Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-07-06
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Who says history does not repeat
itself? Twenty years ago, we used to
stage it from Olympia to kalama and
take the steamer thence to Portland.
The same routine is resorted to to-
day
The steamer Monticello will be
placed on the Seattle Olympia route,
leaving the former city at 9 o'clock
every morning, and arriving here at
= 30 Z. NJ. On her return she leaves
at i.
Mrs. Il. J. Hatch, who has resided
the past few months in Seattle, has
gone with her children to Anacortes,
where she will remain until Septem-
Der, and then probably return to
Olympia.
The report OF the Overseer OF the
Poor Farm figures out the cost of
maintenance of each person at $3.50
per month. 1t is hoped that the full
figures may be given which may verify
this statement,
Dr. Newell is President of the new
Pension Board, and DIR. Mitchell is
Secretary and DIR. Kincaid Treasurer.
The board meets every Wednesday at
10 A. NJ, in DIR. Newell's office, 81
Washington street.
The time honored precept "In
union, there is strength" seems to be
growing paradoxical, if one may
judge from the confusion and strife
that now invests the railway indus
tries of the country.
The Capitol Commission did not
meet on the I'd in consequence of the
" enforced absence" of Commissioner
Allen, as the Olympian expresses it.
This enforced absence of public officers
10 UcCOtIlllS ulOuOtOuOuS.
The Commissioners have again
refused to pay the cost bill in the
Conboy case. They are to be COM
mended. The case was altogether
unnecessary, and the people should
not be taxed with its expense.
A celebration was held at Black
Lake on the 4th. Miss Markham read
the Declaration of Independence and
I. N. Henry delivered the Grafton.
A clam-bake, with its accompaniment
of good things, cheered up the inner
man."
Mr.. Dorah, of Centralia, has sue
ceeded Mr.. Thompson as manager of
the telephone service in this city. Mr..
+. will enter fully upon his duties as
State agent of the Guaranty and Ac-
cident. Lloyds Insurance Co. of New
York.
Harvey Scott. editor OF the Oregon
ian passed through our city Sunday.
He came up on the Multnomah and
left by team for the river, on his way
to Portland. Railway suspension does
not stop the movement of our
pioneers.
Now that speculative astronomers
are engaged in the novel discussion
as whether the planet Mars is a
habitable world, it might be interest
ing to know first of all, if they have
railroad strikes in that country and if
the strike is now in force.
The damphoolism of a would-be
weather service continues to distribute
its daily bulletins informing us that
the barometer indicates q change Of
weather, that the temperature is
pretty hot and the wind is in the
north. o my! what should we do
without the weather service?
J. H. Murdoch, fell from boat into
the bay, near the Port Townsend
Southern depot, last evening, and
would doubtless have been drowned
had it not been for the proximity OF
two gentlemen who went to his rescue,
Mr.. NJ. is the man who carries the
mails between the depot and the post
Office.
The lower Tumwater bridge came
very near being consumed by fire Mon
day. 1t was discovered in time to save
the structure by cutting away the
burning portion. It il supposed some
passer-by dropped an unextinguished
match, and that it fell into COM
bustible material which burst into Q
flame.
The Northern Pacific Express Com
pany has opened q city Office in the
room lately vacated by La Mode, in
the McKenny building. This change
will prove . great convenience, for here.
tofore everybody wanting to do bust
ness with that Office had to 60 to the
depot, half mile from the business
center.
Visitors to Shelton on the 4th report
that the celebration was success in
all particulars. The hospitality OF the
people was worthy of all praise. The
Olympia team won the game at base
ball, ON a score of II to 8, and that OF
course put them in good humor and
paved the way for the most thorough
appreciation.
The railroad suspension has given
steamboats, large business in carry
ing freight, and so exacting is this de-
mand that schedule times OF arrival
and departure have been abandoned
and the service fitted to the demand.
The Aberdeen and Multnomsh have
some in loaded to the guards almost
every day this week.
VIM. Beatty, the wide-awake young
man of Wsde's confectionery store,
went down to Tacoma Wednesday and
.ot;ty If cherries