Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09

Chcmawa Indian school.
The Nascl Lumber Co, at Oyster
Vile. employs 10 men, and is putting
in 10000 feet OF logs daily.
Clay, suitable for the manufacture OF
porcelain. has been found on the land
Of Joseh Hof. near lniontown.
The forest fires in the vicinity OF
the Peshastin mountains are more cX-
tensive this season than ever before.
The citizens OF Sehome held public
meeting, which demanded that the tide
fats he reserved for manufacturing
purposes.
Ex-Governor Semple and c. II.
Warner, OF ColfaX, are mentioned a.
probable Democratic candidates for
Governor.
The Goldendale Sentinel says that
the shortage in the grain and hay crop
in that country will cause hay to bring
a good price.
Vancouver mills are turning out 100,
COO feet oflumber daily. The Michigan
Lumber Co.'S mill will be ready for
work next month.
The stock OF the Walla Walla Flee
trio Light Company has been increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. An incan-
descent plant will shortly be put in.
Farmers and business men at Walla
Walla and surrounding country object
to the Constitution SO far as adopted
and say that they will vote against it.
On Wednesday of last week, A. G..
Lloyd, near Walla Walla, lost lis
acres of wheat by fire, supposed to
have originated from passing engine.
1t is proposed to build narrow.
gauge steam mOter line from Walla
Walla to Milton distance of twelve
miles, to connect with the Hunt sys-
tenn.
1t is now a settled fact that all the
county officers throughout the Terri
tory will be elected this fall, and hence
political wirepulling will be the order
of the day.
COlfaX has ordered a new electric
light plant consisting of 30 arc lights,
each of the power of 1000 candles.
The new plant will be in operation by
October LIST.
The very hot and dry weather of the
past few weeks is making water scarce.
Farmers all through the country are
digging new wells or sinking the old
ones deeper.
Slaughter is still booming ahead.
New buildings are being erected con-
stantly and business is lively. In a
little while that town will be putting
on metropolitan airs.
In some localities east of the noun
tains fine pear and apple orchards are
growing from gratis on the thorn bush.
The trees grow rapidly, are very thrifty
and loaded with fruit.
The Palouse Gazette estimates the
value of the late rain to Whitman coun-
ty crops at nearly 81 100000. tits be-
lieved that the total of the county will
be fully up to the standard.
1t is said that the crops in the Nat
chez valley will be as good as usual
this year and that the hot winds did
not effect the growing grain in the least,
as there was plenty of water.
The merchants of Freeport have
made an enterprising move, says the
Courier. They are putting in free
ferry on the Cowlitz, at McMillan's,
near the mouth of the Ostrander.
The electric motor line at Seattle is
an unqualified success, and it is
claimed carries more passengers in
proportion to its equipment than any
other electric line in the country.
Had Washington been admitted as
a State dozen years ago, the subject
of the ownership of the tide lands
would have received little or no men,
| ton in the Constitutional Convention.
Walla Walla had two fires last week.
They were started with intent to burn
the place. Let the officers down there
enforce the ordinance and there will
be less danger from the source now
dreaded.
Last Wednesday, the Tacoma mill
eclipsed all efforts in saving ever done
in Washington Territory, and turned
out 465 1928 feet OF lumber in ten hours,
boating its own record of two wears
ago by 36,92S.
Thirteen of the nineteen Chinaman
held in the King county Jail as United
States prisoners for being unlawfully
in the United States, succeeded in
making their escape by crawling
througha long conduit.
The Orting Lumber company was
incorporated last week, by John Wood
H. S. Lilligar, o. H. Merrill and E. P,
Beeman, with a capital stock of $50.
600. The company will engage in the
manufacture of lumber.
I am quite sure, says u prominent
physician of this Terri:orv, that if ice
water should be generally discarded as
a drink, the average duration of life
would be heightened, and existence
rendered more tolerable.
A son of Mr.. Spencer living at the
head of Cowlitz prairie while rakine
hay with horse, was seriously injured
by the horse running away and throw
ing him of, the rake passing over his
arm and taking the flesh with it.
A little information to the farmers
will save them the expense of carbon
bisulphide for squirrels A good way
will be to pour sand in the hole. This
will kill them until next Spring. as
they have holed up for the rest of the
year.
Hospitable Slaughter, Puyallup's
sister city, is forging right ahead, and
a new va, 900 hotel will soon take the
place of the Slaughter House and the
Hoar house, both of which have been
good hotels in their time, but the town
has outgrown them.
Monday last, over 800 tons of new
hay and a good barn were DESTROYED by
fire on Mr.. T. w. Newland's farm. on
Boisfort prairie. The bulk of the hav
belonged to Mr.. Waymire, and its loss
destroys years labor. There was no
insurance on barn or hay.
John NORM, brakeman, fell under
logging train last Saturday afternoon
near Orting, and was instantly killed
He came to this Territory several
months ago from California, and was
in the employ of the Northern Pacific
railroad company at the time of his
death.