Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-04-15

more than the lower one, and also give
Ruby city one 81 the best watcrwurks
III the United States.
Richard Frazier of Hoodspurt, is Il
genius with cahinet-makers tools. He
l. engaged in making cabinet-Sized
picture frame which will be composed
ut $4,000 pieces OF native wood. Tie
work Is 50 carefully done that the
JuIut> are almost invisible. Frazier
ia, been offered 300 for his picture
frame. but intends sending it to Chi
cage.
About March Goth, a stranger went
through the country driving quite IA
large drove OF cattle, fourteen head OF
which he sold at Tekoa, continuing on
with the balance, about eighteen head.
Thursday Mr.. PIitchard, of Rosalia,
arrived and claimed the stock, and it
now transpircs that they were stolen.
\ warrant was ut once issued for the
arrest OF the thief.
\ movement is under way to reor
game the Colfax Fair Association and
have the June races followed by IA
grand county fair early i'll the fall. J.
\. Perkins, Frank Bowman and Al
fred Coolidge have the scheme in
charge. The proposition is to form an
Incorporation, purchase the present
lair grounds and buildings, and inn
prove them III tirst-class style.
About thirty settlers are at Golden
dale to locate in the Cedar valley,
north of Gray Back. This valley is
about eighteen miles long and six
miles wide, and is one of the best
tracts of land unclaimed in the State;
100 or 800 families can procure good
/ homes there. On the Big Klickitat, a
short distance above it, is another ex-
ccllcnt tract of vacant land which will
he claimed in n short time.
About seventy laborers working at
suriacing on the Chehalis-South Bend
road struck Monday for ~ day. The
entire gang were discharged. Forty
two Italians arrived Wednesday and
big gang Thursday from Portland to
take the place OF the strikers. The
contractors agreed TO raise the wages
To ~ per day from $l.75 on May LIST,
and the men were not satisfied, de-
handing the increase ut once.
A colony Of fifty settlers under the
pilotagc of an old settler are now on
their way from Western Iowa to the
bench lands of the Little Pend
dOreille, southeast of Colville. In
the vicinity of the hills are literally
covered with bunch grass The lands
spoken of will eventually produce
large yields OF wheat; fruit grows al
most without care, and vegetables OF
every description are easily raised.
Larson & Johnson, merchants of
Moscow, were surprised by the return
of the pocketbook which was stolen
last December from their safe when
the store was burglarized. 1t con-
tanned when stolen about 800 in
money and $500 in notes. The notes
remained in the pocketbook, but the
money had disappeared. The pocket
book was found near Pullman, where
1t had evidently been lost by the thief.
James Coffee, who keeps grocery
store near the depot at Snohomish,
accepted a $40 bill Thursday in max
ing charge, and did not discover its
character until about to make a de-
post in the First National Bank. The
figure , in each instance had been
covered by the figures 10, that had
evidently been taken from tobacco or
cigar-box stamps and pasted over the
original
Glen Humes last week discovered
copper mine near Granite Falls that
promises big things. The mine is To-
Gated on the right of way of the
Everett & Monte Cristo Railroad,
about one mile from the Granite Falls
townsite. Some eight or ten feet of
the lead have been uncovered, which
shows up well, there being an eight
inch pay streak" running through it
that consists of 30 per cent. pure cop
per.
DIR. Darnell, of Kalama, recently dis
covered Il mineral spring on the kala-
ma river, about sixteen miles above its
mouth. 1t is not unpleasant to the
taste and is said to be stronger than
most any other mineral water ever dis
covered. A sample was sent to Chica.
go and met with Il very flattcring an
alysis. 1t contains potash, sulphur,
lime, magnesia, etc. The spring is ca
pable of being developed to large ca
pacity.
Lieutenant ]. B. Backus, First
United States Cavalry, who wrote a
letter to the War Department April 6,
announcing his intention to kill him
self, was formerly stationed in Walla
Walla with the First cavalry, and
married a daughter of the Hon. Jacob
Stitzel, OF Colville, who obtained a di-
vorce from him. He was u good
soldier, and made an excellent reputa-
ton in the Nez Perez and Bannock
wars of lS77-S.
J. III. johnson, the new Puget Sound
Superintendent of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, has been eleven
years in the company's employ. The
first three years he spent at sea as
purser on different vessels belonging
10 the company. During this time he
visited nearly every port on the Coast,
frem San Diego to Alaska and was at
Seattle in 1881. The last eight years
he has been in charge of the freight
department in the office OF Goodall,
Perkins K Co., general agents for the
company at San Francisco.
| A committee OF the State Historical
Society is ut Gray's Harbor towns ar
ranging for the celebration of the CEN
tennial anniversary of the discovery of
Gray's Harbor. 1t has been agreed
the celebration is to include a clam
bake at Ocosta, jubilee at Peterson
Point and Orations and exercises at
Aberdeen and Hoquiam. The Gray's
Harbor towns are taking great in
terest in the matter.
The hop acreage in Western Wash
ington is considerably increased this
year. notwithstanding the heavy losses
incurred last year on account of the
ravages of the hop louise. The habits
OF this pest are now understood by
growers, who will be better able to
cope with them this year. The vines
are looking healthy and growing we'll,
although the weather has been I'M
usually cold for this season OF the
year.
Joseph Ruemara, deserter from