Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-12
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

A large fine bed of fire clay has beer
discovered at Kenwick, near the N. P
railroad track.
The outlook for the largest fruit
crop ever raised in Walla Villa coun.
ty is promising.
The acreage of wheat in the Palouse
region the coming season will be great.
er than ever before.
For want of houses in Whstcom q
hundred families are living in tempo
rary shanties and tents.
The negro miners who were 1ately
imported into Ros,yn, are terrorizing
the inhabitants of that section.
The penitentiary brickyard is now
turning out 300. 600 brick per day, and
the capacity will soon be doubl, d.
Real estate transactions in Walla
Walla so far this year amounts to
$500, 600; first quarter of last year,
$4,000.
Mayor Thompson, of Walla Walls
has vetoed the ordinance appropriat-
ing 81 500 to assist in establishing a
fire alarm system.
A war OF milk dealers has been in
augurated in Yakima, and one dealer
has cut the price down to sixteen
quarts for a dollar.
M. T. COMEDIAN, book agent, died
at Seattle, Thursday, under circum-
stances that seem to just fly the belief
that he was poisoned.
Ward and Welch, two convicts in
the Walla Walla Ienitentiary, have
been adjudged insane and taken to the
Hospital for the Insane.
The Lynden school is SO crowded
that the large scholars have to remain
at home TO study their lessons and 60
to school only to recite.
1t is rumored that the Rereille is for
sale and that Mr.. Nicklin contempla.es
laying aside the editorial quill with as.
pirations TO become a lawyer.
The Washington Territory pine for.
ests are estimated to contain $l6O, 900
600 feet. This is more than Michigan
or Wisconsin combined ever had.
The Kittitas Locdlizer mentions q
find of limestone at the mouth OF the
Wenatchee that slacks quicker than
the San Juan lime, and is very white.
The settling Of the Masonic temple
at Ellensburg, caused the big plate
glass on the east side Of the building
to break and fall out causing great loss
The Seattle electric railroad is to bt
extended two miles along Lake Union
to Tremon', subsidy of $50, 900 hav
ing been subscribed by properly own
ers.
The District Court couvenes il
Yakima on Monday next. There ar,
only two criminal cases on the docke'
which gives indication of good mora
state.
E. P. Caldwell has brought sui
against Dave Murray, Ellensburg, fol
$50, 200. The suit is the result of lan(
transactions in which the two were
interested
o. L. Thistler and ]. ]. Schneider
TIE Kansas bloOded stock men, WHIT
are well known here, have purchased ,
ranch Of 500 acres near Day ton for {
breeding farm.
At IL 80 Tuesday night, at New
Dunginess, the upper portion of tn,
Eureka hotel, owned by Phil Rollins
was discovered to be on fire, caused by
a defective chimney.
1t has transpired that the death o
Comedian, the book agent, at Seattle
last week was due to the excessive us,
of whiskey, and not an ordinary poison
as was first supposed.
The price of coal in Yakima, deliv
cred, has been increased from $3.50
to 81 per ton. This is in consequence
of a rise in price at the Roslyn mirei
from 50 to 1926 per ton.
1t is estimated that the grain har
vest of Walla Walla county will bt
100000 acres, 10000 of which j.
wheat. 1t is believed that this will
average 33 bushel to the acre.
Geo. Crofton, who brought a band
of 1000 sheep from Klickitat county
and pastured them on the Wenas, was
arrested Monday for trespass and fined
$40 and costs by Justice Strobach.
Reports from the Jshn Day country
say that several hundred sheep have
been poisoned there by cattlemen
Cattle and horse men have sworn that
no sheep shall summer ON the range.
Inspectors Bryant and Bullene
Thursday morning began the investi
CATION of the collision that took place
between the Eliza Anderson and Geo
E. Starr near Utsalady on March 18th
The total business OF the Walls
Walla land Office the past three months
here covers $1,000 acres, which is con
sidered astonishing. The public do
main in this district will soon be gone
William Dennison, for long time
bartender at the Tacoma hotel, was ad
judged insane yesterday and taken tC
Sleilacoom. He is SO years Of age and
single man. Cause intemperance
1t is pretty generally conceded by
those who are supposed to know, thai
the town of Fairhaven and Bellingham
will be incorporated under one name
although no active steps have been
ken.
John Denty, an employe of the
Fairhaven Land Co., while engaged ir
tripping the hammer of a piled iver
last Thursday, missed his footing and
fell to the platform below, causing his
death.
In the District Court, at Port
Townsend, "Wednesday night, in the
case O; Minkler VS.. Schr. Ceurser, the
Judge rendered his decision in favor o
Minkler. Ior judgment in the sun
of 81, 1873.
Thomas NJ. Vance and wife, o
North Carolina, have arrived At Yaki
ma and are temporarily quartered a
Steiner's. Mr.. Vance is the newly ap
pointed Receiver Of Public Money fol
that land ,ffice.
The Yakima Herald ,ys Thousands
and tens of thousa nds of fruit trt el
have been set out in that county, acr'
after acre planted to berries and othel
small fruits, and gardens have beer
multiplied by the score.
The Territory, according to TIN
United States government geologist
largely leads the Pacific coast in Goa
production. In 1888, California pro
duced 5000 tons, valued at $3.50, 900
Oregon 10000 tons, valued at $3.50,
600 Idaho 600 tons, valued at $2,7OO
Washington / ,2l5,75O tons, valued q
SO ,647 ,25O.