Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-05-08


mate OF hers, who has been here on a
visit from the old country.
DR.. and Mrs. Redpath returned from
their wedding tour, Tuesday evening,
! which was OF an extended nature.
They came home by the Southern
route. During the doctors stay in
New York he took post graduate
course in the n. y. Post Graduate
College. The doctors home will he,
Tor the present, at the Olympia Hotel.
The Telescope is still another literary
venture TO be tried in this yeritable
Mecca of publishers. 1t might be
well, however, for its evidently as
Economical promoters to give a pre-
llminary sweep OF the horizon and
focus on some nebula of support before
permanently mounting what will prob
ably be somewhat expensive instru-
, ment.
Will Forrest, we'll known here, was
arrested at Everett, Tuesday, for ab.
duction of a school girl, named Mary
Stanley, of that city. The arrest was
made at the theater, where Forrest
was engaged as pianist. 1t appears
that the girl had been travelling with
him, under promise Of marriage, and
that the arrest was made with q war
rant instead of pistol.
The City Council has passed an
ordinance for assessment of costs for
grading the following streets: Cen
trail, from Pioneer to Washington
Central, from Fourth to Pioneer;
Mill, from Standish to West Fourth
Sherman avenue, from West Fourth
to Jackson avenue; Twelfth street,
from Water to Jefferson, and Eleventh,
from Water to Jefferson.
The bid of the Puget Sound Dredge
Co. for filling in Long Bridge and
Columbia street with the mud pumped
from the bay in channel improvement,
at cents a yard, will probably be ac-
cepted by the Council, provided the
company eliminates one condition,
and that being that it will not be
obliged to deposit the filling at
greater distance than 1000 feet.
Judge Linn, last Saturday, admit
ted the will of HOratio Hartley to
probate, and C. j. Lord was approved
as executor under a bond of $4,000.
The question as to whether Mr.. Hart
ley was Of sound mind at the time OF
making the will has been under con-
test for some time past, Judge Linn
having the matter under Amusement.
The admission OF the will to probate
settles the question so far as this court
is concerned, that Hartley was of
sound mind when he made the will.
1t seems that the dredger, instead of
being at work now, as had been prom
ised, will not begin work in our harbor
before June. This prediction is based
upon the opinion of Engineer Rick
seeker, of the U. s. En- ineer's Office,
Seattle, who was up this week to look
over the ground and confer with the
city authorities. A great stumbling
block for the city is the imperative
duty of providing for a free passage
through the waterway of Long bridge,
an improvement that will cost at least
! $4,000.
The report OF Council proceedings
reads that the matter OF suspending
operations of a certain ordinance was
laid over till next meeting. And that
leads us to remark that when an ordi-
nance is signed, published and be-
comes law, by all the iormalities
prescribed by charter, that it is as
much beyond the power of the Coun.
Gil as any other body of people, to sus.
pend it by a mere motion. This was
lately found to be the case with grant
ing building permits as favor in VIC.
alton Of the fire limit law.
Mr.. J. N. Brown, who runs a VERT
able Dickens Curiosity Shop" on
Sixth street, between Main and Column
bia. had a pet bear, which he spent
many days in teaching cute tricks,
like turning over" and standing
up" but despite his civilizing treat
ment, sad to relate, developed the saw
age trait of desire for freedom. The
other day. when he tried to escape, his
owner, ended his days with piece OF
gaspipe, and now only the stu fled hide
will serve to decorate the assorted
holdings OF Mr.. Brown. Bruin will not,
however, obey his masters command
any more, while he serves to illustrate
an unsuccessful attempt for freedom.
1t is estimated that the Presidential
reception will cost $500, besides what
will be done by the State authorities
without an appropriation. The Gov
ernor will attend to the transportation
of the troops and decoration of the
capitol, while the city is expected to
erect the stand fronting the capitol,
decorate the streets and provide car.
riages. The programme so far as yet
determined is to meet the Presidential
party at the depot and escort them to
the capitol. After a short address it
is proposed to drive to Long bridge
and witness log-dump from the East
side logway. That, it is thought, will
about take up the seventy minutes ap-
portioned to this city.
One of the best pictures yet made OF
Olympia and her surroundings is from
the pencil of Prof. Edward LANCE, of
this city, and engraved and printed by
the Franklin Engraving Co., of Chi.
cago. 1t 10 printed on a sheet 20 by
26 inches, the middle portion present.
ing a splendid view of the city, with
Mt. Rainier in the distance. At the
top and bottom are views OF the har-
Dor, the business streets, nota BILE build.
ings, and representing several leading
business industries, besides glimpse of
Tumwater. In the center of the fore.
ground is the new State Capitol. This
picture would make splendid aid to
immigration literature" for sending
to enquirers regarding our State and its
seat of government.