Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-03
TERRITORIAL HAPPENINGS.

TERRITORIAL HAPPENINGS.
The second brick block at the tow
of ChehAlis is about to be erected.
Snake river orchardiss say tn
prospect for big fruit yield this y, al
is very promising.
The Bellingham Bay Water Works
are to cost 100000 and will be
finished by September let.
| The acreage in wheat in the Paloust
country the coming ason will bt
greater than ever besore.
The Farmers and Traders Bank al
Puy Allup is to have new building in
which TO conducs its bu iness.
If Washington shall ever become as
thickly settled as Massachusetts, il
will contain 100000 people.
The Grace seminary grounds at
Centralia are being clear prepara-
tory to commencing the building.
Port Townsend is Ekely soon to
have gas works, as much complaint is
being made with the elec ric light SER
vice.
The Clionian society of Co'fax col
lege, have secured Eli Perkins for a
lecture to be given there on the even
ing of May 30.
Hon. H. NJ. Chase, OF Walla Walla,
has been appointed to represent the
Territory at the centennial celebration
in New York.
Two 14year-Old boys, who ran away
from their parents at Beaverton, Or,
have been arrested at Walla Walla and
held for further orders.
d. C. Corbin, OF Spokane Falls, an
nounces that he will build for;y-fve
miles OF the Spokane & Northern rail-
road the present summer.
The work Of digging trenches and
laying water mains to supply the city
Of Centralia with water will be COM
menced rs soon as bids are in.
The numerous fine showers of this
spring are bringing all kinds of grain
crops up in fine sh ,pe, throughout the
Territory, insuring heavy yields.
The population Of Centralia has
just about doubled the past six
months, and the indications are that
the present population will double by
January l, 1890.
The Centralia Neus Office has mo, ed
into DIR. Heine's old business stand
The engine is now resdy and the editor
promises better paper next week,
printed by steam power.
Work ON the Washington and Idaho
railroad across the Ceur d'Alene
r servat'on is rrogr. ssing favorah'y.
Twelve hundred men and a number of
teams are said to be employed.
Thomas L. Devereese & Co, one of
the strongest and Oldest firms doing
business in Lewis county, have sold
their hardware business at Che ali, to
Everett & Powell, recently from San
Diego.
Work on the new railroad near Cen
tralia, is still progressing. Mr.. Tower,
from Tower City, Dakota, is on his
way there TO further matters. He is
one Of the principal movers of the
company.
The Grand Encampment of the G.
A. r. department of Washington and
Alaska, opened at Spokane Falls,
Wednesday. The decorations are the
most elaborate in the history of
Spokane Falls.
Port Townsend may be on the
wrong side of this fish pand, but
buildings whose cost will aggregate
over 81 100000 are in progress or will
suon be und-r construc ion within the
corporate limits Of that city
A long felt want of the city OF Cen
tralia is about TO be supplied in the
building of public school. Plans
and specifications are row being
drawn, and the building will he one
that the growing city may well be
proud OF.
The latest news from Whatcom is
to the effect that the Bennett Rail
road Company are busy building their
road from Fairhaven to the Skagit
river. Fifteen miles are under con-
struction, and the thirty miles to tas
river must be done this year.
Heirs Of the Baker estate, at Walla
Walla, have petit;oned the council for
the vacation of seven feet on Second
street, next the bank building, ex-
pecting to cover the same in conucc-
ton with the present site, with a fine
three-stOry, granite-front buildii 6.
Governor Moore has app,iu cd
Major Edward Hunter, formerly of
Walla Wal@, but now OF Washington,
D. c.; H. N. Chase, of Walls Walla,
and ]. ]. Browne, of Spokane Fill,
commissioners to the centennial cele-
bra,ion in New York ON the 30th inst
Coal, which heretofore has sold at
$13, has now, through the influence of
Hunt, been reduced 80 that r syln
coil will hereafter be delivere. at
Walla Walla at 81 for carload lots.
This gives very great satisfaction.
The fuel question there has always been
a serious one.
John G. Miller, native of Germany,
for some time employed ON Hunts
road, was declared insane and taken to
the asylum from Walla Walla, last
Wednesday. Since 1881, he has been
laboring under an hsllucination that
TWO men desire to injure him. In hope
of escaping, he was travelling around
the globe.
Lieutenant James E. Runcie, First
artillery, U. S. A. was in Portland
Wednesday. He has been sent up to
Vancouver by General Miles, as acting
advocate general, to attend to certain
busincss in connection with govern
ment property, rendered necessary by
the a. preaching change of Washing
ton Territory 10 State.
The Lewis County bank has been
Iincorporat.d d at Centralia with a capi-
tai of $50,OO0. The gentlemen con-
cerned are: Charles G,lchrist, A.
Packard, Charles johnson and John
Calvin, all business men of Centrali =.
They will build shortly q tw story
brick On the corner of West Front and
Main strees, where the old Pioneer
house lately stood.
The jury in the case OF LANCE, who
was killed at Seattle by the Tacoma
iexpress Tuesday night, to-day re.
p RED that they were unable to agree.
1t is understood that five jui ore
wanted to acqut the engineer of all
blame. while the other was firm in the
opinion that the engineer should be
held re,nonsjble. The testimony oI