Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-11


ch"hiiel to deep water for S. 600.
Cur Town Council should no, allow
twenty four hour, to elapse before
th y close with him. 1t will save
the people ten times the amount il
would cost sho"ld they, i'll the face
OF such pi"l' etion, conclude to
10 It themselves.
Nr {. l.. Sears, who proposes to
solve the deep-wa or problem for
5000, has sisnitiel his willinrness
I" make the preliminary survey for
500, and the Council unen have man.
'fcsted IA disposition to set the bail
rolling at once. 1t is exceedingly
al fortunate that the people did not
know tina. only 5000 stood be-
tween them and deep-sea navigation
years ago.
Anybody desiring one of the most
eligible situations in the place for
any business, with building, frame
or brick, erected to suit, can have
then on thirty or ninety days notice
by applying to a certain property
owner on Main street. Nobe DIV
need complain that first.class facili-
ties are wanting if they have bust.
hess which will guarantee reason
able rental.
The Couier has contracted to do
the cr'y" advertising at about one
half what it will cost to put the an
nouncements in type. It expects,
however, to realize q great deal of
honor in being the liveried lackey of
tho Council. A little experience
VII; demonstrate that such hopes
are rtable Apples of Sodom,"
plea ing to the sight but which
crumble into ashes at the touch.
There is general feeling amoug
our citizens that with the town in
debt ard so many imperative uses
for the public money, that the pet
proposition Of one of the Council
men to dump $4,000 or 1000 in
earth into gully fronting his prem
Uses, would be Il gross perversion of
the public funds. A remonstrance
would be nnmerously sighed, if it
were nece sury to admonish the
Councilm, n us to their duty in the
matter.
1t may be well for those owning
real estate convenient to town to
know that The Sisters of Charity are
ready to build n Hospital soon as a
site ~ donated for the purpose.
The iirmeGintc ie:uiNs from the in
ves,ment will MT justify the pur-
chnse Of real estate ard the expendi-
ture Of large sum for buildings,
while the enterprise will be of meal
culable benefit to tie public. The
proposition is worthy of serious
consideration.
Gov. Newell has pardoned three
cpnvcts in the Penitentiary, allow
iug two months on each year of
their respective terms for good be-
havior. One OF these was Newval,
from Walla WalIa. imprisoned for
five years for larceny; Holman, from
tho same county. serving q term u
even years for attempted murder,
and Robinson. f,om Yakima, one OF
two and ops-half years for cattle
stealing. He has likewise committed
the death sentence of G.onini to i'm
prisonmont for life.
The Thursion county Republicans
are 10 meet in convention on Thurs
day. April oath, at P. NJ, to elect
four delegates to tho Territorial Con.
vention to be held at Dayton, June
81. which will elect delegates TO the
National Convention. Olympia pre-.
cinct, under tho call is allowed %
delegates. Tumwater 6, Coal Banl
\. Chambers Prairie 3, South Bay 2
Mud Bay 2, Back River 3, Union 4
Mound Prniric 2 and Yelm 2. The
Committee recommends that pri
MARIE he he'd on Saturday the 10Th
A meeting Of the Washington Pho
neers was he'd Mt tho Courtroom,
Wednesday, and Representatives
from all parts Of the Sound were
present and participated in its de
libsrations. The only business Of
importance transacted was fixing the
place and date of the annual meet
ing, which will be held in Olympia
July 3D.. NJ fefinite action wat
taken with reference 10 an excursion
10 the Eastern States, MS the Com
mitice had bot had time TO obtain
Nil the information necessary 10 sug
gest details. 1t is thought that al
the annual meeting it will lie deter.
mined 10 20 sometime in August
and that the cost will not be much
more than S125.
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