Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-02-05
WHOLE NUMBER 1876.
considerable of his means. He leaves
a family, who live in Colville.

considerable of his means. He leave.
family, who live in Colville.
The attorney for the widow of Harry
Morgan, OF Tacoma, claims that some
$4,000 of the decendeat's estate has
not been accounted for by Admins.
traitor Chamberlain. Mr.. Chamber.
lain says the charges of fraud against
him are false, but that one sheet OF
the inventory list had been left out BY
clerk, and that in it were included
several large items not yet accounted d
Tor. Among the items omitted is
one of $4,000. said to have been re-
ceived from the shingle trust for the
Buckley shingle mill plant.
The third annual exhibition OF the
State Poultry Association will be held
in Walla Walla, commencing February
2, and continuing five days. ID. A.
Gregg is the president and Sol Simon
the secretary, and anyone desiring
information regarding the exhibition
can obtain it by addressing either Of
these gentlemen. Thoroughbred
poultry from all parts of Greg, n,
Washington and Idaho will be on ea-
hibition a: this time, and from enti les
already made the meeting bids fair 10
su!rpass all former ones in points OF
interest.
The outlook for labor on Puget
Sound in 1892 is pronounced good by
the Seattle Press-Times. "There will
be fair amount OF building in Seattle
and many men will be thus employed.
Many more will be needed in the devel-
opment of industries than last year
1t can be depended upon that there
will be very large degree of activity
In railroad construction. The opening
OF the gold and silver mines will inter
est large amount of capital and give
work to many men. The coal output
will probably be larger. The lumber
trade could hardly be worse, and is ex.
pected to be more active than for two
years."
Until two months ago w. Z. Adams
and family were living on homestead
claim beyond Klickitat prairie. In
November their house and its cont tents
we're destroyed by fire. Mr.. Adams
moved to Centralia TO secure employ
ment, but wore himself down nursing
his wife, who first fell sick. Both have
been sick some weeks and when visited
last Saturday by tho Marshal, the
family, including several children, was
found In hard circumstances. Two
chairs, homemade bedstead, a straw
tick, one quilt and a stove comprised
the furniture. Some potatoes, grown
on their place, q remnant OF q sack OF
flour and some lard were all the edi.
bles in the house. Charitable people
of Centralia have taken the matter In
hand and will supply the family's
needs.
Senator Mcconnell feels confident
that he can secure from the Secretary
OF the Interior an order for its resur.
vey and that the result will be 70 add
largely to the width of the Idaho pan.
handle. If he should succeed in his
scheme and his idea should Prove cor.
rect, Spokane would be in Idaho In
stead of Washington. Medical lake
would be very near the boundary
though in Washington, but Cheney
Marshall and all the towns along the
line OF the Spokane and Palouse would
belong to the panhandle. Coliax and
Almota would be Idaho towns, and
continuing north from Spokane the
new addition would include all the
Calispel valley, Loon lake, but not
Chewelah or Colville, though stone
could be thrown from the former
town across the new line.