Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-03-23


Sixteen cars of shingles wer,
shipped, one day last week, from tn,
West Coast mill at Ballard.
The scarletfe fever has abated at Elm.
so that the schools resumed Monday
after long interruption.
Isensee, ex-City Treasurer of New
Whatcom, has been convicted of EN-
bezzling 100000 OF city funds.
John Mcclellan, a famous hunter
OF the Willapa, has killed a cougar, II
feet . inches from tip to tip.
Reform has struck Port Townsend
and committee of five is on the high
road to retrenchment suggestions.
The Congregational church al
Walla Walla took in "a new member.
as result OF the revival meetings.
Both the Touchet and Patti over
flowed at Dayton Thursday, and drove
anumber of persons out of their homes
A proposition has been made to the
Tacoma Fruit-growers' Association tc
build large fruit cannery in that city
The jute mill at Walla Walla ha.
given out that it will be able to furnish
100000 sacks during the coming sea
son.
Robert Tishner's brewery at Daven
port has been undermined by the high
water. One of the buildings cracked
in two.
J. w. Tolman, who was the limo
cent cause of the great Seattle fire in
1889, was convicted of highway rob.
berry last week.
Horticultural Commissioner Maxey
has found the San Jose scale in a good
many Yakima orchards, and will en-.
force the law.
Work is about to begin on the third
and last bridge OF the Northwest
Diagonal road, Bellingham bay. 1t il
to be 500 feet long.
Five large ships, in port at Tacoma
will carry to different parts of the
world in a few days, 1900 tons Of
grain, valued at $4,000.
The shipment of fish from Gray's
harbor is becoming an important in.
dustry. Last week Is tons were
shipped East-principally to Boston.
The car cleaners at the Great North.
ern shops at Seattle struck last week
on account of reduction in wages
Their places were Immediately filled.
A story is going around that snug.
glers OF Chinese, when hard pressed by
revenue officers, weight the Cinnamon
with iron and dump them into the
Sound.
The Spokane police court has been
trying an assault and battery case, in
which the contention arose over a
green ribbon on dogs tail St. Pat.
rick's day.
The variation Long Beach offers in
the donkey party line is to draw a
Chinaman's profile on the parlor wall
and have the youth and beauty cover
it with queues.
The Sherwood shingle mill at Aber.
deem was sold Friday by the sheriff
under an execution. to John Kroenert
OF Arkansas City, Kan. who will soon
arrange to start the mill.
The State selection OF land in
Chehalis county for the agricultural
college grant has been unconditionally
rejected because OF Irregularities in the
method of describing the lands.
]. H. Ward, of Willapa valley, is
sending in so many cougar scalps that
the Pacific county commissioners are
debating on suspending the S. bounty
on these trophies OF the chase.
The three Seattle companies of the
! First regiment are to have regimental
camp after June IL at a park four
miles from Olympia. The companies
will march to the camp from Seattle.
A secret oath-bound organization
known as the No Sir Club, is spread.
ing with frightful rapidity among the
young women of Colfax. 1t is aimed
at the see-you-home gallants of stingy
habits. "
The question Of building county
poorhouse is being discussed in Walla
Walla. The county already owns
land purchased for that purpose
The poor are now cared for by con-
tract at St. Msry's hospital.
A large wildcat which made its
home in one of the gulches near Pine
Grove, Asotin county, was killed re-
Gently killed by stockman. At the
time it was shot it was making noon.
day meal off big fat pullet.
The sprague Independent of satur.
day was devoted entirely to St. Tat.
rick's day "reminiscences. 1t was
printed in green and contained por.
traits of Ireland's eminent patriots
including st. Patrick himself.
Ex-Treasurer A. H. Smith, of the
Pullman Agricultural College Regents
has filed his appeal and supersedeas
bond for $4,000 in the suit against
him of ]. w. Stearns, the present
Treasurer, for SIT 500, which Smith
refuses to turn over.
Skamowee, an Indian who has been
missing since Christmas, was found
floating in the river near North
Yakima the other day. He had ap
parently been murdered, and his
companion, one Pemps, is implicated
by the coroner's jury.
State School Superintendent Bean
has made the following decision on an
appeal to him: Where q school il
closed by order of the directors, on &C
count OF contagious disease, the teacher
may claim pay for the full time, pro-
vided there is nothing in the contract
to the contrary.
Geo. w. Smalley, town constable Of
Franklin, was shot by man named
William Keiver, Saturday night. II
seems ball was in progress, when
Reiver appeared at the door of the
hall with some other toughs and fired
q pistol at one of the lamps. He
was subsequently arrested but escaped
and returned to his home at Cumber-