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

knights OF Pythias IN this Territory is
1,7OO, an increase of 62l. The grand
lodge reports $13,O 900 in cash and in
vestments. There was paid out for re-
lief 81 900. The next session is to be
held at Olympia.
A logger employed by the Union
River Company, at Clifton, Mason
county, cut one of the finest logs on
record last week. It measuIed 154
feet long, SO inches in diameter at the
but, % inches at the small end and
135 feet of it was clear.
Tree tffar was cut d5wn NEAR
Whatcom, yielded $4,000 feet of lum-
ber, which at $3.50 per thousand,
makes the tree worth 1862. The
Whatcom RereiHe says that timber
land in the county will average ten
such trees to. an acre.
The Walla Walla Rod and Gun club
has been reorganized. w. NJ. Clark
was elected President; d. J. Crowley,
Vice President; A. w. Dubray, Secre-
tary; ]. c. Eberly, Treasurer; z. K.
Straight, w. T. Arberry, S. J. Slime, A.
J. James and E. S. Kimmerly, directors.
Capt. AL. Harris and his life crew
made the first rescue of the season last
Wednesday on Peacock spit. The
lookout sighted capsized fishing boat
and fred the signal gun, the crew
cleared the boat and soon picked up
the two men and landed them at the
cape.
Thomas Drummond has leased the
Ginger place, near Port Townsend
fronting the bay, and has a force oil
men at work clearing the land pre-
paratory to commence the manufac-
ture of brick. Large deposits Of
the best quality of clay exist in that
locality.
The Teachers institute for the
Third Judicial District-Jefferson and
Skagit counties-will convene at La
Conner on Tuesday, June 5th. The
Territorial Superintendent, Prof
L. E. Follansbee, of Olympia, and
other able normal instructors will
be present to conduct the institute.
T. J. Miner, Superintendent of the
railroad and mining interests of the
Oregon Improvement Company
issued an order ON the oath inst,
closing down the mines Of the com.
pany at New Castle indefinitely, OF
until the striking miners apply fol
work. The capacity of this mine il
is about GOO tons day.
The U. 8. survey party are camped
at Beach, on Lummi Island. They
have a steamer, a hat-boat and a large
number of tents, giving their camp g
lively appearance. They are sounding
the waters and marking the shores
among the islands and along the
mainland, and it will probably be
some time before they reach Semiah-
moo bay.
The practice of racing in shinglt
mills in this region TO make biz
record and carry the broom" is sait
to have brought about a deterioration
in the quality of some of the products
and rejection of some shipments
There are plenty of poor shingles cas-
and it will not pay to freight sucl
goods two thousand miles if they ART
not first quality.-Puyallup Commerce
Following are the recently elected
grand officers of the Knights o
Pythias: G. c., Oliver Hall, of Colfax
G. V. c., John Forbes, OF Tacoma
Prelate, A. 8. Young, Of Walla Walla
G. NJ. of E., d. J. Coleman, of Wall,
Walla; G. X. of R. & s., Will d. Jen
kins, Of Whatcom; G. NJ. at A., J. c
Hattabaugh, of Lewiston, Idaho; G
l. G., J. F. Beardsley, OF Tacoma; G
o. G., NJ. d. Smith, of Spokane.
J. ID. Burkhart, blacksmith of Day
ton, has invented q plow that com
mends itself to all who examine j,
While intended for general use, it
especially adapted to hilly countr
and is pre-eminently a side-hill pillow
1t consists of two ploughshares, bac'
70 back, attached to a reversible beam
with movable handles, adjustable clevi
and various other new kinks, which t
be fully understood must be seen.
The King county commissioner
have passed an order that the indebt
edness of the county on January Is,
1888, amounting to about 500, 900, b
funded at the rate of FIVE per cent. pc
annum, and that bonds to the amoun
of sec, 900, in denominations of twent
year bonds, and that bonds to tn
amount of about $40 900, in denom
nations of 81 600 each be issued, to b
known as thirty year bonds.
Statistics showing the annual RI
ceipts of the postofiices of Oregon an
Washington during the fiscal yea
ended June 80, 1887, have been put
lished. There were nine offices il
Washington Territory whose bushes
exceeded $1,000. Seattle outranks al
with $l6,SO5, Tacoma $1O,99O, Wall
Walla $9,421, Spokane Falls $9,27s
Colfax $4,61S, Ellensburg $3,95l
Olympia $3.50, Port Townsend So
432, and Dayton $500.
P. Zahmer, chief engineer OF the W
and l. railway, arrived at Pennington
last week, and has engaged his part,
of surveyors. Several railroad con
tractors were in town during the weel
and it is understood that work will b,
commenced on this end of the line a
once. 1t is now thought that the roat
will change its route and enter the res