Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16
STATE NEWS.

0XAxE N EWS.
Seattle walters have organized
union.
Pomeroy is to have a new $4,000
schoolhouse.
A new NJ. Z. church is being built
at Montesauo.
Rockford is clamoring for large
first-class hotel.
The Walla Walla Watcrworks com.
pany offers to sell its plant to the city
for 100000.
Elma has building activity, six
new structures now going up with
more to follow.
Congressman Wilson has appointed
Marion +. Truax a cadet of the naval
academy at Annapolis.
The view from Erie peak, Fidalgo
island, takes in three counties of Is
lond, San Juan and Skagit.
The logging cut of Puget Sound
during the past season, which has
about all come down, is estimated at
800 600 900 feet.
Sloalwater bay was first settled in
1851 by company of oystcrmen, who
went there for the purpose of market
ing the bivalves.
An unknown Spaniard dropped dead
at the corner of Main and Fifth street
at Seattle, on the 9th inst. Death was
probably caused by heart failure.
In July, Shelton will have new
sawmill, sash and door factory, a
shingle mill and brick yard, and also
an electric light system and water
service.
The Tacoma Globe says that there
there is no show for Wa shington to
get her public building bills through
the Senate, and the idea OF building
any of them this year must sooner or
later be abandoned.
The petition for the rc-incorpora-
ton of Shelton was granted by the
commissioners. Strong efforts have
been made to secure the saloon license,
which would give the town healthy
boost in the way of funds.
An unusually large acreage OF po-
tatOes will be planted in Washing
ton this year, and as the season prom
ises to be favorable, and no country
can beat this for potatoes, you may ex-
pect surprising results next fall.
Allen c. Mason has bought the Sal
mon River Mills and Mining Company
concentrator in the Salmon river min
ing district, Of Portland parties, and in
addition to his rich Lone Star silver
mine in the COnconnully district has
purchased with the concentrator an in
terest in fifteen or twenty other mines
in the district
Eugene Skogland, proprietor of
small drygoOds store at Tacoma, was
found dead among pile of logs in the
center of the street, Sunday morning,
with bullet in his head. 1t was
evidently case of suicide. Deceased
had heen drinking heavily of late and
had neglected his business, it is said,
on account OF unrequited love.
The first-class light at Cape Disap-
pointment is to be moved few miles
to the North Head, and q fourth class
harbOr light will be put on the cape.
There is to he first-class light ut the
entrance to Gray's Harbor and one at
COquille. In Puget Sound there is
to be light and fog signal on Platos
Island, and a light at st. Mary's,
Alaska.
The Port Townsend Southern rail-
road company Tuesday awarded Il con-
tract TO the Thomas Jefferson Mill
company, of Detroit, King county, for
5000 ties and 100000 feet of lum-
Der, which will be used in the construc-
ton of the Port Townsend & Southern.
The material is to be delivered within
specified time, and in patches as de-
sired by the road.
Hon. John McReavy has just closed
negotiations for tho sale of the Union
City Hotel. Mr.. A. ID. Whitney, for
merly OF the Occidental Hotel, Seattle,
and now of the Carlton, Olympia, is
the purchaser, the consideration being
$4,000. The new proprietor takes
possession at once, and is now hav-
ing plans prepared for an addition to
the hotel which will double its capa-
city.