Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-15
STATE NEWS.

There are IN this State, 4G6 saw
mills, with a daily cutting capacity oil
: ~ On feet besides II number OF
small mills not rated
Charles johnson, aged %, Il coal
miurr at NIlkcsun, was buried under
q cave" Ills thigh was broken and he
was injured internally.
Malh Nnlla celebrated her thirtieth
annl'rr-ary of Incorporation As n city
Tuesday evening The Walla Walla
'luh. gave "a reception in commemora-
tiuu ol the event.
The first residence in Skagit valley
was built hy W. IL Startwell and
urun kinclld IN 1858. This was
mote than decade after the settle
m'nt of OLYMPIA.
The reservoir ut Dayton, recently
built Mt great expense, and which on
beng first filled broke, but was re-
placed, - again empty, having been
found to hc unsafe.
Tho Walla Walla pcnitentiary is al.
ready oyercrnwdcd and the next lcgis-
lhturc will he asked to build one west
Of the mountains. Tacoma is an rs.
Iirint for the location.
All the prisoners hut one dug out
oi the Chchalis Jail Tuesday morning.
All were captured the same day ex-
ccpt Burglar Packard, who is at large.
Several shots failed Ia stop him.
Eight sea going vessels entered the
hafhur ut Ocosta Tuesday and four
others were anchored at the same time
ia South bay. The appearance pre-
scutcd was decidedly maritime.
On Friday the contract for lighting
the streets oi Walla Walla by electric
ity was signed by "A representative OF
the gas aud electric light company and
all" 10y the mayor and city clerk.
The directors Of the Bank Of Waits
burg have decided to increase the cap
ital stock Of the bank To $4,000 and
convert II into n national bank. Ii
will be- the First National bank OF
Waitshurg.
\ phenomenon is observed in an ar.
t'slan well near Ellensburgh. The
we'll spoken OF is down about 200 feet
bat the watM in it is still 100 feet be.
low the surface. The popularity con.
sist- IN the fact that. when there is no
Wind the water is that distance below
the cufhing; when there is high
wind flowing water pours out OF the
pipe.
The timc-honorcd custom of claim
jumping on New Years eve was duly
observed in Okanogan county, many
unworked claims changing hands on
that occasion. A large number were
also relocated in the Silly hours of
that night. These claims are worth
striving for, and among them are some
which IN the future will prove exceed.
inRly valuable properties.
Mrs. A. W. Barklcy, Of Ocosta,
although she could not swim, I'M
hesitatingly jumped into the bay to
rescue her little son from drowning.
The little fellow was floating out with
the tide. face downward, but the brave
mother succeeded in reaching him
aud upheld by her clothes regained
the shore, where she succeeded in re-
Suscitating the boy before the father
arrived.
The jury in the case of Charles w.
Nor,lstrom, charged with shooting
Willie Mason at Cedar Mountain,
brought in n verdict Of guilty OF muir
der ~ the first degree "Wednesday
afternoon Mt ) o'clock, having been
out little over twcnty-iour hours.
N"rdstrom showed no signs of emo
tlun when the verdict was announced.
His attorney gave notice OF a motion
for a new trial.
In Lincoln county there are about
2JnWU acres of government and rail
road land vacant that requires no
irrigation. The spokane land office
receives filings in this county. With
the rapid building across the Big Bend
Icy both the Great Northern railroad
and the Northern Pacific railroad, the
attention of all new immigration will
H. attracted To this vacant Land, and
probably every acre will he occupied
10y the TALL uf 1892.
Hon. Allen Weir, Secretary of State.
reports that the total valuation of real
and personal property a. equalizcd by
tn STATE board. exclusive Of railroad
track, - Sjl9OlG,3Il." This is an
increase of Sl0l ,9li.SjS over the az
gf"gatc valuation of 1890, and is the
greatest increase recorded in any
single y'nr ia tho history al the State.
10" largest previous increase was dur
'ng the preceding year, when it
reached S93 ,G0G.O3I.
Last week Conductor Near brought
10 Ickoa from Wallace tie largest
tfaihload OF ore concentrates that was
ever taken out IT the Cour d Alene
country. The train consisted of
twenty hVc cars Of ore. representing an
Actual cash value Of $4,000, and re-
pnlfod three large engines TO haul it.