Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-21
Snohomish will celebrate in GRAND

Henry Willard and party arrived at
Tacoma last Saturday.
/ Walla Walla will soon be graced
with two savings banks.
A teachers institute will be held at
Asotin, June 10Th and 2Sth.
The Seattle fire is said to have been
plainly seen from Ellensburg, dis
/ lance of l20 miles.
/ Portland and Tacoma, because OF the
! Seattle and Johnstown disasters, have
decided not to celebrate on the Fourth.
/ \ structure is to be erected at Port
/ Townsend, to he used for hot sea bath
ing, containing tank with capacity
OF 10000 gallons.
The convention of bankers for the
purpose OF organizing a bankers asso-
citation for Washington will be held at
/ Tacoma tomorrow.
A piece of land, 90xI00 feet, at Pasco
1 planted i'll melons last year, brought
its owner 1924 cash, besides n great
melons were given away.
The Bellingham Bay Mercaatile Re
rietC is the title of little paper gotten
out by c. II. Taylor. The name is a
good indication of its character.
The Indian charged with the muir
der of an old woman on the Umatilla
reservation has been bound over to
appear before the U. S. grand jury.
The thriving town of Enumclaw
will celebrate the coming Fourth of
July in grand style. Extensive prepa-
rations are under way, and the Puyal-
lup cornet band has been suggested to
furnish the music
The work on the power house for
the Tacoma city railway is fairly under
way. The building will be l00x120
feet, two stories high, built of pressed
brick on stone foundation. A cable
, road will be commenced this month.
The work OF rebuilding the Queen
City was under way almost before the
ashes were COOL The Occidental hotel
and Frye's Opera house, on the old
plans with improvements, will be
among the first buildings completed.
The Spokane county Teachers In
stitute will unite with that of the Ter
ritorial Board of Education for the
Fourth judicial district, on the 18th,
18th and 10Th of June, at Spokane
Falls, beginning at ten o'clock Mon
day morning.
Twenty tons of -four have been sent
| from Walla Walla as present to the
flood sufferers in Pennsylvania. Over
$500 was raised at Tacoma for the
same purpose. Thousands of dollars
are being contributed from all parts of
the country.
Geo. r. Rogers, of Whatcom Lake,
found large deer helping himself to
the Strawberries in his garden He es-
sayed to drive the antlered monarch
out of the patch, but his majesty re-
fused to give up his rich find A bat
tie ensued in which the quadruped was
slain.
Ex-Governor Ferry, whose name has
been prominently mentioned in con-
nection with the senatorship, author
lies the editor of the Walla Walla
Union to say that he is not, and will
not be in any emergency, candidate
for senator. He wishes to be the first
Governor Of Washington.
A correspondent of the Asotin Senti-
mel writes that the bar near Whites
ferry, or just above the mouth of
Alpowai creek, is all staked off for
mining claims, 26O acres in all. Pros
poets indicated yield OF ten to fifteen
cents per ton, which is said to be big
if the fine gold can be saved.
! The base ball club of Lewiston sent
out an invitation to the Lapwai club,
which is composed of Indians, to play
them game on the following Sunday.
The Indians politely replied that they
would not play on Sunday but would
play on week day. Thus it is that
the Indians are civilizing us.
June 26th and 9th have been Sc
lected as the date for holding camp
fire OF the G. A. X. at Geneva, ON Lake
Whatcom, for which elaborate prepa-
rations are being made. Col. Parkin-
son and numerous other entertaining
speakers will be present. Among
other features will be an old fashioned
dinner.
The Avon folks are making arrange
ments for big Fourth of July cele-
bration this year. The principal
events of the day will be procession
and speaking in the forenoon, a basket
dinner at noon, athletic sports in the
afternoon and ball in the evening.
No pains will be spared to make the
occasion one of mirth and pleasure.
The Indians at Fish Hook Bend, on
Snake river, are greatly excited at the
action OF the Assessor of Franklin
county, who has assessed their per-
sonal property for county taxes, and
the Sheriff of the county, as delinquent
tax collector, is now attempting to
collect said taxes by levy and sale,
hence the trouble
The Lewiston National bank has in
its safe eight bars of gold averaging
172 ounces each, of the value of $13
per ounce. This is the product OF the
Little Giant quartz mine. Few mines
in Idaho, if any, can make better
showing-S1S,OO0 as the result of the
spring run. The value of the mines
back of Lewiston will yet astonish the
gold hunters.
Governor Moore and Penitentiary
Commissioners Sharpstein and Parker
on Wednesday held an investigation at
the penitentiary, charges having been
made of inhuman conduct on the part
OF the officers of that institution. A
number of convicts were examined, but
what the nature of their testimony
was Is profound secret. 1t is not ex-
pected that the investigating commit
tee will make apublic report.
Montesano will soon be on the boom
if indications are not coqueting with
rheir hopes, and every inch of soil in
the corporate limits will double in
value, but the Academy addition, with
its pleasant smiling landscape, en-
nobling influences of its educational
prestige, and the open view on every
side to natures grand panorama, will
be favorite location for the seekers
of pleasant homes, or the wrestler for
"dame fortunes smiles"
A gentleman from Portland informs
the Helena Journal that the cedar
shingles of Washington Territory have
"taken the country" in Missouri, Hi
nois, Ohio and Indiana. He cannot
fill the orders fast enough. Oregon
fir lumber he has sold in Chicago at a