Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-12-08
STATE NEWS.

Chehalis owes $50, 900, perhaps more.
Carp have appeared in the Snake
river.
Yakima Odd Fellows will build
temple.
Snow is a foot deep on the level at
Waterville.
The Pennington brewery burned to
the ground.
Walla Walla county fruit-growers
have organized.
The Montesano tireboys took in
Sll5 at their ball
Walla Walla is surning out some
skillful boy burglars.
The Albion house burned at New
Whatcom; loss, $4,000.
a sturgeon-packing house is about
to be put in at Hampton.
The government snagboat Skagit is
at work on the Snohomish.
Sixteen mills have signed the new
shlngle association agreement.
Lewis county will spend $4,000 on
her schools the coming winter.
Billiards. business men nominated a
a full city ticket in 40 minutes.
Lumber is being cut for a cold
storage warehouse at South Bend.
There is little furry at Hoquiam
over the discovery of quartz lodges.
Spangle has made its last years
school-house over into dance hall.
They are making big plans along
the Cowlitz for hopyards next season.
Another injunction suit threatens
the progress of the Spokane water
works.
Another shortage, 800 in amount,
has been discovered in the Seattle
treasury.
Toledo and vicinity will have about
5000 fruit trees come into bearing
next year.
Port Townsend's assessed valuation
is $3,250,OOO. The tax levy will be
8 BIO mills.
Whatcom's street department ex-
penses are $500 for 1898, against
SIS 600 last year.
Astoria capital will erect salmon
cannery at Point Roberts in time for
next seasons run.
Evangelist Mcconnell has immersed
% Wallulans during his four weeks !
revival just closed.
A suit has b cen commenced in Ia |
coma to enjoin levying city taxes Oh
technical grounds.
Tho Walla Walla Statesman is urg-
ing the settlers in The lower valley to
set out cranberries.
A gasoline launch performs the |
functions of the milk wagon in the |
Gray's river country.
Whatcom county will advertise for /
bids to build eight miles of road at |
about $500 per mile.
Port Townsend talent played The
Husking Bee" as the Thanksgiving |
tribute to sweet charity.
Indians are working the oil out of
the 5O-foot whale that stranded near
Oyhut, in Gray's harbor.
The bonds of the contractors on the
Bellingham Bay Northwest Diagonal
road have been approved.
Geosge E. Macdonald, of the Snoho-
mish Eye, is going to New York TO
write for the Truth Seeker.
Rev. George Lindsay, Congregation
allst, goes as pastor from Coupville,
Island county, to Aberdeen.
The bond OF H. L. Cooper, the con-
tractor of the new water works at
Spokane, will be $4,000, the largest
in the history of the city.
Charles Lif,chiid, of Spokane, has
returned from Connecticut, where he
drummed up colony of 100 families
for the Big Bend country.
A daughter of William Caldwell,
who lives in the Wynoochee valley, is
7 months old and weighs 80 pounds.
She weighed IL pounds at birth.
AT the Shelton city election, Tues
day, w. b. Eaton, VIM. Shorter and
Al. J. Munson were elected Council
men and George Vogtlin Treasurer,
The Mayor is elected on the even year.
There was no election at Pullman
last Tuesday. The event has been de-
clared off and reincorporation as a
city of the fourth class is proposed.
An election will likely be arranged for