Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-04-06
WHERE


Hos. II. MAUI VI IdCoIld, HAS guar
anteed Edwin Clark and his associates
bonus of three acres of land and
81 600 to ensure the erection of a
foundry at Ellensburgh.
Mr.. VIM. Lyle says in May he in.
tends to catch salmon at the lake above
Cle-ellum City. He says he will be
able to sell them very cheap, SO that
every person can indulge in the eating
OF that luxury.-Localizer.
The amount of consideration fo1
which deeds to property in Tacoma
for the first quarter of the year was
over $2,O00,OOO. In actual figures, il
is $2,O1O, 1880, or an amount equal al
most to the total of last year.
A syndicate of California capitalists
representing 81 100000, are negotiat.
ing for land in the Yakima valley for
colony purposes. Californians always
admire Yakima valley, and indeed it
is beauty.-Columbia Chronicle.
Sixteen districts in Whitman county
paid a special school tax the past year
ranging from three to ten mills. AT
COlfax district No. y the amount col
lected, S4 600, more than equals the
amount of the other fifteen districts.
In only two institutions in this Ter
ritory are prayers required by law, to
be delivered by chaplains paid by the
people-the Legislature and the Pen
itentiary. Don't smile now, because
this is a fact, strange as it may seem.
The following Grand and Petit
Jurors have been drawn for Mason
county: Grand Jurors-Robert Col
lins, J. w. Stubblefield, Thomas
Moran. Petit Jurors-W. S. Taylor,
J. NJ. Demming, w. B. Eaton, Joseph
Trainer.
The trains going west to the Sound
are crowded with people who were
blown out of the Eastern and Middle
States by the recent billiards.. Come
on, you blizzard-blown residents of the
East and middle West, there is room
for all that can rustic for themselves.
Last week, in Seattle, man named
George Fulsom attempted to murder
his room mate, named Thos. Hughes.
1t appears as though Fulsom saw his
partner exhibita number of $40 pieces.
The injured man sought medical aid,
and the chances for life or death are
about even.
Washington Territory exports seven
times more than it imports, while Cal
ifornia imports ten times more than it
exports. This shows that Washing
ton is in the most healthy condition
of any Territory, and on the highway
to a great prosperity in the FUTURE
Goldeadale Sentinel.
Joe Magrath, of Brainbridge island
shot an albatross near his home re.
Gently, which measured eight feet
from tip to tip. He brought the bird
to Seattle to have it stuffed and noun.
ted by taxidermist. 1t is said to be
the second bird of the species ever
killed on Puget Sound.
Localizer: The shinglc mills on
White River, Pierce county, are turn
ing out about 175, 900 shingles per day
There are three mills, and they work
about 100 men. They use cedar, and
that of the best kind. This industry is
advancing rapidly, and, will in time,
assume vast proportions.
OF the $4,000 on the tax rolls all
has been paid up except $1,000. Most
of the property delinquent is personal,
although the two Michigan timber
land companies have not yet paid up
the $500 against them. Taken alto
gether the taxes were never paid up
SO we'll in Whatcom county.
The other day at the Colony Mill
the two-inch iron shaft of the shingle
mill broke, which threw the saw
whirling at speed of 1900 revolu-
tons per minute into pile of shingles
near by. Had it struck any of the
hands around the mill, terrible would
have been the result.-Repeille.
Hops are starting vigorously. Offers
are made for the coming crop at
l2 to Ii cents. A surprising amount
of new fields are set out. Over twenty
claims were taken last week west and
south Of Orting. Quite a colony of
Germans are en- route to join their
friends and relatives who are here
Ledger.
The total valuation of Whatcom
county this year is about $S7O, 900, and
the tax levy is 90 mills on the dollar.
The highest tax payer is the Belling-
ham and British Columbia railroad,
which is assessed 81 $50 46. The Rev.
ellie says the plated town property on
Bellingham Bay alone cannot be
bought for twice the assessed valua-
ton of this entire county.
A correspondent to the Palouse City
NeWs from Pennington says: Quite a
quantity of wheat was hauled into
town last week, by the Indians from
the reservation. One old fellow had
four ponies with two sacks on each
which was as much as four horses could
haul in wagon. On seeing a wagon
with the same number of sacks pass
him, he pointed to his cayuses and
called out, all sane wagon"
Puget Sound saw mills are SO
crowded for lumber that they are COM
PEELED to run night shifts. All the
mills have orders ahead, and some will
be kept running until next winter on
their contracts. This insures season
of great prosperity throughout the
Sound country. That will stimulate
other business to such a degree that
the season will be one of the greatest
activity the Sound has ever expert
enced.
The Rereille predicts that during the
next ten years the Upper Nooksacl
and Lake country of Whatcom county
will yield more actual wealth thar
any similar scope of country on th'
Lower Sound. The timbe and Goa
resources of this region are unmeasr
ured, and will, in the near future, sur
prise the people who are now pioneer
ing the country. Coal mines, saw
mills railroads and business are no