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

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thias met at Spokane Falls this week.
About 10000 feet of redwood from
California, is to be used in the new
hotel at Fairhaven.
Dayton is seeking to secure the
Christian college that is in the market
for donation location.
Some Washington towns are taking
vigilant steps to rid themselves of va
grants, vagabonds, tramps and thieves.
Puyallup has flowing artesian well,
from which comes the crystal fluid
lOO feet below through 60 feet of solid
rock.
The State Prohibition Convention
meets in Ellensburgh August 26th. Al
nominee for Congress will be put in the
field.
Washington has a paper mill at La
Camas which makes about eight tons
OF paper per day, and employs nearly
100 men.
The chief OF government engineers
reports that the North Palouse river is
not worthy of improvement at govern
ment expense.
A proposition is made to Build a
standard gauge electric railroad from
the town of Whatcom, to Lake What
com, by wealthy company.
Fairhaven is soon to have its new
grand four-story hotel ready for occu-
pancy. 1t is called "The Fairhayen"
and will be q big adve rtisement for the
town.
The Yakima Herald says that Presi-
dent Oakes, Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad, guaranteed the half million
bonds OF the Yakima irrigation canal,
which is ITO miles in length, from the
Natchez river, and it will be com.
menced Immediately. II is expected
to serve 100000 acres of arid land
which will be mainly tributary to
Yakima and wholly within the county.
G. w. Hunts surveying outfit is en-
camped near Centralia. They have
surveyed line from Gray's Harbor to
Centralia, and are now camped q quar-
ter of mile from the Skookumchuck
bridge awaiting the arrival of Mr..
Hunt himself. There are eighteen
men and three teams in the party,
and the entire party are interested in
finding out whose engineers they were
that they passed out on the prairie.
In the death of Mrs. Sarah Buxton.
who came to this country in 1889 as a
missionary, the Northwest loses brave
and noble woman, says the Reriew, OF
Spokane Falls. Her life was one of
usefulness to her family and friends,
and benefit to humanity. Some of us
who look upon Washington as a new
country may modify our views some
what when We recall the fact that wo-
men and children OF our own blood
came to this country more than half a
century ago.
On Saturday afternoon last, work.
men who were grading ON the eastern
limits of the town of Snohomish un.
earthed two human skeletons. One
was not yet entirely devoid of flesh,
and was undoubtedly white man.
Some old rags of clothing, a Mexican
dollar and pair OF scissors were also
found near the place, which was
near disreputable part Of town where
on more tharone occasion the flash and
report of pistol has added its dread i'm
port to passing events.
Washington has 1,741 pensioners Of
the civil war, distributed among the
counties thus: Adams, Is; Asotin Is
Chehalis, Al; Clallam. II; Clarke,
Ill; Columbia, 80; Cowlitz, 80; Doug
las, 16; Franklin, l; Garfield, 81 /;
Island, 6; Jefferson, %; King, 256;
Kitsap, "a; Kittitas, 40; Klickitat, "a
Lewis, ia; Lincoln, SO; Mason, IL;
Pacific, 20; Pierce, 1S6; San Juan, IL
Skagit, IL; Skamania, 8; Snohomish
SO; Spokane, 1853; Stevens, Is; Thurs
ton, 81; Wahkiakum,7; Walla Walla
93; Whatcom, 81; Whitman, lOl
Yakima, 35.
Washington has two abandoned
military reservations; those OF Forts
Steilacoom and Colville. The area OF
the former is 2S9 acres, and that OF
the latter 1910 acres. They have
been surveyed, and 72 acres of Stella
COON containing the buildings have
been entered, and the remaining pit
| acres are ready for public sale. The
" acres were donated to Washington
when territory by the general Gov
ernment for the insane hospital. OF
the Celvillc reservation, so acres have
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