Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-22

can usually establish what is in effect
an alibi if the spiritual entity may
seem to have a visible existence \
few days ago consignment of beer
was Landed from the Northern Pa
citic at Rainier, and the 'dryS
burnt up the wire in shouting to Of
iicers here the gross infraction of the
law. y warrant was issued To siele
the vile product and arrest the road
and bring it into court. but when it
was ready for service neither the
beer nor any train was in sight.
and it had to be returned with a
noHc pros entered 1t is hardly
probable that another opportunity
will be afforded to catch the elusive
beverage.
On Wednesday. May 18th, it is
planned Tor a grand assemblagc OF
horses and autos on the new CarlyOn
track at the old fair grounds, which
he has metamorphosed into one of
the best tracks on the northern
coast 1t will last four days, during
which many trials of speed will be
be arranged and over 81 900 in prizes
be awarded. a movement is on foot
to close business Friday afternoon,
the third day. and the stores will
probably be kept open in the even
ing to accommodate those who may
be disconnected by. suspension of
trade. This is to be one of the most
noted days for sportsmen ever held
in the county. Many fast horses
will be brought in from far abroad.
and it is expected that hundreds of
autos will participate in the grand
parade on Thursday. the 9th.
Charles mccarthy and Roy Wild
den were drowned Sunday while
fishing at the rollway of the Union
Lumber company, near Lacey. 1t is
thought that they had left their
lines and were playing on the logs
when they Slipped from a rolling log
and fell between and under the raft
where it was literally impossible to
rescue them. Three wOrkmen at the
mill witnessed the accident, and
rushed to the scene OF the accident
and managed to get a third lad,
John Savage, out OF the water, but
the bodies of the drowned were not
recovered for over an hour. 1t was
thought from condition Of the bodies
that both were badly bruised in fall
ing The funeral of Charles McCarty
was held in the Sticklin chapel Tues
day afternoon, and of Roy Whidden
on Chambers prairie. in the forenoon
of the same day.
John Russell. whose family re-
sides on Eighteenth and Franklin
streets. met with a severe accident
from falling timber while working in
the Olympia Door Co. s yard at the
foot of Jefferson street, Monday. The
victim was assisting the mill fore
man in loading on a car some heavy
timbers 10 by 10 inches square and
81 feet long by means of a derrick
and blocks. The lower block was
attached to a sling passing around
one of the timbers midway. In rails
ing the timber swung around with
great force striking Russell on the
hip and back, throwing him head
long into pile of timbers against
which his head and face struck cut
ting the face and bruising the scalp
He was rendered unconscious from
the shock, and was Immediately car
ried into the mill Office and doctor
called. No fracture of the skull
could be discovered, and no cause to
fear fatal results, and the injured
man was taken to his home and his
wounds dressed. His left eye was
also closed by heavy blow and his
left wrist sprained. Mr.. Russell is
reported as improving and no last.
ing results are anticipated from his
painful experience.