The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-17
NEWS OF THECAPITAL
Election Returns From Only
Two Counties Lacking.
ONE or The BEST RAcgTRAcks.


orYwrfa. Oc.. fs.-Au oMeis! returns are
IN the h.na. * the secretary OF state. ex-
cert those from Douxfas ard stevens cogn-
ties. 0kaaagon arrived yesterday and
Pierre today. Those from ciaElam sIso ar
rived today. revaEped ard in correct form
II expectssi tEaf the osSeial csnvassiug
10 carefully canvass the returns. the last OK
which are nos expected By every RIAL.
LATfEs ouT a gscErE4cg.
Horxes other than those Of iocsl trotting
talent and reputation vii soon have 0rpor-
tunity Ia shos their best speed h.re al the
capital oi Washington. The groEnd kno~n
as The Bunker tract. situated three miles
eastward If tbs city, has been purchased
BIZ Ike e. Ellis. who Bow begins TIE SorE
of Surveying And laying it out into trst-
class race track. Is Is - be last and dry
al the IsEne. a. be proposes 10 hare i over
laid with depth 81 SIX inches OF clay In
circumference it il one mile, and a. levei
as die al around. This viii he . good
training track throughout the year. With
clubhouse. grasdztare and a.! the modern
appurienAnees, lively times are expected
when The spring season opens. Mr.. Ellis
says that IL wid be The best track IN the
state.
TxDfeATIosN ~ rEosFEEgrY.
4 cheerful and seemingly authentic ~
NOR is current here that Yakima sill not
again contend with Olympia tor the capital
i'pon tbis the local property values are
advancing. Is an instance Of the latter,
Dr. J. Waughop. OF S.eilscoom who some
time ago bought two lots IAWI.0 ior Sssson
Main street, opposite where the new hotel
"a r.fo 90
sf.ao 10 Mayer John r. Convey DR..
waughop was we'll pleased with his sale.
nos knowing that the mayor bad an option
offer OF $40 IN advance If that figure for
the same property.
The public highways are being put in
excellent condition by the street commits
sioner, who adsertises for twelve additional
teams TO haul gravel for the streets.
rKEEs on pgXg.
From among the many rare growths
tina; exist in the Sound region il a gigantic
elkhorn brought here yesterday by steamer
from Aberdeen. Each OF the sn,lers IS
three and half feet long. six inches in
diameter, with three feet space between
them. Upon these are eight prongs. each
one foot in length. tao of which grew each
year. thus showing ihe animal that wore
them TO have been 4 years Old. 1t is being
sent by Albert scho6eid. Of Chehalis
county, TO ]. W Ford. Saginaw City. Mich.
In keeping with this Wild product is
mammoth Chilli squash. brought in yester-
day from the ranch of ID. A. Chambers IL
weighs i52 pounds, and is seven feet two
inches ia circumference.
rsUsuAL LAND CASTS.
On Saturday last "a notable land case was
commenced In the probate court Bailey
j. smith. pre-emptor, appeared 10 make
insl proof. rnd his claim was contested by
Mrs. Bertha Victor. who held apre-emp:ion
certificate al a subsequent date 10 that Of
Dir. smith. covering the same tract OF land
Three DAYS were occupied in taking proof
OF both contestants. and now the papers
are 10 be forwarded 20 the general land
ofhoe a. soon as the attorneys representing
both sides can examine the testimony and
prepare briefs to he filed in this very un-
usual case.
A local case of some note is also before
the same court 1t Is that of the OLYMPIA
college institute vs.. Tacoma Lodge |. q. q.
T., OF Olympia. Action Is brought by each
one of the parties claiming title 10 the
property known as Tacoma hall. now oc-
cupied by the |. o. G.. 7. as a lodge room,
and also ~ free public library and read.
ing room. This case Is temporarily in the
hands of ID. l.. Ward. Esq. a. a referee.
THE FLEETWOOD.
The steamer Fleetwood now lying ND for
annual repairs at old Tacoma is 10 resume
her regular route one week from next
Saturday. she is being put in shape for
the winter as welt as for the annual inSpec
ton OF vessels which l. soon To take place.
PACIFIC svnsrNr.-