Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13
STATE NEWS.

boom.
The cruiser Yorktown has arrived at
Seattle.
The Bellingham bay population is
about 10000 now.
Samuel Averill, so years Of age, died
at Steilacoom, Sunday.
\ Workman lodge was formed Fri
day night at Starbuck.
The Bank of Colfax is announced to
resume on a firm basis.
The Executive Committee of the
State Grange meets at Lysle, April rs.
Fifty acres of land will be bought
near Townsend for a county poor
farm.
Chehalis won the opening game of
its chess tournament with Castle
Rock.
Mrs. Maria Vanatta was killed near
Crescent last week by the upsetting at
wagon.
The ranchers OF eastern Lewis
county have built bridge across the
Nisqually.
Warren's cannery at Cathlamet has
started up. The Chinese are busy
making cans.
OF Kittitas county's $107, 900 taxes,
only $4,000 was paid in before de-
!inquent time.
Spokane has a baseball league OF
four clubs, which will play for the city
championship.
Colfax, Sprague, Oakesdale and
Spokane will likely form four-club
lacrosse league.
! The right-of.way for the Washing
ton Southern railroad, in Mason
county, is being cleared.
A halibut. weighing Is pounds, was
caught the other day in Gray's Hsr-
Dor with sturgeon hook.
Port Townsend, by energetic en-
deavOr, has saved the free delivery
system from being abolished.
A representative of the Southern
Pacific is talking up the midwinter fair
in eastern Washington towns.
The Garfield County Commissioners
have requested the Sheriff not to be-
gin delinquent tax proceedings for 80
days.
Wheat was quoted in the Palouse
country last week at % and 20 cents
in the warehouse or 81 and 80 cents
(. o. b.
The Whitman County Commits
sioners have purchased nine road ma
chimes for highway work in that
county.
A. T. Smith, of Port Townsend, was
70 years old Saturday, and spent the
day dancing jigs for the benefit of his
friends.
Lee Sam, noted Chinaman of
Spokane, has cut off his queue and an.
nounces his engagement to white
woman.
Mrs. Charles Hepp was fined SIS
and costs in the Spokane police court
for knocking Paul Voerth down with
q dinner bell.
Lincoln county boasts that it leads
the van among the counties with IA
per cent of the taxes paid up. Con-
CALCULATIONS.
The Walla Walla County Commits
sioners have stopped the issue OF war
rants until it is found out how the
county stands.
The Neah bay Indians have had I'M
usually good luck with sealing opera
tons of late, the total catch being now
put at AL skins.
A young inventive genius at West
port is at work on a water-wheel and
dynamo, with which he expects to
light tho s1tAleaSnt.
The Neah Bay Indians have had
unusually good luck with sealing OPP
erations of late, the total catch now
being put at l AL skins.
Three children of Mrs. Ellis, OF Co.'S
mopolis, made meal off some bella
donna pills carelessly left within their
reach, and are likely to die.
Rev. M. s. Riddle, the Hoquiam
preacher, is laid up for repairs, having
riddled two of his toes off with shot
gun that was not loaded"
A contemporary apologies to the
county officials for rejecting on their
extravaganza. Tell the truth, neigh
Dor, and apologize to nobody.
The Colfax Gazette says that not
over SO per cent. of the State and
county tax had been paid at the ex.
piration OF time for payment.
The Walla Walla city and county
assessors will try the experiment of
working together this year. Each has
sworn the otherin as his deputy.
A La Center man has curiosity in
the form of potato. 1t is in the
shape Of . pipe, the stem being IL
inches and the bowl 5 inches long.
Figures taken from the city clerk g
books show the city indebtedness of
Walla Walla to be: Bonded, SAC. 900 |;
warrant, $31. 65O1; interest, $500
70; total, $73.785.74. Amount in the
treasury, $l,9762S.
j 1t is expected that ore will begin to
move from Monte Cristo to the Everett
smelter within 80 days unless some
, unforeseen contingency should arise in
the antime. The Willmans have
put an additional force on their mines.