Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-07-21

AE"tH WIS away etNtIdl vi Ills c.ttlilbTS
went to his store and brought goods to
the amount of their respective claims
and would have cleaned him out en-
trely had not an attachment been
served upon him and the store closed.
j. Austin, has just secured from the
shores of Lake Whatcom sample
piece of the giant fir trees that have
made this State famous in the lumber
markets of the world. 1t is , feet
thick, s feet inches in diameter,
with bark on it from to inches
thick. The rings have been counted,
and the tree is estimated to be 3J4
years old.
There is good money in tobacco
growing in this State, according to T.
F. Patton, of McMllin. Mr. Patton
has three acres of tobacco this wear,
10000 plants to the acre. Five plants
will yield one pound of cured leaf,
hence an acre will yield 1000 pounds.
He manufactures cigars on the farm
and nets the snug sum of - ,O0) per
acre from his tobacco.
Fall sown wheat in the western part
OF Whitman county is suffering from
Il blight. In many localities it is dry
ing up entirely, though the ground is
moist and the atmosphere exceedingly
favorable. Some farmers say the
damage is caused by worm or insect,
and if so. the evil results are likely to
extend over great portion of the fall
grain throughout the county.
John Kilson, native OF Russia,
came to Ritzville not long ago to be-
come a citizen and make home for
himself and mother. John desired to
become a homesteader but his age
prevented, being only Is years old.
The homestead he must have. He
Immediately married Christiana Briez.
and now being the head Uf u family
was permitted to file upon home
stead.
H. c. Willis, OF Walla Walla, has
disposed OF his irrigation ditch plant
to o. A. Barney for $4,000. which in
cludes the Iight-Of-way and water
right deeds. Mr.. Barney has asso-
ciated with him several farmers resid.
ing along the proposed line of the
ditch and prominent capitalist Of
Tacoma. Work will be prosecuted at
a rapid rate until the ditch is COM
pleted.
Mrs f. A Cox, of Seattle, entered
the elevator in the Epler block, in
tending to ride to the second floor.
AS the elevator was about leaving the
first floor her dress in some manner
became fastened in the door. The
elevator assembled rather suddenly and
Mrs Cox tried to release herself, and
in doing so fell with such force that
two bones in her right leg were broken
near the ankle.
While the Declaration of In
dependence was being read at Mount
Vernon on the Fourth, a short, chubby
fellow, with hayseed in his hair, arose
hastily, and in q stage whisper to his
companion, declared: "Let's go,
Jennie. That's old as the hills l
heard that came piece spoke in Snohom-
ish last year, and the year afore that
l heard it spoke at the Forth o. July
doin's at Seattle"
A dozen pioneers OF Whitman county
met in the courthouse at Colfax, July
D, pursuant to a call, and formed n
preliminary organization of pioneers
association. Captain James Ewart
was elected temporary president and
w. b. Renshaw secretary. 1t was re-
solved that 1876 be the dividing line
between pioneers and tenderfeet. On
August 3 another meeting will be held
to effect permanent organization.
George Digg, resident of Sidney, is
in Providence Hospital, Seattle, for
treatment of an injury received July
by the discharge Of cannon. The
sight OF his eyes is almost gone and
his face horribly blackened with
grains of powder which were blown
into the flesh. 1t will be some days
before it can be told whether or not
his eyesight is permanently impaired.
Digg is 80 years old and unmarried.
All over the boundless West can be
found cattle and horses branded ac-
cording to the fancy oil their owners,
but probably in no section o. the
country outside of Yakima, will be
seen coyotes with brand on, and that
brand the one OF the government OF the
United States. A favorite pastime OF
the Yakima Indians is to lariat coyotes
and press the red-hot brand of al. d."
Indian Department. upon their
TANKS.
Surveying tire GOfvitfs Indian res.
ervation has temporarily suspended.
The Indian police ordered the party
off the reservation, claiming they we're
starting the survey six miles from the
right point. They arrested two ferry.
men who ferried the parties across the |
Columbia river and frightened away
six OF the party. The party is now in |
camp across on San Poll river await |
ing conference between the Indians
and Agent Cole.
The gold excitement at Kalama has
reached such stage that everything
in the shape of rock is carefully carried
to the assayer to learn that gentle.
mans opinion OF what it contains.
Not long since q young lady. after
suffering terribly for a few days with
\ severe toOthache, was compelled to
have it extracted. After pulling the
same the doctor absent-mindedly set
10 work assaying the tooth for what
gold it contained.
Noyes Stone, father-in-law of Amund
died at the residence of the
latter in Seattle the other day. He
was born in Vermont in 1904, and
started from that State to the Pacific
coast in 1854. He. and his party
landed at what was then called Mon
Licello, Cowlitz county, in the autumn
Of that year. He went to Seattle in
The spring of 1873, and has resided
there ever since. He was O splendid
example of hearty and vigorous old
age. i. a. zoe
An accident happened to Walter
Beemis ahd George BurEis ut Water
Vile which is likely to; prove fatal.
The former, grown-up man, and the
latter, a boy, were sinking a we'll
through rock requiring blasting.
some unknown cause q |
premature blast occurred while both
were in the we'll, badly injuring them.
The doctors have been sent to the
place of the accident, Complete
particulars have not yet been obtained.