Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-07-12

VIM. johnson and family, are late
arrivals from Illinois, who come to
make their home with us. Mr.. J. is a
practical tobacconist and proposes to
establish cigar factory on West
Fourth street, to supply the Wholesale
trade. He will begin with five oper-
atives and expects to "expand" as
circumstances may warrant.
The business and professional men
of Chehalis have challenged their
brethren in Olympia for a match game
of baseball, to take place at some
time agreed upon in the Lewis county
city. It is safe to say that no matter
which side wins, Chehalis will come out
ahead, from the impetus such an ex-
citing event will give to trade.
The Woodmen OF the World give a
free entertainment, consisting of pho
nographic and stereopticon selections,
at the corner OF Fourth and Main
streets, this evening. Many of the pic
lures and lectures explain the salient
feature of Woodcraft rs exemplified By
the order, others are comical, others
historical, and all interesting. Do
not fail to see and hear it.
F. H. Goss has fled articles OF in
corporation OF the Goss Construction
Company, naming as trustees: F. II.
Goss, Chas. C. Miller, C. w. Greggs,
Leonard Haworth and Herbert s.
Greggs. The capital stock Of the
company is placed at $4,000; princi.
pal Office is at Tacoma, and the object
named to construct buildings and en-
gage in kindred enterprises.
That portion of the Westside side
walk where Mr.. Van Epps sustained
severe injuries, is reported 10 still be
in a dangerous condition. Mr.. Van
Epps says that the railing which gave
way and precipitated him on the
beach, distance of about Is feet is
replaced by one that is held in place
by lathe nails. If this be so, there is
gross carelessness somewhere.
The smallpox cost our city 81 ,3O3.-
80, besides what it cost the county.
The Health Officer, we note, who is
supposed to serve on salary which
is paid whether anything is done by
him or not, is in with bill of $40.
for q couple OF months services, which
! is nearly rs much as laboring man,
working ten hours day, would re-
ceive for a whole year Of labor.
Last Saturday morning, about 2
O'Clock, a residences on Westside occu.
pied by Mrs. &. H Gale was wholly
consumed, it being without the limits
available for our excellent fire-extin.
gushing service, on Browne Avenue.
The building was owned by Mrs. Eun-
ison, and was valued at $500. Mrs.
Gales furniture was insured for $500,
but there was none on the house.
Those long poles Tor rather trees,
for they are a foot or more in diane
ter at the but, and so feet long) lying
at the foot of Main street, are intend
ed for new telephone poles in this
city, which seems TO show an intent
of permanently stringing wires in the
air instead of burying them in the
ground, which is becoming matter OF
absolute demand by other municipali-
ties.
1t seems that the oil Company that
was just about to strike a flowing well
of oil, on the Sarver place, at 81 feet
and paused long enough to case the
hole so as to withstand the rush of
Sunlight" counted very wide OF the
mark, for they are now down $50 feet,
and cropping about in stratum OF
soft coal, which gives endless trouble
to the borers by caving. The company
express determination of sinking the
we'll three times its present depth, ii