Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-16

and Miss Dunn. superintendent
Brintnall's office j. also in the build
ing.
+ The somcW hat abnormal aspect OF
the winter now prevailing in Western
Washington CAUSES Il good deal OF COM
ment among those who have but re-
Gently arrived from the Atlantic and
northwestern States. Old settlers, OF
course, know all about it, and consider
the situation rs all Il matter OF course.
Up to the present date, not snowflake
has fallen, nor has the rain been over
abundant in the Sound districts. Out
door Industries have scarcely been in
terrupted by inclemency OF TIE weather.
Who would not live in Washington
John Keller, OF Tumwater, who has
been an invalid for over two years,
committed suicide Sunday afternoon
while his wife was out for a short time.
The unfortunate man shot himself
four times in the neck, chin, nose, and
in the side just above the hip. To
make death certain he had taken a
knife and stabbed himself twice near
/ the heart, once in the stomach and
| then sank the knife in his abdomen
and cut a long wound that alone
would have been fatal. He died ten
minutes after the shooting. Mr.. Kcif-
er was 60 years of age and OF German
birth. He came to America while
young man and lived several years in
Minneapolis.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
will visit Olympia Monday, coming up
on the new steamer Bailey Gdtsert.
The city and county officers, the judi
ciary and the members Of the Board of
Trade of Our sister city, will be the
guests OF the Chamber of Commerce
on the proposed excursion. Some
measures should be taken for the en-
! W. tln'uCiiI vi tHC NlSilOIS uullllS tiicll
stay, though doubtless the circus" in
the Legislature will be the main OBJ
ject OF interest to them. The gladi-
torial contest between dude Squire
and Orpheus c.. Kerr Calkins comes
off on Tuesday, and it is doubtless to
advance the prospects of the Seattle
candidate that the visit is made.
A rare treat will be afforded our
people Saturday evening, in the must
cal entertainment to be given by the
University Glee Club, of Tacoma, at
Olympia Theater. Aside from the
sterling merit OF the performers, and
the artistic excellence of their efforts,
a neighborly feeling should prevail
for representative people of a city
that has time and again advocated
and sustained our most vital interests.
Tacoma has twice rolled up very
creditable vote for Olympia for the
State Capital, and it would be a small
recognition of that service to hospita
bly, entertain such of her people as
may sojourn witt. us. We predict a
full house for the University Club,
Saturday night.
The contract for planking Fourth
street has been let to Torrance McCune,
at $1l.7O per thousand feet, board
measure, the planking to be four inches
thick. He has filed bond to COM
plete the work in forty days. There
were several other bids submitted
w. J. Casebear proposed to furnish
spikes and do the planking for $3.50
per 1000 feet. Forbes and Hagar pro-
posed to furnish all labor and material
at 1925. or labor only for 1926.
Libermann & Co. bid 1925, A. w.
Hardy $14OO, Edward Lund bid $l2 10
and T. c. Welsh $3.50. For lumber
only, the Westside Mill Company bid
1915, Winlock Lumber yards $40,
Allen & Hardness 1915 aud F. F. Will
hanson 1886. A. Farquhar offered a
separate bid ON the nails at $4.35 per
100 pounds.
The following attractions are booked
for Olympia Theatre in the near fu-
ture: Saturday night, 18th inst, the
University Students, OF Tacoma; Mon
day, 10th, the Hyer Sisters; Tuesday
and Wednesday, the Henry Burlesque
Co.; Friday and Saturday, 23d and
"a, Boston Gaiety Comic Opera, in
Erminie," and Olivette;" Tuesday,
9th, Adelaide Moore, and Emma
Juch's Grand Opera Co., on the 10th,
18th and 18th of February. The first
opera presented by this company will
be Wagner's masterpiece, "Lohen-
grim" with Emma Juch as Elsa, of
Brabant; the second, Carman," with
that lady in the title role; on Wednes-
day, the 18th, al Trovatore" for matt
nee and the Flying Dutchman" for
the evening performance, will be pre-
sented. Lolita will appear Feb. 26th
and 9th, and Ole Olson, March 10th
and 18th.
The Executive Committee of the
State Board of Trade met in parlor B
of the Olympia hotel on Wednesday.
A committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. Rupert, Conover and Clarke,
was appointed to draft bylaws and
rules to determine the order of bust
ness regulating the meetings of the
Executive Committee. Percy w.
Rochester of Seattle, who acted as
temporary chairman, was elected
Treasurer of the State Board to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
the Merchants National bank of Ia
coma. The offices of Secretary and
General Manager were combined and
w. F. Rupert, of Port Townsend, will
fill both offices. Under the provisions
of the constitution Mr.. Rupert will be
compelled to remove to Seattle. The
Secretary was instructed to send out