Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-23
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
There is aproject on foot to organize
a company and build fine hotel at
Montesano.
A company has been organized to
build an electric railroad from Coup
vile to Chicago, on WILDLY island.
Edward Gallagher, lately tried at
Vancouver for the murder of Lewis
War, has been found guilty of murder
in the first degree.
Surveyor General Cavanaugh reports
that he will cause to be surveyed,
sixty townships of public lands in
Washington this year.
Fairhaven is one OF the most am
bilious towns in the world. With
population, according to its own fig
ures. of 1900, it polled Monday last
vote of l40S.
The body OF John Lloyd was found,
Monday, at Mt. Vernon. There were
indications OF foul play. Deceased
was stranger and had been there
about month.
Okanogan is the largest county
5000 square miles, and Island the
smallest, IT'S square miles-in the
State. The former comprehends vast
and rich gold and silver fields, and the
latter is rich fruit and farming re-
gion.
Blackberrics yield 1000 pounds to
the acre in the soil of upper Puyallup.
They sell readily at eight cents a
pound, bringing $500 an acre. If
made into wine the berries net the
producer five hundred dollars an acre,
says the Orting Oracle.
An unusually large acreage of pota-
toes will be planted in Washington
this year, and as the season promises
to he favorable, and no country can
beat this for potatoes, you may expect
surprising results next fall. Iowa will
have to "hump herself" if she ships
potatoes to this country next fall.
A singular thing occurred in North
Yakima at the time of the fire a few
days ago. The fire alarm was not heard
by the attendants of the Presbyterian
church, and their worship was undis-
turbed, while the christians across the
street, who are still futher from the
alarm bell, heard it distinctly and left
the church in body, even to the min
lister.
In a Walla Walla bank one day
last week a number OF wealthy men
were guessing at the number of
twenty-dollar bills it took to balance a
silver dollar. Their guesses ranged
from 100 to 10000, which were about
as wild rs the guess usually made on
the number of beans in a jar. The
money was weighed aud it took just
twenty bills to balance silver dollar.
A. Dorsey, of Walla Walla, declares
his intention of raising the finest po-
tatoes ever seen in the West, which he
will have on exhibition at the Northwest
Exposition next fall. Mr.. Dorsey has
always raised fine potatoes, but this
year he will take extra pains with them
He will also experiment with several
varieties this year, with view to rails
ing some extra fine one for the Worlds
fair in 1892.
On the 9th George Leech, who has
been living ,on n claim on the banks
of the Casca de, in Skagit county, at
tempted to ferry prospector across
the river. By some mischance he lost
control OF the canoe, which was
swamped. The prospector succeeded in
gaining the shore, but Lccch was un-
able to swim in the cold and rapid
current, and was drowned. His body
has not yet been found.
| In the divorce case oil John +. Car.
| rara Tho x.,alI lpn,rp paucnoD.r ,,,o,,
and late private secretary to Senator
Squire, against Ella L. Carrere, which
occupied Judge Blanke for four days
at Spokane Falls, the plaintiff was
granted q decree on the ground
OF the defendants cruelty to him
The boys were given to the Gus
tody of their father and the two
girls to their mother.
Joseph Costagnia, an Italian, about
% years old and single, was almost
Instantly killed in coal mine No. 2 al
Roslyn recently. The man, who had
only worked in the mine three days
got under the wheels of the mining
cars down in the mine and was badly
injured internally and had number o
bones broken, besides being cut NJ
considerably. He died soon after be
ing brought to the surface.