Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-29

night, to consider a proposition fol-
moving a grist mill to this city. A
resolution was adopted by which q
site on the railroad track was guaran.
teed with other aid. The President
and Secretary were appointed dele
gates to convention of kindred
/ organizations OF the State, to he held
in Tacoma, June 18th, for considera-
ton OF ways and means to secure rep
resentatiOn in the international mu.
scum Of exhibits to open in Philadel.
phia in the fall.
1t seems that some OF the Olympia
visitors to the Victoria celebration
very narrowly escaped being on the
fated car which fell through the
bridge and resulted in the death of
over GO people. Capt. Samuel Wiley
and wife boarded the car, but the
captain could not secure seat, and
they left it and took cab for the
exhibition grounds, thus escaping
what would have been almost certain
death, as it is not known that any
body inside the car escaped. Mr.
Gimblet and wife had the same ex-
perience. They left the car because
it was crowded and escaped the same
risk.
NJ. Geo, the restaurant man who left
this city several weeks ago to engage
in his vocation at Cripple Greek, has
returned, satisfied with the experience
he has had in that direction and now
intends a trial of Alaska. He says
that times were good in his business
at the start, but that competition
drove the prices down SO low that
there was more labor than profit in the
transaction. Meals at first command
ed from 35 to so cents, but when he
left were down to 10 cents. Mr.. c.
is specially severe on Kansas people
for bringing about this fall. He says
they are 1.-the meanest people on
earth"
Last evening, a serious accident was
averted by the skill OF the driver OF
Weller's team attached to heavy
truck. 1t seems that children have
been in the habit of riding ON the
truck, and last evening was no excep-
ton to the rule. AS the team passed
up the incline, Agnes Sizer, II years of
age, who was on the truck, jumped off
and fell in front of the rear wheel. A
cry OF horror from those who wit
messed the fall caused the driver to
rein in his horses, just as
the wheel reached the body of the
helpless child. Had it passed over
her, there is but little doubt but that
it would have resulted in fatal injury.
The Superior Court has held that
T. N. Ford is to be the administrator
of the estate of James Burns, in the
conflict that grew out OF the appoint
ment of himself by the court here and
of DR.. Warren by that OF Pierce county,
under the impression that the resi-
dence OF deceased, which had been for
q time at Roy, was in that county.
Probably no man enjoyed the conf
dence and esteem of Mr. Burns. in life.
more than Mr.. Ford. He was his bust.
ness confidant and trusted agent, and
no doubt would have been decedent's
had he made q will. Burns
died at st. Peters hospital, after he
had determined to make this city his
homo.
Caterpillars may now be literally
" nipped in the bud" by the timely ap-
plication Of that natural product OF
uses-coal oil. These worms
are now about half an inch in length
and are clustered on the leaves OF
orchard trees, and fall at touch upon
fine-spun webs towards the ground.
Now, like the old method OF catching
the bird by placing salt on its tail, all
you have to do is to deluge the leaf
with coal-oil. to destroy the worms
without injury to the tree. 1t is much
better than the flaming torch, for that
reason, but the amount Of patience
that will be required in "going over"
the thousands of leaves OF q single
tree, will probably detract from its
as a pest-destroyer.