Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-08-04

estate Interests.
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GERMANIA PICNIC-The Germania
Society will hold IA festival on the
Tumwater Recreation grounds, on
Sunday, the 18th inst, at which dane
ing, music and games, will be the
principal objects of amusement. A
novel bicycle race is on the programme,
In which the slOwest rider wins.
AN INSPIRED SPEAKER.-C. c. Hen
derson, the france speaker who has
been causing some discussion in
Olympia among spiritualists, will
speak at Barnes hall, Sunday night.
Henderson is certainly wonderful
man. His speeches, while under the
power of the trance, SAVIOR strongly OF
inspiration.
TEACHERS INsTITUTE.-The teachers
OF the county in attendance at the
institute are working like they hope
to make their pupils work when school
begins in the fall. They take regular
studies and have Rotations similar to
the regular day school. Miss Case
put Prof. Brintnall and Prof. Beeler in
charge and is taking the studies along
with the teachers.
VISITING AT ARcADIA.-Mr. and
Mrs. S. ID. Smith have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Roberts, at Area
dia, for the past ten days. Mr.. Roberts
and Mr.. Smith are now looking for
the young shark that cut their line
few days ago while they were out fish
ing. The shark, or whatever it was,
got away with their hooks and row
lock that was used for a sinker.
AUDITORS STATEMENT.-County Au-
ditor Moore has had his annual state
ment printed for distribution among
officials and friends. The statement
is compact, but it is comprehensive
and interesting. One fact that may
not make the taxpayers feel extra
good "these hard times" is that the
total net Indebtedness of the county is
1886, 1882 and that the annual in
terest paid is about 25,574.S4. These
bonds are represented largely by the
new court house.
AN IMPORTANT LAND CONTEsT-The
application of the Tacoma Land Co.
to purchase large tract of tide lands
within the corporate limits of that
city, has been before the local land
Office the past few days. The COM
pany bought their rights from the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co., but it
seems there were filings recorded be-
fore the grant was made to the rail-
road, and the owners of this claim
contend that the area covered by it
should be excepted from the grant to
the railroad. The tract in controversy
is said to be worth cool million Of
dollars.
A STATE ENGINEER. - The Land
Commission will meet Monday to
consider the matter of selecting a
State Surveyor to look after surveys
under the jurisdiction of the board.
One of the first duties of such an
officer will be to reduce the maps now
on file in the Land Commission Office
to respectable proportions go they can
be handled without throwing them
around like foot balls. No two maps
are the same size or drawn to the
same scale. There are numerous
applications for this position. but one
of the conditions of appointment will
be that the appointee will willingly
wait for his pay like the members of
the Commission are now doing.
THAT ExCURsIoN.-The most sue
cessful and enjoyable excursion OF the
season was that given last Sunday by
the Capital City Band and Olympia
Theater Orchestra to Tacoma and re-
turn, by the steamer Multnomah.
The distance was just about right for
an enjoyable ride both ways and
stay long enough for comfort and not
too long to tire the visitor. The day
was pleasant and every condition
seemed to exist to promote enjoyment.
The orchestra discoursed beautiful
music in the large social hall, during
the trip, and the band played a well
come and farewell as the joyous crowd
approached and left the docks. There
were about 200 persons who partici.
pated.
For PLEASURE EXCURSIONS. - Mr..
Deming, mine host" of the Olympia,
shows himself to be the right man for
the place, in the devices he is perfect
ing for the accommodation of his
guests. The grounds on the side and
rear of the building are to be convert
ed into an ornamental garden and
tennis grounds, and the work of fill
ing in is already quite we'll progressed.
He is likewise fitting up neat little
steam yacht, which will be at the ser
vice OF his guests. The propeller Mo-
mona, formerly in the service of the
government at McNeiPs island, has
been remodeled, refitted and repainted
AS we'll as renamed, the Queena-
until she is indeed thing of beauty"
and will be Joy forever" when the
tide serves during the outdoor season.
KILLED BY A FALL.-Albert Dence,
a young man about 80 years of age,
met with death, yesterday morning, at
South Bay, while digging we'll. 1t
seems that he was in the bottom of
the we'll, and his partner, Carl Con-
rad at the top, when Dence signalled
Conrad to pull him up, as gas was
about to overcome him. This Conrad
proceeded to do, but before the victim
was more than half way up, ne shout
ed to his companion to make haste as
he could hold on TO the rope and
bucket but short time longer. A
few seconds afterward, Dence fell, and
as the depth of the excavation was
about sixty feet, he must have fallen
at least two.thirds OF that distance.
Conrad had to 60 to a neighhoring
farm for assistance, which necessarily
took some time, and when the body
Was brought to the surface, life was ex-
tinct. Dence has no relatives nearer
than New York and Baltimore, and
burial will therefore be performed by
Messrs. Harmed 4 Bates tomorrow, in
the cemetery on Eastside.