Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-23
The old Williamson camp at Tcnino,

The old Williamson camp at Tcuino
!. ia'eiy owned by the Mason County
t. Logging Co., was sold this week to W
1 a. Weller and Robt. Mcintosh, vino
= VIII begin operations soon by extend
: ing the logging railroad about two
miles INTO splendid tract of timber
land. The road is spur to the Port
/ townsend Southern. The new camp
, VIII give employment to 10 or 30 men.
y lecture on Christian Science will
, be delivered in Olympia Tieatrr, sun
day afternoon, March 4th, by CLAIR
ence u. Eaton, c. :. b., member of
the Christian Science Board OF Lee.
ture-hip OF the First Church Of Christ,
scientist, in Boston, Mass, under the
auspices of the FIRST Church of Christ
Scientist, Olympia The lecture will
begin at , 30. The public invited and
admission is free.
The fall Of rain Saturday and Sun
day fully compensated for the clear
weather of the preceding week. 1t
seems quite plain that there will be
no deficiency of rainfall" to report
this winter. The chilly temperature
OF the week or more of sunshine, has
prevented budding of fruit trees and
shrubs, however, and the usual dam
age resulting from high temperature
In the latter part of winter has not, so
far, given cause for that apprehension.
The steamer Capital City after re-
| Of
braces and stanchions to strengthen
her, left Wednesday afternoon for the
straits where she will, if the weather
10 unpropitious, remain till calm of
at least eighteen hours is forecast,
when she will pass out, on her danger.
GUS trip to the Columbia. She will be
accompanied by tug to assist if
accident should happen to her ma
chinery. If the signs are right she
will at once proceed to sea, with Capt.
Wilson at the wheel.
State Auditor Claussen, in a state
ment of the general fund from Jan. l,
1905, to the same date, 1906, gives the
total revenue from all sources at ST.
5S1, 907.7S. The expenditures, sup
plemented by the extravagant ap-
preparations of the last Legislature,
would make the total $3,O63 ,O9O.S 3,
which, if equally divided between the
two years, would make the yearly
costs of government 1881 ,545.42,
which, deduc,ing the amount received
from the sale Of bonds and the oyster
fund loan, leaves a deficit of nearly
$3.50, 900 for the past year.
The electric storm Sunday night
did considerable damage to telephone
and light wires and the linemen were
kept busy the next day making re.
pairs. A wire connecting with meter
in the Importing Tea Co.'S store burned
out the fuse and stopped natures cur
rent at the window-where the fuse
block had been placed, but it was sui
ficient to scatter melted copper over
the felt covering OF. the window shelf
as token of its visit. A number of
trees were struck in the timber of the
surrounding forests. Time was when
these electric displays were unknown
in this country.
Ezra Meeker held donation"
party in this city, Monday evening, in
Epworth League hall, at which he
related what ancient history ought to
be, il it is not. He came in a "prairie
schooner" which if it is to be q coun.
terpart as claimed, OF what he crossed
the plains in, more than q century
ago. should have been drawn by the
patiently plodding OK, instead of a
spirited span of horses, and without
the anachronism of top.buggy
hitched behind, unless it was the
antedeluvian times he intended to
typify, in which case the schooner"
might very properly be equipped with
such life-boat presumably for safe and
speedy escape when assailed by the
blood-thirsty savage. After the party
Ezra departed Tuesday morning for
Tenino, the next station in his timer.
ary.
The Olympia Light and Power Co.
are preparing circulars announcing
that on or about May Goth all light
will be supplied by meter, thus afford
ing q reduction to those who exercise
economy in use of the current and
compelling those who are profligate in
its use" literally burning their can
die at both ends"-to pay reasonable
amount for their want of attention to
. small detail of shutting off their
light when not in use, that will save
enough energy in the aggregate to
enable the company to supply it at
the minimum cost, with q reasonable
profit. By this means, the number of
lights may be increased, for it will in
duce consumers, by that most potent
means - self-interest to guard and
restrict the use OF the current to prac.
tical benefit derived from it. It will
likewise make the power available for
other household uses, such az heating
water, and in the operation of fat.
irons and other devices requiring a
small amount of heat. The meter
rate will be 90 low az to reduce many
bills and increase only those where in.
attention has led to profigate waste
of energy. Applications for INSTALL
ment of meters should be made at
once. as It will require some time for
making the changes, which will be
without expense to consumers.
The STANDARD would be remiss in
duty if it failed to chronicle. IS the
leading incident of the weeks bust.
ness activities, the grand opening of
the Harris Dry Goods store in the
spacious and beautifully equipped
salesroom of the Granger Block. The
stock equals tho building in being
modern, stylish, frst-class in all par.
ticulars. On the opening night the
room WAS ablaze with light, the air
was reverbant with the sweet strains of
enhancing music, and all space filled
with the moving throng seemed to be
. gigantic kaleidoscope of ever.chang.
ing forms of color and beauty. There
was indeed
"A sound Of revelry by night
And Washington capital had gathered then
Her beauty and her chivalry. and bright
The lamps shone DER fair women and brave
men,"
But aside from each visitor depart.