Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-04
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Whitman county is advertising for
site for poor farm, long-felt want.
Some Fairhaven coal has been sent
to the Mare-island navy-yard to be
tested.
When they bore a we'll at Dayton.
100 of the $50 feet to water goes through
solid rock.
A deposit of silica in pure state
has been found in considerable
quantity on the TOuchet river.
C. Z. Burlingame is planting 160
acres of land under the artesian wells,
on the Mckee, to potatoes.
Some $l,7OO worth of opium
brought $l225 a pound at late Port
Townsend custom house auction.
Ellensburg is shipping several car
loads of timothy to the Sound cities
every week. 1t is said to be choice
article.
An incident of the state board of
horticulture's Dayton meeting. May Z,
will be the formation OF q society for
Columbia county.
Rev. r. J.. Lott has rendered his
resignation to the trustees of the
Christian church in Pomeroy, and will
leave the first of the coming month
for Moscow.
There is some doubt whether North
Yakima's cannery project will be
realized. Some 100 acres OF land have
been pledged to be grown in fruits and
vegetables for it.
The Presbyterians will build
church at Ocean Park. DIR. Thompson,
ex.president of the territorial legis-
lature is expected at nwaco soon to
organize the church.
The residence of G.. w. Spiya, about
Q mile north OF Davenport, was de-
stroyed by fire last week. Very little
furniture was saved. The damage is
estimated at 81, 600, with an insurance
of $500.
Following the example Of nearly
every other town in the State, the
town of Davenport has begun the
work of looping off expenses where
possible, and begins by cutting down
the MarshaPs salary from $50 to$5O
per month.
It is estimated that there have been
planted about 100000 fruit trees in
Thurston county during the past l2
months, and the majority Of these
are Italian prunes, demonstrating that
there 10 little fear OF an overproduction
of that staple.
There Is q suspicion that an attempt
was made recently to burn the steam
er Messenger. While on trip to Sc
attic from Maury's island she was
found to be ON fire, and the surround
ing circumstances made it appear that
it was the act OF an incendiary.
The Yakima Orchard Company has
been incorporated with capital stock
of $4,000 Eighty acres OF fertile land
have been secured which will be plant
ed to fruit. The incorporates are J.
w. Arlington, of Spokane; ]. T. Kings
bury, N. w. Field and Thomas Norton,
of North Yakima.
J. H. Smithson, OF Ellensburg, has
eve that produced a monstrosity of
. lamb, which was double from the
shoulders back; two bodies with four
hind legs and four front legs, two of
the front legs pointed down and two
up. The bodies and the hind legs
we're natural. The monstrosity died
soon after being born.
| Deputy United States Marshal Sam
Vinson, of Spokane, sold at the Towns
end custom house two seizures of
contrsbsnd opium which was con-
fiscated to the government in that
city recently. The first lot Of $50
pounds brought $12.l0 . pound, while
the other $50 pounds OF imported
opium brought $l2.29 q pound.
Judge Glasgow, of Seattle, has de-
cided that the nickel-in-the-slot ma
chimes are gambling device, and fined
Henry Schneuhelt, the owner OF the
machines, 81 and costs. This was
simply test OF the question, and the
decision having been against the
machines, they will undoubtedly be
taken to places where such innocent
amusement is tolerated.
Port Blakely has a sensation. The
schooner Alcalde, now there, has
aboard the captains daughter, very
pretty young lady. On board is a
Chinese cook, who possesses about g.
600. 1t is said the captain insists that
his daughter should marry the China
man, and to force her to yield had her
confined TO her state-room. Captain
Olsen was called upon by the millmen
of Blakeley and given some wholesome
advice.
The decision OF the United States
Supreme Court in the Valentine scrip
cases invalidates filings on 1900 acres
of tide land at Tacoma. 1900 at Seat
tie, 100 at Bellingham bay, 16O at Port
Townsend and GO acres at Gray's
harbor. The scrip was Used by the
government, in 1872, in lieu of q
Spanish grant, upon which Petaluma,
Cal, is situated, the validity of the
grant being unrecognized in the United
States until the supreme court affirmed
it. The grant covered 1860 acres.
The tide lands filed on along Puget
sound were valued at $3O00,OOO. The
supreme court decision does not in.
validate the scrip. but merely decides
that the tide land belongs to the State.
The scrip can be used to file ON any
unsurveyed government land. The
holders of it in Tacoma feel pretty
much as any man would who loses
valuable claims that he though were