Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-28
WHOLE NUN BER 1862.

O. +. Keith brought To town rad
ish that weighed two aud onc.hnli
pounds and meas i''17 inches In
circumference. Til, radish has come
up and grown 10 this enormous size
since the rains in June.-Pai0usc
gazette.
Joseph Mcbride, Of Bruccport, had
quite an exciting time the other day
while out boating Ills foot got caught
and tri ipped him and he fell overheard
and his boat kept on going. So he had
to swim about one mile and half Ia
catch the boat.
Mayor Smith and Councilman NJ
OConnell, Of Vancouver, have re-
signed. The Council "Wednesday
evening appointed A. l.. Miller Ia I'll
the Mayors chair, while Mr.. NJ
OConnell's resignation was laid over
till next meeting for action.
On account of the excellent indica-
tons of coal oil and gas, +. q. Nicklin
and William Mckee, of New Whatcom.
are inviting the citizens Of that section
to subscribe $50 900 to assist in the de.
velopment of the county by search for
the above mentioned commodities.
Ellcnsburg parties just in from Man
astash mines say that two shcepherders
had informed them that an active vol.
cano was in operation thirty-fve miles
southwest OF the mines. They say IL
gives great light. They were close
enough to see lava running down the
sides.
By an explosion of fire damp in the
Blue Canyon coal mine near Fair.
haven last Tuesday afternoon, the
president of the company, NJ. r..
Downs, OF Helena, and the superin-
tendent, p. J. Cummiskey, were both
injured while making an inspection
tour OF the mine.
Down on the Olympia marsl'. q. An.
tenen, OF Avon, has l05 acres OF oats,
on which it is estimated there will be a
yield of l05 bushels to the acre. His
brother has also 65 acres, on which an
estimate has been made OF 1876 bushels
to the acre, giving a total ON the l7O
acres of lS,625 bushels.
The irrigating ditch recently sur.
veyed across Kittitas county will be SO
miles long, l6 feet wide on the bottom
and 20 feet wide at the top and will
carry four feet of water. As surveyed
it will cover $4,000 acres OF land, with
the estimated cost at 500 600 and 10
be finished within IL months.
Over in Kittitas county Mr.. Banks.
prospector, discovered tree ON
which are carved the words Licuten-
ant Phil II. Sheridan" evidently put
there by the gallant Phil when he was
fighting "Injuns" many years ago.
Banks thinks about cutting down the
tree and sending il to Chicago.
Nathan Lynn, one OF the pioneers Of
Washington, died at his home nj la.
tab, Spokane county. last Thursday.
He was troubled with slecplessness
and occasionally took morphine. and
is supposed to have taken an oyer,lo ,e.
He was at one time quite wealthy. IN
Is supposed 10 have friends In Oregon.
Charles Brooks. the old negro Who
murdered his young wife in June. al
Spokane, says: "They will hang me
because am old and black, and have
40 friends nor money. You see. there
have been twenty-threc murders in this
county and they never hanged any one
yet. SO think they will commence ON
me-"
Last Saturday, says the Sauk City
Star, old Mr.. Pierce attempted to
cross Seattle creek ON a raft. which
swamped and he was drowned The
body OF the unfortunate man has not
yet been found, although q diligcnt
search was instituted. Mr.. Pierce va.
an old settler in this locality, and owns
ranch just east Of town, where his
family resides.
Two convicts were shot aud Killed
at the Walla Walla penitentiary
on the 10th inst. while attempting 20
escape. They were VIM. Gleason. we'll
known among criminals ~ Peoria
Bill" and John Morris. They were
both sent up from Seattle for attempt
at murder, the former for thirteen and
the latter seven years. John Morgan.
another convict, was wounded
Large numbers of Indians from
British Columbia and Alaska are
coming to the Sound for the hop.
picking season. They oil come In
canoes containing men. women aud
children. As they passed Port Town.
send the other day every Indian. old
and young, male and female. appeared
to have a paddle. and kept up the
stroke with the ret ula'ity Of clock
work, seemingly without firing.
On Thursday afternoon Of last
week, as the Northern Pacific train
was running rapidly to make up LOS,
time, near Centralia, a woman wa.
seen walking on the track utterl,
unmindiul of shrek oi whistle and
clang of bell Efforts To stop came
too late, and n brakeman was left
with the remains at the track side
while the train flew ON it- Journey
The name OF the woman was thought
to have been Mary Mueller. as n letter