Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-14
STATE NEWS.
Whitman county will soon begin the
building of $35, 900 court house.

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The Centralia city council has
passed an ordinance providing for the
building OF water works.
A petition is in circulation for the
building of bridge over the Chehalis
river near Elma.
The Bucoda Enterprise wants pub
ic meeting called. and steps taken to
incorporate the town.
The wheat on Eureka fiat is green
and strong and there is every indica-
ton OF large crop the coming season.
Surveyors are already at work 10 ,at-
ing the Northern Pacific extension to
British Columbia. Boy
Prevalence of Influenza among the
employees has caused the temporarv
closing down Of the sawmill at La
Conner.
This summer the principal points in
Whatccm county will be connected
with the bay cities by newly opened
public roads.
The residents of Walla Walla are
collecting, food, money and clothing
to send to the distressed citizens of
South Dakota.
Puyallup people propose to build a
home for the Pioneer Society of Wash
lngton,J. P. Stewart agreeing to do
nate lot for the purpose.
The Washington Slate Company has
incorporated at Colville with capital
OF $3s, 900, for the purpose of working
and developing slate quarries.
Ellna, Chehalis comfy, is about
thirty miles by river from the Pacific
Just far enough to be exempt from
the disagreeablv chilly winds that
sweep into the harbor, and about twen-
ty miles from Puget Sound.
The prisoners in the King county
jail have organized a regular court,
with Judge, Sheriff and q Clerk.
They establish and enforce the most
stringent regulations for the obsery-
ance OF order and decency among the
prisoners.
The German citizens of Seattle have
organized a Benevolent Society, the
purpose OF which is to assist and ad.
wise INDECENT Germans, to procure
employment for their fellow country
men; to foster the German language
and customs, and to found German
school.
we were somewhat disposed to CEN
sure A. S. Hewitt when he resigned as
member of the Washington Legisla-
ture. But we take it all back. He
was on the ground, knew the utter
worthlessness of his brother Republi-
cans and took an early departure from
the gang.-Spokane Chronicle.
1t is understood that the Union Pa.
cifc and the Puget Sound and Alaskan
Steamship Companies have put in
some very low bids for the mail COR.
tracts of Puget Sound extending from
Olympia via Tacoma and Seattle To
Whateom, across from Port Town.
send to Victoria and down the
straits to Neah bay. a." 80
Ellensburgh, just at present, is in
the condition of the shipwrecked sail
or, with water, water all around and
not a drop to drink" Surrounded on
all sides by the richest coal lands in
the Northwest, she is in the midst of
a coal famine with not a scuttle full to
burn. How long, oh Lord, how long
shall these things be!-Regi,ter.
Three well-known Black river In.
dams living near Benton have died
within few weeks. These are Te.
cumseh, Obey and Solomon. The last
two were old men of eighty years or
upward, and probably died of old age.
They were friendly to the white set
tiers during the Indian outbreak of
'56 and 81. Solomon died last Satur-
day and was buried January 81, like
white people.
Edmund Reed, by occupation a log
ger, was run over Sunday morning by
Columbia & Puget Sound train. He
attempted to jump on car while it
was in motion, and fell, the wheels
passing over his legs. He was taken
to the Providence Hospital, Seattle,
and the doctors found that it would be
necessary to amputate his right leg.
He is resting easily, and the pros
poets for his recovery arc considered
good. NO blame Is attached to the
trainmen on account of the accident
Objection is made to the Portland
World crossing the Columbia and pitch
ing into our Legislature. The State
of Washington will attend to that an
other year. The World says: The
Washington Legislature, which is al
most unanimously Republican, is
known as the "boodlers. There an
pears to be no end to jobs, and if the
session is not brought to close soon,
these boodlers will have the new State
in their pockets. Republicanism in
those days seems to be only another
name for plumber.