Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-13

usiness rival.
On Friday, Of next week the Con
gregatlonal society will give our PEG
pie an opportunity to do some shop
ping at Tacoma by giving an excursion
to Point Defiance, a suburb of tina
city. How long will this thing con
tinue?
DIR. Riley's party for klondyke, who
expected to go by the Mexico, were
given passage on the Bristol, Wednes
day. They were transferred from Sc.
attic to Victoria when the wreck of the
Mexico became known, by the City OF
Kingston.
1t is said that A. II. Chambers anC
James Connolly are making arrange
mcnts to open retail market in this
city. They have had ample experience
in that line of trade and will he
welcomed back to the business activi
ties of our little community.
Ex-State Printer White has been
the subject of a painful surgical oper.
alton, and has just emerged from that
haven of rest" st. Peters hospital, q
convalescent, but he still beams with
that contentment which is the distin-
gushing trait OF his individuality.
We congratulate our Olympia
klondykers on one account. They
will need to put no fever remedies in
their medicine chests for the negative
temperature of GO degrees will knock
the prevailing fever out of them
quicker than an Old-fashioncd cathar-
tic.
Peter Cook, for many years wagon.
maker in this city, and now residing
with his daughte at Harrington, in
Lincoln county, is over on a visit to
his many friends in this city. He is
enthusiastic over the prospects for the
crops this year in the eastern part OF
the State. He says that the average
yield in that country will be from 35
to 40 bushels per acre, and that the
prospect never was better for a good
price.
Messrs. Savage & Scofield have
been awarded the contract for rebuild.
ing the Baunse bridge, near Bucoda,
which was washed away by the spring
freshets. The contract price is $276
and $40 per thousand for all new lum-
Der required, six cents per pound for
necessary iron and $25 for galvanized
Gaping for the superstructure. The
contractors have the right to use the
old piers and irons so far as applicable
to the work of reconstruction.
Buffers Cove campers were RECALLED
last Saturday by the sight of whale
which came alongside the floating
wharf, and after short rest desported
about the bay sending up streams OF
spray. He remained about the cove
till evening, when he departed as
silently as he came. He was nearly
SO feet in length, as was shown by his
measurement beside the float. A
whale was seen in Big Skookum bay,
Sunday morning, which was probably
the same visitor, for such fish are
quite rare in these waters.
Frank Williamson, the logger, says
that there is much complaint among
the woodmen in Chehalis county, on
account of the Partially of the Off
cial scaler for the mill companies, and
a discrimination which amounts to ai
least so cents per thousand on all logs
passing his inspection. This is moi
only hardship to the men of ak and
saw but to millman and logger on the
Sound, for it affords margin of profit
to mills on Gray's Harbor, which, in
these times of small profits, is de-
cided advantage in making close com
petitive figures. Mr.. Williamson hope.
that in publication of this fact there
may be some means devised whereby
a fair count may be secured and justice
done to all parties interested.