Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-03

long tenn Of cars, old Bill has been
prominent member OF the Trans
'.I stan
Nj r.ummcr. the resident CORES
ior.lcnt - the Tacoma Lrdqcr,
''.,ah Ms office lat Wednesday ana
lee 'pr the Terminal City. During
o.. residence - five months he has
mn lr many warm friends who regret
his departure
Mr. Owiuss, our Territorial Sec
rotary. would doubtless like to trade
his " long term for somebody's
short term. HIS appointment being
dated after Nr. Clevelaud's election
-. mot the .af'-t indication that 1t is
u il.io cicn
Al iooi,' day is past, and now
comes the Merry May, Decoration
D,y AMI The ever glorious Fourth Of
JUN WV lUt' We are tHhDitu 10
make gas light displays, let u, cello
L,aic our national holiday in q | c.
coming manner
l,t- hoped that Mr. ID. A Quinn,
the dancing master, will waltz
abound Ia thls oiiic.. He seems to
hh,, forgotten the adage that " They
who dance should pay the fiddler"
htnro tins gentle reminder. The
next will be to more siacatto
measure.
The railroad rilo-driver is doing
good service along The trestle be-
tween Wc-iside bridge and the
southern extremity Of the structure.
Mahy NV p''- have displaced old
oncs. nni work will not cease
until this Io.;Ion of the track rests
upon soiii foundation.
Gas was " turned on" last Friday
evening. "A day IN advance OF the
last time set Tor the illumination,
making the STANDARD again mislead
the pubic. Now that the company
have begun Performance the neces
-ity for promises will no longer ex-
ist, aud VT cannot be misled.
Arrangements are in progress for
removing the steamer from its pres
cnt quarters on Columbia street to q
room in the town hall The object
Of this measure is TO have both en-.
glnes together and thus make it more
convenient and business like for the
same person TO have supervision over
them.
Mr.. +. L. Hopkins and family left
on Monday for their future home in
Tacoma. Mr. Hopkins has the good
judgment 10 return to his old bust
ness, the honest and honorable call
ing Of q printer. We understand
that lac is about to assume the man
agcmont OF tho Tacoma News, and
We wish him abundant success.
Tho school tnx was levied upon
the basis OF the assessment of 1884,
and brought us legal demand
against property owners, for the
year OF grace 1885. Some respect
able legal authorities of Olympia
affirm that no such tax can lie COL
lected. Let the people ponder this
subject before squaring their &C.
counts with the tax gatherer.
To hear the most approved billings
gate and stalwart profanity, one has
only to take a stroll through the
public square in Olympia and listen
10 the half-grown boys who congre-
gate thors to play at ball and mar
blcs. We respectfully suggest that
commission in tho interest of re-
form bc sent thither by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
NJ. Siu,h was tried Wednesday,
on charge CT selling beer without a
license. before Justice Ready. The
evidence showed that the defendant
had been in the habit of selling
lunches with which he gave away as
q relish glasses of beer. This dodge
proved u dead give away" to him,
and he was fined $25 and costs.
The same da, he was re-arrested on
another charge for the same offense.
The Seimen's Regenerative Gas
Lamp in Columbia Hall, comes rs
near the electric light in brilliancy
as any we have ever seen, without
the serious objections to the Brush
and other systems of electrical illum-
ination in general use. The single
lamp gives more light than all the
chandeliers formerly used in the
hall. Until the city buys the lamp,
We understand it will be hired to
renters Of the hall at given price
per hour.
That guondam enterprising citi-
zen Of Tumwater, DR.. j. NJ. Rice,
made flying visit to this place last
Sunday and left on Monday. for Ia
coma, en- route to his place of bust
ness, in the Wood river mining dis
tricts of Idaho. The doctor has
lost none Of his business push and
specializing energy during his four