Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-05
TERRITORIAL HAPPENINGS.
Chicken thieves are troubling the
farmers of Chehalis county

Chicken thieves are troubling thu
farmers of Chehalis county.
The production of wool for the Col
umbia river region for 1883 foots w
100000 pounds.
Twenty barrels OF heriings were cap
tured in two hauls of nets at POr
Angeles few days ago.
Mrs. Hackshaw, formerly Of Mount
Prairie, and family have moved from
Tacoma back to Centralia.
A large and valuable bed of fine pot
terry clay at Latah, is being utaliz by
the Spokane Pottery company.
F troop has been ordered from
Walla Walla to Vancouver and t.oOr
II, from Spokane, will take theil
place.
There is considerable excitement al
Deep creek, not far from Spokane
Falls, on account OF a find of silver
averaging $50 to the ton, in digging a
we'll.
The Puyal.up Manufacturing and
Lumber company will erect a large
sash and door factory at PuyalluB and
establish a logging camp, employing
fifty men.
A poet sent to the editor OF the Ia.
coma Globe contribution entitled
"Why do live?" The editor answered
Because you sent your contribution
by mail instead of bringing it."
A gentleman just arrived from Broad.
head, Wis, says that Mr.. Loucks,
taken from Centralia on a charge OF
forgery, has been turned loose, as moth
ing could be proved against him.
A number of leading lumberman
from the north part of Cook county,
Wise onsin, are going to leave for Ore
gon and Washington Territory on a
tour of inspection about the middle OF
May.
The Hon. H. d. Cans, of Winfield,
Kansas, for twelve years probate judge
Of Copley county Kan, and an Old
friend of N. s. Buckner and l.. II.
Ncrthey, has been visiting Cen,ralia
this week.
Capt. Ridderbjelke, of Whatcom, is
preparing the schooner Challenge for
q six months cruise to the northern
seas. He will start within a week or
ten days, and expects to come home
with cargo of furs.
A letter from Ellensburg says that
parties from the Conconnully mining
district report big strikes in the
Fourth of July, Lone Star and Airing
ton mines, some of the ore going as
high IS 5000 a ton
A. +. Jackson, OF Seattle, capped SC
lard that his jaws became locked wide
open. A physician was summoned
who administered ch.oform, and as
soon as the patient got in a prespira
ton the jaws unlocked themselves.
The eighteen-year old daughter o.
the Rev. Ferguson, living about seven
miles southeast of Walla Walla had
her leg broken just below the knee, by
gate falling upon it. DR.. H. G.
Turner reduced the fracture and the
girl Is doing well
A serious accident occurred last weel
at Centralia. While Mr.. w. E. Har
bough, a recent arrival from Kansas
was splitting wood, log rolled down
on the ax-handle, twisting it up te
his lace, cutting into one side, righ
through the cheek bone.
The Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany intend shortly to begin the cree
ton of an elegant three story hotel in
Pasco on the west side of Tacoma ave
nue., opposite the depot, and the pres
ent hotel will be turned into a lodging
house for railroad employees.
A general feeling exists throughout
the Territory that the Constitutions
Convention will and should provide
that the county officers shall continue
in Office to the end of the term fol
which they we're elected. This will
save trouble and expense.-Rereille.
the candidates to the Constitutions
Convention will have q warm time
The period Of their work will be during
the months OF July and August; but
this is not the only particular in which
it will be swarm in Olympia during
the sitting of the Wauo
Walla Statesman.
The Wesleyan quarterly meeting il
to be hold at Centralis this session
Mr.. Brown and other Wesleyan minis
tiers are expected to be here. Service,
will be held Sunday morning ant
evening in the Methodist church. The
choir have prepared special music
for these meetings.
Every mill ON Puget Sound and in
deed for the whole Of Washington Ter
ritory has had more than it could do Il
supply the enormous demand there
has been for all kinds of lumber fol
building purposes. The demand ha.
come from the towns and cities on thu
Sound, which are growing at an enor
nous rate. Most OF our readers ri
ready have some idea of the lumber
resources Of Oregon and Washing on
A good many big stories have beer
told, and very few Of them have beer
exaggerated.-Lumberman
Chief Engineer Hogg, of the Por
Townsend Southern railroad, has re
turned from a trip south of Unior
city to Chehalis city. He says tina
with one exception, near Skokomisl
river. where the grade was slightly ele
waited, the road-bed can be easily con
structed. The line traversed will b.
down the Satsop to Cbehalis river
thence to Chehaiis city, connecting
with the N. p. railroad. Everything il
IN order for the speedy construction o
the road, and contractors are examin
ing the profiles.
chehalis is endeavoring to secure al
ice factory, cold storage warehouse an,
creamery.
Bellingham and Fairhaven pro pos,
to incorporate rs one city under tn
name OF Fairhaven.
A building and loan association
with capital Of 2O,OO0, had been OF
panized at Port Townsend.
Lumber and shingles will be ex
ported in enormous proportions from
Snohomish county the coming season
Aberdeen, at the north of the Che
halls river, is soon to be lighted will
40 arc and 800 incandescent electric
lights.
The Central Hotel Company, limit
ed, has been organized with o capita
Of $4,000 to build hotel at VIVA.
com.