Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-05-18
as Iron wood. Michigan. A cache mad,

as Ironwood, Michigan. A cache mad,
by him in the woods near Alki Point
has just been found. 1t contained a
lot OF bedding, blankets, valises, boots
and shoes, hats, clothing, ladies' para
soils, and nicely carved work-box in
which was a lot OF cheap jewelry and "a
lot OF papers. He had evidently been
Il burglar before he went crazy.
In the parade OF the Salvation Army
at Tacoma, last week, was noticed the
form OF well-known tailor who is in
the habit of indulging in his cups fire.
quently. All hailed his reformation
with glee and hoped it would be last
ing. Their hopes were rudely shat
tered, however, when two hours later
on the fellow Was going about the
streets blind drunk, singing salvation
songs. His back had the appearance
OF bill board with circus in town.
1t WAS decorated with white handker-
chiefs, feather buster and time
table of the steamer Clara Brown.
Wicked Tacoma.
Washington Farmer: A canal, pro-
jected by John III. Stone, of Sumner,
and Orlando W. johnson, OF Pnyallup,
will tap the Tietan River Ga tributary
of Natchez River, flowing into the
Yakima one and half miles above
North Yakima), and follow the easter
" base of the Cascade Mountains
around the head of Cowychee Valley
and over the divide between the Cow
ychee and Ahtanum creeks, and its
lower extremity would be at Old Yak
ina City length, fifty miles; area OF
lands it would water, 100000 acres in
the valleys of the Cowychee, White
Hollow and Ahtanum.
Pasco Special: JOHN Cartright, a
well known stock dealer, and wealthy
disappeared in March, 1872, sixteen
years ago. His hat and coat were then
found on the bank of the river, and At
no other trace of him could be found
it Was presumed he had been drowned
and his estate was administered upon
although-no trace eoulds be found 81 :
large sum Of money, he was known t.
have. A skeleton has just been fount
near wherc Cartwright's house stood
and Che general impression is that III
was murdered. The finding OF The
skeleton was to many complete OK
PLANTATION of the mystery.
Yakima Republic: 1t was big day
among the Washington Territory In
dams on Sunday. About 500 of then
were collected fifteen miles from Ell
lensburg, in the Kittitas valley, to eel
citrate Tyee day.. Redskins were pres
ent from the Kittitas and Yakima val
legs, and from the Nez Perez country
from Moses band, from British Colum
bia and from Oregon. They INDUCED
in horse racing, dancing and Othe
sports, and the town was bare OF team'
Ills hundreds went to see the fun. Thu
streets of Ellcnsburg presented a pic
turesque sight, as there are usually
scores of Indians, in bright attire t.
be seen in all directions. The Indian.
are great horse traders and gamblers
Some of them rode out to the the races
on Sunday and came back without ;
horse or blanket to cover their cree
forms.
| P. Murray, Of Vancouver, has been
appointed Assistant Warden, AM
Frank Fiber, Clerk of the Penitentia
ry. The contract for drugs has beer
let to C. A. Hungate, for 1922. Fiv,
contracts We're awarded for the addi
ton to the Penitentiary, as follows
Easement for steam heater, stone
work, to Henderson & Jones, for 1896
brick and concrete work, Geo. II. Bar
Der, $50; carpenter work, J. r. Addi
son, $40; window guards, Pauly Jai
Building and manufacturing COmpa
ny, 1928; cell wing window guards, J
L. Roberts, 1897; carpenter work
Whitehouse & Crimmons, 81 $40
brick work Henderson & Jones
4 $2,541 stone and concrete work, Jas
Knott, 1925; cell and iron work, Paul,
Jail Building and Manufacturing Com
pany, $24,405; officers and guards
quarters, John L. Roberts, 81 ,l57.