Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-03-09
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Flowers are said to be in bloom at
Ritzville.
Eastern Washington travellers conf
plain of poor hotel accommodations at
Palouse Junction.
Washington Territory will have six
delegates and six alternates in the
Chicago convention.
During the past season there has
been 100000 bushels of wheat mar
keted at Garfield, says the Enterprise.
A seven-year-old son of James Knox,
of Puyallup, fell down stairs. Spinal
meningitis set in and the child died
Tuesday.
The Ellensburgh National Bank
has been organized with $4,000 capt.
tai. Van b. DeLashmutt, of Portland,
is President.
According to n local paper there
are now Al real estate firms in Spokane
Falls, with some of the back counties
to hear from.
L. II. Cornell, of New York, has
been appointed Register of the Spo-
kane land office, vice J. G. Barney, de-
faulter, removed.
Keep your eyes peeled for counter
felt silver dollars. There is said to be
quite II number in circulation through
the country.-Dayton Inlander.
Mr.. Shannon is President of the
New Board of Trustees of the Hospital
for the Insane, Stephen JudsOn Secre-
tary and Saml. G. Woodruff Account
ant.
George Roberts, of Ellensburg, has
received II patent on track-laying
engine, which can lay from two to
three miles of railroad iron day, with
the aid of six men.
The Localizer says: "There are men
in Kittitas county who own from 30 to
$50 cows and are eating packed butter
made in California, and are buying
hams cured in Chicago"
Pomeroy needs a soap and cheese
factory to carry on both lines of in
dustry indicated. For two such bust
nesses there is u fine opening and
profitable futures.-Int'eIeaGent.
A correspondent in Dayton paper
urges the farmers of Columbia county
to get in and do for themselves by hav-
ing warehouses and blacksmith shops
to compete with others and do for
themselves.
| Last week at Tacoma William Mar
tin, who murdered Fred Neitsel, was
arraigned and pleaded not guilty. The
trial was set for Monday, with leave
to withdraw the plea. The defense
will probably be insanity.
North Yakima proposes to introduce
water works ON the Holly system, pay
ing therefore by an issue of bonds, the
interest on which shall not excee1
81, 900 year. That town is sensible
and ought to have a high forehead.
1T is stated upon good authority
that the big mill owners are forming
combination or trust" to cut down
the price of logs and shut off competi-
ton. Now let the loggers organize
, and corporate for their protection.
Tacoma News: The question of the
} Methodist University is definitely set
, tied beyond doubt in this city. On
the authority of Rev. Mr.. DeVore it
can be said that positively it will be
, located in the Smith & Fife addition
r as soon as the details can be arranged.
During January cargoes Of 81, 769,-
600 feet of lumber were shipped from
, Puget Sound, divided as follows: Port
Gamble, 1917 600 feet; Port Blakely,
1904 900; Tacoma, $685.! 600; Port
Discovery, 4,O23, 600; Port Madison, :, :
O5O,OOO; Utsalady, 2,2SO,OO0; Port
Ludlow, 6,25O, 900; Port Hadlock, L.
O5O,O0O.
Aberdeen Herald: We learn from an
entirely reliable source that a company
/, has been formed to boom the Che
halls river at Higgins Island. 1t is
estimated that the proposed boom will
cost $25, 900. As the company is made
up of prominent mill men and loggers
on the river and harbor, there is no
: doubt as to the scheme Undertaking..
The Walla Walla Statesman MARBLES
as follows: The Republican papers Of
the Territory are trying to create q
breeze on account of Governor Sem
pies appointments of the commission
ers of the penitentiary. They can pos
sess their souls in peace, for one OF the
commission is Democrat, another
, belongs to the Peoples party and the
third is Prohibitionist.
Mr.. John L. Wilson of Spokane
Falls has told the Chronicle since his
return from Washington, that Mr..
Voorhees, will not be a candidate for
Delegate to Congress again. Another
matter which might be of local in
tercst, he said, is the report, coming
with authority, that the Northern Pa
cific has decided to pay tax on the rail-
road lands unsold, which will be big
thing for this Territory in pecuniary
point of view.
: ]. H. Zimmerman, the murderer of
VIM. Sterling, was sentenced last FRI
day morning, by Judge Turner, to be
, hung ON April 9th. The prisoner bore
the trying ordeal coolly and showed
very little emotion. No order was is
sued by the court to keep the man in
Jail, and in fact the Sheriff of Klickitat
county states that there has been no
idea OF any such action, as they are
fully prepared to guard the prisoner at
Goldendale.- Wdlia Statesman.
Madam Lucier, niece of the late
Archbishop Blanchet, of Oregon, and
of Bishop Blanchet, Of this diocese,
died on the 26th ult., at the hospital of
the Sisters of Charity at Vancouver.
She was born in Quebec, Canada,
about seventy-five years ago, and came
to Oregon about 1916. The funeral
took place from st. James Cathe-
dral, in that place, Wednesday, at 8 80
4. N. She leaves y host Of friends i'll
Oregon, Washington and San Jose,
Cal. She leaves sister near Olympia.
At Port Madison last week largo