Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-23


\ 'r' f tie Chicago. Milwaukee
nLi - ra'l Railway at Portland. IS
"u Nl~.' go the Sound and called on
zoe =. >I,lI' tbs morning.
NJ Iho- ini entire has been
appointed u putty 10y Assessor James
aui viii TX The ,pluat'ion OF Cav
Ir.Ip'N He SAYS that ne will do
nhr.H. hnt the Iroof o. tie pudding
Wiuh. % 'how.uE tie >trIng.
J.. u.w Ctv Council has elected
Tie ,.i.oNmc otlicci>: FIc,i Gnyot
Mul-ht. J. Y Itn'i, Clerk, =. G..
Ward iI,n-lrvr, ". Shields Street
Commissioner. md j VI. Swan As
SCISSOR III" remaining Offices Will
IT, t..'l a. the next session.
VI ~u".t,n, If Shelton's Point,
lu'aim~ us that the report of tue
lp-. OF the county bridge spanning
Collision, Creek. near his place, was
900 orrcct The lgh water tried
e,,,r.lv U, foundations, but it stIl
-'nul-
NJ Louise II Imph:ov Smith is
adN'''i~'d "a IIc~ert some select
readings AT Columbia Hall, Saturday
evening. The lady comes among us
rather unnunounr.I and quite a
Stranger. 1t would arl ear. howe yer.
hv exchanges, TINT She Is an u com
rh-lod render We btspcak for her
full audience.
There l., AT last, some prospect
tina Improvement will be the order
Of the day along the extreme upper
part Of East Fourth street. Mr.. ID.
Il lhgclow has received what is in
effect power of attorney to sell ill
parcels the VIM. y Ayers property.
50 there j. reasonable hope ahead.
Aud now comes Tacoma contract
ing with W. f. Bowers, Of Portland,
Tor n lingo ace, ssiun 10 her lire ,le-
parimcnt Among other things, .
600 feet Of hose lave been ordered
which Is to he delivered Immediately.
THIS hose will be of the Maltese
Cross manufacture, carbolized, and
able To sustain u pressure of 400 lbs.
to the square inch. Two new hose
carts each Of 500 #. capacity are
also included IN the contract.
II the smart individual who wrote
the article IN Wednesdays Ledyer
on our public schools hal intended
To practically impress the public
with their necessity, he adopted the
very best means of accomplishing
that object. Nobody can real it
without forming the conclusion that
n little common school educa ion
mi, LIT have enabled him to present
his subject III more comprehensive
manner 1t is painfully apparent
that h, bit off considerably more
| than he could chew.
la spite of the almost impossible
/ roads, the mail carrier manages 10
make his daily trips to Montesano.
The passenger and freight list, for
points on the lower Chehalis Valley,
Is light, just at present. and the
stage is making only from two to
three tlips n week. The destruction
Of the new bridge across the Satsop
rlves causes an annoying delay, and
it is altogether likely that the Old
WIRE rope ferry will have to be used
for another year. The bridge re-
Gently carried away by the high
water cost the county upwards of
So 600, and tie loss is seriously felt
by the people.
4 petition praying The appoint
ment of Mr.. A. ID. Glover as Post.
master, at Olympia, has received
about GOO signatures, and as it is an
office which the popular will should
control, his chances seem to he
good for the place. He is man of
fine business capacity, and is pre-
eminently noted for courteous de-
pertinent towards all with whom he
has business relations, which arc
just the qualifications desired for a
Postmaster Without in tho least
detracting from the claims of other
gentlemen named for the position,
wo believe that Mr.. Glover's appoint
ment would give the best satisfac-
ton TO the greatest number.