Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-30


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What would Eastern people think
OF clover feet high, timothy I feet
and corn stocks II feet high? Or
hill OF potatoes that weighed I3
pounds? or of two pounds Of potatoes
81 pounds? or OF II tons Of
alfalfa hay to an acre? or OF l0j
bushels OF oats to the acre? or 500 |
bushels OF potatoes from three-fourths,
OF an acre of ground? or of 100 bush
els OF onions to half an acre? still
these growths are not uncommon in
our glorious State Of Washington.-l
Puget Sound Mail
There has been a considerable exo-
dus OF settlers from different portion.
OF Eastern Washington to Alberta, II. !
c., within the past year or two. Many
are now returning, and pronounce il
the most greatly overrated country
they ever struck. 1t is 200 miles north
OF the Montana line, and the winters
are long and tiresome, while snow gets
five feet deep on the level, the thcr-
mometer going down to G5 and 20 de
grees below zero often. The cold
comes on early and usually catches
the crops before maturity.
o. c. Johnson, of Seattle was drunk
and voluntarily wandered into the
municipal court. He sat down and
went to sleep. His snorcs disturbed
the court, and Judge Glasgow ordered
him put out. His loud talk at being
aroused and his involuntary oaths
were a contempt of court. and 10
days commitment was ordered.
Thereat the man swore, and the com.
mitment was ordered changed to 20
days. Again the fellow swore the
more, and 80 days was inserted in the
order. Johnson sobered enough to
know that he did not want a life
sentence, and 40 quit swearing. lie
is now in Jail.
In 1888 Victor c. Tull bought from
the government several thousand
acres of timber land in the eastern
part of Clallam county. The records
OF the Olympia Land Office were
burned, and in rewriting them, an
error was made which left about 400
acres of the tract subject TO entry.
Claims were filed on those 400 acres
by homesteaders, and improv emcnts
made, but when patents were applied
for, Tull appeared on the scene and
showed his patent for the land, neccs-
stating the cancellation OF the home
stead entries. 1t will require a special
act of Congress TO compensate these
homesteaders.
Deputy Sheriff Blackwell and
Constable II. ID. Borst, of Centralia,
have been hunting a man by tho name
OF A. /. Grimes since Saturday. lie is
in the woods, near his place. about
two miles west OF Centralia, and has
sent word that there is not enough
deputies in the county TO take him.
He is armed with double-barrel shot.
gun, and people who know him say he
is liable to fight. The warrant for his
arrest war sworn out by John Durgy.
his brother-in-law, who claims that
Grimes tried to shoot him and his
brother. Durgy is staying in town
until the officers capture Grimes. The
trouble occurred over some family
affairs.
Thomas Warman, n sturdy pioneer.
died at the home of his son.in.l law. A.
T. Stream, at South Bend. aged II.
He was born February 81, 1922. in
Wayne county, Indiana, and was mar
ried April 4, 1Si9, to Orinda Van
Eaton of Henderson county, Illinois.
crossed the plains in 1853, burying his
wife on the way, 10 whose memory he
was ever true. He was through the
Rogue River Indian war in lsj5-bG as
member OF Colonel Williams com
pany of mounted volunteers. lie
moved to Pacific county in 1890.
served three terms in the legislature,
was never defeated when a candidate
before the people, and leaves q record
behind him his family may be proud
| of.
Collector Wasson's first order under
the immigration law has resulted in
the deportation of eight heather
Chinese. They were captured about
two weeks ago at Sumas and charged
with violating the immigration law
Judge Hanford, when they came be
fore him, ordered them rcmaaded
back to Collector Wasson for eI.
animation rs 20 their right to remain
in this country. In accordance with
the provisions OF the late act Collector
Wasson summoned 7. NJ. Fisher. W.
H. II. McCurdy. S. B. House aud II.
l.. Burkett as board of immigration
to pass on the merits OF the case, and
it was decided by the board that the
Chinese were illegally in the country.
The collector then ordered them dc.
ported.
Last week small party Of survey
ors connected with the proposed irri
CATION canal left Asotin city for the.
country about the headquarters Of a.,
south fork of Asotin creek. They ,x-
pected to encounter some snow. hut
were not prepared for what they did
lind. The Sentinel says that. leaving
camp on the third morning ont. with
only occasional patches uf snow IN
sight, their way leading To- higher nlt.
tudes, 1t was soon observed that ever,
step led into snow more general and
deeper, 80 that 10y the time tha, poiui
had been reached where the Nul..
Henry trail joins the summit trail III,
whole face of the country wa covered
with snow OF great depth, r,acmug o..
many places 10 feet deep On the l,,,r.
and averaging prtLln. live lrr, M