Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-11-06
STATE NEWS.

Iht'ut medicine hkirs have been
swindlng many people IN the Phlousc
ruuuit,
The new University of seattle will
h' surplird with u GInch telescope at
a'".t oi ~ Coz
nakc-dalc. feeling assured Of electric
ltght- T. nov considering the question
ul Wht'rWofk-
The liuwcrs drrdgcr at South Bend
hnd- u cheaper 10 Use fir wood than
coal lN $50 day
\ hillc child 81 John johnson. of
M"ntc-ano. died Thursday from drink
ing concentrated I've
\ man named King picked a quarrel
with engineer Dudlrldgr in a saloon at
Nhcrdrcn. aud the latter hit Kings ear
81
10" Mirt,illc Democrat states that
tn unusually large amount Of grain
W'll h' -"wn this fall Zig Bend farm
rt- n' already preparing for the rail.
ROAD. they confidently expect next
t,nt.
Attorney Mitchell 81 the Northern
Pacific has flied with the hatbor line
commission a hrief IT the compauv's
rlhim of 2nWW le,t ON each side of
the company'H ROAD, ~ stipulated in
the original grant.
Judge Hartford has rcn.lcrd a ,Icci-
-inn against the English tug Pilot for
'"sinE "a American bark To- the Amer
lean siir III the straits uf san Juan de
fu'a. \ pcnnl', ~ ~ cents ton on
the measurement Of the vessel has
iern assessed
The man who was found in the
wnnl- near Mount Vernon had been
dad iur several months evidently. as
the flesh had ali dropped from his
iunes At the cotuncr's inquest the
name of Fulkcrson was found on his
clothing M one about Mount Yer
non knows anything of such person.
\ statement ii Tacoma's finances
Rad ~ city council meeting the
other evening, II ~ follows: Cash on
hand, tiul .1i2 warrants outstanding.
flI3,Ti6 The city public school board
have decided to ask Sl9j 900 for ex-
Icnsc- for the fiscal year, S25 900
Of which will be- used for new build
ings AMI Improvements
n e. Ward. of Tacoma, for several
years civil engineer Of prominence i'm
the employ of the Northern Pacific
railroad, advances the opinion. founded
on his experience in making surveys
through the various Cascade mountain
passcs. that the Great Northern will
find the Snoqualmie pass the lowest of
all. and therefore Offering the lowest
grade
\ petition j. being circulated TO have
Whitman county bonded the extent of
the existing indebtedness. Warrants
are nov outstanding To- the amount of
ahout tMOON, It is understood. of
which Si7G,tOO IL for the courthouse
~ Collar. Tho limit Of floating in
dehtedness has been reached, though
the current assessment rolls may per
nit ~ a new increase
The itate land commission is con-
irnntcd with another pr ,blem in the
lack oi funds with which Ia pay the OK
ponses of the contests over the alleged
zeal lands aud Ol other contests arising
w reason 1T the claims of the squat
tiers Ia prior settlement. An effort
will he made Ia have the county
huhf,l. advance the fees aud await re-
inibura"mrut hy the legislature.
Angus Mcneil, Of Montesano, while
bunting saturday, discovered swarm
of hces which had settled on the small
SWAY iug iimh of u tree and commenced
o. huild their comb on the under side
~ the same, tho entire swarm we're
withuu' protection Of any kind, and
Yet they had evidently made up their
minds tu have a home. Monday Mr..
McNril took hive out and put the
bees into It aud carried them home.
TIL high cmbankmcnt west of the
steamboat wharf ut Tacoma, which the
Northctn Pacific Railroad Company
has Teen washing into the bay for fill
ing in purposes, caycd in during one of
the heaviest rainfhlls ui the year. The
stterienf tracks, street and sidewalks
and three If the railroad tracks we're
covered up 10y the slide 4 streetcar,
hilcd with passengers. narrowly es-
capcl being crushed 10y the falling
earth
Thu secretary Of the Spokane cham
h'r ~ commerce. hasing his figures
upon What hc considers reliable re-
porte from thc entire wheat growing
section IT Eastern Washington. est.
mates that within radius Of l2j miles
1T Spokane there will hc marketed this
YEAR ip.SlbtHD hushrl- Of wheat > $50
tSs lu-hcls 81 oats. 33Sj 900 bushels
ui harley. aud tl2VO. coo is considered
low estimate ol the wealth that this
enormous crop will bring Ia the people
Loticrs continue tn lc received for
/ the Washington Secret Marriage Blu.
fcau ~ the postullce Ia Iacomn. The
letter. itHr the postmarks OF Eastern
states The marriage bureau went
out oi business when the police began
to inquire into it, business The bu-
fcau agreed a. furnish its correspond
ents With suitnhl, husbands or wives
fut sums ranging from " Ia 81. Ad.
,efii-cmeni. were inserted in Eastern
papers. aud the answers now coming
are supposed "a be IN reply