Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-10-02

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raised III Asotin county this season
The jury in the case Of l.. -. Mckay
charged with assaulting r. II. Albert.
, son, recently arrested in Seattle. IN the
alleged kidnapping case, failed to agree
upon a verdict.
Ex-Chief Engineer Boguc. oi the
Union Pacific railroad. denies that hc
has been appointed to take charge oi
the engineering department of another
railroad looking for an outlet ~ th.
Northwest.
The decision OF the Seattle land oi-
flee denying the application to file
Mckee strip in front Of the uplanjs
along the harbor, has been afIirm,d hy
the government land department nt
Washington.
Mrs. George +. Wright. living five
miles south Of Chcwclah, ON Mnnlay
of last week shot bear Weighing
about 300 pounds in a thickct adloln.
ing her ranch. The bear had carried
OIL young pig the previous night
Washington's hop yield should be
about 10000 bales this season. but NV.
ing to many unpropitious circumstan.
ces it will probably be far short Of this
Not more than 400 or 800 bales of last
seasons crop yet remain IN the state
A great wagon-road scheme l. aiioai
for Western Washington. IL u b.
have public highway from the strait.
OF Fuca to the Columbia river. This
movement means coast road oi near
ly 300 miles in length extending acroa.
the State
The fertility Of the land along the
Columbia river and in the valleys oi
Stevens county is remarkable Stories
OF large yields of grain, frui, and yege.
tables are now current. and iarmcrs,
orchardists and gardeners are well re-.
paid this fall for their years toll.
W. c. Top, ranchman living near
Chehalis, while loading Winchester.
rifle Thursday, was the victim oi an
accident which cost him his left
hand. One of the cartridges became
caught in the mechanism Of the gun
and was discharged. The hand VA. ~
badly mutilated that IL hal to be-
amputated.
The County Commissioners oi
Whitman county have decided not ie
sell the bonds of the county at q die.
count. They have taken the position
that Whitman county bonds are as
good as Whitman county wheat, and
that it is preferable 10 pay 10 per cent.
rate, rather than to sell now In the
hard condition OF the money market
and have to pay per cent. for twenty
years.
The taking OF land in the H,,s.,sn
we'll belt, near Ncrth Yakima, sisii
continues. X. C. Washburne. y. A
Strout, George W. Crane. G. T. Tyler
and WA. Tyler, Of Seattle. arrived
there Wednesday night 10 examine
land. This will make 5000 acres held
by Seattle parties, who expect 10 buy
machinery and begin the sinking oi
wells at once. II Is expected that q
flow will be obtained in the new we'll
during the week.
Grade contractors of the Great
Northern passed through Davenport
last week over the surveyed line oi
that road for the purpose OF acqusint-
ing themselves with the amount ncccs-
sary to be done, and IL IL nov conf.
IDENTIFY expected that the contrac, into
Davenport will soon be let. po..ihly
within the next ten days. Though
the cars will probably not reach there
this fall, it is believed that the road
bed will, and that the rails will come
along next spring.
A novel form OF advertising YAH.
mas fruit is about TO be put into oper-
alton Mt Yakima. They propose
erecting OH the depot platform . glass
covered case OF Sx2O feet dimensions,
to be kept constantly filled with fresh
fruits of all kinds grown in ths.
county. The key is 10 lie kept Ia the
depot, and persons desiring 10 display
fancy fruits will simply he required To-
ask for the key and may place their
exhibit, properly placarded, upon the
shelves Of the case.
By telegram we learn that Manager
Cordray has arranged for the APPEAR.
ance Of Sarah Bernhardt at hia theatre
in Seattle. The enterprise Of Mr. Cor.
dray cannot be to highly commended,
and the people of Seattle owe him q
debt of gratitude. for had II not hecn
for his exertions the great trage,iienne
would not have visited their city. ss !,
is fact that she refused point blank
to play in the old barn which III. con
ceit of it's manager styles al opera
houses. f. Music aud DraB,a
\ PATENT has been asked for a dcsics