Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10
STATE NEWS.

Kalama is threatened with a Popu-
list paper.
The Cowntz County Commissioners
are looking for good location for a
poor farm.
1t is proposed to consolidate Fair
haven and New Whatcom under the
name Bellingham."
In 1892 Tacoma's expenses were
1910, 1882; in 1893, 1921 ,24.34, and
in 1894 only $lS7, 1929.
Fire at Davenport destroyed the
store building of Rosenquest & Plough
loss, So 400; insurance, ~ 400.
Among the subscriptions to the Sc
attic canal subsidy was one from the
Sisters of Charity at Providence hos
pital for $3.50.
The Ilwaco Journal demands, in
trumphet tones, the prosecution and
driving from the river of the death
trap" whisky scows.
A colony for settlement in Near.
aqua is being formed at Davenport
Concessions have been obtained from
the Nicaraguan government.
The dry kiln of Berg & Phelps
single mill, near Everson, was burned
Sunday morning, also GOO. 900 shingles
The loss is estimated at ST. 200; no in.
surance. The fire is supposed to have
originated from spontaneous combus.
ton.
Next Monday the Masons will com.
mence q weeks session at Spokane
which will consist OF continuous meet
ings Of importance, in which the 32d
degree will be conferred and also the
order. of Ell Katif temple. Mobiles oil
the Mystic Shrine.
During last month there were 1G
homestead entries at the Spokane land
Office, covering 2,372.7l acres. There
were % final homestead proofs, cover.
ing 3,670.71 acres. Three final timber
culture proofs answer for 473Il acres
more. A desert land proof for 77.9S
acres and a cash entry for 7.75 acre,
make up the list. The total receipts
of the office during the month were
81, l6247.
]. T. Person, the Endicott agent oil
the Pacific Coast Elevator Company
has been looking up the grain situa-
ton in Whitman county. He esti.
mates the acreage of fall grain at
about 40 per cent; spring grain about
the same, and volunteer IS. This il
based on a comparison with the large
crop of two years ago. Endicott
shipped last year about $4,000 bushels
of wheat. About 10000 more wa.
consumed and fed at home, making q
crop Of about 10000 bushels. Accord
ing to Mr.. Persons figures, the acre.
age tributary to town will reach 5000
Of this it is expected 1000 acres will
be killed by squirrels, and, estimating
the remainder at Is bushels per acre
the yield will be 10000 bushels. II
the price at which it is sold reaches
IS cents. which it is now worth, the
returns from the crop will be equal tc
or greater than last year.
After an agitation OF the matter ex
tending over about a year, the City
Council of Chehalis has finally de.
termined to lease tho electric ligh,
plant for year. Messrs. Daub
Bragg, OF Castle Rock, are the lessees
and the contract with them is to datt
from the first OF the month. They
will pay the city Is per cent. of thei
gross receipts. The change dissatisfie
many citizens, but the Council ha
found that as long as the plant is run
as at present it cannot be made to pa,
Expenses. One reason is that to in
crease the revenues by extending tn,
service would require the services of ,
salaried business manager, and anothe
is that the fuel bill is twice as large q
it ought to be every month, owing Il
the fact that there is . very inferio
engine in use. For several month
the receipts of the plant have beef
just about sufficient to pay runnin,
expenses, without leaving anything I,
pay interest on bonds or outstanding
warrants.