Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-08
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

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Coupeville.
The loggers OF Gray's Harbor will
organize Il union at Montesano on
February 90.
During the past season Whitman
county farmer realized $500 from one
acre of ground.
A colony is being organized at Lu-
ther, Michigan, to emigrate to Wash
ington Territory.
Mr.. Cyril Ward, one OF the pioneer
residents OF the Territory, died near
Seatco last Monday.
A colony is fitting out at Wichita,
Kansas, for Ellensburg, to invest in
city and country property.
VIM. and John Payne are to begin
the construction OF new sawmlll at
Port Townsend Immediately.
The dead body of Edgar Philbrick
was found under the trunk of fallen
tree at Whatcom few days ago.
Chehalis hopes to become railroad
center, and wants to have educational
institutions located in that place.
Mr.. +. N. Fuller, one of the best of
newspaper men, is about to establish a
newspaper ut Tacoma to, be called the
Weekly Budget.
Within the past week three steamers
have run upon the sunken wreck of
the steamer Mississippi lying in the
harbOr OF Seattle.
Judge Burke has sustained the city
council OF Tacoma in revoking the IL
quor license of Harry Morgan, who
kept disorderly house.
The bridge between Whatcom and
Sehome will be constructed without
delay, the injunction to restrain the
work having been refused.
King county has Is sawmills, seven
being in Seattle. The total estimated
capital employed is nearly s., 900, 600.
About 500 men are employed.
The board OF trade of Spokane Falls
complain that the freight rate from
the east to their city is as great as it is
through to the Western terminus.
Mr.. James long, of Spokane Falls,
has patented new scaffold bracket,
which can be adjusted at any angle to
a ladder, for supporting scaffolding.
The upper Natchez valley was a ia
vorite camping ground of the Indians
in early times. They named it Wapa-
tox on account Of its mild climate.
Twelve brick buildings, aggregating
265 feet of frontage, will be built at
once at Ellensburg, some of the build
ings being contracted to be finished in
May.
Ex-Governor Squire, of Seattle, is
mentioned by the New York papers as
having the inside track tor senator.
ship when Washington is admitted as
State.
The commissioners of Columbi,
county have issued scrip to G. W.
Hunt in the sum of 10000, to aid in
the construction of his road through
that county.
Jennie c. Winston has been APP
pointed postmistress at Belmont
Whitman county. John Miles ha.
been appointed postmaster at Claqua
to Lewis county.
The Puget sound Creosoting compa.
ny is erecting extensive works about
six miles north of Seattle to manufac
ture creosote and prepare piling will
it, to protect them from the toredo.
A Big Bend settler writes to thu
Waterville Empire: al planted som,
apple trees four years ago from which
gathered some fine apples last fall
think for fruit country this section
will be a success"
A horse-car line is to be built a
Port Townsend with an elevator oper
ted by a steam engine that will lift ca
and horses upon platform from tn,
bottom to the top of the bluff, wher,
they will connect with the street ca
tracks.
Allen Weir of the Argus has sol,
onc-third interest to w, J. Newell for
merly of Walla Walla, and has receives
the endorsement of prominent Repub
licans in the Territory for specia
Treasury Agent under Presidcnt-elec
Harrison.
1t is believed that the immigration
to Washington and Oregon vii
amount to 25O,OCO people during 1883
They will come to a country wher,
crops never fail and where the ex
tremes of heat and cold are not known
says the Tacoma Globe.
A cannery has been contracted for a
North Yakima to start with capacit
of 10000 three pound cans per day
1t will employ from GO to 20 hands tn
first season. The cannery will be pu
up on the west side of the Northern
Pacific Railroad track on a switch.
A Lewis county farmer has 100
prune trees and 700 pear trees set GU
on twenty acres of land for which h
refused $4,000. The trees will com
into bearing the coming season. H
has also five acres OF black-cap rasE
berries from which he Melted 800 pc
acre the past season.
The house of J. Bollinger, ut Spc
kane Falls, was destroyed by fire O.
Thursday night, of last week and Bo
fingers two children, aged 3 years an
IA months, were burned to dealt
Bollinger was in neighboring saloo
playing caids at the time, and hi
wife had left the house and gone t.
the saloon after him.
Carpenters report bright prOspec
for new buildings on the beach tn
coming season. A large number {
contracts for new dwellings have bee
let and more are to follow. The elias
of buildings is improving, and the a,
erage building now costs 81 900, Will
year or two ago, they were all CHEAP
-Oysterrilie Journal.
Clam digging is at present tn
order of the day-or rather evenins
The tide being out early in the ever