Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-07-20
STATE NEWS.

| out ~ acres OF potatoes Tor harry
Bryant.
Tie cornerstone Of the State uni
versity was laid at Seattle July D, with
imposing ceremonies.
OF Walla Walla's 1883 registered
voters, ,OS2 were born in the United
States. Most Of the foreigners are
Germans.
The city OF Everett will hold an
election Saturday Oi this week for the
purpose OF raising $4,000 for park
purposes.
The semi-anuual report OF the City
Treasurer OF Pomeroy shows the total
amount of the city's Indebtedness to
be 81 ,lljG7.
squirrels have destroyed large areas
OF pasturage in the western part OF
Whitman county, where stock ranges
predominant.
The Edmonds Tyre announces that
machinery has been purchased and
preliminaries adjusted for ESTABLISHING
the johnson iron works at that place.
The way in which the strike hits
Enumclaw is in feed famine. The
mills had to close down because the
teams could not haul without rations,
Whatcom and Skagit county teach
ers will hold union institutes at
Whatcom August q, IS and 80, and
at Anacortes the three days following.
Two of the victims of Spokane's re-
cent drowning accidents have been re-
turned by the waters of its treacher-
Gus river-the bodies of John Horton
and Ross Beneiel.
II. N. Stephens, OF Willapa, gathered
1872 pounds Of Strawberries off one
tenth of an acre. The varieties were
jesse and the Far West. l,272 boxes
at cents Melted $63.6O.
Wheat samples were gathered about
Latah which measured over five feet
in height, and were of excellent quail
ity. The samples were sent to the
Spokane bureau of immigration.
The White River Mill Company,
OF Buckley, has passed into the hands
of receiver, J. II. yesterday, of Ia
coma, with bonds at $4,000. Careful
management will likely save all credi-
tors loss.
The purchasers of the Abercorn rails
offer to donate enough to finish the
spur of the Northern Pacific into Alb
erdeen, and one of them, w. 7. Book,
offers to board 100 men for month
while the work is in progress.
Henry Clark, cattleman from
Whitman county, jumped from
second-story window in the Com
mercial house at Everett. He was
asleep at the time, and WAS badly
bruised, but no bones were broken.
Two of John Suffers cattle sampled
a quantity of dynamite that the river
drivers had left in Albert Pressentin's
yard, opposite the mouth of the Sank,
and in consequence two carcasses are
now for sale for fertilizing purposes.
The city OF Walla Walla is at pres
ent crowded with men without means
OF subsistence, many OF whom are
waiting for harvest to commence. In
the course of every day business men
are solicited for charity many times.
Horse heaven this year promises
the biggest yield of grain in her his
tory. kelso Brothers are now ne
gotiating for 10000 grain sacks for
their own private use, anticipating
10000 bushels of wheat. barley and
oats.
The Monte Cristo Electric Light &
Power Company are at work on their
water power at the head of Saul. river
in Monte Cristo. 1t is estimated that
inside of 1000 feet they can obtain
over 1OO-horse power throughout the
year.
Gold dust is being brought from the
Hoodoo, Gold Hill and other mining
claims up the Palouse river into Pa
louise. $4,000 worth OF the yellow
metal having been shipped by one in
stitution in Palouse during the month
of June.
Charles Gilbert, of johnson, Whit
man county, submitted to a 55-minute
operation at Colfax last week, by
which the left half of his upper jaw
bone was removed. An artificial one
will be put in, making his cheek as
good as new.
The board of tide land appraisers
for Pacific county have organized by
the election OF Il. b. Dyer, chairman.
The other two members are II. F.
Carnahan, of knappton, and Timothy
Bailey, of Willapa. w. c. Bristol was
elected secretary.
The tramway OF the Pride OF the
Mountain mine at Monte Cristo is
completed. Its largest tower is q
single timber four feet in diameter
and 162 feet high, weighing about 20
tons. This tramway will furnish
means of transportation for the large
output of the mine.
Allen Ankeny, of Sprague, was
brought to Tacoma Monday morning,
under arrest. He was caught in the
act of turning a switch which jerailed
passenger train near Sprague. lie will
be put on trial at the present term of
the United States court. He is said
to be nephew of Levi Ankeny, the
Walla Walla banker.
The railroad iron nearly two years
ago taken out of the wrecked Aber-
corn and stored at or near CosmopOlis
was sold for taxes last week, bringing
1929 60. The lot consisted of about
5000 rails which wonld make about
IA miles of track. They were owned
by the New York Security and Trust
Company and were valued at $25, 900.
Populist Mayor Belt, of Spokane,
and the strikers held conference re-
Gently, after which the former re-
quested the Northern Pacific officials
to withdraw the United States Mar
shals now on guard and he would sub
stitute police. The request was re-
fused for the reason that that the
officials there have no authority TO do
so.