Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-10-06


indecent assault upon her, was non
suited because she testified she was
suing to punish him more than for
anything else.
Work on the Uniontown Catholic
church has been temporarily sus-
pended. When completed next sum-
mer it will be 5Gxl2S, and the tower
will be 9S feet high. 1t will be fine
church building.
The equalized value Of all real, per-
sonal and railroad property in Kitti-
tas county as given ont by the State
Board OF Equalization is $G,1G3,3S5.
OF this, $3,l7j,O2O is real, 1898 ,992
railroad track, and 81, ,1G4,372 personal
property.
Mrs. Kate Boyd, who was arrested at
the Snoqualmie hotel, Seattle, last
week, charged with adultery, by Mrs.
John T. Long, was held in 81 600, and
will be tried at Tacoma, when it
is expected Long will arrive from
Walla Walla.
The proposition OF bonding Douglas
county will prob ably be considered at
the next meeting of the county COM
missioners. There are outstanding
warrants to about $4,000 which it is
proposed to take up if the bonds can
be favorably placed.
At Marietta contract has been let
to the Sisters of Providence to establish
boarding-school on the reservation,
to be opened a year from next month.
Forty acres of land have been given
them by the government. They will
commence building in May.
On complaint of Secretary of State
Price, Judge Arthur has appointed
M. ID. Smith receiver OF the Washing
ton Farmers Insurance Company, of
Spokane, with bonds at $4,000. The
condition of the company has been
unsatisfactory to Price since June.
The complete returns of King
county's railroads have been made to
the state board of equalization, show
ing the county to have 276 miles of rail-
road track, with 5S miles of sidetrack.
The total equalized value of railroad
track and improvement is ST ,47S,31O.
There is said to be scheme on foot
in Port Angeles to make a separate
county of what is known as the
Quillayute country. If carried out,
the scheme will take from jefferson
some OF the best farming land and
about one.quarter OF the entire county.
Narcisse Porrier was awarded $21,-
600 damages from the Northern Pa
cific by Spokane jury. He had sued
the company for $4,000. He was in
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Idaho about year ago, and the claim
was set up that he had practically lost
his reason.
About two tons of mail sacks, con.
tanning picks, shovels, harness, pack
saddles and camp equipage, have
arrived at Waterville, to be carried to
Coulee City, so miles distant, by pony
express. 1t is all franked" for some
government geological or botanical
expedition.
The bids for the proposed issue of
$25O,OOO Spokane county bonds were
opended by the Board of County Com
missioners, but none were satisfactory,
and at the request of the bidders they
were not made public. Bids will be
received again this week and others
will be made.
Spokane's liabilities, according to
the Reuiew, are: Old water bonds,
$l20, 600; recent bonds issued, $780,
600; street grade warrants, about
$4OO,OOO; other outstanding warrants,
$6l 900; school bonds, $3.50, 900; city's
proportion OF county bonds, 500, 600
total. $2,I31,OOO.
The Loomistown, Okanogan county
Journal says feature of the Kettle
river mining excite ement is that every
Chinaman within radius OF 1OO
miles has gone to the scene OF excite.
ment. The same paper says that all
the floating population OF Fairview
has started for the diggings.
William Webster. a longshoreman
had a miraculous escape from mang
ling and drowning at Tacoma. The
heavy doors of an elevator fell on him
throwing him into the bay. His body
went under steamer, coming ur
on the other side. He was rescued
and his injuries are not fatal.
| Two carloads OF lumber manufac.
tured by one of the mills in Olympus
are on the way to West Superior, Wis
This is like shipping coal to Pennsyl
vania from Washington. The timber
shipped to West Superior, however
cannot be obtained there, though it i,
in the center OF great pine region.
Work on the convent at Cotton i.
progressing very rapidly, and it will bt
completed before winter sets in. 1t i.
a fine brick structure situated on a
hill in the northern part of the city
overlooking the business portion o.
the town. Work on the school and
hospital will not commence at present
G. W. Hunt has brought suit in the
Superior Court at Walla Walla against
Superior Judge W. H. Upton and nj.
brother, c. b. Upton, for collection O
- 600 on the subscription to the sub
sidy offered by the Walla Walla Boar,
of Trade for construction of the Ore
gon Il Washington Territory railroad
The farmers OF the country lyins
between Oakesdale and Rosalia are
having a place graded about half wa,
between the two towns for the purpose
OF having the Northern Pacific lay {
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