Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-01-06
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Coal is very scarce in Seattle, and
dealers have advanced the price from
81 to s. per ton, and some persons
are paying &c and 81 per ton.
Louis Lopez, an old gambler, went
crazy at Spokane Falls the other day
and was taken to Steilacoom. 1t Is
thought that the excitement attend
ing his calling unsettled his mind.
Yakima Republic: Next spring a
hundred thousand head of sheep from
Oregon, where they are taxed, will be
driven over on Yakima's thousand
hills to eat out and destroy the bunch
grass ranges What is the legislature
going to do about 1t?
Two new churches are being built
at Winlock, one by the Methodists and
one by the Baptists, and the school
house is the largest and best equipped
in the county. At present there are
200 school children in the district. OF
which about $50 attend Sc hool.
Since the inauguration and opera
ton OF the Satsop railroad, several
other exclusive logging roads have
been built, including the Puget Sound
and Gray's harbor railroad, which be-
longs to the Port Blakely mill compa-
ny; the Blanchard railroad, in which
Ex-Governor Alger, of Michigan, is
largely interested, and the Union riv-
er road, which belongs to the Puget
mill company. All except the Blan-
chard are located in Mason county.
S. c. Slaughter, secretary of the Han
naford valley and Nesqually river rail
road, says that the survey of that road
has been completed and work will
commence on it in the spring. 1t runs
from point about ten miles east OF
Tenino n distance of % miles to a
point on Puget Sound nearly opposite
Fort Nesqually, or the old Hudson bay
company's headquarters. There is an
abundance OF coal at the eastern end,
included in the two sections of land
which the company owns.
Gen. A. Anderson, chief engineer of
the Northern Pacific Railroad for the
past eight years, has resigned his po-
sition to take the vice-presidency of
the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Railroad. In his official capacity he
has seen the Northern Pacific grow
from 600 to $500 miles of track, re-
tanning his position through all the
changes of management and vicisi-
tudes of the road. Gen. Anderson re-
tires with well-earned reputation for
integrity and ability, and a host of
friends wish him success in his new
field.
The Northeastern Lumbermdn says:
" The lumber business on Puget Sound
was never in n better condition than
now. Most of the trade is coming
from southern California, where an
unparalleled building boom is ram
pant. Local orders, too, are away be-
yond former experiences, and foreign
trade on the increase. Under these
conditions it is difficult to imagine
what would be the result if a number
of heavy orders should come from
CHINA thing which is liable to occur
within six months or year.
The clerk Of the district court at Sc
attic has received the papers from
Walla Walla in the case of Charles
Henry VS.. T. J. Hamilton. Henry
sues United States marshal Hamilton
for $51297, with interest, balance OF
account for services rendered in 1886
rs deputy United States Marshal. Mr..
Hamilton denies that he owes the
plaintiff anything, and states that he
has advanced to him $3.50 more than
the amount his services were worth
during the time he acted as deputy
marshal The case was brought in the
first Judicial district at Walla Walla
and is transferred to this court on a
change of venue.-P. l.
Chehalis Vidette, December %: Jo-
seph Woods, living on Black creek in
forms us that on the 18th of this
month he gathered his cattle in from
the wood pasture, owing to the danger
from falling trees and limbs, and wa
somewhat surprised to find them beef
fat. These cattle were in much better
condition than those which had been
running on clover pasture all summer,
which may be partly accounted for
from the fact that the past season has
been rather dry. The wood pasture
is in excellent condition and would
keep the stock in good flesh through
out the winter without feeding par
ticle of hay, were it not iron the dan
ger arising from the falling of trees.