Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-12

snud or highest Degree OF Masonry was con
ferred by Albert Pike, of Washington, tn.
sovereign Grand Commander of Scottish
Masons of the United States upon a number
OF gentlemen. The Albert Pike here men,
toned is the poet, journalist and lawyer who
has national reputation. He is expected to
come to Olympia, while on the coast, and
enjoy season of hunting and fishing in the
neishboring region.
some years ago Mr. James Pray was
chosen chief engineer of the fire department,
in this city, and by reason of no subsequen,
election of successor he still holds tina,
place. lie is fireman of many years, active
experience, and no more competent person
could fill the position. Were we to
have the misfortune of a fire in the CITY he
could be relied upon to give prompt and eff
cient counsel and aid, and both fire com
panies and the public generally would &C
cept his order unhcsitatingly
| WEwere told, yesterday, of a farmer in this
county who has held his wool crop for the
last three years, under the belief that tina,
staple was much higher in the East than
here, and that the local traders were not
offering him a fair price. He don't belle
the newspapers give correct market reports
but are in collision with the dealers In the
meantime he buys his supplys on credit and
pays interest on the debt thus made, securing
the same by mortgage on his homestead
lie must he crazy or painfully ignorant.
PIcNICs and camping out are now popular
and of frequent occurrence. Several parties
have gone out from this place within few
weeks past and spent week or ten days
each very much to their pleasure in hunting
fishing and rambling over the prairies and by
the cool water side, Genl. Sprague recently
established a camp on the Deschuttes, near
Linkla!er's, and invited guests from Kalama
Portland and places on the Sound will con-
gregate there for some time to come.
WELLS. FARGO & Co have notified their
agent here, Mr.. Horr, not to take trade dol
lars in payment to them at more than 30 cts
We look to see these cartwhccls passing cur,
rent at that sum i'll a short time and then ev
erybody will wish our advice of several
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at rates current in California. Our people
would then have lost only trife compared
to what the discount will now amount to.
THE Walla Walla Waterman says, MIR.
Lane Gillian received the appointment to q
Cadetship at West Point from this Territory,
but as the young man received severe in
jury about year ago by the breaking of his
collar bone, he fears that lie will not pass
the examination at that institution and hence
will no doubt decline. lie is to report on
worthy officer, if not physically deprived OF
the position.
THE San Francisco Bulletin says There
is pretty general condemnation in this COM
munity of the practice of the relatives OF
those who have died Of smallpox, of publicly
inviting the friends and acquaintance of the
deceased and family to attend the funeral,
the cause of death meanwhile being suppress.
sed in the funeral notice." We should think
SO.
On the first day of August the President
issued proclamation declaring and pro.
claiming that the fundamental conditions
imposed by Congress on the State of Color
ado to entitle that State to admission into
the Union have been ratified, and that the
I admission of said State into the Union is
complete.
The card of Dr.. J. II. Lanstlale appears
in the OLYMPIAN to-day. This gentleman
was resident physician at the Snohomish res.
ervatiOn for long time, but recently pur.
chased valuable property in this city and in
the future will make his home here.
We venture the assertion that more have
gone from Olympia to the Centennial than
from any place of its size on the Coast We
have counted over forty already and more
contemplate making the trip.
THE county Jail has now only four in
mates-Dabney Jones, Andrew St. Martin,
Wilson and Hahn. Mr.. Pattison, the pres.
ent jailer, keeps part of them employed in
working ON the streets.
TIRE schedule time of the steamer Aida
has been changed to Tuesday morning and
Thursday noon. She will hereafter leave
cific resumes her trips.
Mr. RUFUs PACKwooD, who lives near Te-
nino, brought into Tumwater, yesterday. q
wagon load of wheat of this years growth
the first delivered at the mills this season.
THE Sunday School scholars of the Epis-
copal church went cut for picnic yesterday,
but their pleasure was much diminished by
the rain of the afternoon.
Mr. B. F. YANTIs has accepted the agency
for the Portland Daily Standard in Olympia,
and will receive subscriptions for both daily
and weekly editions.
A LONG hitching rack has been put up on
Fourth street in front of Mr.. Bettman's gro
Gerry store, which our Granger friends will
: find very useful.
The cemetery grounds, belonging to the
Odd Fellows, near Tumwater, are being
grubbed and leveled of, adding very much to
their appearance.
SAN Francisco Chinese merchants are
subscribing money for the purpose of send
ing their pauper countrymen back to theil
native land.
THE Historian notes the presence of our
fellow townsman, J. 3. Pray, in Astoria.
He was en- route for the Shoalwatcr Bay re-