Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-14
Territorial Matt0rs

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A new G. A. R. post is to be in
stituted in Walla Walla, with twenty
five charter members.
A new law provides that the Sher-
if shall appoint female to accom-
pany insane women to the asylum.
Patrick Mcdonald, a violent luna.
tic, was consis ned to the Hospital
for the Insane, Monday, from Seat.
tie.
W. A. Reynolds, was married last
week at Portland to Miss Calle Allen,
aud returded to Chehalis with his
wife, few days ago.
At the recent city election in Ia.
coma, 1879 votes were cast, the
anti-cooIie labor ticket being success
full by good majorities.
John Laughlin and Maud Fetch.
er, of Lutte Falls. were lnarriedat
Chehalis last Sunday evening, Rev.
Cameron performing the ceremony
Married at the Good Templar's
Hall, WInlock, last Thursday even.
ing, F. F. Lewis and Miss Anne
Il .uklin, the Rev. NJ. NJ. Levi off.
eating.
Captain j. J. Gilbert and Mr.. J.
F. Pratt, of the Coast Survey Ser.
vice, have been directed to esta bllsh
accurately the longitude of Tatoosh
Island light.
Al. w. Crowell, of Walla Walla,
a writer OF some repute in that sec.
tlon, has taken to wiring dina now
els for Beadle e. Co., IS a paying
speculation.
An attempt to burglarizs the post.
office at Yelm, was made one night
last week. A window pane had been
removed, when the intruder was
probably frightened off.
Hon. T. j. Smiths residence at
Penewawa, occupied by j. P Smith,
was totally destroyed by fire last
Sunday afternoon. Most OF the
household goods were saved.
At the residence of his son, Thos.
A. Cline, in Sidney, Kitsap county,
Levi Cline lately died after a
lingering illness of about three years
aged 81 years, Z months aud 10
days.
The May number OF E. V. Small
ley's Northwest Magazine, Just re-
ceived, is largely devoted to written
and pictured description of Seattle,
making handsome showing for that
city.
The combined daily capacity of
the sawnills in Colville valley is
something like 10000 feet of lum.
Der, aad the output is consumed by
the trade equally as fast as it is pro-
duced.
The Spokane Falls Reriew saws:
j. L. Macarthur has received a list
OF over 1000 names of parties in
Pennsylvania who contemplate COM
ing to Washington Territory this
Spring.
There rs to be a picnic at Willow
Lawn district next Saturday for the
purpose of clearing ground prepare.
tory to building schoolhouse. This
IS a new feature of picnics, but little
fun lightens labors.
The Chehalis Nugget is authority
for the statement that not a China
man now lives in Lewis county.
where there were coo a year ago.
There are said to be only ffty-five
now remaining in Seattle.
Says the Union: Phillip Ritz
says there will DO 10 per cent. more
grain grown in the Inland Empire
this year, than ever before. This
is large increase. considered that
this is our " off year." great por.
ton of the grain land being in sum-
mer fallow.
A woman named Mrs. Hapner.
who came in from the coal mines to
Providence hospital, Seattle, for
medical treatment, became insane a
few days ago, and was examined be.
fore Probate Judge Wood and Or
dered committed to the hospital for
the insane at Steilacoom.
r. V. Mon,eith, Police Judge of
Astoria, accidently killed himself in
that city last Thursday, while hand
ling a gun in the aimory. He was
alone at the time and as the bullet
passed through his body almost
touching his heart. his death must
have been almost instantaneous.
Deputy Marshall Hamilton took
G. W. Lunsted and Olif Siurson to
the U. S. Penitsntiary, from Seattle
the other day, the former to serve
out short sentence for smuggling.
and tho latter to DO held for trial for
burglary and larceny committed on
the " Oldham House" reservation.
The schooner Kate and Anna that
came so near being wrecked, and
"oS sS"ON Ous VI tu0 OIodk0r6 Oy
the lifeboat, was beached at Monte
sano for repairs, and is now about
ready for sea again. having sustained
no greater injury than having the
calklng started from her seams and
the machinery considerably shaken
up.
The Schooner Trustee that went
ashore loaded with lumber near the
entrance of Gray's Harbor, is a
total wreck, and parties have been
busy for several days, with teams,
removing everything that is movable
and valuable from her. A good
part of tho dock load hoe already
washed ashore near Petterson's
Point.
A Chinaman was arrested at Spo.
kane Falls for having removed the
figures fifty from o revenue stamp
in q very skillful manner and pasted
them on 81 gleenback III such
manner as to make it appear as q
$50 note. What is most singular is
the fact that he succeeded in getting
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