Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-08-01

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Third street. one door south OF Ellis
furniture store.
Mr.. E. l.. Caldwell, familiarly
known as jerry" city editor of the
Portland Oregonion. IVES in the city
Monday. He is spending his summer
vacation making trip to the Sound
on the steamer Lak'me.
An expert in estimating results af-
firms that the ultimate damage to the
city OF Olympia that will accrue from
tie neglect OF widening Fourth street
will reach million OF dollars, and that
too, in very short space OF time.
Articles Of incorporation were filed
this week in the State Sccretarys of.
flee of the Quincy Cab and Transfer
company, OF Olympia, with capital
OF $4,000. Its incorporators are Geo.
ii. Foster, Allison L. Laberee and
Theodore Quincy.
Saturday evenings train was de-
layed several hours in consequence OF
the destruction OF a trestle-bridge near
Portland. Owing to this delay the
Two Jacks" comedy company failed
to connect and there was no perform
ance at Columbia Hall.
Mr.. Edward Lange has contracted
for the erection of an artistically ar
ranged studio, on the Sparks lot, lately
leased to Mr.. ii. Ramm. 1t will be
known as the "Olympia Photo-Art
Studio" and permanent addition to
the business of our thriving little
city.
Work on the Tacoma, Olympia and
Gray's Harbor railroad is progressing
rapidly. The route from Lake View
to this city is cleared, six miles of
roadbed are built the other side of the
Nisqually and three miles graded this
side OF the river. Two miles are like
wise graded on Percival creek.
Indictments have been returned by
Grand Jury against NJ. C. Sullivan,
j. w. Womack, C. o. Eames and r. L.
Edwards. for attempt to bride, and
John Lakewood for assault with in
tent to kill. In the case of State VS..
WEIGH, charged with grand larceny,
the Grand Jury failed to iudict.
Mr.. Harve Chamberlain, last Tues
day, met with quite severe accident
in a logging camp near Kamilchie.
While loading cars the cant-hook
slipped and struck him under the jaw,
breaking it. He is now at st. Peters
Hospital and as comfortable as he can
be made under the circumstances.
Court met Monday in special ses-
sion, mainly to consider the charge OF
attempted bribery of member of the
Board OF Education. The whole week
has been consumed in the examination
of witnesses by the Grand Jury,
twenty-three in number. Friday even
ing they made final report and were
discharged.
The Tribune very properly protests
against the erection OF the corrugated
iron buildings within the fire limits, un.
der the mistaken idea that they are
fire-proof. Permission has been given
by the Council under a misapprehen-
sion as to their liability to burn, but
investigation has, we think, removed
the impression that they are any
mole safe than buildings Of wood.
Hence these permits will not be grant
ed hereafter.
Mr.. B. M. Price, the new owner of
the Reriew. sustained rather q severe
loss by the burning of car on the
Northern Pacific, in transit near North
Yakima, last week, containing his
household effects and considerable
printing material. A neighbor from
his former home in South Dakota, Mr..
McRostie, was likewise heavy loser
in furniture, four cows and span of
horses, leaving him destitute. A sub
scription was taken up Monday to sup.
ply Mr.. Ms immediate wants.
1t must be "the harp that once
sounded through Tarra's halls" that
is now making people frantic from its
discordant notes, as it is wheeled from
house to house, by an itinerant crank
turner. It is certainly old enough to
have historic name, and has evil
IDENTIFY been unknown to q turning
fork for a score of years. 1t was fond
ly hoped that nothing could beat in
stalwart discord our Salvation Army
band, but this last infliction, it must
be admitted, must take the cake.
Miss Flora Batson, the colored vo-
calist, appeared at Columbia Hall,
Wednesday evening. Her singing
was above the average. She possesses
a clear cOntralto voice, and it has
been subjected to careful training.
She was assisted by Miss Fitch, as ac-
on the piano, (who by the
way is a brilliant performer,) Mrs.
Sarah A. Gray, in vocal selections, and
Mr.. Benheimer. in cornet solos and
accompaniment. All acquitted them
selves credltably, and to the satisfac-
ton OF the moderately large audience
present.
Fourth street now resembles Market
street, San Francisco, on a Saturday
afternoon, with its myriads of laborers
and scores of teams, employed in lay
ing water mains, sewer conduits, and
in grading the hills on Eastside. Be-
sides these public improvements, the
sound of hammer and saw is heard the
whole length of the street of the busy
workmen engaged in the erection of
many elegant buildings for business
Ind residence purposes. And this is