Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-07-21
BOUND OvER.-P. Kearney was
placed under $500 bonds, Tuesday, to
answer for assault upon woman.

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ture.
GREEN APPLEs.-Half-grown apples
are plentiful in the hands OF small
children, but with the castor oil bottle
within easy reach, deleterious effects
may, perhaps, be arrested without
sending for doctor.
New LOGGING RoAD.-The proposed
logging railroad from the Black Hills
to Black Lake, taken in all its empha-
sis, means well equipped railroad
from Black Lake TO the water front OF
Olympia and thence down the west
shore line to deep water.
DELINQUENT TAXES. - During the
two days following the decision OF
Auditor Moore to regard the tax GER
tificate law as null and void according
to Judge Gordon's instructions, in
struments were filed for record the
delinquent taxes on which amount to
nearly $500.
A GROCERY STORE CLOSED OUT-
Sheriff Prince visited Little Rock yes.
terday to foreclose mortgage on A.
G. Davis & Son, grocers, for $3.50, held
by the Tacoma Grocery company. l..
l.. Newton was placed in charge and
the stock advertised for sale at public
auction on ,July al
The SorND PAPERS ARE MISTAKEN.
A classical chap at our elbow asserts
that the Sound papers are mistaken
when thap any iLAaths Chsistisa name
of Mrs. Boyd means "a little bear"
The professor says it is simply Latin,
feminine in form, and signifies "a she
bear" Very appropriate.
VIsITING.-Mrs. Underwood, former
ly Miss Hattie Sprague, who has been
absent for several years, is visiting her
sister Mrs. G. Gelbach, of Tumwater.
She is now a resident of Mexico. She
will return home in few days. Olym-
pia and Tumwater have been her abid-
ing place in years gone by.
THE OLYMPIA OYSTER. The Olym-
pia oyster lie now dosing away in about
the middle Of its annual interregnum,
but il will be all the fatter on its next
coronation day. IL its admirers have
no tears to shed this dry weather,
their mouths may water at the gusta-
tory thoughts suggested.
A Coop FISH SToRY.-Mr. L. 2. We
men says that while he was in one OF
the river bottom districts, the other
day, he and another school marin
caught 50 speckled trout in as many
minutes, and that many of them
would weigh a pound. The fish were
probably of the weigh-up kind.
"O'DowD's NEIGHBoRs." Mark
Murphy and his company appeared at
excellent advantage in this play, at
Olympia Theater, last evening. As a
delineator of Irish character, Mr.. Muir.
ply ranks near the head of the column.
The singing and dancing specialties
OF the company were OF high order.
CRusHED.-Edward Lee was brought
up from Kanlilchie, Wednesday, suf-
fering from injuries received, while in
charge of his duties as conductor on
the local railroad, and placed in St.
Peters hospital for treatment. He
WAS caught between the engine and a
car, and had his hips severely crushed.
AN ASTRONOMICAL FAcT.-Our resi-.
dent astronomer announces that he
has found out why the new comet is
so difficult to he seen. He says the
heavenly visitur is at present in the
custody Of the Lynn, and that sharp
eyed animal persists in keeping jeal-
Gus watch over the little waif. That's
just what We all thought about it.
A MOTHERS CHARGE.-Alex Greene,
a lad of ii, was charged with petit lar
ceny before Justice Lacey Thursday.
The complaint was made by the boys
mother who said she felt it was abso.
lutely necessary for her TO take ex-
treme measures to check her son in
his disposition to be maynard. The
amount stolen was 1915. The
boy disappeared yesterday morning.
ANOTHER CHURcH.-Olympia is soon
to have another church denomination.
Rev. Mr.. Welsh, of the United Presby-
terrain church is in the city, having for
his mission the organization OF a
church society Of that denomination.
A number of the new society will be
drawn from the Presbyterian church
now in charge OF Rev. Mr.. Lamont.
Rooms for meetings have been tempo
rarily secured in the Hale block.
KEEP OIL IN Your LAMA Jewish
prophet, of New Haven, Conn.,, pre-
diets the near approach Of the end OF
the world and the commencement OF
the millennium. But the strangest
part of the matter is the fact that, al
though like st. Paul, an Isrelite "of
the strictest sect" he calls upon all
thinking people to carefully read and
ponder the parable of the wise and
foolish virgins, thus honorably giving
credit to Jesus Christ.
A CLOSE CoNTEsT.-The Bible read
ing competition conducted by Mrs. J.
w. Roberts came off at the Arcadia
Sunday school. last Sunday, and the
competition was 80 close between Mrs.
s. Saunders and Miss Nellie Egbert
that Superintendent Ingersoll was
obliged to settle the matter by lot.
The prize, an illustrated book, The
Life OF Christ" given by Mrs. Roberts
WAS awarded to Mrs. Saunders. There
was great deal of interest in the COM
petition.
A FLOWER FEsTIvAL.-One of the
most happily conceived receptions OF
the season was that given by Mrs. A.
A. Phillips, Tuesday evening, known
rs flower festival, for the benefit of
the boy-choir of st. Johns church.
The decorations for the occasion were
OF Natures own handiwork, the beau
tiful flowers peculiar TO the season be-
ing arranged with an order to produce
the best effect. The entertainment
was a complete success and Melted the
worthy object about $40.
A SHORT CRUIsE.-A party Of pleas
ure seekers consisting of John Nc
Clelland, Will Weisdeppe, Miles CALI
her and John Atwood were out for a
four days cruise in McClelland's sloop
l.