Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-20

preparation for that purpose, the
house will have to 60 10y private sub
scrlption or stay at home.
The City Council have at last adopt.
ed the, proper course for building the
sidewalk on Westside, which has been
engaging So much attention for months
past, and that is to definitely locate
the highway and assess the cost of
construction of the sidewalk upon
abutting property. The present walk
was ordered closed to the public as
being unsafe. and the City Attorney
was instructed to prepare an ordinance
in conformity with this plan.
Sylvester Camp No. s, Native Sons
of Washington, was organized by Jo.
Kuhn, of Port Townsend, in X. of p.
hall, in this city, Wednesday evening.
The attendance was not large, but
there is much material to draw from
for support. The first officers of the
camp are, c. s. Rinehart, Captain
Paul Connolly, First Lieutenant; p.
NJ. Troy, Second Lieutenant; c. A.
Billings, Orator; \. c. Galliac, Secre-
tary; G. f. Blankenship, Treasurer
W. w. Bettman, Officer of the Day
Theodore Brown, Sergeant, and
Lindley Moore, Corporal.
l.. B. Faulkner, as trustee OF the
Olympia Light & Power Co., has begun
suit against the Thomas Robinson
Lumber Co., for restraining and using
the headwaters OF the Deschutes river
for drifting shingle-holts, thus impair.
ing the power of the elecric company
when the waters are low, so as to ser.
iously interfere with its business. Mr.. F.
sues for $500 damages, as we'll as that
the lumber company be permanently
restrained from diverting the course oil
the stream. The dam OF the lumber
company is about forty miles south
east of this city.
Lyman d. Drake, OF South Union
died Wednesday, from the effects OF a
fall received while he was constructing
a chimney on house belonging to D.
R. Burdick, of that hamlet. He fell
about IL feet, and must have para
lyzed his spine, for his eyesight was
Immediately destroyed, but he re.
tanned consciousness till death, which
resulted in about three hours. He
was Y years of age, and q wife and
ten children survive to mourn his loss.
The funeral was held to-day at II
o'clock and burial was made in Ma
sonic cemetary.
1t seems that the Directors have re-
Ijected the terms offered by Mr.. Mann
for use of the o. C. I. building for the
high school service. His proposition
was to charge 500 per month for use
of the building and to allow $50 to &c
on repairs, but the board seemed to
think that it was too much for the
district to pay. When we consider
the many thousands of dollars invest.
ed in either Of the district school
buildings, and the corresponding value
of the money invested. one cannot
help think but that Mr.. Mann was ex
ceedingly liberal in fixing the rental.
| What is the matter with Tacoma
harbor? The British ship Andelana
with her unburried officers and crew
lies in the mud off the St. Paul mill
company's wharf; the big steamer
Kingston with her costly machinery
is rotting and rusting some score oil
fathoms beneath the surface little
further out towards the entrance, and
now as if to complete the trio of dis
asters, the American bark wilma with
10000 feet of lumber in her hold
burst into flames last Tuesday while
moored at the St. Paul company's
wharf and was burned to the waters
edge.
Nate Kirkendall, late OF this city
figures in pretty little story of reliei
to the destitute, at Grand Forks, B. c..
which does him infinite credit. He
and companion discovered family
in dire distress and headed and cir.
culated subscription for their relieI
raising several hundred dollars-suf.
ficient to provide medical aid for the
sick mother and food and clothing TO,
her children. The Miner lands the
the act as one of noble and disinter.
ested charity, and we are glad to note
a no more than to be expected act oil
generosity OH the part of our former
townsman.
Joseph Henritzi was brought up
from Seattle, Monday, by Sheriff Bill.
lings, and lodged in Jail on com.
plant made by c. R. Talcott. Presi.
dent of the Thurston County Coal Co.,
charging him with having "salted" a
mine with the intent of defrauding his
associates. Mr.. H. utterly repudiates
the allegation of fraud on his part.
He declares that the samples. placed
beneath the drill, were put there by
some person unknown to him, nor had
he ever suspected that there was any
fraud in the showing made by their
discovery, He saws that If he had