc, 900
will be paid to their heirs by the Or
Ger.
The Knights of Labor of Snoho-
nish have passed resolutions to boy
Ott E. G. Ferguson for voting
against Munday's anti. Chinese bills
il the legislature.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
ptny announces that steamers on the
British Columbia and Puget Sound
rolte will be changed from eight
day to weekly trips.
Lewis county's forty-two school
districts have 1923 scholars, and to
zach one the apportionment of school
money is So 95, making a total ap-
)ortionment of SC, ,430 60.
Paris is arranging q baby-show
that is intended to serve science.
The parents will be catechised as to
heir habits, in order to trace here.
litary effects in their babies.
DR.. Sturgis, the physician at the
Puyallup Indian reservation, will
cave Tacoma for Kansas about the
first of April, and DIR. Mccoy will fill
DR.. Sturgis' place until an appoint
nent is made by the department at
Washington.
A little seven-year- old son of Mr..
L. Patterson, a sheep grower, liv-
ing near the mouth of the Tukanon,
Walla Walla county, was drowned
il the creek near his home last
week. His body has not been re.
covered yet.
Parties in Illinois are desirous Of
erecting q wooden mill at Whatcom
if they can secure suitable location
on the Lake Whatcom creek water
power. Every effort ahould be made
to induce the establishment of man.
ufacturing industries.
At the county seat election in Che
halls Upper Montesano received 361
votes out of possible 362 in that
city. The one Judas, however, is as
good as a hundred, to fix the suspi.
cion of treason on all who may not
have squarely toed the mark.
The Indians on Chehalis reserva-
ton since they have received their
patents, have been building some
nice little houses and making some
very extensive improvements. They
raft their lumber about twenty miles
down the river from Chehalis station.
"King's Messengers" is the name
of a new organization of young folks
to promote undenominational Gospel
temperance on physiological princi.
Piles. 1t requires several big words
to define its mission, but the object
is simple enough and is by no means
new.
Mr.. Dexter, Of Semiahmoo, wears
clothing made at home, of Whatcom
county wool. This simply illustrates
what industrious, energetic people
can accomplish. People do not
appreciate the necessity of home in
dustry, independent of the outside
world.
Section 2,747 of the code, as amen
ded, now reads: County orders
shall be redeemed by the treasurer
according to the priority OF their
issue. and it shall be his duty to
make calls for and pay county orders
whenever the amount on hand ex-
ceeds five hundred dollars.
Mr.. Darling of Quilleute. is expert
menting with spruce gum to prepare
it for the chewing market. His trials
so far have demonstrated its superior
ity over the Maine product and its
limitations. If his efforts are crowned
with success many fair jaws will wag
to call him a ducky Darling.
Capt. Smith, Paymaster, last week
circulated SONS of Uncle Sans coin
among the soldier boys at Camp Se-
attic. If the Rev. Banks succeeds
in having that city declared a per-
manent camp, it is thought that
these payments will in time relieve
the stringency of the money market
At former term of court at What
com, Judge Greene caused a new
venire of jurors to be summoned be-
cause no women were among the
number impanneled at first. Both
grand and petit jurors-all being
mon this term-were allowed to act.
The law is the same, but we presume
the judge has changed.
An Eastern Washington paper
says that st. Louis syndicate last
week purchased 1900 cattle from
stock men in Walla Walla at $24 q
head. They are negotiating fol