Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17


Tacoma to bring up Schofeld & Sa,
ages pile -driver, where it has been en-
p'oyed the past month in driving pile
f1r the Puget Sound FIGURING Mill.
The fair held at shelton. last weel
was for the benefit Of the Catholi
church in that city, and not St. Peter
hospital, OF this place, IL was erroneous
ly reported in last weeks STANDARD.
Mrs. Emma Colvin has began a sui
for divorce from her husband /. Col
win, in the Superior Court. She al
leges cruelty as reason why they
should hereafter mo0sum under sep
arate p"ySissies.
A. l.. Callow, p. NJ. Troy, r. A
Graham, A. E. Ollcman and f. l.
Nosthup have been appointed an
Executive Committee OF the Bmetal
lie League provided for in the bylaw,
OF that organization.
Walter Chambers now furnishes
lard OF his own manufacture in five
and ten pound buckets, at the price OF
the imported article, and its quality is
much better and the weight ample
Patronize home industry"
The Olympia passengers for San
Francisco, by the Umatilla which left
Seattle Monday, were: Mrs. Emma
La Sueur, and for the City of Puebla,
which leaves tomorrow, &. H. Schultz,
Thos. Connolly and Mrs. Mas.
The pond on the plaza was drained
Wednesday to clean out the deposit OF
mud in its bottom. The goldfish and
trout were caught in dip net and
placed i'll pals Of water while the
cleansing process was in progress.
An clubhouse belonging to ex.Coun-
Gilman Gilmour's residence property,
on Eastside, was consumed Tuesday
night, and it was with considerable
difficulty that the main building was
saved by the neighbors. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Frank Patnude, an employee in the
Olympic single mill of this city, had
the index and second finger of his left
hand severed by a saw, Wednesday
night. The third finger and thumb
were likewise nearly severed, but it is
probable that they may be saved.
1t is reported that since the driving
Of the artesian wells in this city, that
the water in Wards lake, several miles
from town, has been lowered about
two feet, and the theory is advanced
that it is the source Of supply by chan
nels that lie beneath the hard-pan
stratum
Mr.. Patton, a resident on jefferson
street, has obtained temporary in.
junction against laying the track for
the Northern Pacific side-track to the
Olympic mill, on the street fronting
his home. The matter OF making it
perpetual was argued before Judge
Reed to-day.
The Sunday School of the Christian
Church will 60 on a picnic to Steil-
accom-, next Thursday. A May
Queen will grace the occasion. Ex-
cursion on the Monticello, will leave
Percivals wharf at s o'clock A. M.
Round trip 25 cents. Tickets on sale
at O'Connor's.
J. Z. Percival, agent OF P. C. S. s.
Co., announces that until further no.
tice the rates from Olympia to San
Francisco by steamships City OF Pueb-
la, Walla Walla and Umatilla, will be
cabin SIG, steerage $3.50. and via the
steamships Alki and Topeka, for
Wrangle, Alaska, cabin $40, steerage
S., Juneau, cabin $12, steerage Sc,
and Sitka, cabin SIS, steerage $3.50.
John Pulles and G. Noschka re-
turned last evening from fishing trip
to Waddell Greek, about Ii miles from
this city. Pulles says he caught Is
of the speckled beauties, the smallest
of which was Ii inches. We did not
see the fish, but in fishing parlance he
will hereafter be known as Truthful
john" 1t may not be violation Of
confidence to state that the former
gentleman claims to have hauled out
IA of the catch.
H. Badger was seriously wounded
by his Ak, while cutting wood on
Westside, last Saturday. 1t seems
that the Ak was q double-bitted one,
and it stuck in the log he was chop
ping, and while in that position the
log turned forcing the Ak against and
into Mr.. Badgers leg, just above the
knee, cutting deep cash about five
inches in length. DIR. Riley sewed up
the wound and the sufferer is doing
we'll.
A lady reader OF the STANDARD has
furnished the following recipe for
making an excellent baking powder
at about one-third the price of that
supplied by the trade. She says :
"Take 6 OF. of tartaric acid, ! 10 carb.
soda, J ID corn starch and one pound
flour. Mix thoroughly through re.
volving seive. Use three teaspoonfuls
to a quart OF -four" 1t will be seen
that this will make little over two
pounds OF powder, costing about 80
cents.
The S. Wiley Navigation Co.'s
steamers Multnomah and City OF
Aberdeen, the former leaving at $50
A. NJ. and the latter at 2 P. NJ, daily,
made a rate of so cents the round
trip for delegates to the State Con-
yention of the Christian Endeavor
Association which met at Seattle yes
terday. Delegates presenting card
signed by II. L. Copeland, OF Olym-
pia, local transportation agent we're
sold tickets at the above rate, good
from 10Th to 21st inclusive.
The constant march of progress Is