The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
MORE NEWS THAT WAS NEWS
Nineteen Years Ago Clipped
From R. V. Chadd's Paper
The KittitaS Standard.
THINGS THAT PIONEERS WILL REMEMBER
And Others May Read it With Both Pleasure
And Profit. Scan it Over Carefully And
Perhaps Learn Something.

MARRIED. At the residence of the
brides parents, in Tacoma, March 9th
by Rev. j. +. DeVCre, VIM. O. Ames
to Miss S. a. lIoughton. The gentle
man was Il former resident of this place.
MRRIED. At the residence of the
brides mother, March Both 1854, by
Rev. S. w. Richards, Mr.. G. w. Dibble
and MISS Fannie b. Filler. All of Kitti-
tas County, Washington Territory.
MARRIED. At the residence of Mrs.
Pollington, March 81, 1884, by Rev. r..
G.. Hawn, John II. Ramm to Mrs.
Sophronia +. Pollington. All of Kit
titas county.
From Chelan.-A Chinaman, who
keeps Il trading post near Lake Chelan
came down this week, and bought a
large amount of supplies of Shoudy &
Stewart. He was very reticent, but
we managed to get out of him that there
were about forty Chinaman now at if
erent bars, engaged in mining. He
paid for his supplies in dust" Here
tofOre that section has been obtaining
what the Chinaman said we Judge they
can do much better in this locality
obtaining better terms, with the adj
vantage in our favor Of less distance to
transport goods. Our merchants are
alive to these opportunities, and our
millers and farmers should not be back
ward. In the matter of furnishing
/ flour and bacon we think this section
can offer greater inducements to pur-
chasers than any other portion Of the
Territory.
They do say the worst "fraud," in
the lands are those 'would-bc" editors
who are the shears. We wonder if that
is the reason why the ''patent outside
was invented to save such ''frauds' the
trouble Of ''scissoring. But instances
are quite common where even "a pat
cnt" does not save its readers from
the infection.
S. Il. Geddis, the wcll-known cattle
dealer Of this valley, we are Informed
by Il Seattle exchange, recently bought
500 cattle at an "all round' figure OF
*32 per head.
Humboldt Packwood has quit stage
driving. Young Mr.. Dammon has TAX,
en- his place.
We regret TO hear of the illness OF
the wife OF H. NJ. Bryant
On Thursday Dick Thompson inform.
ed Us that some Indians had informed
him that two If their race had teer
hung near the mouth of the Spokane
by the soldiers and they had arrested
six Others He did not learn the cause
Of the trouble.
Auditor Peterson IS now below &C
iusting matters previous to Il final set
Element of affairs between Yakima anC
Kittitas.
ID. T. Dillon has secured the contract
for the building of the new NJ. f.
Church. He will be assisted by Robt
Fleming. Both are lirst-class work
men.
Yesterday q number of our citizens
were engaged in the laudable work o
cleaning the streets
The necessary supplies for the estab
lishment of a post of the Grand Arm,
of the Republic at this place have been
shipped to Capt G. NJ. Holton, of Yak
ina. The Captain will notify all com
rades through the columns of The
STANDARD as to the time. All com
} rades will please bring their pal er:
with them SO that Capt. Holton ca
examine them. Per order of A-sistan
Adiutant General, a. s5lorah
b. X. May arrived from 1'eshastis
on Wednesday. He came out on Snow
shoes as far as Nerdin's.
Dutch John" came down from Wen
atchie on Thursday. He reports every
, body well.
At the March term of the Indian
, Court at Fort SimcOe there were el2h
convictions for poly gamy, one fer adul
terry, and one for attempted rape. The
only white man connected with The
court is the clerk. Gen. Milroy i
teaching the Indians civilization.
Charles Monselet, a noted epicure
has written al article on How to Eat.
.'How to get something to eat" is The