Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1857.


and specific charges of malfeasance
against Frank ]. Parker, President of
the Board of Penitentiary Commits
sioners. Mr.. Parker Indignantly de-
MES the charges.
The Moss Bay Hemitite Iron &
Steel Works of Cumberland, England,
will establish 81 ,OOO,0 900 plant for the
reduction of iron and steel at Seattle,
the most extensive Bessemer steel works
i'll America, which will give employ
ment to 1000 men.
G. w. McCloskey, near Oaksdale,
Whitman county, raised twenty-five
hundred sacks Of barley last year, on
eighty acres of land. On anoth er
piece of eight acres he raised three
hundred and fifteen sacks OF the
same kind of grain.
Katie Fitzpatrick, OF Davenport, Lin
coin county, accidentally pricked one
of her eyes with scissors point a few
months ago. This WAS neglected, and
now the young lady is in Portland,
where the eye was removed to prevent
the loss of the other.
1t is admitted that there is u short
age in the wheat crop this season all
over the United States. In the Pa
louise county the farmers will all have
abundant crops. There is every rea-
son to believe that they will receive
good prices this fall.
Marcus Dillworth shot and killed
Andy Heart at Conconully, recently,
during quarrel over a poker game.
Marcus now laEguishss in the Spokane
Jail. Heart is said to have been one of
the toughest characters that ever trav-
ersed the western country.
Pasco Headlight: Capt. Gray had
green peas, new potatoes, lettuce and
radishes for dinner last Sunday, May
Ii, all raised in his garden this year
without irrigation. He also sent a
sack or green peas to Tacoma last
Saturday, May II, to Mr.. schulze.
The Spokane Falls authorities are
about to start crusade against the
saloons and gambling places. They
have decided that the saloons must
close on Sundays, and the gambling
places are to be suppressed. A Wig
oyous prosecution of all offenders will
be made.
The Tacoma Lime company is
building quite village at Reche har-
Dor. They have already completed
six colleges, all built of Seattle ma
terial and by Seattle mechanics, and
to-day the company calls for tenders
for twelve more cottages, a school
house and a church.
The North Yakima land Office has
recorded the three new town sites of
Midland, Bradley and Parnell, in the
Big Bend. Midland is eight miles
northwest of Waterville; Bradley is
thirty miles northwest of Waterville !;
and Parnell is twenty-four miles di-
rectly east of Waterville.
A Chinaman named Fui, while
trucking lumber on the mill wharf at
Hoquiam, had his legs crushed by a
heavy timber falling on them. His
wounds were dressed and after few
days Of intense suffering he either
died or was killed by the Cinnamon ac-
cording to their custom.
John c. Ohlert, of Seattle, has lately
discovered and pre-empted ledge of
fine marble on Orcas island, and he
and his partner, also a Seattle man,
are preparing to build wharves and
make other improvements preparatory
to developing the quarry. The ledge
is said to be 100 feet wide.
The directors of the Northwestern
Fireman's Association have decided to
change the time and place of holding
the annual meeting and tournament
from Portland to Seattle, July 2, 3, 4,
5 and 6. Portland had promised to
raise $1,000 for prizes, but failed to do
so, consequently the change was made.
Several fiat cars from the east load
ed with Car wheels and axles for the
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern rail-
way have arrived at Seattle. The road
at present cannot begin to handle the
traffic offering along the line, and for
that reason the company has a large
force of men building box, fiat and
logging cars.
The Territorial military board has
awarded the contract to q Cincinnati,
Ohio, firm for making 500 dress uni
forms for the National Guards of
Washington Territory. A contract at
the same time was awarded for uni
forms for the brigadier-generars staff,
and for four sets of colors, the total
contract amounts to $4,000.
NJ. j. and Steven Carkeek were the
successful bidders for the construction
of the Government lighthouse to be
erected on Destruction Island, forty
five miles southwest of Cape Flattery.
The lighthouse complete will cost
$lOO, GOO, and the contract of Messrs.
Carkeek covers all material and work
on the building with the exception Of
the iron work, WI, il has not yet been
awarded.
The Tacoma Ledger says: Gen.
tr ALA is destined to be q city in the
near future. Her coal beds, when
opened, will give employment to hun
dreds. There 10 coal in the hills all
along the line from Centgalia to
Seatco, and even further. There has
also been found coal in abundance up
Lincoln Greek, about ten miles from
town, which is said to be Of better
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