Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-22

mendations. See his advertisement
in another column.
The machinery at the light station
has been ovcrhaulcd and the service
restored to its former efficiency. 1t
was probably owing to the excellent
quality the lights have hitherto MAIN
tanned that made Il temporary imper
lection the more observable. 1t is
thought that by slight reduction of
the car service, there will be no more
trouble until the season comes when
an increase OF power and additional
machinery may he installed.
A five year-old young lady of this
city who prints" her letters, has
written a message to Santa Claus, and
here is a rsrbatim ct Hteratim, ct
speUatim copy of the epistle:
90 LUMpY, just before Christmas.
Dear Sanity Cloz, North pole
| do luv YOU so much, but luv candy
two. The chocklit kind remember. o
say Sanity Cloz, | want bigg dolly this
time. One who saws mama when YOU
punch her in the ribs, and papa when
you pinch hur stommuck. Good by,
dear Sanity Cloz.
P.S. Mama says am good CURL"
David Cook, 20 years OF age, was
found in his shack on Eastside, Mon
day, lying in Il helpless condition on a
cot, suffering from the injury of fall
received on Saturday ON the frosty
sidewalk near his premises. He had
crawled into his home, but was unable
to make his condition known to any OF
his neighbors, and during the time
from the accident until his discovery,
he was without food or drink and suf-
fering from cold, Tor his bed was poorly
provided with coverings. The sufferer
was taken to the hospital, and is now
receiving the care which may restore
him to his normal health.
That unwise people are not all dead
is shown by the fact that another
weekly paper has succeeded the mort
bund State Journal, with about equal
chances for profit to its publishers or
of being any benefit to the public. 1t
must not be imagined for a moment
that this judgment is in any manner
influenced by any feeling of rivalry.
Far from it. The STANDARD would
gladly welcome worthy competitors,
were they backed by the ordinary evil
dences of business judgment; but it
does seem like "crowding the mourn.
ers" to inflict fourth so-called news.
paper upon a community the size of
ours. We are sorry, neighbor, that
our greeting cannot be more cordial,
but we believe this is the time and
place when duty requires that we serve
up cold facts.
Judge Miller, sitting for Judge Linn,
Tuesday, made an order for the sale OF
the Seatco mill, at Bucoda, on March
LIST, by auction, to the highest bidder
for cash. This sale is made on petit.
ton of the creditors. The property
consists of a sawmill and Single
mill, which early in the COS paid large
dividends to its owners, Messrs. J. b.
Garland, c. and T. Riggs and Francis
Rotch. The premises were, however.
in the midst of this season of pros
perity, destroyed,by FIRE. Their ILL
luck began in securing only partial
payment Of the insurance carried, and
from that OH the mill seemed to be
under the Influence of "hoodoo. )"
In 1897, George Z. Thompson sue
ceeded Mr.. Riggs as receiver, and from
his reports the public were led to be.
lieve that the institution was regain
ing its strength and would soon be
able to extricate itself from difficulty.
But it seems that the creditors are i'm.
patient and will probably sacrifice the
property for immediate returns.