Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-13


cut in his left hand by the stroke of a,
AK last Wednesday; the palm was spill
open between the second and thirt
fingers. DR.. Riley dressed the wount
and reports that no permanent injur,
is likely to result from the wound.
Considerable damage has been don,
to fences on the South Bay road, TIN
past few days, by forest fires. A force
of men was obtained from town (,
stay its ravages, and their efforts were
in measure successful. Messrs
Silsby and Leighton are heavy losers
the formers loss aggregating, it ii
said, over 5000, in destruction of hi,
fence.
Mr.. Farquhar has placed on oul
table some Of the largest and best
peaches W.. have ever seen Of native
growth, rivaling the best, OF these
grown in the peach districts of the
East One of these weighed trifle less
than eight ounces and measured min,
inches in circumference-the flavor
being exquisite. If anybody la.
larger peaches, bring them on.
The man Reid, who was so seriously
injured at McDonald's logging camp
a few days ago. submitted to amputa'
ton OF the leg last Sunday, and at last
accounts was doing as well as could be
expected. Drs. Riley, Steele, Ostran
der, Whitworth, CarlyOn and Jackson
were in attendance, and the operation
rendered extremely difficult on &C
count of many untoward circum
stances, orcuticd about two hour-.
An error occurred in the advertise
ment Of the special school tax levy in
the last issue, in the omission of a par
of the sentence relating to the time
the polls will remain open. Itappearl
corrected in this issue. The attention
of the people is called to it, and to tn,
fact that one week from next Monday
the question of imposing a special ia,
will be decided affirmatively or mega
tively-a matter that requires some
deliberation.
John Meacham has just finished the
upholstering Of an easy chair which
is worth going to see. The frame of the
chair is entirely of iron while the seat
back and arm rests are provided Will
steel springs thickly padded and
trimmed with the finest plush and sill
velvet. The price of the chair is only
$50 to editors and newspaper men, and
it is very probable that common people
could secure one of them, for ready
cash, at the same price.
The New Transcript in the name o.
Mr.. Gales venture in the field of jour
nalism. 1t claims to be simon-purt
Republican, an assumption the Par
tisam will probably dispute. We warn
our brethren that the Republican plat
form is not broad enough for both the
doughty champions, and as we may
expect that a Heeman-Sullivan con
flict will speedily ensue, a stout rail
ing should at once be put up to keer
either from being knocked out and
off at the same blow.
The Olympia primary of the Peoples
Party is called to meet in the Court
House, tomorrow Saturday after
noon, at one o'clock. All citizens O
the precinct who " favor the enactment
of such laws as will protect the ind US
trial classes against the encroachine
expressions of capital and corporated
monopolies and will secure the rid.
dance of monaghan slavery, are cor
daily invited to attend and give thei,
support to the Peoples Party" This
is the language Of the call, and il
seems to have the support Of some Of
our best and most influential citizens.
Mr.. s. 2. Mitchell, representing tn.
Edison Light Co., and the American
Electric Manufacturing Co., of New
York, has been canvassing the towr
the past few days with the view of in
Producing the Incandescent system
He proposes to utilize the Tumwatel
falls for power to run the Dynamo
and to furnish both light and power
from the same plant. The Edison il
the only electric light that burns with
a steadily fame and is adapted te
household uses. The power could be
applied to many purposes. Mr.. NJ
says he has met with considerable en-
couragement from our business men.
Our friend Blackstone" (some
times known as Squire Hartman) re-
turned from his seaside" trip Mon
day, and surprised his acquaintance
by announcing that he had been to
San Francisco and taken In" the
grand G. A. r. Encampment proceed
ings. 1t seems that the desire to ban.
ish for a time bricks and mortar and
the hustle and confusion of city life
was, after all, only delusion, and after
a few hours spent at one of the villages
in Pacific county, yearning for com.
partnership became unsupportable, and
he took passage for our sister city of the
Golden Gate. Hartman returns with
the conviction that there is no place
better than Olympia for the habitation
of men of sense.
Olympia is not entirely devoid Of ex