Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-06

Dramatic Society. The officers are
NJ. \. Root, President; Miss Flor.
cnce Jones, Secretary; Miss Fanny
Ostrander, Treasurer. Next meet
ing will be held Saturday evening
1t has been very wisely suggested
that, should Tie lower Tumwatei
bridge he rebuilt during the coming
Summer, in response to the effort
now being made, the north end OF
that structure should be so left that
the bridge can be reached from q
beach road from this city. The
construction OF said beach ROAD is
only question of time, since the
imperative necessity % such a
thorouyhfa1e is yearly becoming
more and more apparent.
Messis. Horton & Matthews have
Just received a varied lot of gas fix
lures, which vii! enable them to
compete as regards quality and cost
of fittings, and the superior work
manship of Mr.. Matthews, as has
been shown by several fine jobs he
has done in pipe work, ensures them
an ample share Of the business which
will result from the completion OF
the gas-works.
According to calculations based
upon the municipal tax assessment,
now being made, it appears that
West Olympia contains about two
hundred inhabitants. When it is
remembered that the West side
has quadrupled in population DUR
ing the past two years, some ade
uuate idea can be formed of the
rapidity of growth of that once
quiet little hamlet. 1t has al
ready q commodious school house, q
saw mill, backyard and logging
camp, all its own.
Our quandom friend Capt. Joe
Lane Mcdonald, leaves i'll few
days On a trip to California and per
chance he may cross the continent.
He proposes writing series OF let
ters for the STANDARD over the name
of "Ino,' and advocate various
measures in the behalf of CONNER
cial and material progress in West
ern Washington. Prominent among
other measures, he will earnestly
push tho early admission of this Ter.
ritory into Statehood with the Cas-
cade range Of mountains rs its East
ern boundary, will urge the immed-
late repeal OF the law protecting fur
bear animals, a measure which III
its workings inlicts an obstruction
to the fishermen on Puget Sound
and drives our hardy fishermen to the
inhospitable shores Of Siberia. He
will advertise the fact that Puget
Sound is the most available base from
which to prosecute the fisheries
now latent in aud around the vast
continent of Alaska. In view of the
physical difficulties obstructing rail
road building through our noun
tains, Capt. Med. will earnestly urge
upon the assembled wisdom of oul
country" the propriety of granting
to such corporations who may con-
strict and operate standard rail
roads in the Puget Sound valley,
liberal grants of lands on both sides
of such railroads, with all the tim
Der, coal, iron and other valuables
found on or in such lands, such sub
sides becoming available on the
completion of said railroads. The
Inauguration of building deep SCI
ships on all our tide waters and GOV.
ering the Broad Pacific Ocean will
floating palaces; the opening ant
maintaining Of IN !" Emigrant Bur
eau, in the city of Boston, to induct
the solid men of brains and cash tt
seek homes in this sunset land, are
projects for which he manifests much
zeal. The ancient manner" is al
enthusiastic supporter OF the new
Administration and should he pro
coed as far as the National Capita
may prove of some service to Dele
gate Voorhees,, as his information il
denied from o residence of quarte
century aud his conclusions are thu
result of much observation an,
thought.
A SAD accident occurred in Nortl
Seattle, last Sunday, while the mill
tary companies were out for riff
practice. It seems that Charles X
RoLb, q member of Company 3D.
was acting as tarset-marker for SOM
members who were shooting at 2O'
yards range. The signals were pro
badly misunderstood, for just as Mr.
w. II. McFadden fired at the target
Robb stepped in front of it, receivin,
the leaden messenger in the breast
The wound proved mortal a fe,
hours aferward. Mr.. Robb was a
exemplary citizen, 2G years of age
with O wife and two children. HI
was a painter by trade, and Knigh
of Pythias and Odd Fellow. H