Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-21
TERRITORIAL HAPPENINGS.
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New police quarters have been
secured for the force at seattle
Farmers are busy having and the
crop is good in Walla Walla county.
Plants for the water works and cleo
tric light of North Yakima are on the
way
There seems to be a great AMI grow
ing demand for female help in Walla
Walla.
An effort j. being made To establish
wholesale business houses on Boiling
ham bay.
The flumc project at Chchali, ha,
taken definite shape, and will no doubt
be put through
The West Coast surveyors are now in
Skagit county, working south from
the boundary line
A burglary was attempted at Ia
coma Friday night by William O'Bricn
who was arrested.
Tacoma is afflicted with gang Of
organized thieves whose dcprcdations
are OF nightly occurrence.
The Womcn's Christian Temperance
Union has been in session at Port
Townsend the past week.
j. ID. l.. McGaughey, OF Walla Walla,
has been appointed to a clerkship in
the L. :. land office at Seattle.
A meeting OF the citizens was held
| at Mount Vernon last week at which
1t was decided to celebrate the Fourth
Waitsburg Times says: J. 4. Crom,
OF near Smith Springs, few days ago
fell from wagon breaking his right
leg.
Lieut.. ID. c. Pearson, Second Caval-
ry, at Walla Walla, has been ordered
to Fort Townsend on court martial
duty.
Two cars for the Vancouver street
railroad arrived in Portland on Satur-
day, and will be in Vancouver this
week.
There Is great waste of water at
| Tacoma, sprinkling lawns, etc, and
the supply is insufficient for good fire
protection.
Preparations for the celebration of
the 4th at Lewisville are going ahead,
and there will be a rousing time on
that occasion.
NJ. NJ. Goodman, of Dayton, Who
was elected to the Constitutional Con-
vention has gone to California to study
its constitution.
The steam schooner Leo, which was
sunk In Alaskan waters three years ago.
has been raised, and reached Port
Townsend few days ago.
There will be ball given at the OPP
era house at Centralia, Thursday even
ing next, for the benefit of the Seattle
sufferers from the late fire.
The 4th of July at Vancouver will
beat the charity ball, as all the funds
that can be possibly raised will go to
YOUNGSTOWN and Seattle relief.
Many farmers in Clarke county are
busy with their haying, and by next
week the work will he in full progress
In every section of the country.
The site for the Olympic university
under Congregational auspices. has
not been decided upon. 1t will prob
ably be located in Port Townsend.
The increase in the membership of
the Knights of Pythias in the grand
jurisdiction OF Washington and North
ern Idaho during the past year is l 600.
The popular amusement nowadays
at Mount Vernon is buggy riding. 1t
Is impossible to obtain a turnout on
Sunday unless procured a week in
advance.
The new steam launch MacKink
Bird was launched at Tacoma Satur-
day morning. Several bumpers of
champagne were drank as she slid of
the ways.
There are now over 1000 names
signed to the petition to the next
legislature to bond Walla Walla
county for $4,000, to aid the O. &
w. T. railroad.
Walla Walla is tired of having the
penitentiary there, and calls upon the
Territorial authorities to take the pris-
oners away, and devote the building to
some other use.
Snyder Bros, who have been for
some time preparing to erect large
single mill at Chehalis, and are now
on the ground at work, and will COM
plete their mill as soon as possible.
Prospects are fiattering for a very
successful gathering at the Agricui-
tural society's ground at Walla Walla
on the 10th, 21st and 22d of this month.
Many well known flyers from all over
the northwest will be there.
A tree measuring 30 feet in length.
was cut down recently by A. J. Miller.
within the town limits of Orting. Sew
eral persons were present at the time
the tree fell, and testify that the
above measurement is correct.
The Walla Walla base ball club was
organized on Wednesday night on a
good basis; uniforms have Teen de.
cided upon and the president is to an.
point two members of the club, not
players, to act jointly with the manager
as executive committee.
A college, under the care of the
Presbyterians, will be located at or
near Spokane Falls. Its charter will
embrace university powers, covering
not only the usual literary, classical
and scientific courses of study, but law,
medicine and theology as well.
John Blurock, in order to protect his
focks of sheep on his bottom land
ranch above Vancouver, has been COM
PEELED to put out poison to kill off a
number of dogs, which have been max
ing depradetions on his fiocks lately
The war has commenced, and many a
worthless cur will bite the dust.
While the troops were drilling at
the garrison at Walla Walla one dav
last week. fractions horse threw one
OF the men violently to the ground.
the horse at the same instant receiy-
ing the contents of pistol, which was
accidently discharged. 1t was found
necessary to kill the horse, in order to
end its sufferings.
Vancouver has experienced no boom.
but during the past year has quietly
advanced. The Vancouver, Klickitat
& Yakima railroad has been built fl
teen miles back into the country; the
Portland & Vancouver railway is COM
pleted from Portland; an electric light
plant, large saw mill industries and
street car lines have been established.
and an increase of % per cent. in pop
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