Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-10
Hoquiam's harbor lines have been


established by the land commission.
The County Attorney OF Chehalis
county has turned over the fees held
out by him for the prosecution of 1880
tax delinquent suits, the Supreme
Court having decided against him.
The assessed valuation OF real
estate in Spokane county for 1894 is
$2l ZOE, l6O, according to Assessor
Leghorn's computation, completed
last Wednesday. The personal list is
not yet made up.
Ninety eight immigrants were regis
tered at the Whatcom customs office
during the month of June and nine
during the month of July. These
immigrants came to the United States
over the Canadian Pacific railroad.
The residence of Joe Davidson on
Lake Stevens was entirely burned
recently, together with one or two
outbuildings and nearly all their con-
tents. The fire caught from the
stovepipe. The loss is about sou.
Oston Williams, who was thrown
from a runaway near Trent and fell
on his head, has been unconscious for
26 days. The doctors think piece OF
skull is resting on his brain, and will
perform an operation i'll few days.
The assessment of Pierce county
has been completed, and the totals
show a reduction of 1871 per cent. over
last years assessment. The total as
sessed valuation of the county this
year is 1874 1868 ,622 against $45,S7S,OO3
last year.
The recent school tax election in
Aberdeen resulted in a big majority
against the seven-mill special tax.
The result will probably be that Aber-
deem will have only six months OF
school. The vote stood 1877 against
the tax and A in favor.
Township %, in ranges 81, 80, 80
and "a, f. w. NJ, in Lincoln county,
will be open for settlement September
5, 1894. This comprises 40, iii acres
along the Columbia river. Actual SET
tiers will have 60 daysf from September
in which to offer their filing.
The report from the State Agri-
cultural Bureau at Seattle for the
past week is very favorable. Yak
ina harvesting is progressing very
fast. Near Spokane bridge cut.
ting and stacking has nearly ended
and the wheat crop is the best ever
known in that section. In general
throughout the state the dry weather
has not been very hard on crops as
yet, but few showers would greatly
benefit fruit crops and gardens. In
short, throughout the greater portion
of Eastern Washington the prospects
for large crops have never been better
than they now are.
George, the head chief of the Cheha-
lis Indians, died on Tuesday, near New
Westminster. He was mighty war.
ior and was greatly feared by all the
neighboring Indians Tribes, especially
the Douglas tribes, whose joy on hear
ing of his demise knew no bound.
When the Marquis of Lorne and the
Princess Louise visited this country
some years ago, the old chief presented
them with some bracelets and some
Indians baskets; the marquis and the
princess in return presented George
with their photographs, but as Captain
George looked upon the bracelets as
being of great value, he fully expected
to be presented with warship and so
become the " Skookum Tyee" of the
coast and up to the time of his death
he never lost an opportunity to abuse
the royal couple for what he consid-
cred shameful treatment.