Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-17
STATE NEWS.

There are $50 miles OF railroad in
operation in Washington.
James Berridge has been appointed
postmaster at Meade, in Spokane
county.
The Fairhaven silver cornet band
has ordered full outfit of instruments
from New York.
1t is said that the name of the Mel
rose postofiice has been changed to
South Prairie, which is the railroad
name.
Thomas l.. Skaggs, agent of the N.
P. Express at Seattle, has disappeared
and his whereabouts are still un-
known.
The city of Anacortcs, covering an
area 500 acres and located on Fidalgo
Island, Skagit county, has just been
plated.
Dr. Henrick, of Spokane Falls has
got himself into difficulty by dissecting
corpses in Bickler & Webster's under
taking establishment.
Ritzvillc had narrow escape from
destruction by fire Saturday morning.
The snow upon the roofs OF the houses
is what proved the towns salvation.
Pat Russell, of Walla Walla, lately
sold to the North Pacific Elevator
Company his this years crop of 10000
bushels of blue-stem wheat for 62
cents.
Pacific City, Shoalwater Bay, has
changed its name to Sea Haven. Ne
gotiations are pending for building a
railroad between Chehalis and Sea
Haven.
Thirty-five acres of hops on ranch
near Summer have been contracted in
advance for two years at price
amounting to 5000 per acre, or $3.50
net profit.
j. Mead, while splitting shingle
bolts on the Coweeman on Thursday
of last week, had the misfortune of
losing one OF his eyes by piece Of
steel from wedge.
J. A. Ross, editor of the Western Re
porter, the organ of the negroes, will,
in few weeks, bring to Tacoma three
or four carloads of members of his
race for permanent settlement.
A second accident in coasting oc-
CURED at Seattle on the 7th. A party
of five young men in SCHOONER"
ran into the ubiquitous telegraph pole,
and all were more or less injured.
Some of the citizens of Wahkiakum
county are trying to annex portion
of Cowlitz county. In the meantime
the people of Cowlitz are not idle. A
remonstrance will be circulated for
signatures at once.
At a recent meeting at Anacortes,
resolutions were adopted in favor OF
Kidding Fidalgo and Guemes Islands of
Chinese, and inviting the residents of
San Juan Island and other neighbor-
ing localities to join the movement.
Mrs. M. Waltz, of Walla Walla,
whose husband was killed in the late
war, received a little back pension
from the government, amounting to a
little over 81 200, which was quite a
welcome New Years gift to the re-
cipient.
The joint committee on roads and
highways of the Legislature have de-
cided, seven to three, that road taxes
shall be paid cash. Senator J. H.
Long favored the payment in labor, as
the cash system will work hardship on
many homesteaders.
The Montesano Vidette says the
people are constantly inquiring for
houses in Montcsano, and it is impos-
sible to supply the demand. Every
house in the town is occupied, and
twenty-five more could be filled at
once without difficulty.
The Skagit Logger says that practi-
cal engineer is about to examine the
Skagit river from Hamilton to the
Sound to decide whether the theory of
dredging and confining the river, so as
to make it navigable at low water, is
or is not a practicable one.
The Seattle Budget says: " By re.
cent census in Tacoma, made for the
purpose of ascertaining whether she
had sufficient number of people to
form her own charter under the con-
stitution, it has been ascertained that
she has some $4,000 souls"
| Messrs. George Anderson and John
Remley, says the Centralia News, are
the champions in timber cutting, hav-
ing cut and placed in the water in the
short space of twelve days 10000 feet
of lumber. If there is any two men
who can beat this let them step to the
front.
There is q growing sentiment among
farmers OF Eastern Washington in fa-
vor of organization. More especially
does this sentiment prevail in the ag-
ricultural districts of Whitman and
Spokane counties, where the Farmers
Alliance is steadily growing in mum.
bers and Importance.
The capable, plucky stuff of which
Washington damsels are made is well
illustrated in this item from the Aber-
deem Herald: Miss Essie Cullen, of
the Herald Office, who has been out in
the woods looking for a location for a
pre-emption claim, is back at the case
again"
The following postmasters have
been appointed in the State of Wash
ington: Mrs. Elmora Nehef, Bay City,
Chehalis county; A. S. Farquharson,
Hot Springs, King county; A. Prem