Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-19
WHOLE NUMBER 1,315.

! A militia company is to be organized
: at North Yakima.
The Puyallup Republican has gone
J where the woodbine twineth.
The new cracker factory at Tacoma
will use $50 barrels OF flour per day.
Several brick buildings and a large
number of dwellings are being erected
in North Yakima.
An Eastern Washington farmer has
quite cotton crop growing, that bids
1 fair to mature in good shape.
A new brick school house to cost
S12 600 is to be built at North Yakima.
This is the second one in four years.
The Roslyn coal mines are now en-
ploying LOCO men and excavating 100
tons of semi-bituminous coal daily.
The burned creamery is to be rebuilt
at Pullman. The citizens "chipped in"
literally to help Mr.. Wallace rebuild
Benjamin NJ. Bradfeld, laborer who
went to Tacoma from Wisconsin last
winter, has been sent to the asylum at
Steilacoom.
w. N. Golden, who lives on a well
improved fruit farm near Tacoma,
picked 2,30O boxes of strawberries
this season from half an acre of land.
The Spokane Falls Reriew appeared
on Sunday in new dress. The Re
riew has built itself already foremost
place among the newspapers of Wash
ingtOn.
The Union claims, that there are
5000 dogs in Walla Walla, by actual
count, but that must be a mistake.
We don't believe there are over 1899,
all counted.
An organization has been effected
between the White River, Summer and
Puyallup hop growers, for the purpose
OF harmonious action in regard to Sc
curing hop pickers.
The business of the Ellensburgh
pOst-office for the year ending March
3lst increased $3.50 over that of the
preceding year, and the Yakima post
office 1899 for the same period.
i Petitions are in circulation at Wal
lula and vicinity asking for division OF
the county and adding portions of Yak
, ina and Klickitat counties, thus max
ng a new county with the seat at Wal
lula.
A corporation has been formed at
Medical Lake. capital stock 100000,
: the business of which will be to engage
in the manufacture of all preparations
from the waters Of the lake and to sell
3 real estate
David Graham was drowned in Gray's
: river on the 3Oth ult. He was running
; logs down river, and fell while trying to
A break jam. His friends were unable to
S rescue him. The body was recovered
two days after.
The regular summer assembly at
t Chatauqua convened Monday, July
10th. During the assembly prominent
8 ministers, lecturers and educators from
various parts of the United States will
: take part in the exercises.
II Minute guns were fred at the gar
! rison in Walla Walla on the Fourth
and the flag was at half mast, in honor
. OF ex-senator Simon Cameron secretary
E of war under Abraham Lincoln and who
) passed away about week ago.
The caterpillar seems to trouble the
trees in the valleys, but the trees on
the uplands are free from the pest.
Mr.. G. c. Miller, market gardener of
> Tacoma, says his trees are entirely free
from any appearance Of the worm.
A brewery that will cost 500, 600 is
to be erected at Tacoma. The COM
pany is already formed and the work has
begun and it is calculated that by the
beginning of 1890 Tacoma will be sup
plying the northwest with lager beer.
Edward Haller was arrested at Ellens-
burgh, Saturday, for forging the name
OF David Carroll to an order on j. E.
Belyea. the proprietor of the ASHER
house. At the preliminary examin-
alton he pleaded guilty and was COM
mitted to Jail.
In the flower garden of Mrs, w. F,
Fouts stands rose bush loaded down
with blossoms. There is nothing rc-
markable about this except that the
stem of the bush is II inches in eircum-
ference four feet from the ground, and
the bush is II feet high.-Rereille.
| Wallula Herald: Mr.. Frank Brown,
a passenger brakman, met with an un-
fortunate accident last week. He had
his left hand severely mashed while
coupling cars near the freight depot.
His hand and fingers were terribly lac
Grated and it was found necessary to
amputate the thumb.
Steve Whitman purchased place at
Spokane two years ago, paying there
for $500. He soon atterward sid it to
Harry Hayward for 81 900. Mrs. Capt.
Andrews received a letter from her
daughter, Mrs. Whitman, stating that
the same property had recently sold
for the snug sum of $4,000.
Sunday afternoon four men were bath
ing in pond forty feet wide near Wal
la Walla. One of them in swimming
across, was drown in spite of the efforts
OF his companions to rescue him. His
name was Charles Fleming and he late
ly came from Nebraska. The coroner
held an inquest and the jury gave YER
dict of accidental drowning.
The Cotton Eagle says that w. s.
johnson counted 81 plums on one
twig in his orchard ON the Rimrock.
1t is an acknowledged fact that Wash
ington is fast coming to the front as
fruit country, and those who pin their
faith on this fact, will be the ones to
go ahead in the present with the nec-
essary Improvements on their places, |
and prepare to reap the benefits that |
will result therefrom in the future.
Colfax Gazette: ain Whitman
county there are 113 sections or Y 800
acres Of school lands, Of which about
52,l3O acres or nearly 184 sections
have been leased by the County Com |
missioners. Thee lands have been
leased at the rate OF $40 section per
year and yield an annual revenue of |
$3,26O. Divided into small tracts, the |
school lands in Whitman county
would make $50 farms of 16O acres |
each.