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get that naval station. When it is
once decided there will be boom
that will make the past seem tame
indeed.
Walla Walla county has lady su-
perintendent of schools, and the
Union speaks of her in the most
complimentary manner. She has
made the schools pride to the peo-
pie of the county
From Walsh county, Dakota,
comes an appeal for all to prevent
the settlers from starving. Who
knows Of a case o: destitution on
Puget Sound? This is the differ
ence between ffoaen Dakota and ia
vored Washington Territory
The city council will do itself no
credit if ii obstructs the building of
that motor line of street railroad.
The subsidy has been pledged by en-
terprisiDg property owners, and all
that remains for the city government
to do is to accord its gracious con.
sent for the improvement to go on.
The announcement concerning the
arrangements for the funeral of Mrs.
Jay Gould was that everything would
be dCEg in the simplest manner. 1t
is well. II there is ever a time 7~hen
display is highly out of place, it is
on such an occasion. Simple funer
al customs are demanded all over the
country.
The Olympia STANDARD thinks the
members of the Legislature who met
in Olympia were setnated by an
anxiety 10 exercise their newiy-at>
CURED powers. More probably, as
idea; are often concealed by words,
editor Murphy was anxious lest the
new legislature disturb the present
territorial officers, and shorten their
terms in some way.
The Glouster fishermen sent 10 in
vestIgate the Puget Sound fisheries
report paying quantities of halibut,
and have organized a fishing fleet,
and will make their headquarters on
Port Townsend Bay. This means an
addition Of not less than a thousand
to our population, and untold thou
sands of dollars to our current vol~
ume of trade.
II that motor line could extend
right around the shore line of the
bay, SO that visitors and sight-seers
could get view of the business part
of town, and at the same time visit
the iron smelling works and saw mill
at the head of the bay, the local bene
fit would be immense. 1t would pay
property owners to offer heavy in
ducements for shch an enterprise.
The Oregon legislature is in ses-
sion Hon. Il. L. Smith, of Hood
River, Speaker of the House, is
Grand Master of the A. o. U. ". for
Oregon, Washington and British Go
lumbia. Hon. Joseph Simon, Presi-
dent of the Senate, shows that he
still has firm grip on the politics of
that State. Republican unanimity
for Senator Dolph's reelection is
quite complimentary to that gentle
man.
If Port Townsend people do not
see to it that they get the best of ho-
tel accommodations this year they |
Will suffer untold business loss as a |
result. Strangers coming Will no
tice the glarlng lack, and will shun |
the town. The need of such advan-
tages has been felt by every city of |
Importance in the northwest or on |
the Pacific coast, for that matter In
every instance-Port Townsend thus
excepted-the people have taken hold
and have set a magnificent hotel en-
terprise on foot, carrying it to sue
cessful completion and operation
and reaping the Legitimate reward
thereof.
Recently, in the course of appllca-
tions for timber land at the Seattle
land Office, it was found that proofs
could not be made until next Decem-
Der, owing to the crowded condition
of routine work in the land Office
Such condition shows that division
of the district is imperatively neces-
sary. The district is by far too large
to begin with, fact that has been
recognized for years. The legisla,
lures Of the Territory have been pc
Congress to divide the diss