Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-07-03

terial increase Of families as well as
population, the total aggregate Is due
more to immigration that births.
E. F. Duby, OF Gate City, who was
arrested and brought here Saturday ON
a charge OF assault and battery, pre-
ferred by George Mitchell, Gate City
saloon-keeper, was released by JUS
tice Giles after giving bond in the sum
Of $3.50, and the case will be tried
next Tuesday. 1t is said that Duby's
arrest grew out OF quarrel over bowl
OF chicken soup in Mitchell's restaur-
ant.
The second volume of the annual
report of the State Geologist Henry
Landes, for 1902 is before us, and pre-
sents and exceedingly comprehensive
and interesting report of the natural
products OF the State on the branches
of which it treats-building and
ornamental stones, and coal deposits
and mining operations of the State.
1t is an invaluable aid to development
on these important resources.
Many camps having closed, several
hundred loggers have come into town
this week. Some will leave for other
points where celebrations are to be
held, and part will stay in town for a
"quiet Fourth" whatever that may be.
1t is probable that the latter will en-
Joy quite as much of holiday as
those who 60 to the made-to order"
sort OF celebrations which have, OF late
years, supplanted the outpour OF
patriotism so long maintained by our
people.
At meeting of Olympia Typograph-
ical Union No. l42, held Sunday after
noon, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing six mouths: Presi.
dent, 4. p. Holcraft; Vice.President,
A. w. Ready; Secretary-Treasurer A.
w. Brown; Sergeant-at.Arms, A. J.
Blair; Executive Committee, Henry
Rohrbeck, Otto Zeising; Auditing
Committee, Harry Boyd, Wendell
Williston, Roy Priest; Delegates to
the Trades Council, T. P. Holcralt,
Otto Zeising, Roderick Sprague.
Rec owes an apology to Capt. Parker
for calling his new steamer the Cas-.
we'll, launch. Like the Irish cap.
tain who ate the mate" the Caswell
is boat which will carry the launch !;
in fact, that class of craft in marine
language, is the ships largest boat. be.
ing called launch to distinguish it
from pinnace, long boat, yawl, etc.,
which may constitute larger crafts
equipment. The Caswell is a steamer,
adapted to passenger and freight
service on a regular established route.
The steamer Santa Barbara broke
her shaft, off the mouth of the Hoko
river, which empties in the straits east
of Neah Bay, Monday night, complete
ly disabling her. She was picked up
Tuesday morning, by the Puget Sound
tugboat company's steamer Bahada,
and towed to Port Angeles, and from
there to Seattle, arriving at Moran's
dock Wednesday morning, where she
will receive the repairs necessary for
her to resume her sevice. The ship
was lumber laden for California ports,
and her disaster will occasion no more
serious damage than delay.
Mrs. Baldwin, OF this city, has re-
ceived q letter from Mrs. E. J. jenkins,
superintendent of the Washington.
California Oil Co., in which many of
our people are interested. She gives
the most encouraging assurances of
speedy success. She thinks the drill
is now in positively the last stratum
before tapping oil. 1t is in what 10
technically called the "Big Injun"
ledge, and like all aborigines it is ex.
ceedingly tough. An evidence of To-
cal confidence in the enterprise is
shown by an appropriation OF $1,000
from the County Commissioners in its
aid, the second donotion it has made.
A real talented little company has
been performing at popular prices in
this city the past week, under man.
sgement of that thoroughly compe-
tent director and prince of good fell
lows, P. R. Allen. Thursday night
Hazel Kirke" was presented in ac-
ceptable form, with specialties in song
by little Verna FELTON, and Frank
Walsh which we're repeatedly encored.
Tonight The Fair Rebel" 10 billed,
war play founded upon experiences in
Libby Prison. Saturday night, ga
Black Heifer," by the author of HUI.
man Hearts, will be presented, closing
the engagement. Saturday afternoon
q matinee will be given.
With all the snarlish things said by
the Recorder OF the Water Company
the fact remains that we have ono of
the best gravity fire services on the
Coast, which alone is worth its whole
cost. Then it 10 furnished by what is
virtually bankrupt company, who pos
sesses no means for complete recon-
struction OF the service. Let us not
demand impossibilities from those who
have been hampered so much through
loss OF patronage by individual artesian
wells which in many instances supply
neighborhoods. Point out to the
company some reasonable means for
improving the service and it will
doubtless be adopted, but the "Whoa
haw, gee up Buck" sort of whip.lash
argument adopted by Rec only pro.
vokes anger and contempt.
TRAGEDY At cENTRALlA.