Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-03

same party.
Our townsman, Mr. Jacob OFT, having
waited patiently many seasons for the
city authorities to improve Washington
street, in front of his premises, has at
last sat about it himself A deep coating
Of gravel he is placing on the grade will
obviatc the formation Of mud-holes
when the rains set in.
Mr.. Ernest Linwood White, well
known to our older residents as an Olym-
pia boy, is on visit to his old home.
He has been for several years a citizen of
Iamhill county, Oregon, and is now as
ISOLATED with Mr.. b. G. Ireland, in the
publication of the Meanwhile Rtporter
Mr.. White is married and his lie accom-
panies him on this visit
Tho Republicans OF Thurston county
last Saturday, nominated the following
ticket: Auditor. J. p Tweed; Treasurer,
{. b. Mann; Sheriff, Geo. ID. Messegee;
commissioners, Geo. L. Capen and JOS.
Lammon; Assessor. Samuel James;
School Superintendent. Mrs. +. T. Stork.
Probate Judge, VI. \. h",: Coroner, \.
Hartsock, and Wrcrn Geo. II.
Foster.
Mr.. Mann's drug store appears to
much better advantage in lis new quar-
tiers, in the Israel bt.il..n-. ll.an it did
in the shanty on the r,in,r. There i,
now ample rom lur fin" display of
shelf goods, large a;a mcnt in the
| rear for an office. am, a one room at the
extreme north end OF the large building.
Mr. Mann is to bc congratulated on the
| improvement made.
! Mr.. j. y. Gale has u,u.ht the material
used at various times the past fifteen
years in the effort to publish ntwspa
per at Sicilacoom, and brought it to this
place To ne used on tn Neo Transcript.
\ familiar object of the outfit it is Lib
erty press used in this office nearly
! twenty years ago, which makes its reap
pearance here after the lapse OF that
leHSln Oh time.
Now that the long dark nights are
coming, the lamp lighters should scrub
the years accumulation OF dust and mud
from the street lanterns, al straiyhten
up the posts AMI frin~N Il little.
Some OF the former LOOK like pictures Of
the Leaning Tower OF Pisa while others
with lanterns askew, seem t. have been
knocked out in round with some
alcoholic acrobat.
The city authorities h I'VE concluded to
take down the large Seinen lamp at the
intersection OF Fourth and Main streets.
factorily. This is doubtless true, but from
the neglected condition of the other street
lamps we readily infer that it may have
not been the fault of the lamp. 1t GER
tainly served good purpose as beacon
light for approach by water, and was a
convenience to all who came into town at
night in vehicles from either land ap-
preach. The wishes Of those who have
taken so much interest in the matter and
spent several hundred dollars in the
purchase of the lamp and the erection Of
the arches, it seems to us, should have
elected fair trial
A boatload of people met with salt
water bath last Monday as they were
passing in small craft to the Hnyacard,
at anchor near the deep water limits. 1t
seems that as the number of passengers
to be transferred to the steamer was I'M
usually large, the boat was loaded down
to within a few inches Of the gunwale,
when very slight motion resulted in
her filling. Fortunately no further harm
re ulted than fright to several ladies of
the party and a wettiug that somewhat
dampened the ardor of the excursion just
begun. 1t may be however, that antici-
pations of the pleasure in store when the
destination should be reached and the
| charms OF the saw-dust arena should
burst upon the view kept their spirits up,
and it is to be hoped that it has really
verified the adage which affirms that A
bad beginning makes good ending"
The Fall races of the Olympia Driving
Park Association will take place at the
Fair Grounds, on Friday and Saturday,
the oath and 18th instants. The first
day the trials will open with running
race, half-mile heats, best two in three
to be following by trotting race for
double buggy teams, half-mile heats
best two in three. The second day will
open with. trotting race, mile heats;
best two in three; four to enter. three to
start entrance $50 and $50 added. This
will be followed by trotting race for
saddle horses. half.mile heats, best two
in three; catch weights; entrance IS
and $40 added. Four to enter and three
to start. The day will close with trot-
ting race for two-year-old colts; half
mile heats, best two in three; entrance
SIS; four to enter, and three to start.
Mr. A. H. Chambers, Secretary of the As
ISOLATION, will cheerfully give further par
ticulars to those interested.
Now that retrenchment is the order Of
business, it might be well for our City
Council to consider whether we can con-
tinue to pay the salaries of several SUI
pernumary officers 1t seems to us that
the duties of the Waterman are not so
onerous that they would prevent him
from stepping around to the engine
house two or three times each night and
putting q few pounds of coal in the
heater of the steamer. This would save
5000 per annum to the people. Then
the Marshal's duties are not quite so ex-
acting that he might not superintend
the street work and save s. per day to
the taxpayers. Olympia, a few years
ago, when times were "brisk and
there was much more money i'll circula-
ton, got along very well without these
officers, and her ratio of taxation was
little more than one half what it is now.