Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-16

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Was brought up by the steamer Multi.
nomah. Tuesday, and she will bring up
the freight OF the Walla Walla to-mor-
row.
Bert Prince. while out camping
sunday, seriously injured his instep
with an AK, in cutting wood. and was
brought to town for surgical aid sun
day
The first electric saw mill on the
coast Is now operated by the Olympic
mill company, OF this city, at Tacoma,
to re->aw the product sent from here
to supply orders.
Capt. Hatch's steamer Monticello is
now running as an opposition boat be
tween san Francisco and Vallejo, and,
according to the Chronicle, is doing
larger part of the trade.
The Pioneer Iron Works, whose add
vertisement appears in this issue, is
casting "A new form OF logging-car
wheel which is commended on the
small cost involved for track.laying.
Mrs. Harriet Fligart. of Goshen,
Ind, sister of Mrs. 2. Hiltz and Mrs.
Rawson, of this city, has arrived and
will remain during the remainder of
the summer on visit to her relatives.
DIR. Riley's party, who have just re-
turned from three weeks tour in the
Olympics, says they caught trout
weighing seven pounds. The fish
were probably weighed in their own
scales.
Quite different from the joyous notes
of the merry plow-boy are the pro-
longed blasts from the whistles of the
steamers which have to "plod their
weary way" through smoke and fog,
these sitting days.
The campmeeting committee re-
quests us to state that the meeting at
Little Rock will continue over next
Sabbath, and that meals will be sup
piled on the grounds, at reasonable
rates to all visitors.
Judges Stiles, Galusha Parsons and
Mr.. Crowley visited the capital to-day
to interview the executive in the
interests of w. C. Sharpstein to the
vacant Judgeship in Pierce county.
Their object is laudable.
Commencing tomorrow, everything
in Van Epps' store, in linton Block,
will be sold out regardless of cost.
They intend to retire from business.
Read their advertisement in this issue
OF the STANDARD for particulars.
S. p. Wiman has bought the inter-
est OF Mr.. Beesley in the well-driving
apparatus of Beesley & Wood, and will
hereafter assist in its operation. The
firm have been the past few days driv-
ing a three-inch we'll for the Olympia
hotel.
The Olympia Bottling Works make
all their cream soda, sarsaparilla, and
other summer beverages from pure ar
tesian we'll water, and they constitute
q delightful beverage in these hot days
and while the city water is filled with
diatoms.
A three-year-old daughter of War.
ner Bollinger, Eastside, received a Sc
we're cut and confusion on the scalp
last Friday, by the turning of the WE'LL
crank which struck her on the head
whilst rapidly revolving. DIR. Newell
sewed up the wounds.
7. N. Henry and wife returned by
the Multnomah last evening from q
bridal trip down the sound, and were
the recipients OF very enthusiastic
charivari at their new home, corner
of Franklin and Eighth streets. The
disturbers" were treated to fine
box OF cigars and all went away happy.
Miss Olive Bolan, of Eastern Wash.
ington, is visiting relatives in this city.
Miss B. is the daughter of James
Bolan, who it will be remembered by
many old-time Olympians, conducted
a transfer stable at the corner OF Third
and Washington streets many years
ago. He is now engaged in stock rails.
ing in Eastern Washington.
i Newell Ayers, q son of Andrew
Ayers, had the greater portion of one
of his hands torn away by a discharge
from a gun, last Friday. The gun
was standing against log, when the
young man placed his hand over the
muzzle to remove it, and the lock
must have come in contact with the
log thus discharging the load. The
wound will heal, but the boy will be a
cripple for life.
Quite contest may result between
the Secretary of State and Bancroft,
Whitney & Co., of San Francisco, over
the meaning of the law which requires
that firm to purchase of the State the
stereotype plates of the State Reports,
as condition of the ten-year contract
awarded them under the late statute.
The company contends that the
"cost" contemplated is the expense
OF stereotyping, while the Secretary
holds that the cost OF composition
should likewise be included. The
first volume printed by the company
have been rejected by the Secretary
pending an adjustment of this ques-
ton.
Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens)
was received last Saturday by dele