Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-19
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Montesano is to have a water work
system.
Albert NJ. Brooks has been appoint
ed Postmaster at Seattle.
The price of coal at Seattle has beer
reduced from $3.50 to S. per ton.
Thirty-five bales OF hops wtre ship
ped to New York from Puyallup, las
week. T..
Thomas J. Egan, of Walla Walla
has been appointed a penitentiar,
guard.
The funeral of Jack Crabb, q pio
neer Of Walla Walls, took place
wednesday.
Sumner shipped 5,437 bales OF hops
during the past season, and but little
remains unsold.
Twenty barrels of herring we're cap.
tured in two hauls Of nets at Port An
geles few days ago.
Fishermen report that as usual in
this month the run of salmon is very
light, and few are taken.
1t is said that w. L. Stabler, of All
tanum, will be appointed Indian agent
for the Simcoe reservation.
A large and fine bed OF fine pottery
clay at Latah, is being utilized by the
Spokane Pottery company.
The Spokane phonograph company
OF Spokane Falls, has been formed
with a capital stock OF $500,0OO.
Mrs. Geo. Starrett, of Wslla Walla,
a sister of the late Phillip Ritz, died
in that city Thursday.
On the second Tuesday in June, the
pioneers of the Territory will meet in
Olympia in their annual convention.
Crops of all kinds are looking finely
in Clarke county. Winter wheat is
about foot high, and presents a fine
stand.
Fishermen set nets across the mouth
of the Washougal, to catch trout,
which is not strictly according to legal
A. c. Hamilton, N. P. express agent
at Tacoma, has been removed and ].
l.. Hopkins, of New York City, ap-
pointed in his place.
A Chinaman in Port Townsend
mill employed in running a gang-saw,
last Tuesday, slipped and fell, and the
saw cut his head off.
The Whatcom city Jail is now being
built and will contain seven cells, five
being timbers spiked on top of each
other, and two steel cells.
Mr.. l.. N. Buford, Deputy Fourth
Audi or U. S. Treasury, who has been
on The Sound several days has taken
his departure for Washington,
The Central and Gray's Harbor rail-
road company have purchased 2,1OO
acres of laid for $4,000, which will
soon be laid off into townsite.
The Olympia house, of Montesano,
with its new addition, new porches,
md Artistic painting ia now one of the
most imposing structures in the city.
Chief Mitchell, of Seattle, has been
'emoved from Office by Mayor Moran,
an examination into the
charges preferred against him by the
Council.
The Puyallup Manufacturing and
lumber company will erect large
ash and door factory at Puyallup and
establish u logging camp, employing
fifty men.
The steamer Starr landed at the new
wharf at Blaine for the first time
night. The new Blaine hotel
5 receiving its furniture and will be
pened next week.
Marshal Robinson, of Walla Walla.
as a thriving orange tree growing in his
ard and expects before many wears to
aise plenty of that fruit for his own use, |
Nth perhaps little to spare.
Gwin Hicks, deputy collector of in
ernal revenue for the district of WASH
ngton, is eending out notices, calling
Or the payment of all special taxes to
i'm in Tacoma for the whole district.
Word was received a few days ago
y Frank Lessman, of Montesano, that
is son Joseph lost his life on the ill
tted Vandalia, in the Samoan dis
ster, few weeks since.
On complaint of Andrew Erickson,
Tacoma, Spora Erickson, his wife,
as adjudged insane and was taken 10
ne asylum by Sheriff Price. The
ause of insanity was religion.
Mrs. L. c. Anderson, residing at
ogsn station, cut her throat from ear
, ear Thursday. with razor. Doctors
ere summoned from Medical Lake,
nd state that she cannot recover.
Al. Cripes, alias John L. Robinson,
las arrested last Tuesday by the Sher-
! OF King county, on receipt of tel
gram from Pendleton, Oregon, stat
,g that he was wanted there for grand
lrceny.
The logging camp of Chas. Arland,
ear Montesano, was opened this week.
z. Arland will run two teams, and
ave force of about twenty men.
lie expects to put in at least five mil
on feet 81 logs ,his season,
A Miss Stacy, of Tacoma, vas awak
ned by a burglar Tansacking her hcme.
instead OF hiding her head under Tie
lo,hes and trembling with fear, the
lucky woman vent for Mr.. Burglar
18th such vim that he unceremonious-
:. cleared out.
The grand jury of Jefferson county,
thursday voted to return indictments
gainst Herbert F. Beecher, ex-special
gent OF the treasury, against Quincy
:. Brooks, ex-colleetor, and VIM. M.
Iarned, who has served as special
equity for a number of years.
The little daughter of ]. o. Scott, of
Vaila Walla, fell on bottle Wednes-
ay, and cut deep cash in her wrist,
severing an artery. The
io d flowed in great proiusion and
'r. N. q. Blalock arrived just in time
. rave the little one from bleeding to
eath.
Tine eapportiontnent of school money
lst made is the largest Walla Walla
ounty has ever had since 1883. In
pri!, 1888, the apport;ontment was &c.
0 to the pupil, while this year it is $8.O1
. the pupil. The increase is almost
utirely due to the new system of leas-
sg tire school lands.
The antics Of four of our prominent
eal 'state dealers, whose initials are
!. K. Phelon, J. A. McGillicuddy, nj.
!. GDodell and J. w. Taylor, caused |
hem to be mistaken for a branch of |
he Salvation Amy, but they were
My showing each other nox 70 lay |
ut sidtions.-Vidette.