Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-15
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Snohomish county has population
OF G, 500.
A halibut factory is being establish
ed at Tacoma.
Four hundred dollars an acre has
been refused for farm near Chehalis.
w. P. Hiddleson has been appointed
Postmaster at Vancouver, succeeding
Mrs. Hattie Dennison.
During the year 1883, Washington
Territory raised 6,544 1893 pounds of
hops on less than four thousand acres.
The snohomish Eye suggets that
every farmer should erect an ice house
and put up that commodity for his
own use.
The estimated cost OF cutting a
canal from Lake Washington to the
Sound. SO as to admit deep sea vessels
to the lake, is 81 100000.
Vancouver, this Territory, is awaken
ing from her slumbers. She is now
lighted by electricity and a franchise
has been awarded for building street
car line.
Captain William, S. Starring of the
ordinance department., United States
Army, chief ordinance officer of the
department of the Columbia, died Tues
day evening, at Fort Vancouver.
Monday morning an inexperienced
man named Tunnison was put in
charge of the gang-edger in the
Weatherwax mill, Aberdeen. He soon
had one hand cut off, and an amputa-
ton further up was necessary.
The coroner's jury held an inquest
over the remains of the man Davis,
who died on. Sunday, at Whatcom,
from the effects of blow received
from the hands of City Marshal L.
Stinson, and returned verdict of
homicide.
James Wickersham, probate Judge
of Pierce county, was indicted at Sc
attic, Wednesday, by the grand jury
for seduction of Sadie Brantner.
Judge Wickersham it will be remem-
bered, was arrested for this offence last
September.
Tuesday night John Allyn, night
Waterman at Robbins shingle mill,
Castle Rock, was held up by an
unknown person and relieved of $25.
The robber is supposed to be tramp
as tramps have been numerous and
daring around Castle Rock lately.
Friday night, at Seattle, forty oyster
men attacked seventy-five piles driven
on the mud fats by syndicate Of
citizens during the day, and cut down
all but two of them. The piles had
been guarded by five men, but they
deemed discretion the better part OF
valor and withdrew when they saw so
large an attacking party.
Mrs. Theresa A. Fisher, an inmate
Of the Hospital for the Insane at Fort
Steilacoom who escaped by jumping
out of a window about fortnight ago,
was apprehended as vagrant in Port
land Wednesday. 1t is not thought
that she will be returned to the asylum,
as she has apparently recovered her
reasoning faculties sufficiently to take
care OF herself, especially if she can
find home with some German FAM
lily, her own nationality.
Chchalis was treated to a sensation
last Sunday. G. S. Loucks, a well
known merchant and proprietor of a
popular restaurant, was arrested by the
sheriff from Broadhead, Wis, for for
gerry. Loucks was agent there several
years for an agricultural implement
firm, sold goods for cash to the amount
of seven or eight thousand dollars,
turned in to his employers forged
notes, and kept the money. He COM
menced this in 1856, and left Broad
head in 1887 for Seattle. He brought
with him another mans wife and two
children. 1t has been said for some
time that he was bigamist but no one
dreamed of forgery. He was taken
back to Wisconsin to stand trial.
Suit was commenced in the name
of the Territory, last Friday, by ex re-
lator Geo. o. Kelly, against the trus-
tees Of the town of Puyallup, to annul
charter granted by Judge Allyn, July
81, OF last year. Relator alleges that
the charter obtained under the act of
the last Legislature is void, because
made on an ex parte application of
Judge Beverly, without giving an op-
portunity for relator and others
to petition against it; and that he
and Others own property within the
limits of said incorporation, which is
improved farming land. and not plat
ted in town lots nor intended to be, and
that they are opposed to extending
streets through or paying taxes to the
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