Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
STATE NEWS.

the King county Jail.
There are nineteen veterans ut the
soldiers home at Orting.
A new building for the postofiice i.
being erected at Clallam bay.
Ia 'oma is TO be treated to an exhi
bition of baseball under electric light
G. Lipsky. aged A. former Seattle
merchant, died at the Hospital for the
ms me, Monday.
A mortgage for $2S,70S has been
foreclosed against the Donau Brewing
company of Tacoma.
Clallam county's assessment is just
completed and foots up So, 100 O00-a
most excellent showing.
Hon. George Willard, member OF
Congress from Michigan for two terms
is visiting his stepson at Tacoma.
Fred Ray, a coal bumper, was
knocked down and instantly killed al
Seattle, Monday, by rapidly moving
car.
A new coal camp has been laid out
about mile and half north OF
Franklin, on the banks of the Green
river.
No instructions have, so far, been
received from the government to eject
the squatters on the school reservation
at Puyallup.
The Clallam Wharf Company is
binding a wharf 400 feet long. 1t
will be at the terminus of the Quill
layute road.
The Second Baptist church of Cen
tralia was dedicated Sunday, the ser
mon being preached by Rev. A. a.
Banks, ID. ID.
The State Tide Land Commissioners
at Olympia this week listened to pro-
tests over the location of harbor lines
at Port Gardner.
Waterville despite its name, has
been heretofore without water works,
which it will soon have, and also an
electric light system.
The cars of the Fairhaven electric
system are expected to arrive in few
days, and the track will be completed
in about three weeks.
The total assessment of property in
Yakima county is 81 COS ,3l6, of which
amount 81 ,O2l ,346 is on personal prop.
erty and $3,046, $50 on real estate.
Seattle wants the national educa-
tional convention next year. The
committee that will name the place of
meeting will visit Seattle next week.
DIR. Royner, of Pomeroy, reports
having made fabulous gold strike
on the Red river. He says it is a
four-foot ledge absolutely thick all
over with gold.
Joe Adler, barber of Ellensburg,
while on hunting trip few days ago,
stepped on stone in a canyon, which
dislodging Others caused them to fall
on his head, killing him.
in. Bennington was arrested, Mon.
day, in Tacoma, charged with issuing a
series of bogus checks He claims to
he innocent, but there is good grounds
of suspicion against him.
The oats on La Conner flats have
been badly fiattened and lodged by the
late rains, but if it remains clear and
warm for week the farmers can har-
vest the crop with little loss.
Specimens of pure rock salt were
brought into Ellensburg from the Big
Bend the first of the week. Indica.
tons are that the salt deposits there
are practically inexhaustible.
William Crippen, 20 years old, while
teaching Rev. Mr.. Duncan of the FL
lensburg Presbyterian church, how to
swim Monday, was seized with cramps
and drowned almost Immediately.
The saloon men of Spokane have or
ganized society to protect and up.
hold all personal, civil and religious
liberties of its members, and to be
known as the League of Freedom.
The farmers of Kittitas county are
busily engaged with their harvest.
The quality of the grain is excellent,
although the average yield will be
somewhat less than early anticipa-
tons.
State Land Commissioner w. L.
Forrest has received a report from
Whatcom county showing sale OF
school lands to the amount of $3.50 O36.
The price ranged from ST. to $l55 per
acre.
On Gehr Spring hill, near Walla
Walla, last Thursday, the boiler of a
threshing engine blew up, totally des-
troying the machine and scalding sew,
eral horses. None OF the men about
were hurt.
1t is rumored that q band of stock
thieves have been stealing cattle in
Okanogan county and running them
across the line to dispose of them. 1t
is said the band is composed OF twelve
or fifteen persons.
The Lake Chelan Railroad & Navi.
CATION company has two boats now
running on Lake Chelan, and expect
to huild a large, commodious, fast run
ming steamer to meet the demands of
business for 1892.
Harry NOLAN, the boy who was killed
by the cars, when escaping from the
Chehalis Orphans home, was buried
Monday, at Tacoma, by the G. A. r., the
boys father having been prominent
member of that body.
report of recent sales OF school
lands in Whatcom county at from $I2
to $l55 per acre was received Tuesday
at the Land commissioners Office. The
total sum for which the lands were
sold amounted to $50, 036.92.
A paper was found on Vashon island
beach, this week, which told "a tale of
woe" OF two boys, who were lost when
hunting, and, in defauld of other game,