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

The STANDARD has referred to this
matter a good many times, and will
continue to do so until something is
done for the good name of our far
capital city. Whose business is it to
look after the welfare of the finny
tenants OF that fountain? That's the
question.
Joseph Simpler, head sawyer in the
Westside mill, met with horrible
disaster, while engaged in his work Of
saving up large log, Wednesday.
While engaged in placing the log in
position the carriage started and he
was caught between one end of the
saw and log. The flesh was torn from
his right leg from the knee to the
groin. The victim was taken to the
hospital, where it was found necessary
to amputate the leg at the hip joint.
The indications are that he will re-
cover. His wife and family reside at
Seattle. Mrs. S. came up yesterday
accompanied by representative OF
the Seattle camp OF Woodmen to care
for the sufferer.
Oily says police officer arrested two
small boys few evenings ago for be-
ing found on the streets after the
ringing of the curfew bell. Now just
such pretty talk as this may bolster
up the inefficiency Of the police force,
but every child knows that there
never has been one of their number
arrested for keeping late hours on the
street since the ordinance went into
effect. Then little Oily upsets the
story by adding that the officer blew
his whistle for instructions from the
chief; just IS if policeman should
not know what to do with the name
less marauders he had taken into
custody! The truth in a nutshell is
simply this, both boys and girls of
tender age are roaming the streets OF
this city every night in the week,
long after the "curfew" has sounded,
and that too, right under the noses OF
the big men in uniforms.
A couple from Tacons, giving the
names of Disiderio Lateral and Mare.
anna Etchoverrs, rushed into the Au-
ditor's Office yesterday and demanded a
permit to marry to be issued immedi.
ately, and after it was made out asked
to have the ceremony performed amid
falling bricks and the dust of mortar.
The sympathetic officer doubtless APP
pretending the momentary appear.
pearapce of an irate father, or some
other exciting episode, Immediately
rang up Rev. DR.. Sawin, who appeared
and tied up the knot with expedi ion.
Then it was found that the only Oh
ject of haste was to enable the happy
couple to return to Tacoma by the af.
ternoon train, which could scarcely be
called an emergency of enough magni-
tude to throw the whole official gang
into tribulation. Hereafter they will
inquire into the urgency of the situa-
alton before switching on the rush
brake.
Isn't it strange that Olympia trades
men of the same business huddle up SO
closely together? This was first noted
when Mr.. Haworth moved his con.
fectionery stand from the Bettman
building up to the well-established
store of Mr.. Beatty, on Fourth street.
1t was commented upon again, when
Van Epps & Churchill moved their
stock of books and stationery near
the site OF M. O'Connor, in the Grain.
ger building. Then the wonder grew
when the Olympia National Bank
moved into the Chilberg building
where it can look over the transom oil
it's rival, the Capital National Bank.
Now we find Cunningham moving his
saloon to stand Immediately ada.
cent TO Charley Vietzen, who is in the
same business, and short time ago