Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-24

Is reported from all over the State. aS
we'll as from our own county. 80
great Is the shortage in several neigh.
boring counties that a number OF
olympia teachers have been called
abroad to take charge OF schools at in.
creased salaries.
The Westsidc mill, which has been
shut down the past six months, during
which time extensive repairs have
been made and its capacity about
doubled, will start up on the 1st Of
next month for an active business
campaign. y large boom of logs has
been secured, and arrangements are
well under way for line OF vessels to
carry the product to the leading mar
ket> soon aS it is manufactured.
The new market of MesSrS. Con
molly 4 Chambers in the Turner
building, corner of Fourth and Main
streets, opened Wednesday, with Mr..
kalor at the block and a splendid dis
play OF meats and vegetables arranged
in apprti1inS display on racks and
counters. 1t is by odds the largest
and most eligibly located market stand
in the city. and is owned and managed
by men OF Judgment and experience.
All claims held by people OF this
state against the State Insurance Co..
of Salem, Oregon. which has passed
into the hands OF Il receiver, must be
presented for allowance to State
Treasurer Young, on or before the 81
prox. Washington claimants will be
reimbursed out OF proceeds of securi
ties placed with HIM as guaranty. 1t
is expected that they will afford a
payment of about SO cents on the
dollar.
J. H. Ogden came over from Port
land, last evening, on a brief visit to
his family. He will leave tomorrow
for Spokane to take charge of a branch
of the American Type Founders bust
ness for that district. Mr.. Brands,
the general manager of that company,
has made no mistake in the selection
of a representative for that important
point, for Mr. 0. knows all about type
and presses and has about as thorough
an acquaintance with the people who
Use them.
The funeral OF Mrs. f. N. Sargent,
of Lake Ann, Mich, occurred Sunday,
Rev. A. G. Sawin officiating. Mrs. S.
was brought West by her husband, to
visit her son Alfred Burnham, at
Rainier, in this county, in the forlorn
hope that = change OF climate might
stay the effects of disease that was
fast hnrrying her to the grave. The
effort was futile, and she died last
Friday. She leaves three grown
children. The funeral was attended
by the Odd Fellows, of which order
Mr.. s. is member.
Are We to have a Klondike at the
State capital? 1t looks as if it might
happen when coarse gold is PANIED
from Percival creek, in one of the
numerous additions to Olympia dur
ing boom times. Where gold exists,
there is no telling what may happen
at any time, as that Elusive metal per-
sists in turning up in veins and
pockets" at the most unexpected
times and places. All that is needed
is enough indications" to keep up
diligent search nowadays to I'M
earth a veritable bonanza.
The 60 horsepower engine in Aliens
mill ran away Wednesday evening,
about o'clock, from the breaking of
the governor belt, allowing full pres
sure of steam while the machinery was
running light. The effect was instan-
taneous and exciting. The shafts
revolved with such velocity that sew
eral pulleys flew apart from the centri-
fugal force. Aside from this. fortu-
nately, no damage was done; but the
mill had to shut down till new pulleys
could be cast, which was done by Mr..
Lister of the Pioneer Iron Works.
Assistant Attorney General Vance
has, in answer to questions of the
State Board of Equalization, stated
his opinion on one of the points to be
that, under the constitution and
revenue statute of this State, the term
equalization" is not uced in its
narrow and restricted sense of COM
pairing one class of property upon the
assessment roll of county with
another class, but in the broader
sense, as expressed in the constitution,
in effect, to equalize and make uniform
taxation upon all property within the
State.
The constantly prosecuted and long
suffering Salvation Army have at last
received the aid from our civil author
tiles that should have been extended
months ago to stop the disturbers of
religious services at their barracks
in this city. Charles Myers, q lad OF
IS, was arrested Wednesday and ar
raigned before Justice Dial on a charge
OF disorderly conduct and disturbing
the services of this jealous band of
laborers in the Lords vineyard. He
was sentenced to pay fine of IS and to
five days imprisonment which is very
generally conceded to be a very mild
punishment tor the OffenSe.
1t is announced that on the LIST of
October, Major Ballaine will be pro-
NOTED from Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral and Executive Secretary to Adju-
tant General, and will relieve the
clerk, Sam1 Percival, by performing
all the duties of the Office himself.
These duties are by no means onerous
since the Legislature reduced the
militia service, and a reduction of ap-
preparation that is "bar'ly enough for
the officers" in this instance an Adju-
tant General. So this economic
measure had its incipiency with the
Lawmakers, and whatever credit there
is in it is due to them. J. H. Pei
letter, the Governors stenographer,
will perform the duties of private
Secretary, hitherto in charge of Major
Ballaine.
The new directors OF the Light and
Power Co. of Olympia have issued a
prospectus and blank form for sub
scrintion tn stock and II ia hoDed that