Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-06-05

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his right leg, breaking it just above
the ankle joint. DR.. Ostran1er, who
set the broken limb, says that the
injury will not be permanent.
The Sisters of Charity will hold an
lce-cream and strawberry social at
the Academy, next Wednesday even
ing, beginning at half-past s o'clock.
An entertaining programme has
been arranged. All are invited.
Admission % cents, children 10
cents.
People living in the vicinity Of
Tenino report that the copious rains
have had the tendency to prolong
the crop Of prairie strawberries to
a wonderful degree. Large areas
are still covered with the plants in
blossom while berries are continu-
ally ripening.
To guard against the possibility
of settling and thereby entailing ser
ious consequences, the front of the
Burmister building is going to be
strengthed by two additional iron
columns. The castings we're ordered
some time ago and will soon arrive
from the foundry.
1t seems that the City" Council
has again departed from the usage
which custom and equity imposes, of
awarding contracts 70 the lowest res
ponsible bidder, when proposals are
invited for any public work. The
cistern contract was not, we are in
formed, let to the lowest bidder.
Mr.. S. c. Young. a former engi-
neer on the Olympia and Chshalis
Valley Railroad, is in the city max
ing arrangements to resume his resi-
dcnce here. he has been engaged
to act as engineer on Ben. Turner's
logging railroad, and will enter i'm
mediately upon the discharge of his
duties.
The gas meter at Champion Hall
got in its work on the fraternity the
past month to an alarming degree,
making tho bill six times as large an
for the preceding month, without
any increase Of light. Another trial
will be made, when, if it does not
do better. the thing will be kicked
into the street.
We have little sympathy for those
who are complaining about the raw
ages of catsrpillars. By proper Wig
ilance on the part of property own
ers and tenants. this evil can be
wholly eradicated. 1t is simply a
question of choice as to who shall
rule and have the avails of our fruit
trees, their owners or the hairy
worms.
A responsible citizen reports the
somewhat anomalous phenomenon
of crow swooping down into his
poultry yard and carrying off young
chicken in his beak. The chicken
was lively and vigorous specimen
of it's race, but was unable to elude
the unexpected onslaught of the
bird of ill-omen. The crow is evil
IDENTIFY progressive biped.
Jos. Chem, of the New White
House, has on display or for sale q
long-felt want in the shape Of a
lady's travelling trunk. By new
and original device it opens on the
top and thus does not require to be
moved away from the wall to make
room for tho lid. It would take q
long article to enumerate all its good
qualities. It has lately been pat
ented and it took premium at the
New Orleans exhibition.
We have already alluded to the
Fourth of July question, and we re-
peat that if the people Of Olympia
are to have any demonstration, it is
high time to begin work. A good
time can BE- had all among ourselves
and at very little cost, if some har-
monious plan can be adopted and
promptly carried on. by live COM
mittee. Let the fire companies and
other civic bodies take the matter
into immediate consideration.
By insdvertance we omitted to
note in our last issue the death, in
this place, on Tuesday, May 25th.
Of consumption, Of Mr.. Dudley A.
Smith, aged 26 years. The funeral
was held at the residence OF his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Smith. on
Wednesday, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Nevius, of st.
Johns church. The remains were
deposited in Masonic cemetery. De-
ceased had been a great sufferer for
. number Of years. hoping against
hope till only few days before his