Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-13

been furnished ON the initiative of
tine company without any appeal to
the Railroad Commission. If This
body can continue such service. we'll
and good. 81 we shall wait and SEQ
what happens regarding the force Of
this order Of our expensive commits
sion
Farmer, who have built a line of
telephone to various parts of the
country are apparently having SOME
trouble with the Pacific Telegraph
and Telephone company regarding
connection with the switchboard Of
'he city service All the lines put in
by tn" farmers were built for them
SELVES and and they own the inStru
mcntS They have been paying -
cccts per month and twelve months
in advance. a rate which the city
line has doubled, making it 500.
At a meeting hela Monday night the
matter was discussed Of putting in
an independent central station.
The wide cracks from shrinkagc
on the sections of street laid and
finished with wooden blocks, indicate
its untitneSS for use as a permanent
paving material. \ crack varying
from quarter to half an inch can be
seen all along where the blocks are
laid lcngthwise with the cutters and
those placed croSswise of the street.
The water that will thus flow into the
pavement during the FIVE months of
winter rain, can bat have a detri-
mental effect upon the materia, used.
These cracks should be filled with
tar, pitch, asphalt, or some other
kind of 'rosin." to keep out the
dampncss if nothing more.
An exciting time happened at
Mallory hall, Wednesday night, when
Miss Lydia Mossberg appeared with
a pistol about mionight and stopped
the noise of some jewellers who were
having a dance in the hall. which is
contiguous to the rcOming depart
ment managed by that lady. She
complained to the police that the
dances were unusually bOiSterOuS,
and the blue coated gentry request
ed moderation Of their conduct. but
it began again soon rs his back WAS
turned. Then the Lady with the
Pistol appeared, in protection of the
rights of the dodgers and gently but
determincdly cleared the hall
T. y. Henry, of Prosser, and wife
are over this week. visiting their for
mer home and many acquaintance.
Mr.. ii. now enjoys government Of
flee as reward for his many years
Of Scrvi.e in upholdng the e. o. D.,
and is the local Nasty of Prosser,
which has now by careful nursing be.
come second-class postot1ice. Thos.
II. Cavanaugh lives in the same
town, and owns fine fruit farm con-
tiguous thereto. Tom is not enjoy
ing good health, however, and is in a
Sanitarium in Portland, it is feared
afflicted with an incurable disease
| MIR. ii. will remain on this side the
divide a week or ten days longer
The State Railroad Commission has
ordered the Northern Pacific Rail
way company to put on a new train
between this city and Tacoma, anG
10 leave the latter place so as tC
bring morning mail to arrive here
not later than $50 o'clock. 1t i,
claimed that the morning train car
ries to this city about 80 per cent. o
the mail, and the new service vii
give close connection with TacOm;
and Seattle and enable letters to b,
answered the same day. and order:
filled with expedition, and also en-
able those having business with tn,
various departments Of State an(
county to come and return the same
day.
The Legislature convened WedneS
day, and began its interminable ant
at times incomprehensibe wrangle
just where it left off on adjourn
ment July I'd. The curtain rises OF
the second act of the star case o
Cheek and Gall, of Presumption an,
Folly, entitled State as. Schively
There is every prospect of the princi
pal actor escaping through the in
tricacies of the law and the skill il
applying them, atfording a dfferen
than ordinary ending of comic opera
in which virtue triumphs and tn
villain is vanquished. There is n,
chance for an ever lived happil,
afterwards" ending to this SNUG af
fair.
"A paper in circulation against tn
proposed SwantOwn fill, is GROWN,
like Uncle Dicks memorial, or prob
ably Jacks beanstock would be bet
ter illustration, and it will be pre-
scented to the City Council MOnda,
night. But then-is it not know
that that body has set the preceden
of ignoring petitions altogether, ant
that they are occasionally laid und,,
the table without even the cOurteS,
of a reading. 1t is reported that tn
boss has said that all the eXpensiv
plans inaugurated shall materializ
before the present board step
down and out, and as he intends 4
shake the dust from his shoes, it doe
not matter to him.
A meeting of the members of tn
Central Baptist Church was he'll
Monday night to discuss the organ
ization of society for the Baptis
Brotherhood, growing church All
in the East. Its object is to increas
church attendance of strangers an,
wayfarers, young men without HON
surroundings. and arrange for then
to attend church and get get &C
quainted with its membership.
committee was appointed to CORES
pond with the officers of the severa
Brotherhoods, where experience ha
been gathered in adopting differen
methods for interesting stranger.
and holding them after interest ha
been created. To afford time TO
gathering this information, anothe
meeting will not be held till Septem
Der.
1t seems unfortunate that some G
our Eastside citizens should be s