Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-28

ton Co., have cut rates to San
Francisco and announce the following
rates from Portland: Cabin, SIS
storage $i from Olympia, tickets are
on sale at the Company's office, at
1885, for cabin and $500 steeragc.
Pity it is no restraining hand was
near to prevent the looping off of the
tops OF the beautiful naples on Syl-
ve>tcs square by the Sunset telephone
line ropalrcrs. A few dollars for
larger poles could have saved this
dissertation OF one Of the most pleasing
adjuncts OF our city.
VIM. NJ. Kelly, the "crack" Thorne
tvIe-machine expert, came over from
Portland last week to put the Wym-
piua's type-setter i'll proper trim, and
il we are to Judge from this work it
turns out he did a good job. The pa
per looks well, geographically, but it
grindS out the same old party rot"
Mr.. Aliens new Eastsidc mill is
now running on an order for ID car
loads of bridge timbcrS, distributed as
follows: Two ears for Elk Point,
and one for Huron, South Dakota t;
one for Escanaba, Mich; one each for
Council Bluffs, Belle Flaine, Boone
and Carroll, Iowa, and one for Jones
Vile, Wis.
The Olympia single mill shipped
Wednesday Il carload of shingles to
Monmouth, H., and another for Par
sons, Wis. Tomorrow another car
load leaves for Monmouth. The ca
pacity of the cars used in this ship
ment is about 10000. This mill
ships about seven cars per month to
Eastern points.
Ho there. What's up now? A tig
time at the Salvation Army, Saturday
evening, May 29th. Brother Ray
mond, with his magic lantern, will
show some special views and of course
the Salvation Army will add some
hailelujah finishing touches to the
programme. Admission 10 cents.
Everybody come.
Owing to the ..nnual inspection of
the steamer Multnomah at Seattle,
Monday, she will leave this place at
8 P. NJ, Saturday, on her return to
the Queen City. There will therefore
be no boat out on this route either
Sunday or Monday mornings. After
inspection of this steamer at Seattle,
the inspectors will come to this city
to pass upon the condition of the
Aberdeen.
The citizens of Tumwater are feel
ing justly proud that their sprightly
little town should be made one of the
leading objective points for the excur-
siOnists who come to Olympia from
down Sound and other cities. 1t is
also in order for them to exercise o
proper gratitude towards the promot-
ers OF those great manufacturing
plants which are so signally catering
to their present prosperity.
The STANDARD has had its "say" on
the matter of q celebration of the ma
TONS anniversary, and We are informed
that it meets with a response with
many who will help. but not lead, in
the matter. 1t devolves upon those
who can "make even" to signify a
willingness to provide the sinews of
war;" when the nerve and bone will be
cheerfully given to make it a success.
Whatever is to be done must be done
at once.
The proprietOrs of the Parlor,"
Scott & Quinn, are engaged in making
their house popular resort in
every particular. 1t is undergoing n
thorough renovation, and the yard adj
joining is to be fitted up into an ele.
CANT garden for use of guests. A
high fence will shut off view from the
street, and rustic seats will he placed
in the shady places, where the weary
sojOurner may sit and watch the flow
ers grow.
Quite sensation was created in the
early part of the week by the sudden
disappearance of J. A. Harpel, the
wOodman, from his home near this city.
As he is quite old and in poor health, it
was feared that some mishap had
befallen him. A vigorous search was
kept up until yesterday, when it was
reported that he had been seen at
Nisqua!ly, where his son in Kansas
owns farm. The report, however,
needs confirmation.
The Elks are preparing for a moon
light excursion on the bay, somewhat
on the Venitian style. In place of
gondolas they will attach scow to a
steamboat, and have it lowed over the
cleaning waters. They may land at
Buffers Cove, if the bounding bellows
interfere with Terpsichorean amuse-
ment, where the forests outrageous
shadows will be o shield from fair
Luna's fervid glances and NAL de m,er
never intrudes. This expedition will
start sometime next month.
In repairing the floor of the Parlor
saloon this morning it became neces-
sary to remove a portion of the old
boards, when discovery of some i'm.
portance was made. 1t was found
that the drainpipe had never been
connected with the sewer and large
cesspool had formed, into which all the
drainage of the bar and closets had
emptied. In vulgar parlance, it "was
loaded for BEAR" and the wonder is
that many regular habitues of that
popular place of resort have not been
carried off by some form of malignant
fever which sewer. germs originate.
Mr.. Dorah, the gentlemanly man.
ager of the local telephone exchange,
is greatly improving the service. New
wires of larger diameter will be strung,
and long distance instruments substi.
tuted for those now in use, by which
any subscriber may "hello" at Tacoma,
Seattle, Portland, or any other "sea-
port" without pilgrimage to "Cen.
trail" and ordinary conversation over
the wire be rendered easy and expedi-
tiOus. Rates have been considerably
reduced, under what is the multi
circuit system, by which several sub.
scribers may talk over one wire, each