Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-02


day. accompanied 10y Chas. Leighton,
who went with Inn far "a Tacoma.
lie will pass over the route Of the
Northern Pacific. - far as practical,
aud expects to make the entire dis
lauc' ia l"rty day.
\ LuGoING RoAp.-B. b. Turner has
/ been granted the use of the public
/ road from tie head OF Mud Bay to
/ Harris Prairie for logging purposes, 1t
/ hing understood that the logging road
! shall IN no way interfere with public
/ tayrl The privilege i t. last two
! years, and ItI> expressly understood
'ht uo -icam power shall he used on
/ tHr logging road.
'Ol. nm SEN." The bright
weather has revived uut-lnor exercises
and saIins and rowing are faNoiite
means 81 enjoyment on our beautiful
/ ttv The Nu-luto Flee t. Is daily
au-m,uiiug 10 numbers, al the Oper-
alton "i the drrlgcr at the end of the
! long Dock, nearly u mile from the
riiy front. L. an object which adds in
t'rr-t - these aquatic expeditions.
MNNN S,up"L CHILDREN. - The
number 81 school children in the
procession, Tuesday. indicates an
unusually Thrifty population. The
| childrcn'S division extended from
FIflh street Ia the Olympia hotel. and
presented beautiful appearance in
holiday attire aud the hundreds of
| llagS lluttcrinS in the breeze, carried
10y this future hope for the country.
Vallejo CoNrErIrIoN.-Asa an evi.
drncc Of the value of competition. look
at our two brass bands. Two sections
OF the city can enjoy music at the
same time now, and really it sounds
metropolitan 10 hear the heaven
born" strains swelling up on the even
ing air from opposite directions. Bet
ter musicians will be developed where
thvlr are two bands than where there
Is really one.
Az OLYMPIA PATENT-E. J. Smith,
"a carpenter OF this city, has patented q
new window screen, which can be adj
| lustcd so n tn cover any portion of
| the window. 1t is thought that it will
find popular favor soon AS its merits
are known. and right here is an eX-
Ccllcnt opportunity To encourage one
uf those Infant industries" we have
] ar oil lac Ia. a. nj
should occasion warrant.
TO ADVERTISE OLYMPIA. - The
Board oi Trade has appointed a COM
mittco consisting of Messrs. IIaight,
hoffman and Carpenter, To solicit aid
for advertising our local resources at
! the Worlds Fair. The plan is to
subscribe for and circulate. daily, 500
copies Of the Oiym plan Tribune. To
do this will require the expenditure of
$50 per week for eighteen weeks, or
an outlay of about $500.
QUEEN EsTHER.-Mrs. Tucker, Of
Seattle, is arranging To produce that
thrilling Scriptural drama, Queen
Esther" To an Olympia audi
encc. The different parts have been
assigned To well known singers of
Olympia. Mrs. e. l.. Diven will be
| the queen. Rchcarsals are now in
progress. The piece will be produced
/ for the benefit OF the First Baptist
church.
! APPROPRIATE - Our morning con-
temporary suggests that the ladies of
Olympia present the new cruiser
named after our city, now under con.
s.ruction ut the Union Iron Works,
san Francisco. silk flag, made by
Themselves II would certainly be a
graceful Acknowledgements of the
compliment, paid our city in the sclec-
ton oi the name for one Of the finest
specimens 81 marine architecture
aiioat.
A SOUND REASON" Why didn't
you play Mansfield at Olympia Thea
tcry" simply because our community
il not stout enough to hold him up.
He wanted guaranty Of $500 net, for
one performance. which meant soup
for the local management the re-
maindcr Of the year to make up the
loss. The receipts would not have
been one half the amount OF the
guaranty, under present depressed
financial conditions.
LECTURE David Utter, for
mcrly pastor Of the Unitarian church
in this city. now OF Salt Lake City, is
to visit Olympia next week. He will
give lecture ut the Unitarian church
Wednesday evening on the subject OF
the Mormons; their religion their
temple and Statehood for Utah. A
reception will be given TO him in the
parlOrs after the lecture and all who
would like TO meet him are cordially
invited 10 be present.
An EXCITING RUNAwAY.-Fourth
street was the scene Of another excit-
ing runaway. Saturday evening. The
horse in this instance was driven by
Mrs. sylvester. II took fright at the
electric cars, when near the corner OF
Franklin street, and ran westward.
The horse made Dexter time from
that point till opposite the Percival
mansion. on Westside, having trsversed
Long bridge without accident and
fairly llown up the steep ascent at it's
west approach. To the GOODNESS oil
the driver and her skill in holding the
reins may he attributed escape from
serious harm.
MoRE TROUBLE. - State Auditor
Grimes to-day received a telegram
from the Worlds Fair Commission in
Chicago. directing him to hold the
warrant for the remaining $4,000 of
the appropriation until further instruc-
tons. He held the warrant rs direct.
ed. Treasurer Collyer OF the Com
mission is cashier OF the Merchants
National Band, of Tacoma, which
failed yesterday, and the Commission
does not want the money to go on de-
post where there may be difficulty in
getting il again. There are $4,000 OF
the fair money already tangled up in
the affairs OF that bank.
ORIGINAL BnLs.-Any person in
tcrcstcd in going behind the returns
in matters of legislation will be
pleased to learn that the original bills
OF the last legislature have been kept
and are now stored away in the office
Of Secretary of State. If question is
raised about the original shape or