Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-08-14

Der, was eating chicken, at Holthus-
ems Tony Faust Restaurant, about ii
o'clock last Saturday night, some one
stole his new Eagle bicycle that he
had left in the rack in front of the
place. No trace of it has been found
and Windy" has since procured an
old, rusty" bike" and marred what lit
tie enamel that was sticking to the
frame, for his use, and says that he can
leave it anywhere in perfect safety. A
look at the wheel convinces us that
he is about correct.
The dredger began pumping mud
on the Long Bridge fill Wednesday
noon, and already the effect is begin
ming to be seen in the raising of sub
stantial roadway to the street grade.
The sight of u rapid torrent rushing
east and west from the place of dis
charge, between the Westside mill Of
flee and the Ellswick property, is an
unusual one, and all the afternoon
large body of spectators gazed upon it.
The dredger will be some time max.
ing this fill and the result may be
considered not the least OF the many
attractions OF Carnival week.
AL. Perry, a millmsn of Tenino, in
dulged in rather serious pastime,
Wednesday, when he attempted to saw
the right ear off of Attorney Falknor,
who had filed lien in behalf OF Mr..
Perry's engineer, on the mill property
for recovery OF wages. 1t seems that
Mr.. Perry grabbed the lawyer by the
throat, without warning, and struck
him on the eye, raising . mansard,"
as pugilists would call it. Val Milroy
interfered or he would probably have
placed roof on the remaining optic.
Mr.. Falknor promptly had his assail-
ant arrested and mulcted to the
amount OF $32 in fine and costs, Judge
Giles considering it lese majesty to
strike lawyer.
Judge Fullerton and sons, it is said,
has devised a new means for summer
recreation, which will doubtless find
great favor hereafter with people de-
sirous of adopting a novelty in that
great fad, outdoor life, when the sun
shines hot. the roads are dusty, the
tide-tlats muddy, the bugs crawling,
and other discords in life's journey
frequent enough to give harmony to
the sweet song" that Cleveland tells
about. The Judge proposes to have a
wagon fitted up-a la the plains half
century ago-and to travel where
he pleases and stop when he wants to.
But then, the Judges party will, I'M
like the emigrant train, always be
near base of supplies, and will not
have cut loose from civilization and
its comforts for a period of from four
to six months, with prospect of only
antelope or buffalo meat to relieve the
steady diet of salt hog. This mode of
outing will be popular with the old.
timers as reminder of the long
journey which preceded pioneer life.
At 4 80 A. NJ, Wednesday, an alarm
turned in from box Al. notified our
people that the fire fend" had as.
serted his sway at the south end Of
town, and soon "lurid glare" indi.
Gated that his progress was onward
and triumphant. The point of attack
was Horatio Alling's new residence on
Eighteenth and Columbia streets, so
far from the fire service and an ade.
quate water supply that tho building
was wholly destroyed. While the
building had never been occupied, the
finishing touches of a fine residence
had been added, and Mr.. A. and fam.
lily were about to move in. The build.
ing was valued at 81, 400 and insured
for $4,000. The fire originated in the
woodshed where a quantity of paints
and oils were stored, but whether the
flames sprang from natural causes or
were set by some miscreant, remains
to be shown. Mr.. Alling has labored
sedulously to build himself and fam
lily fine home, and it is a sad dis
appointment to have the result of his
efforts 20 up in smoke.
The sensation OF the week has been,
OF course, the carnival, and it has AZ
forded well.spring of enjoyment for
young folks as we'll as older PEG,
pie whose hearts have not become
scared by the hot fires OF experience.
The "sh0ws" taken as q whole are bet.
ter than they were last year, and the
exhibit Of very fair.sized menagerie
adds very much to the interest of visit
ors. The Ferris wheel is another nov.
city, for this community. Queen Viola
was crowned Tuesday evening, Gov.
Mcbride vesting the authority OF
weeks rule in the charming represen-
tative of feudal ages. An interesting
feature. Wednesday. was the baby
show, and forty OF the prettiest little
darlings graced the stage, while COM
mittee consisting of Mrs. G. @. Israel,
Mrs. H. A. Hildebrandt and w. d.
Hudson, OF Kamilohe. performed the
difficult task OF picking out those en-.
titled to prizes. The prettiest boy
boy was decreed to be Roy Farrell
Canaday, and the second prize went
to Harold Horton. The prettiest girl
baby was AudIey Marie Rsyl, and the
next Charlotte Finney. The latest
baby boy was Clifford Schinke, with
no girl baby competitors. Much credit
is due to Mr.. John T. Otis, manager
OF the local arrangements, for this real
treat to many OF our people.
Prosecuting Attorney Owings an
nounces that the railroad assessment
for this year will have to remain at
the exceedingly low figures placed
upon it by the former Assessor simply
from failure Of the old board OF Com
missioners to give the lawful notice Of
five days of their contemplated raise
OF the amounts. 1t seems that the
registered letter containing the mott.
fication was delivered to the com.
pany's agent at Tacoma on August
10th, 1902, and the County Commits
sioners, only three days afterwards,
proceeded to raise the assessment
from $500 per mile to $4,000
per mile, on the main line in this
county and the branch trackage from
", $50 per mile to 81 800. The fault
appears to be quite as much attribut.
able to the postal as tho county ser
vice, however, as the registry receipt
from the Olympia Postmaster is dated