Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-15

r mlssloners struck IL from the roll a
1t Is said to be assessed in Oregon.
Two large dredgers have arrived a
Everett to begin the work of dredgin
the bay and filling in among the pile
OF the nal work, wharf and buildin
and the government bonded store
/ house.
Superintendent Watson, OF the schoo
for detective youth at Vancouver
passed through kalama Wednesda.
with about 30 pupils from the northern
part OF the State Oh their way T.
} Vancouver.
\ band of horses and cattle undo
execution in the case OF the Ellens
burgh National bank against Hansen
were stolen and driven away day o
two prior to the date for their sale b,
the Sheriff.
The blackbirds have multiplied il
the kittitas valley very fast in the las
five years. They have been pre-, in.
on the oats and wheat for some tim,
and they are now ready to prey on tn,
young corn.
The Old Dominion mine has com
menccd regular weekly shipments o
ore from COlyille to the Tacoma smell
ter. The first carload since the ris,
In the price OF silver was Forwarded
last week. The company claims tina
it will ship ore as long as the price re
mains above 10 cents.
William Porter has put 10000 feet
OF cedar lumber on the Westporl
wharf during the last two weeks He
has the reservoir for holding logs com
pleted, and the buildings up for the
new mill. The machinery will be put
in Immediately on the temperance Of
Il settled lumber market.
School district No. SO, Snohomish
county, offered II 500 worth of bonds
for sale last week, but there were nc
bidders; consequently Haller City will
have to wait while for her school.
house. A year ago a sale of school
bonds brought a crowd of bidders that
almost filled the courthouse.
Three different lumber firms-from
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma respec.
tively-are now investigating the feas
Utility of locating mills at Ocosta
One firm has plant to remove, an
other would rebuild mill partly
destroyed by fire, and the third firm
talks OF building complete new mill.
Troops ID and ii, Fourth cavalry
have left Fort Walla Walla for Spo.
kane, where they will go into camp
with troop G, Fourth cavalry, and
| several companies of the Fourth
infantry stationed at Fort Sherman
AT the close OF the encampment, troop
q will return to Fort Walla Walla to
remain.
The McDougall logging camp is
being removed from Arlington to a
point on the Snoqualmie branch of the
Lake Shore road, where spur is being
laid into body of timber that will
keep the camp running for about
three years. The logs will be hauled
to Ballard and lowed across to the
Blakely mill.
4 The Boundary City Single Com.
pany, the newly organized co operative
association, who have leased the old
international mill at Blaine. expect
to begin saving shingles this week
The mill has been subjected to some
needed repairs during the past fort
night, and is now in excellent shape
for large output.
Geo. Miller and August Krugell. the
first serving a twenty-five year sen.
tenCe for murder in the second degree
and the latter twelve year sentence
on the same charge, escaped from tina
State Penitentiary, at Walla Walla,
last Friday, by digging tunnel under
the wall so feet long, involving doubt
less the labor OF months.
An investigation instituted by the
Tacoma Commercial Club has resulted
in showing that large number OF
letters addressed to Tacoma, Wash,
have been delayed by being sent to
Tacoma Park, a suburb of Washington
City. The club will forward a petition
asking that the name of the Washing
ton City suburb be changed.
Port Townsend advices state that
the Board of County Commissioners
have accepted the resignation of w. J..
Rohde, school superintendent, and re.
moved A. w. Buddress from the same
position, whom they appointed few
weeks ago to succeed Rohde. Each OF
the commissioners has a iavorite for
the office, and they are unable to
agree.
Mrs. Nicholas Schlicht, the wife of
d barkeeper, while temporarily insane,
committed suicide Saturday night, at
Port Townsend, by hanging herself by
strip on the hall banister. The hus-
band returned late at night and was
Mortified to find his wife dead. The
deceased left note saying her two
sisters ruined her, and asking forgive
ness.
The management OF the Northern
Pacific railroad will sell round trip
tickets to Chehalis for one and one
fifth fare, to all those who wish to at
tend the annual fair given by the
Lewis County Agricultural Association.
Tickets will be sold October 3, 4, 5 and
b, and return coupons will be good for
return up to and including October 7,
1893.
A committee has been appointed by
the members of the Everett bar to
wait upon Governor McGraw and ask
him to detail one of the superior
court judges to duty in SnohOmish
county, to help out the congested
condition of the calendar. The
business is accommodating so fast
that it is more than one Judge can
attend to.
Lumber in Palouse valley has taken
a sudden boom during the last few
days, owing to the demand for granaries
to hold and store wheat. This is the
way farmers have of getting out of the
embarrassment caused by the scarcity
OF sacks. If the present demand
continues the lumber supply in
Whitman county will be exhausted
within week.
Columbia cOunty's assessment on
horses, cattle and hogs is the highest
in Eastern Washington, being an
average of $3l.76 on horses, $l3.l4 on
cattle and $4O5 on hogs. Auditor
Cahill has been corresponding with
the different county auditors with a
view to getting statistics which will
justify him in making kick before
the State board of equalization.
There are IL Indian farmers in