Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-24


posed new routes.
Olympia sportsmen are preparin!
for the duck shooting season at tn,
mouth OF the NesQpally. The Ro,
and Gun Club have leased areas O
land sufficient TO control the bes
places. The membership OF the clal
is limited to 80. The board of direc
tors chosen consists of Adjutant Gen
eral Drain, c. S. Eaton and w. T
Cavanaugh.
A Mrs. Allen, OF Shelton, Lighted
the kitchen stove with coal-oil, OF
Wednesday, and the usual result hap
pened, only the lady did not become
a full fledged angel at once, she only
had her wings scorched. The damage
to person or property was not large
but sufficient to emphasize the we'll
worn caution to use old time method.
for starting fires.
T. P. Holcraft declines to be the
means OF instructing the adolescenl
minds OF incorrigibles how to shoot
cold lead at the State Reform School
He had been elected to manage thu
State print-shop at Chehalis, to teacl
the cart preservative" to embryo
criminals whose early development,
the State attempts to divert to usefu
channels OF labor.
The falling leaves of our beautiful
shade trees are now littering the side
walks, sure precursor of Winter.
sway. Thus the browning glory o.
our naples and elms, in Summer, be-
come an annoyance in Autumn that il
cheerfully borne from anticipation oil
the bright green presented when Spring
awakens her dormant powers in thi.
land of the somber evergreens.
Mr.. Russell, of Seattle, one of the
proprietors OF the Third Avenue Thea
ter, that city. accompanied by his at.
torney. Mr.. r. H. Lindsay, were here
couple of days this week, ne.
gotiating with A. H. Christopher fol
the purchase of the local theater. 1,
seems, however, that in the final deal
the contracting parties we're unable tc
agree and the sale was not consum.
mated.
The application OF Vietzen e. San
ford for permission to increase the
height of the one-story saloon build.
ing, on Fourth street, between Main
and Columbia, has met with writ.
ten protest from Geo. H. Mottman
who objects to the increase of his fire
risk and insurance now protected BY
the Grelimits. The City Council re-
ferred the matter to the Fire and Ligh,
Committee.
The committee appointed by til.
Capitol Commission to consider tn.
claims Of the contractor and architec,
for extras and agree upon a statement
Of facts as to the number and value O.
the extras" to avoid taking testi
mony as to those points in a suit to bt
brought against the commission, failed
to agree. None of the committee con.
coded the full amount claimed, anc
the difference in allowance ranged
from s., 900 to $11, 900.
Two accidents in our local mills the
other day emphasize not only the ne
cessity of care on the part of operators
of machinery, but safeguards by own
ers Of mills. Mr.. Tucker had finger
cut off in the Esstside Door Factory
and T. A. Agnew, engineer at West.
side mill had an arm broken by 9
driving belt yielding to the tension
placed upon it, when q severed enc
struck his left arm fracturing it il
two places. It was only short time
ego that Mr.. A. had leg broken il,
the same mill.
The Socialists hold . meeting il
Columbia Hall this evening, at which
Miss Frances c. Sylvester, of South
Bay, . graduate of Vsshon College
who is q candidate for Superintendent
will make an address on current
political topics. This will, Of course
command respect for . movement
which at best will poll less than fiity
votes in the county. The appearance
Of . talented young lady on the politi
cal stage, however, makes ono feel Xix.
King Agrippa when he spoke TO st
Paul; see Acts 26 %.
In revision of the Northern Pacific
Railway schedule double train ser
vice will be provided on the loca
route after Nov. I'd. The frat trair
from Tacoma will arrive at 10 80 A. M.
and the additional service will con
sist OF train leaving Tacoma at ST.!
P. N. and arriving here at about 6 80
The second train from Portland will
pass through this city about P. NJ.
and all four trains will have Gray
Harbor connections. The Seattle and
Tacoma Eastern service will be in.
creased to four trains day.
Joseph Robinson. foreman in th.
Westside mill, met with an accident
Monday afternoon, in which he mar
rowly escaped death. He was en-
gagged in fling the big saw. and wa,
standing behind it with his file hooked
in q tooth, when the machinery started
up. The sudden forward revolution
of the saw threw Mr.. r. upon it. Befor,
the machinery could be stopped, or the
|, victim rescued from his perilous posi-
ton, the saw had cut and lacerated
his Ley on the inside of the thigh
infiicting an ugly and painful wound.
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, OF Peoria
ILL.,, Interstate Field Worker for Sun
day Schools, 10 devoting the preeen,
and succeeding month to this State
having made fifty appointments in
10 thirty counties for that time. Hel