Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

A humane society is the latest or.
ganization of Seattle.
Great interest has been taken in the
Moody meetings at Walla Walla.
| A new Jesuit college is contemplated
for Spokane Falls, to cost 100000.
Only two arrests were made in Van
couver, this Territory, during Novem-
Der.
The amount received for retail liquor
licenses in Seattle during the past six
months is $50, 500.
A sawmill is being built at Coupe
vile, WILDLY Island, and will soon be
in active operation.
Yakima county has bonded its in
debtedness of $4,000 to Judge ]. r.
Lewis at 6 per cent.
Thirteen carloads of tiles have been
ordered shipped to Puyallup from the
Fox Island Clay Works.
Mrs. Maria Coupe, one of the Oldest
residents of Coupville, died of paraly-
sis, at the age of 70 years.
Frank P. Lotus, of Port Townsend,
has been appointed Inspector OF Gus
toms, to succeed Mr.. Ronald, re-
signed.
The bakers of Spokane Falls have
formed trust and will hereafter
charge 10 cents instead of for a loaf
of bread.
Lucy Bland, IL years old, living on
the Duwamish, has been missing for
several days. It is feared that she is
drowned.
Major George w. Barter, late man.
aging editor of the Spokane RevieW,
has been sent to the insane asylum at
Steilacoom.
The Good Templars OF Port Town
send have let contract to Peter
Stockland, to erect hall upon their
property for $4,000.
The name of Mill street, Seattle, has
been changed to Yesler avenue, and it
is expected that the old patriarch will
donate triangular lot on the "ave."
for public library. Seattle is far-see-
ing.
While on her trip to Seattle last
week, the steamer Eliza anderson
struck a rock near Guemes island and
punched hole in her hull. She ran
ashore to keep from sinking, and after
the damage had been temporarily re-
paired she proceeded to Seattle. The
Quincy took her place for the next
trip.
The Spokane News INDUCES in this
cackle, which will set the whole barn
yard in exultation, as it is the truth,
neatly and tersely expressed: Wash
ington Territory is the biggest thing
out. 1t has more timber. more coal,
more iron, more copper, more gold and
silver, the biggest and best harbor, the
finest soil, the most magnificent eli
mate, the biggest little cities, the
brightest young business men, is max
ing the most rapid development, and
has the grandest future of any COM
monwealth in the Union.
The Journal is assured by August
Weiss, of the Willapa, that lie contem-
plates the early establishment of a
starch factory upon the Willapa. We
are pleased to note this fact as we be-
lieve it will prove of great importance
to our country. From the potatoes Mr..
Weiss has SO far experimental with he
has been able to get about 16 per cent.
of starch, but there are potatoes that
will yield as high as % per cent. and
even %. He expects to put up fac
tory that will make one ton, or 1000
pounds of starch day, and as the
wholesale price of that commodity is
from 10 to IL cents pound, the pro-
duct of this enterprise will amount to
number of thousands a year, besides
aid in utilizing much of the land now
lying dormant. An acre planted to
potatoes ought to yield 400 bushels to
the acre and enough potatoes can be
raised Oh the Willapa to keep an ex-
tensive factory busy. The offal, Mr..
Weiss says, is excellent for cattle and
can be bailed the same as hay and fed
to work cattle.