Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-20

WI hiHu SHOULD De scattered little
to afford reasonable opportunity fol
success.
Mary \. Holmes, aged so years was
yesterday, committed to the Stella
COON Hospital for the Insane. Hei
malady is not Il dangerous one in re.
suits to Others, but it was feared tina,
she might unwittingly do some in
jury to herself, as she would wander
from home at increasingly frequent
intervals.
Mr.. Israel has lost his black and
tan terrier Chips" and is disconso-
late. II anybody has seen or knows
the whereabouts of said dog, they
will confer great favor by commune
eating the fact to the dogs owner.
Five dollars will be paid for the pro.
duction of the animal at the office of
its master.
Jack Allen, who has been serving a
sentence OF sixty days in the county
Jail for indecent exposure, has been
pardoned OH condition that he at once
leave the State and stay without its
bounds. The term was shortened to
afford means for the prisoner to I'M
dergo treatment for serious disease
with which he is afflicted.
The moonlight excursion Monday
night, was only marred at the outset
by man falling overheard. but as he
was one of the crew of the steamer,
the Northern Light, and that expert.
ence is quite common to "sea faring"
men, the incident created but ripple
on the sea of merriment, which per-
vaded a very delightful outing.
A force of 35 men are at work upon
the new flume to carry water from the
upper falls for running the turbines Of
the Olympia Light and Power Co. The
improvement, it is estimated, will cost
about 5000, but is sometimes neces-
sary when the water is extremely low,
in the "dry" season. The work is
under supervision of Engineer ellis.
A still alarm OF fire was subdued bv
the department yesterday, or as Oly
declares, "was nipped in the bud"
What would have been, without re.
straint, in short time, a flaming red
flower, appeared upon the roof of a
tenement occupied by a dress maker
opposite the Carlton House, but the
firemen soon made it look like the
:" Last Rose of Summer" after it had
passed through Martha's relentless
fingers.
Water consumers may now use the
city product with great deal more con.
fidence, than was possible short time
ago, when taste and smell gave warn
ing Of impregnation from foreign
matter, and notwithstanding the as
survnce of Health Officer NOVEL; that
it was perfectly harmless, affecting
only the stomach and bowels" 1t is
fortunate, indeed, that it had no effect
upon liver or spine. or tho effects
might have been deplorable.
1t seems that L. M. Atkins, not.
outstanding the report that he had
died some time ago in Alaska, is still
in the land of the living, but BY "a
scratch" as it were. He and his part
ner. while on prospecting tour, ate
some mussels they found on creek,
which proved to be of the inedible
kind and Mr.. AS comrade died from
the effects and he came very near
"passing in his checks" likewise. A
letter to Mr.. Troy, from H. X. Shep-
ard, dated on Douglas Island, conveys
this information.
The U. S.. Geological Survey, after
a careful tabulation of the timber
resources OF our State place the ag-
gregate at the colossal figure of 1000.
600 acres already cruised, and this
affords basis for reasonable accurate
estimates Of the extent of this mighty
resource From the data afforded il
is thought that the grand total will
aggregate hats, 10000 feet board
measure. ninc-tenths of which is
located in the western division of the
State. Thurston county is accredited
with 2,787 ,O00, 900 feet of the axgre.
gate amount.
A clever fraud was perpetrated few
months ago by a stranger from Alaska,
who protesting to be broke obtained OF
one of our citizens the means of tele-
graphing his brother in Texas for
relief. The telegram ELECTED an i'm.
mediate response and 500 was placed
to his credit in the Capital National
Bank. The other day, the Texas
brother turned up to investigate who
had been manipulating the wires, for
certainly it was not any member of
his family. The fraud must have met
the Alaskan brother and obtained
from him the information which rem.
dered the scheme feasible. The mean.
est part of the transaction was, how
ever, that the fraud left after receiving
the money without returning the
amount advanced by the benevolent
Olympian to pay for the telegram.
Bucoda is experiencing q boom.
The mill is reported to be running
overtime and q movement is on foot
to resume boring for an extra grade Of
coal. Notwithstanding the Henritzi
fraud, year or more ago, the sailing
of q drill-hole with superior quality
of Wisconsin coal, there seems to be q
conviction-based upon nobody seems
to know what-that there is an extra
quality of coal probably anthracite)
underlying the lands adjacent to Blu.
coda. 1t is now proposed to go to q
depth of from 1900 to 1000 feet, to
solve this secret of nature. Jules
Gulky and associates are reported to
have closed contract with knight &
Stone, experienced mining operators,
to operate a diamond drill for dis
covery of coal-bed. They announce
their determination to strike superior
coal or spend $4,000 tryin so do SO.
Miss Rollman "won" the watch
given for the most patronage to the
merry-go.round, Monday night, scor-
ing 5,5I1 votes, representing nearly