Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-28
STATE NEWS.

frunes are beng put out IN large
quantities in the neighborhood of New
aukum.
A train recently killed 1873 sheep
belonging to Johnson Bros, at Iona,
near Ritzville.
Aracortes is having quite boom,
and real estate men there are working
it for all it is worth.
SnOhOmish is to have new opera
house costing $4,000. 1t is to be
erected the coming summer.
The population of Wahkiakum
county is estimated at 1000, of which
200 have been added the past year.
A good granite quarry has been
opened on Nelson Island, and COM
pany is actively prosecuting develop
ment work.
Pullman offers 160 acres of land,
worth Sc, 500, and $15, 900 cash for the
location of the State Agricultural Col
lege there.
During January there was exported
from United States ports on Puget
Sound 6,797 900 feet of lumber, 10000
pickets and 597 900 shingles.
An insane man giving his name as
Isaiah Flickenger was taken in charge
at Ellensburg on the 18th. He had
on family and halls from Dakota.
1t Is said that the largest stump in
the State is that of cedar near Sno-
homish. 1t is twenty feet in diameter
and forty men could stand upon it.
Walla Walla farmers say the pros
pect for good crops the coming sum-
mer were never better. Flowing is
now being carried on in all directions.
S. A. Buck, an old time Michigan
lumberman, will have his mill brought
to Washington and running at Sultan
by June LIST, with daily capacity of
10000 feet,
The establishment of hollow.ware
mandatory at Chehalis is now as
sured, and efforts are in progress to
interest wholesalers in the disposition
of the wares.
The Gig Harbor mill is reported to
have given up its ocean trade and
agreed to shut down certain length
OF time each month for the modest
sum of $4,000.
McAntie, the heavy stockman of
Wilbur, recently lost 500 head of
stock by being drowned in the Moses
Lake. The ice gave way while they
were being driven across.
Mrs. J. r. Landrum, wife of prom
inent Democratic lawyer and politi-
clan of Centralia, died on the 18th. The
funeral Sunday was in charge of the
Daughters of Rebekah and the I. O.
o. F. and was attended by great mum.
bers.
John Anderson, q young man 25
years OF age. committed suicide at Sc
attic, few days ago, on account of a
dissolute woman, who had discarded
him. Anderson Was resident of Vic
toria, and his father owns the Clarence
Hotel.
William Minor was arrested on the
llth at .Centralia on the charge of rob-
berry. The young man was dressed in
coat, vest and cap which he had
stolen at Chehalis, and was turned
over to Sheriff Degler, who took him
down on the train.
The Centralia News says that the Pu-
get Mill Company have such immense
holdings of timber land that even al
its present rate OF cutting they will be
using their own timber for the next
ninety years. In Mason county alone
they own 63, 900 acres.
The Board of Trade and Chamber o1
Commerce are arranging to send two
men East, one to work on. the Union
Pacific and the other on the Northern
Pacific, to induce immigration to that
section, and have appropriated $500 9
month for the purpose for three
months.
The price of shooting at a man has
been judicially fixed at Palouse City
W. II. Arthur and Albert Griggs made
targets OF each other on the streets ol
Palouse City Tuesday. The former
fired two shots and the latter four, all
missing. Arthur was fined $25 and
Griggs 500.
Seven cars of shelled corn have been
shipped from Nebraska to William
kirkman, the cattle king, costing 5t
cents bushel Farmers claim that
it can be raised here much cheaper
1t is believed this shipment may lead
to cultivation of the cereal, as stock
feeding promises to be a thriving in
dustry here.
A block of buildings were burned al
Cheney, last Sunday, involving Loss
OF about $4,000, with $4,000 insu
rance. The fire originated in O'Don
nells store, and in twenty minute.
the whole block, with the exception
OF the Bank OF Cheney and Walter
harness shop were consumed.
1t is currently reported that heav,
negotiations are pending between C
II. Huntington and Henry Willard
whereby the former will become tn,
purchaser OF large tracts of coal land,
in the new State of Washington. TIL.
details are withheld, but it is under
stood that the acquisition of these
lands will cost Huntington and hi,
associates several millions, independ
ent OF the money they will expend fo
the establishment OF line of steamer.
to develop the traffic.