Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-22

on account OF the smoke, out the
white tops OF the mountain range
could be observed above the smoke.
Frank P. Hanaford, OF Montana,
representing Contractors L. l.. Green
nough and Thomas Wren, of Missoula,
is in Spokane arranging to send the
outfit to Sand Point this week, when
the work of filling part of the Sand
Point bridge on the Northern Pacific
railroad will be commenced. Mr..
Hanatord proposes to employ about
so men from Spokane to engage in the
work. About $4,000 yards OF earth
will have to be handled TO complete
the work.
The government work at Armstrong
shoal in the river near Willapa has
been completed at cost of $3.50.
The bar has been entirely removed
and a channel made 100 feet wide and
eight to ten feet deep at low water.
The material taken out amounted to
only $3.50 yards, but the large
proportion of buried stumps and
trees in it rendered the work difficult
and slow. The appropriation of $751;
600 for improvement OF the Willapa
river has been fully expended.
The Ritzville Times speaks dis
couragingly of the effects Of the rain
and the prospects for sacks. Thresh-
ing" it says, "has been delayed,
headers stopped and everybody who
needs sacks is in town looking for
them only to return disappointed. If
the alliance of Washington wishes to
put feather in her cap let its
members devise a scheme to do away
with sacks. 1t will be a saving OF
thousands OF dollars annually. Adams
county will need $4,000 worth OF
sacks this year."
AS threshing proceeds it is found
that the yield of wheat in the Palouse
country ranges from rs to 30 bushels
per acre for spring wheat, to 40 to 40
bushels per acre for fall-sown wheat.
County Commissioner Gibson tells the
Palouse Gazette that the harvesting in
the Johnson, Uniontown and Cotton
neighborhoods is progressing finely
Mr.. Gibson had 80 acres of fine oats
from which was threshed ], 800 bushels
or over so bushels an acre. Barley
is looking well, but the flax fields dc
not give the usual promise.
A large acre of government land
upon the plateaus and terraces OF the
region lying between Lake Chelan and
the Methow river is still vacant
This land is we'll adapted to the
culture of fruit and diversified farm.
ing. There is room for large colony
of people, who could secure homes
under the homestead laws. These
lands are all of less altitude than the
wheat belt of the Big Bend; besides
water is obtainable on nearly every
quarter-section. This country is now
surveyed, and will no doubt be placed
upon the market the coming year.
Jim Gang, a Chinese laundryman o.
Montesano, has been arrested there
for robbing the United States mail
He is out on $500 bail, and will be
tried Saturday. Some time ago, Sing
Sam Lee, also laundryman o
Montesano, addressed q letter to 9
Chinese in New York and dropped it
in the postoffice. He wrote the adj
dress in Chinese, and the postmaster
put it in Jim Gangs box to have il
deciphered. When he asked Jim
about it, the latter smiled blandly and
said, Lose him." The letter cannot
be found. 1t is supposed to be valua
BILE, hence the arrest.
The citizens OF Cle-Elum have
adopted an effective method OF deal.
ing with hoboes, dozens of whom pass
through there daily and commit more
or less depreciation. Last Saturday
morning Brakeman Charles Secour, Ol
No. 81 freight, missed two overcoats
and a sack coat from the caboose. He
spotted hobo hanging around the
train just before it started, and his
train had gone but few miles on its
way west, when the garments were
missed. The train was stopped and
Secour started back toward Cle-Elum
He soon met the hobo, westward
bound, carrying gunny sack. Secour
held him up with his revelvor and
opened the sack, when his coats fell
out. The tramp was brought back to
Cle-Elum, and given the alternative
of going to Jail or receive all the lashes
that his captor could administer on a
Quarter-mile dash. the hobo TO take
six feet the start. The latter PROPOSE
ton was accepted, and Secour pro-
cured blacksnake whip. The start
was made and in covering the distance
the whip was laid on head, back,
shoulders and legs with great vigor,
every crack of the whip bringing out a
yell. Since, two hobos have been
similarly treated and were severely
punished.