Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-28

h Wallula has now been raised to tn
dignity OF cityhood.
s A Chinaman was stabbed by a COW
boz at Yakima last week.
a Whatcom is preparing to have
grand Fourth of July celebration.
1 Several hundred men are employee,
i'll grading streets at Bellingham Bay
= The G. A. r. will hold an annua
!. reunion at Lake Whatcom this week
, The Seattle Fire Insurance Com
pany lost 81 900 in the Vancouver fire
A mountain of iron and two foo
, vein of solid slate have been discovered
, near Gray's Harbor.
The hay and grain crop of Kittitas
county Is very short this year, owing tc
the scarcity OF water for irrigating pur.
poses.
The people of Colfax are beginning
to fear the present extended siege OF
dry weather will seriously injure their
crops.
The Knights of Pythias OF Gilman
gave very successful ball last Friday
night, over 100 couples being in at
tendance
G. W. Hunt wants 500 men to work
on the Waitsburg extension. This
looks somewhat as if Mr.. Hunt still in
tends to build.
The foundation of the new court
! hn,,,n OF TalTny H., L.
building promises to be the most hand
some structure in Eastern Washing
| ton.
Unless private parties will pay for
the service the Seattle street sprink-
lers will be hauled off, as there are no
public funds available for that pur-
pose.
That confidence in Seattle is I'M
shaken is demonstrated by the fact
that several heavy Eastern firms are
endeavoring to gain footing in the
city.
Irwin, the brakeman who took pos.
session of an o. r. & N. engine, Satur-
day, and ran it up the road, and was
afterwards arrested, was adjudged in
sane Tuesday.
Pullman, has within the past two
weeks sunk an artesian well. They
struck water at depth of 65 feet, and
the well throws water at the rate of so
gallons minute, or 10000 per day.
Burglars entered the depot at Rem
ton the other afternoon, while the
agent was absent, and robbed the
money drawer of $40 in coin. About
$40 belonged to the agent, A. E. Hum
mer.
At meeting of the Cascade Toll
Route Co., in Whatcom last week, il
was decided to equip and send out a
prospecting party to make further in.
quiries into the feasibility of the pro.
posed route.
The Bellingham Bay Athletic Club
was organized in Whatcom, last week
A set of officers was elected and com.
mittee appointed to draft constitu
ton and bylaws. The Club will meet
again in two week.
Quite an interesting case was tried
in the Justice court at Palouse, the
other day. The defendant was charged
with having put out squirrel poison
unlawfully. The trial resulted in an
acquittal of the culprit.
I G.. w. Hunt reports that he has oh
tanned the right-of-way from all bu,
three land owners between Waitsbure
and Walla Walla, and that the road
will be built regardless OF Willard OF
any other man or combination.
A large scow load of shingles, some
of the output of the new shingle mill
at Johns river, were brought up to
Montesano for different parties, and
prove to very fine, being much better
and more durable than redwood.
Mr.. d. w. Douthitt, a pioneer Of
Oregon, for years District attorney
and City attorney of Portland, and fol
the past % years practicing attorney
of San Francisco, is visiting the Sound
with view of locating at Seattle.
Olympia is. making a creditabie eff
fort to push the Puget Sound & Che
halls railroad. 1t looks as if the plan
would succeed. The opportunity is q
fine one for Olympia, and her citizens
are showing spirit in embracing it,
Oregonian.
At Helix, the other day, Mr.. H. B.
Henderson had the thumb of his right
hand torn off by the rope with which
he was leading horse becoming en-.
tangled around it, and the animal
suddenly springing forward pulled il
clear off.
The fact that the business portion
of Whatcom is over the tide-fiat should
be taken advantage of in making the
water of the bay available for fire pro.
lection purposes, by means Of reservoirs
constructed to retain the water when
the tide is out.
Tacoma Globe: This week Tacoma
will be invaded by a small army Of
miners from St. Louis, who have be.
come millionaires through the Gran
lite, Iron Mask ard other mines. They
will bring their picks and shovels with
them and will prospect ON Mount Ia
coma and elsewhere.
As result of the conflagration al
Vancouver, the City Council. in 9
special session, passed q special fire
limit ordinance, under suspension Of
the rules. The limit embraces all the
business portion of the city. Portland
capitalists offer money to rebuild the
burnt district with brick at six pei
cent.
i Mr.. LaPointe, an Ellensburg real
estate dealer, was arrested at that
place Tuesday, charged with seducing
Miss Fost, the daughter of contractor
and furnishing her with drugs, where.
by an abortion was produced. LaPointe
settled the case Wednesday morning
by marrying the girl. Another case
was settled at Easton the other day in
TIE same manner.
Owing to the confusion at the land
Office and the deplorable condition oil
affairs, the Register and Receiver have
asked and received permission of the
Commissioner of the United States
land Office to close the Seattle land
Office for transaction of business until
such time as the records can be cleared
up and the largely accumulated bust
ness put in proper order.
Recently in Lincoln county certain
officials of the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company neglected to pay the