Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-31

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The Bonaparte Restaurant will |
the successor OF the well known Oucc
Chop House, on Fourth street. NJ
}. Patterson Bonaparte will be its or
prietor.
Work is going briskly along at IL
Iumwater electric power and licl
plant and the big water wheel wi
soon begin to grind out concentrate
muscle and light.
The walls of the elegant East,id
school building are now complete,
and the roof is nearly finished.
presents beautiful appearance fror
all points of view.
No sooner will the votes he counte
and Olympia be declared the Capita
of Washington, than she will be thronc
ed with incoming settlers from ever
point OF the compass.
The opera chairs for Olympia Thea
ter left Chicago on the oath inst, TIN
light fixtures on the 22d, as freigh
and the scenery, shipped on the latte,
date by express, was received Tuesda,
evening.
The Democratic speakers have sc
cured the Literary hall at Tumwater
belonging to Clark Biles, for thei
meeting Friday night. Ex-Governor
Newell will be one Of the speakers or
that occasion.
The "U. S. Mail" musical comedy
Is billed for presentation at Olympus
Opera House next Saturday night
We presume Columbia Hall is meant
as the opera house is not near ready
for its first show.
| MIR. G. w. Funk. graduate of the law
! department of the State University OF
Wisconsin, has opened an Office in the
Stuart Corner, for tho practice of his pro.
fessiOn. lie comes we'll recommended
and to make Olympia his permanent
home.
Next Sunday, Prof. Luther Coving.
ton, Principal of Olympia Collegiate
Institute, will address the Y. NJ. c. A.
meeting at Congregational Chuch
corner Main and Tenth streets, at 80
P. NJ. Will you attend? 1t is well
come to all. Come out.
The wonderful efforts of the Bowers
dredger can now be seen at every low
tide. The enclosed area in the rear of
the Hotel Olympia has been filled
from the original level to an elevation
OF from six to eight feet, and the good
work is still in active progress.
Every precaution should be taken
by the citizens of Olympia for general
protection against fire. Scores of new
buildings are now going up, a fact
which increases the liability of con-
f1agration. Let everybody see to it
that he will look well to his own
property.
Quite a number of voters have "got
left" by failing to register, notwith-
standing the press kept urging all to
do so many weeks before the books
closed. But there is always last
passenger, who appears after the gang.
plank has been hauled abroad, and
we suppose this should be no exception
to the rule.
A trunk belonging to Mrs. Barker,
of Wynooche, was taken from the
sidewalk fronting Young's Hotel
Tuesday night, and was found the
next day, on the mud flats, broken
open, but nothing taken. 1t was
filled with the clothing of Mrs. b. and
her child, for which evidently the
thieves had no use.
Monday evening while Mr.. Chas. E.
Hewitt was coming into town to attend
the meeting of the band, an unknown
man stepped out in a lonely part Of
the road and fired shot at him, the
ball passing through his coat sleeve
This is the second time Mr.. H. has
been thus assailed, the other incident
occurring several years ago.
The National Swedish Ladies o.
tette, from the Royal Opera of Stock.
holm, is one of the attractions in the
way of amusement that will visit
Olympia sometime in December
This is their third visit to America
and their reception on both
occasions was exceptionally successful
This will be their first appearance on
the Pacific Coast.
A third attempt was made to break
open the Jail door Wednesday, this
time by man who had been lately re-
leased from that institution. Whether
he wanted to get back into his old
quarters, or was intent upon releasing
some pal, is not known, butt resulted
in the attainment Of the former object,
for he is again playing checkers with
his nose behind grated bars.
The Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton meeting last Sunday was largely
Attended. A number presented their
names for membership. The Y. M. C.
A. hope to secure a home Of their
own In the near future. We are glad
to see 50 much interest taken in our
meetings for young men of Olympia.
The leader of the meeting Sunday,
Mr.. Kellogg, spoke of how the general
welfare of the Nation depended greatly
upon the young men of the nation.
A daring attempt at Jail delivery oc.
CURED Monday. Some confede-
rate OF the prisoners broke the lock by
which the iron bar or clasp is held in
place and opened the door, when three
of the inmates, two brothers named
Foley, serving short terms for petit
larcency, and Montgomery, convicted
of assault and sentenced for one year,
quietly walked.out. The Foley brothers
were captured all hour or so later by
Marshal Savidge, but Montgomery is
still at large.
A disaster happened to the train
which took the Olympia excursionists
to Spokane Falls, Wednesday, just as
it was leaving North Yakima, which
happily did not result in injury to
any of our people. Others did not
fare Us we'll. Mrs. Walter Bates, OF
Tacoma, was considerably bruised ;
George Noble, the express messenger,
had his arm crushed, and ]. I. Rowe,
q passenger on the emigrant car, had
his leg broken. The wreck was caused
by a broken axle on the tender. A
portion OF the train was derailed, and
about 800 feet OF track was torn up.
The train proceeded OIL its way at ii
O'Clock the same morning.
"The u. S. Mail" to be presented at
Columbia Hall, Saturday night, makes
no pretense of being anything more
than a farce comedy-something after