Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-11-13

The bark oakland, which Is taking
cargo at the WcSt>idc mill, has passed
under the sole ownership Of her cap
tain, and will hereafter bc placed
permanently pn the route in which
She i now engaged, carrying cargocs
ri lumber from the above mill to Cal
/ iforna ports.
The Lincoln school was dismissed
this morning from doubt Of safety of
the building. This schoolhouse, from
some defect in construction, has
, never been regarded as safe struc-
ture, and considerable sums Of money
have been expended at times to guard
against a collapse.
Word comes from the eastern sec
tions OF the State that the ground is
covered with snow with the usual ac-
compartment OF cold weather All
this is in marked contrast to the situa-
ton in the Sound districts where the
cattle on a thousand hills are grazing
with the grass up to their eyes.
And now comes a Silver Republican
who says he predicted to his friends
early i'll October that the court house
and Mckinney block would be
CLEANED OUT as result of the cleo
ton. OF course, he assisted in caus-
ing his prediction to be verified by
voting the Peoples Party ticket.
The city election will be held De-
ccmber Sth and Mayor, Attorney,
Health Officer, Clerk, Treasurer and
Councilmen from the Second, Third,
Fourth and Sixth wards chosen. The
election in the Third ward is to supply
vacancy caused by change of resi-
dence of the incumbent, Mr.. Van
Epps.
That bicyclc-riding, cigarette smok-
ing clerk in one of the State offices
who thinks the incoming boss can
not get along without him on account
of the intricacies of the official work,
must be, rs girls say, an awful smart
young man. But it always happens
that Just such Smart Alexis are the
first to be fired
1t is said that the makers of one of
those sensational bets which serve to
make their principals talked about,
will be settled tomorrow afternoon,
and that Pete Stewart will trundle
Milly Tilley in a wheelbarrow to the
pond in the plaza and dump him into
the cold water. The immersion is the
result of too much confidence in Sulli-
van entertained by Milly.
No man is building up q business
on safer and surer foundation than
Geo. A. hoffman, who, from small
beginning, now enjoys splendid and
lucrative trade. He has done this
by making his assurance true that but
a living profit would be added to the
cost price of his goods. His motto is
"Live and Let Live" the policy that
has won fortune and renown from time
immemOrial.
James ID. Knox, died at his residence,
316 Washington street, Monday, after
prolonged illness, of that dread dis
ease, consumption. He was 40 years
OF age, and had been resident of this
State several years. A wife, three
daughters and son survive, who
have the heartfelt sympathy of the
whole community in this sad tribula-
ton. The funeral rites were performed
Wednesday afternoon.
Louis Kraft, son of Lorenzo Kraft,
of Plum's Station, died at ST. Peters
Hospital, Wednesday. He was II
years of age and born at Tumwater.
His afiliction was appendicitis, for
which an operation had been per-
formed. Aside from his malady he
was in the best of health up to the
beginning of this week, having rode in
from his home on bicycle Saturday,
a distance of ten miles.
If anybody thinks basket-making is
not scientific business, let him go to
the basket factory, corner of Main
and Third streets, ard he will see how
such seemingly simple work is done
by machinery. The spruce ribbons
are shaved out by machinery, then
moistened and pressed into the re-
quired shape over a block, just as a
milliner shapes hat into any re-
quired fashionable style.
Since the burning of the Esterly
mill at Tumwater, a deep landslide
and washOut has cut off travel at the
foot of Main street, in the vicinity of
the old Crosby grist mill, and at a low
estimate, it will cost some hundreds
of dollars to put that end of the street
in safe condition. To promote pub
lie safety, the big gulch has been
fenced iii, and a lantern lights up the
scene of danger at night.
The work of the dredger is to at
tempt to close the east channel and
force the water through the west
waterway, and it is expected that the
object can be accomplished by deposit
of brush, rock and the mud thrown
by the dredger. 1t is very doubtful
whether the object can be attained in
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