Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-11-03

\ portable sawmIll Is being set up
on wheels 10y the Thackcr Wood Co.,
at the o BrIen Bros. blacksmith shop,
corner of Third and Columbia streets. !
1t consists OF boiler, engine, truck |
and . lag and "A circular saw, the for
ncr for saving oi tree-cuts and the .
- IT, eating HI limb
and >pl.t-W"ud The engine is of Tin" /
upright pattern and five horse power, |
and the whole outfit has been placed |
upon the trucks iur transportation to |
any part Of the forest. 1t will sup
ply the place of at least dozen |
choppers in getting ont cord and !
stove wood and it may he operated 10y
couple of men. As the woodSmen !
could not be obtained, however, the |
steel nerves of machinery is installed |
to do the work of muscle and Drawn.
The steamer Multnomah will leave /
her dock at 6 o'clock Monday morn
ing, with an excursion party to Seat
tie who will participate in the wei
come to the Washington Volunteers
to arrive on the Queen, it is
thought, about the time the MultnO-
NAH appears off Alki Point, when she
will Immediately join the escort of
steamers to the city. The Multno-
NAH will go by the west passage, thus
taking direct route, and will go on
her best time, in order to make assur-
ance certain OF being in on time to
greet the boys on shipboard. The
cost OF the trip is only 81, going and
return, with the privilege of stopping
over until the three days programme
is completed. 1t is well for those who
intend going to buy their tickets at
once, for unless there is demand to
justify running the Aberdeen as an
aid, the number of tickets will be linn
tied to the one boat.
A case of scarlet fever has created
CONSERVATION at Rochester. Miss
Myrtle Sawtell is the victim and she
lives with the family of K. NJ. Payton,
the village Postmaster, and in the
same building that Uncle Sam asserts
his letters. a panic seems to have
seized upon the patrons of the post
office for fear that the disease might
spread, and demand was made to
have the house quarantined. This the
Postmaster refused, not being sure of
his authority in the premises. A pub
lie meeting was held, and Fred. Sar-
gent and James Mills were constituted
II committee to come to town and lay
the matter before the County Com
missioners. This was done Wednes-
day, but is not clear how they can act,
as the county has no health officer
and there may be technical difficulty
in proceeding against premises under
possession and. control of the United
States. However, Mr.. Byrne, the
chairman of the board, authorized DR..
Redpath to make an investigation of
the malady and report, when the ad.
vice Of the County Attorney will be
obtained as to the measures necessary,
if any are required, for preservation Of
the public health.
1t is lamentable fact that quite a
number of young girls psraded the
streets on Halloween night and in
dulged in quite as lawless pranks as
the hoodlum boys. 1t may be that
something more than the curfew bell
regulations will be necessary to curb
the lawless disposition which seems to
be spreading like plague over the
rising generation. II anybody doubts
the presence of this malign influence,
let him stand a few moments on the
sidewalk, after dark, where crowd of
young boys have congregated. The
profane and obscene language which
assails the ear, and the often indecent
acts which offend the eye, and the per-
sistent spirit of rowdyism which pre-
walls, cannot fail to convince the pa.
rent or good citizen that some steps
are imperatively necessary not only to
restrain, but reform, even bare chill
dren in years and experience. A little
restraint now may save from terms of
imprisonment later on, when the
thoughtless transgressions of youth
have developed into the premeditated
crimes Of manhood's estate. This is
crying evil, and there should be no de-
lay in applying some remedy.
All the unsophisticated gentry do
not, by any means. live in Pike or
Posey county, and it has been shown
that we do not have to cross the Rocky
Mountain divide to find them. if an
incident said to have taken place at
the Carlton House the other night, is
in evidence. A clean, lank and
lengthy" specimen of the genus home
took room and on retiring for the
night made the discovery that the
electric light suspended from the cell.
ing could not be blown out, as had all
other lights that had ever come under
his observation. He tried his best to
"douse the. glim" by all ordinary
methods, even to immersing it in the
water pitcher, but still there was
glare in the room which materially in
terfered with his sleeping. Finally,
when at his wits ends, he espied an
open bureau drawer, and a means of
relief from the dilemma was at once
suggested. Releasing the slack of the
conducting wire, he placed the reful-
gent bulb in the drawer and closing it
shut of every ray of light from the
room. When the landlady, the next
morning, discovered the bulb thus
concealed and asked an explanation,
the guest said: az never saw lamp
chimney before that was closed ut
both ends, and as / couldn't put the
pesky thing out, so l locked it up"
Death Of a Noted Pioneer.