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

esta blished in that city.
Sh elton, Mason county, has beer
made nOney-order office.
Milton is to have q paper mill an,
Walla Walla is to have a distillery.
There are seven brickyards in active
| operation in the vicinity of Ellensburg
Forty saloons were destroyed in the
Seattle fire. How is that for prohibi
ton?
The trial of F. c. Kline for the
murder OF G. A. Basler is progressing
at Seattle.
Placer diggings are alate discovery
on Howard creek, Is miles up the 10
Lo, Montana.
Colfax sent ten tons of -four to Sc
attn. which the railroads forwarded
free of charge.
Ortinp "a model and moral town
only one arr, st has been made in the
last six months.
The Orting Oracle proposes to pub.
lish daily hop report, free OF charge,
for the benefit of the growers.
Walla Walla is experiencing a genu-
inc boom and property is changing
hands daily at good increase.
Rockford, by vote OF 40 to 4, has de-
cided to issue bonds to procure means
to protect the town against fire.
The Seattle & Lake Shore railroad
have raised the round trip fare be-
tween Snohomish and Seattle to 20.
Seattle is gradually dropping the ex-
ira policemen, engaged just after the
fire, 40 OF the IS having already been
dismissed.
Over a considerable region south and
west of Colfax the wheat crops have
been literally burned up by the recent
dry weather.
Assessor Kincade, of Ellensburg says
taat this is an exceedingly good year
for fruit. The apple, prune and cherry
trees are all loaded down.
The Quinault country is regular
hunters paradise, bear, deer, elk and
small game being plentiful, while fish
of all kind are equally abundant.
Regular communication has been
established between the mouth of the
Okanogan and Conconully, and be-
tween Port Eaton and Ellensburg.
Work of building the waterworks
at Weston is progressing rapidly. The
supply is located high above the town,
and the gravity system will be used.
Capital: Glass & Ramsey have han
died 100000 pounds of wool this sea-
son, and they state that the clip OF 5OO,-
600 sheep is marketed at Ellensburg.
Three hundred and seventy-eight
car loads of freight have been handled
at the depot at Orting during the past
month aggregating 100000 pounds.
The Port Townsend Call says the
Constitutional Convention will have
quite number of delegates who will
be ardent advocates of woman suffrage.
A very good quality OF coal, said to
surpass the famous Roslyn coal, has
been discovered near EastOn on the
Northern Pacific railroad quarter OF
mile from the track.
The Seattle & Eastern construction
company has raised its capital stock
from 100000 to $3,OOO,OO0, and
proposes to build the line north to
Mission across the Skagit.
Wilbur. Lincoln county, seems to be
coming into prominence. 1t was plat
ted out last spring and the Register
says business lots have advanced in
price some four hundred per cent. in a
single month.
There is place in the upper coun-
try, called Oakesdale, but a Walla
Walla man in writing to a minister OF
that place, lately, addressed his
letter to Oxtail, w. T., yet it may get
there all the same.
Kent Recorder: During the fire in
Seattle time check of the Mechanics
mill company came floating through
the air, and was found on q street in
this town. 1t was intact, but charred
SO that it crumbled up on being han
died.
The contract for grading ten miles
Of the Centralia & Gray's Harbor rail-
road has been let to Erickson & Son,
of Centralia, and they are building a
boarding house, tool shop, ETC., prepar-
tory to the active work of throwing
dirt shortly.
Colfax Commoner: w. s. Adams, OF
near Steptoe, was poisoned in way
that came near terminating fatally.
He was preparing strychnine for squir-
rels. and absorbed the deadly poison
into his system in such a quantity as
to endanger his life. Prompt medical
aid saved him.
Dayton Chronicle: A great deal OF
speculation is being INDUCED in rs to
the effect of the hot weather of last
week on the growing crops. That the
hot days Immediately succeeding the
heavy rain did some damage may be
conceded, but as to the amount of the
damage opinions vary widely.
The Snohomish Sun will have a new
editor. The former incumbent, in his
valedictory remarks, has this to say
We have struck few of the rusty old
croakers, in a tender spot, which we
assure them was done in good faith,
and if they have any abuse to pile
upon us, let them heap it up before
we retire from the Sun. II not, let
them forever hold their peace.
The assessment roll for the city OF
Walla Walla, for the year 1889, shows
a valuation of 81, 729, 120. The rate of
taxation has been set at ten mills,
which would give a total levy of 81, 29l.-
20. The assessment roll for 1888,
showed total taxable valuation in the
city of $4,000. The tax levy that
year was seven mills in all, making a
total assessment of SIT ,289.51.
John Hansen of LaConner, was ar
rested last Saturday at Whatcom, and
brought before Justice Weisenberger
on charge of forgery. 1t seems that
the prisoner had sold a bogus check
for $500 on the LaConner bank TO j.
w. Roscoe, of a variety theater at Ia
coma, for $40. Hansen admitted the
forgery and was lodged in Jail to await
the action of the next term of court,
not being able to furnish the required
$500 bonds.
The Lynhen Press reports the rob-
berry of the cabin VIM. Fox, between
Blaine and Lynden. Some of these
tourists, who seem to be getting I'M
pleasantly numerous of late, will have
to be made an example of before the