Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-01

next step will be 4 sidewalk on that
street and the yradin" of the east side of
lii lot.
Willis, Hawk was severely hurt ly the
recnil OF a chain. while moving logs, in
| Angus Hlcl.an,.'s camp. Thursday morn-
| Ing. The blow appears to have affected
III. lungs and several ribs seem to bc
cracked. His injuries will keep him bed
fast several weeks
A logger named Jim" AIKEN was in
| jurcd 10y falling from the ways to Il raft
underneath at the Squaxon Logging
camp, Wednesday. He sustained severe
bruises "f the thigh and groin. He WIS
bought up for treatment yesterday and is
under the skilliul care "f DR.. Riley.
Mcssrs. Horton X Matthews have Just
corplr;cd, al their ga>-ii,tiny establish
mcnt. Il beautiful chandelier OF entirely
original design f"r st. Iukc'S church,
Seattle. Two other chandeliers are also
in process oi CONSTRUCTION, To lie suspend
ed from the ceilings OF publ, buildings
in the same city.
The many friends of Vim. Wright, or
Bill, as he was familiarly called by
his old Olympia associates. will he
pleased to learn that he is still able to
eat his three square meals day
He lives i'll Southern Ole-on. and is en-
Gagged in surveying. The writer rn"t him
i'll Portland few days aga.
The new bridge now in process uf
erection by MeSsrs Ward & Sons, is
planhcd to Il point about half way from
the Tunwater end to the channel
spanncd by the old draw. The bridge
possesses 4 good many new features not
thing worthy OF mention is the fact that
all the plies are oi cedar.
Mr.. Charles Lincoln is not going to
fold his hands and wait for orders. but
has already masScd Il force and gone to
work turning out 4 superior quality of
brick at the Eastside yard. His first
kiln will be new sample Of brick never
before put up in this market They con-
tain no sand whatever, and are remark
able for smoothness and sharpness OF
outline.
The ladies OF Eastsdc bitterly com
plain OF the rough gravel they are
obliged to walk upon in crossing the
bridge, and reasonably think this nui-
sance has lasted long enough. This
gravel tears their shoes to pieces and
mains their feet. The people of both
sections OF the town demand that this
much frcquentcd section OF Il popular
highway be put into II more tolcrable
| condition.
Now that the case is becoming dcsper-
ate, Mr.. Baglcy, in his last issue, makes
4 sorry attempt to bring into disreputc
by saving that woman procured the
l subscription to pay the attorneys fees.
t Mark our words when we say that We.
. mans achievements will 90 laundering
t down the ages OF future history million
OF years after Baglcy and his little paper
: are forgotten.
{ We would respectfully suggest to our
4 honorable Counclmcn, the appointing
: OF Il competent herlcr to take care of the
stock that now ranges unrestrained Over
n the public square. The appropriate duty
V OF the hericr would be to compel the
e horses and cattle to do their prancin,
V and grazing i'll those portions of tn,
square unirequentcd by women and
p children. suppose the Council send fol
u competent cowboy.
il May Day proved to be- exceptional,
: favorable in all that could be desired
Every horse and vehicle that could pos
:. sibly he turned t. account was on tn,
: road. The majority of pleasure-sceker,
r took their winding way to that old-tim,
Y stamping ground, the Fivc-oaks rendcz
v"us. Other parties packed thc
= baskets and went hither and thithcr
= whithersoever rowing fancy dictated. :,
4 passed the merry, merry May.
o Mr.. Frank Morrison, 4 printer. for
merry of this place, WAS married to Mis-
= May Baker, OF McMinnvilt, Oregon, las
:. Monday. Miss Bakers parents resided
=, nine years ago. near Tumwatcr, and MAY
will he remembered by many OF the old
er residents rs Il blithesome little miss
whose modest department and kind dis
II position enleared her to all Mr.. an,
y Mrs. Morrison passed over by Tuesday.
train for their new place OF residence, Sc
u attic
a little son OF Mr.. Libby, five years o
= age, living near the Eastsde sawmill
l" fell into the bay Wednesday afternoon
! and would have drowned had he not in
y voluntarily adopted the means which
: presence of mind suggests in such al
l. emergency. When discovered, he wa
o floating on the surface with one han,
1t over his mouth and nostrils, head thrown
y back and the other hand and lower limbs
l. under water. He was rescued withou
the slightest injury from his acquatic ad
e venture.
ii 1t will be observed that the STANDARD
II has OF late ignored the backwoods desig
Il nation OF our suburban precincts. East
J. side is far more appropriate than Swan
town." which might serve for goose
II pasture, and Westside seems to fit bet
1t ter than " Marshville," which by som,
: association of ideas carries with it tn,
: croaking of frogs and the odor of skunl
& cabbage. O. East Olympia" and ewes
Olympia" seem too pretentious for :
v town too small to divide up into quarter
r sections. Eastside and Westsidc ar,
;. short and expressive; supplement then
:. with Northend and Southend to designat,
:. the other extremes, and the plan woult
| soon hacoma nnnu1or with oil who ,,oul.