Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-01


weeks. The bridge is built, and tho
ca" viii he IN i.llcnsburg April /.
Tho United States did n wise
thing ia selecting an Island as tho
location for their Penitontiary in
tbs Territory. There many other
isiahdH IN Puget Sound, any one Of
which would b. better location for
'h' Tofr'lcriai fcnitentisry than
'i'hD Wal'I WUlln or Vancouver.
q We Leland. near Stollacoom, il
c'n'ouIchily located and II Walla
Nalla aud vancouver cannot agree
"" snsses, that tho Ponitentiary
be built on Cove Island. -Er.
\ nowly married couple. named
j. l.. ffoomo nnd Gallo Rothrock.
committed the bIunder 40 frequently
related Of innocon,s whom abroad.
"t blowing out the gas previous 10
reclining on tho nuptial couch. at
tho Slime House. Walla Walla. on
the eoning OF tho oath. and camo
very near sleeping the eternal sleep
IA consequence Of their ignorance
or neglect The clerk smelt the on.
Gaping gas, aud hy vigorous pound
ms on the door Of their apartment,
aroused lhom from lethargy aud pro
baby saved thor lives
Tho revenue cuttcr has returned
this week from the Quilleyute coun.
Try whcro Indiana were reported in
insuIrcction. No trouble had 90.
CURED except somo Of tho settlers
had ulod 10 drive the Indians on
land on which they lived, TO which
tho natives objected. Officers in
charge of tho troops state that tho
Indians require more protection than
tho whites IN that noighborhood. M
they oro badly imposed on. A ros-
ovation should be- set apart for use
OF the Indians At Quilloyuto. and tho
whites kept from settling within its
bounds
Ma'io EhllboiL Greenfield, wifo
Of Dr. Nelson q, Blalock, died nj
Walla Walla. December cath. shc
was born near lliilsborough. High
lani county, Ohio. April 2jth, isio.
ltom which place sho removed with
hu parents to Mount Zion, noar
Decatur, Ill. whcro on December
~, 1860, sho was united in marriage
/" her now borcayod husband. In
lHI2 they became residents Of Walla
Walla Sho has had born 10 her
-Four children two of whom, May
aud Rose, aged 10 aud II respect.
Ively, remain 10 mourn with thsir
"orrowing faihor in this their great
loss.
The steamer hiaho arrived al Port
Townsend on the evening Of tho 10th
uli from Alaska. From information
received hy Collector Beecher. tho
vessel was taken charge Of by the
customs force aud a strict search
made. resulting Ia The seizure Of he.
tween 900 aud 400 pounds Of pre-
lhiod opium, valued at about 80. $50.
Ihia opium was found ia tho ongi-
h'eIS dolar mont. The search in
''''I gong on. as II Is thought much
moro opium IL on boaId II In not
yet asceriaintd who owned the opi.
um, or whether tho officers Of the
ship are 10 blame Ia letting tie
goods mo On loard.
Frank Markham and Mis-. Ella
Young were 10 have been married at
Walla WALL December 23d. All
Tho arrangements were perfected.
nnd there was no suspicion Of failure
until the last hour, Thou the Young
lady received IA note from tho pros
peciivo bridegroom. stating that ho
had reached the lusiou that
they could never live happily TO-
go,her, and hc had decided 10 toll
her 40 a, the eleventh hour. rather
than render both miserabls for life.
Enclosod IA tho note was $40 in
money. TO pay her expenses 20 her
home IN Seattle. Markham left
town II vi,riol lie iustiasbls In any
ease. remarks the inieli,grncer, Il is
IN such case ~ ths one above msn.
toned.
wm 0rcig died nj his home on
the Nesqually plain. December 2O,h.
aged GO He was born In Fifeshire.
Scotland. aud came 10 the Uni,sd
States in isis lie joined tho Sec
ond artillery. L. y. Army. and cams
to Fort S,eilacoom, as one OF Cant.
iiIlls company. In August. 1sss.
lie was discharged In 1853. and en-
tered the service OF tho Hudson Bay
aud Puget Sound Agricultural Com.
pany, a, Fort Nesqually. whore 10
remained for ten years. and proved
himself To be an honest aud faithful
servant Ai'or leaving the service
oi tho company ho re-emp,ed 100
aores ~ land on the lower Muck
creet. where he resided till tho day
OF hts death. with the exception Of 8
couple OF years which hs served IL
the army. ~ 1904.