Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-27

country, come to town and volun-
taflly enter upon a life of shame.
bul mat was done by a girl from
ChehallS, who was found in a house
IN Olympia red-light district and
taken nome this week. The name,
nor pace of residence, are given
10y TINS paper. to enable the mother.
whose heart is almost broken, to eff
feet, IL possible reformation.
The liquor question is engaging
considerable attention at the pres
ent time at Rochester, in this county.
II was practically agreed that the
acton OF the Commissioners would
be IN accord with popular senti-
lhent, hence a petition was circu-
iatcu ana the expression favorable.
Now the "drys' dispute the record.
claiming that some who signed were
foreigners and others thought it was
Il permit for restaurant. If the
rlSht OF petition is to be impeached,
where is the inalienable right of
petition to serve a good purpose?
a Mr.. Green, of San Francisco, is
making a preliminary survey for a
line OF rail to the crater of Mt. Raj
nler, after the example afforded by
that from Calcutta to Darlheeling.
which runs to an altitude of $4,000
feet on Mt. Everest, the highest
mountain in the world, in the Himi-
layas, Central Asia, which is 90. 900
feet IN altitude. Details of construc-
ton are withheld, but it is said that
all preliminary work will be done
this season and active construction
begin next year. 1t is proposed to
have large hotel in the crater,
built of rock, and an extensive base
ment story excavated into the solid
rock. 1t is proposed also to estab-
lish sanitarium for the cure of GER
tain intrmities in the cold and rari-
he'd air at that altitude. The power
for operating the railroad will be
electricity, generated from some
waterfall, and thus the mountain
will be made to do its own lifting
of the visitors who scale its heights.
c. J. Lord and w. J. Foster are to
build a concrete warehouse on the
Wood property. corner of Fifth and
Columbia, 30 by l20 feet. to cost about
5000. 1t will cover the site of
the first brewery in the Territory of
Washington, where Isaac Wood and
Sons, Richard and John, made the
famous cream-ale that still leaves its
flavor in the pioneer settlers mouths.
On the adjoining half of the corner
lot, stands Il section of the first
cOopershOp. afterwards used as
school-roOm by Bernard Cornelius,
no less titled wielder of the birch
than a member of the College of Pre-
ceptors, London. +. Il. S, an A.
b., an LII. d., and bearing various
other degrees, worthy eXpon.
cnt of them all. This was the first
point he struck on coming to this
country. and Olympia was specially
favored by the opportunity it
zas not long in embracing. After
a couple of terms here, he opened a
famous college at Butteville, Or,
under the patronage and support of
the Episcopal church. which became
quite prominent institution of
learning. Only about half the old
school building remains. In its days
of usefulness it made up in length
what it lacked in width and heighth
and reached out to Columbia street.
The small building just east of the
brewery, which is also being moved
for the warehouse. was built early in
the sos. and has hewn timbers and
shake" siding