Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19


factory at Tumwater. Mr.. :. had
several times filled the position OF
OF this city in Il creditable
manner.
NJ. NJ. Kohler, an employee in the
Westside mill met with painful ac
cident, Tuesday afternoon. lie was
operating planer, when piece OF
timber was thrown with considerable
force against his right shoulder, break
ing one of the bones. The injury
will incapacitate him for labor for
some time.
Nothing that the Shaw company
(the standard of superlative excel
lence that has been adopted by our
people OF "week- stand" dramatic COM
panies) ever did, excelled the rendition
of Reuben Glue" of the Noble COM
pany, Wednesday evening. That is
the verdict OF competent critics who
saw both companies and give their
candid opinion.
Olympia has a progressive Dogberry
in Justice Dobbins. He this week
discharged a man admittedly guilty
OF violating city ordinance, on the
ground that the law that had been
fractured was unconstitutional. 1t
it can be established that city magis.
trates have jurisdiction to that extent
it will undoubtedly greatly simplify
Justice proceedings.
Frank Cotter won the race at Ia
coma, Saturday, in the mile match
with A. J. Chapman, the Southern
champion" The race was in three
heats-the first being won by Chap
man by barely eight inches; the sec
ond and third by Cotter the first by
wheels length and the last by over
20 feet. The time was 2:25, 2:2S and
2 "a. The betting was largely in
favor of Cotter.
The Olympian, in its comments
upon the death of Mr.. Etheridge
states that he had operated the first
sawmill on Puget Sound, at Miller's
Point, at the entrance of Budd's Inlet,
= few miles below Olympia. That is a
mistake. The first sawmill erected on
the Sound, and for that matter in
what now constitutes the State Of
Washington, was the Crosby mill at
Tumwater, built along in the 40s.
William Paige, a member of the
Noble Dramatic Co., was Wednesday
summoned to the bedside Of a dying
sister back in Wisconsin, and left in
the afternoon of the same day in the
hope that he might arrive in time to
bid her final adieu. While the alb
sence of Mr.. Paige is seriously felt by
the company, its efficiency is in no
manner impaired, as the parts he has
assumed will be filled by others just as
capable.
1t seems that Frank v. Donnelly is
to have charge of the late Wiley
steamboat line, as general manager,
and that Mr.. J. C. Percival is to re-
main Secretary and local agent, the
position he has SO long and so ably
filled under the former management
No change is to be made in the run
ming of the boats, except that the
Sunday service will be discontinued
to give the boats and their crews day
of rest each week.
The wording" on the new sign.
board in the park, which seems to
worry Oily, is fully up to the highest
standard of English grammar and the
Oympian is as deeply in error when il
intimates the contrary, as it was
when it attempted to criticise q para
graph in the Nashville american, Q
few weeks ago. 1t is an unfortunate
streak in the makeup of the Olympian'.
grammatical lore, that when it think.
it is right it is hopelessly wrong, ant
when it thinks its neighbors are
wrong, it is awfully mistaken.
R. F. Cutter, a travelling photog
rapher was arrested Monday, for ped
ding without license, his offense
consisting of taking views of school:
and school buildings and placing
them on sale to those interested. A
trial was had before Justice Dobbins
Tuesday, and defendants counsel
based his contention on the plea Of
unconstitutionality of the ordinance
under which conviction was sought
and strange to say the Justice found
no difficulty in deciding that the ordi'
nance was invalid and discharged the
defendants.
Fanchon, the Cricket" a play well
adapted to charm childhood will be
the attraction at Olympia Theater to.
morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The
matinee prices will be Is cents fol
adults and 10 cents for children. To-
night, by special request east Lynn
has been substituted for "Aline," and
Tomorrow night the engagement
closes with the splendid drama
Lucky Ranch" On the last evening
an elegant parlor suit and set OF din.
ing-room chairs will be awarded to the
patrons, and at the matinee ladies
and child's rocker will be given to
two lucky holders OF tickets.