Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-05-29
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to dim the citation OF our people over
the Presidential visit, but We woult
just whisper in the public ear that il
will be noticed the same compliment:
have been paid to each communit,
visited, and very properly, too, for W,
are indeed THE best people Oh
Earth" When he said Your city i,
a garden" the compliment seemed
somewhat per t0nctOry, considering
the backward season and the sparse
nature Of our flower-growth. If he
had complimented our evergreens, OF
have been afforded an opportunity Of
siAing-up our lO0-foot logs, the reals
tic might have been substituted fol-
the ideal. AS it was, compliments
were about like kissing the babies OF
My dearing" little misses, to the
inexpressible delight of doting papas
and maneuvering mamas.
The Olympia Brewing Co. have in.
structed their attorneys to proceed
with suits against the city and North.
ern Pacific Railway Co., for damages
in obstructing by bridges Deschuttes
waterway. The damage is placed at
y2o, 600, occasioned by extra freight
charges. 1t was thought that the
matter had been compromised by an
agreement on the part of the city 10
build an elevated span, sufficiently
high to allow ilatboats and lighters Of
moderate top hamper to pass through,
but it seems that the matter has been
the subject OF SO much delay that a
prompter seems necessary. Unless the
city provides the relief agreed upon, it
is probable that an expensive draw
will have to be provided, costing
many thousands Of dollars besides be.
ing a matter of constant expense for
operation.
A. G. Brojack, n railroad fireman on
the Murray logging train, was killed
Saturday morning, at s 10 o'clock,
while assisting in switching cars at
the Northern Pacific depot. 1t seems
that Engineer Morrow had asked him
to ascertain whether the train he was
moving would clear a oaboose which
stood on side-track. The fireman
leaned out the cab so far that his
head struck the standing car and he
was knocked to the ground, locomo.
tive wheel passing over his foot crush
ing it fiat. The victim was carried to
the hospital where he received surgi.
cal aid but death ensued short time
afterward. His head was so badly
crushed that he could not survive.
He did not regain consciousness, and
died at ii 10 the same morning. Bro
jack was % years Of age. He carried
several thousand dollars of accident
insurance Of which his mother is the
beneficiary.
The work OF demolition of the south.
ern building on the Storr property, at
the west end OF the Seventh street
tunnel has begun. and it is to be re-
placed by three.story brick building,
to be constructed by w. H. Mitchell,
the present owner. The old building
has an interesting history. 1t was
erected over forty years ago for a
carpenters shop and occupied by
Ben amin Harmed. Soon afterwards
it was made into a very neat little
chapel for st. Johns society, and in
it for many years services were held
by the then Rector, Rev. P. f. Hy-
land. Nearly a score OF years ago
it was converted into a store. room,
and occupied by Silsby & Weston in
the management of their produce
business. After the property passed
into the possession OF Mr.. Storrs, he
built the large two-story annex in
the rear OF the old church and the
brick structure on the north side OF
the premises, built by Silsby & West.
on. twelve years ago.
Friday night when the Santa Barbara
cast off lines to pass over to the mill
dock quite a number of persons were
aboard for a short ride on the steamer
and a walk home before the shades oil
night had fallen over the romantic
footpath by the ocean side. They
did not count, however, on the fact
that the Santa Barbara has long legs
or that our harbor bottom is like a
pan cake, spread out sideways, and
that there was some danger of being
stuck in the mud. The unexpected
happened. One young man had an
engagement with his sweetheart al
eight and another command of his
wife to be home at niue, and their
perturbation may be imagined when i,
was announced that the wharf could
nor be reached till flow of tide-afte,
midnight. To the demand to be set
ashore, the boats officers very bluntly
intimated that swimming was moi
prohibited, but when the young man
took off his necktie for the plunge
the mate made some allusion to hav.
ing seen a shark in the harbor few
hours before, and the choker was
hastily replaced. The married man
took a seat on the capstan with g
countenance somewhat modified BY
the knowledge that his wife was al.
ready "mad" as she could be and that
no worse punishment could result
from further delay, but the love,
seemed to be impressed with the idea
that q specially favorable opportunity
was afforded his rivals, and he walked
a pathway in the deck in his agitation
and is said to have ran all the way te
town in utter oblivion OF the fact that
il was far beyond the hour for fashion
able calls.
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