Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-03

Vocal duet. ........... Mrs. Austin and Mr.. West
Vocal solo .............-.... Mrs. Billings
Recitation ............ 800. ..... Master Cotter
Vocal solo, guitar accomplishment.
-. ...-....-..... Miss Sullivan
Vocal solo,. .......................T. Yves,
Aud Lang Syne". ..... 800. Audience
Several of these numbers met with
a hearty encore, and the response in
each instance was quite as happy and
well-timed as the original selection.
Following the programme came re-
freshments and games, which was
rounded off by the poetry OF motion as
exemplitied in the maizy measures Of
the dance until Aurora sent her lance
through the east window to recall to
mind that the duties of another day
had begun.
OFFICIAL VIsIT.-The visit OF Grand
Patriarch Hosks, OF Tacoma, to Alpha
Encampment No. l, l. o. o. F..
Wednesday evening, was made the &C.
casion of quite revival of interest in
that branch Of that order. Candidates
were passed through the several de.
grees, under the Grand Patriarch
supervision and instruction, which
will result in much better work. The
meeting ended at midnight with an
elegant supper at the New Gold Bar.
The JOKE ON THE GOVERNOR
Elk Governor Ferry had the gate to
his residence property on Maple Park
removed and carefully stored away, to
keep the boys from carrying it off on
Halloween. Having been boy him.
SELF" he took very natural interest
in the matter and quite late at night
went ont to see if the boys had come
yet, when he stepped and fell on the
frosty walk, breaking his spectacles,
The boys" think the joke was on him
as the matter stands.
A BIG IMPRovEMENT.-The black.
smith shop on the corner OF Wash
ington and Third streets, which was
built about third of a century ago
and been an eyesore to the public
for many years past, has been torn
down within the past week, and the
building adjoining will be moved
to the site it formerly occupied
and converted to the same use. Mr.
Thomas Mattingly is the knight oil
the forge who now occupies the new
premises, and we congratulate him on
the improvement.
THE EDNA KELLEY COMPANY.-The
performance of the Kelley company
Monday and Tuesday evenings, al
Olympia Theater of a scene from
" Edna's Burglar" and "a Daughter
of Rebekah," was we'll worth the price
of admission charged. The attend
ance, however, was not large enough
to make the venture success in all
particulars, and the result was any
thing but gratifying to Mr.. Moore
who represented the Lodge of Ode
Fellows, under whose auspices the
play was rendered. and was a poor re
turn for his energy and zeal.
A CHARITY BALL.-Ata meeting ol
the Ladies' Relief Society, held at the
Washington Club rooms, Saturday
afternoon, it was decided to hold the
next annual charity ball at the Olym
pia hotel, on Thanksgiving night
Mrs. Isaac Harris was appointed @
committee OH music, Mrs. A. A.
Phillips on programme, and Mrs
Bettman on tickets. The nomina.
ton of officers for the ensuing year
was made, and they will be voted fol
at meeting in December, as follows
President, Mrs. P. e. Hale; Vice
President, Mrs. Capt. McMicken, and
Treasurer, Mrs. Capt. Gilbert.
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPoT.-Squire
Lacey and Auditor Moore had a till
Tuesday over the removal OF the furni
ture, used by the Justice and owned by
the county, from the room he has oc.
cupied in the courthouse to his new
quarters on Main street. He had the
tables, cases, chairs, ETC., all under
way of transit when Charley called a
halt, as a custodian of the county's
property. For a time it looked as il
there would be an appeal to arms,
but the superior officer after placing q
Deputy Sheriff in possession of the ar
ticles, calmly resumed his complex du.
ties as Auditor and theatrical mana
ger, giving the Squire time to settle
his rutfled feathers and resume that
bland smile which had been so sum
marily banished from his 7-benign
countenance. The difficulty was solved
yesterday by the County Commits
sioners, who restored the furniture tC
the Squire at fixed rate OF monthly
rental, until needed by the county.
THE PATERNAL" IDEA OF GOVERN
MENT-The petition of Jacob Siam
paer, for employment by the county
at a salary sufficient to enable him to
pay the heavy tax against his prop
erty, if granted by the Commissioners
will open a new way to avert the
nightmare which hovers over the
waking as we'll as the sleeping hours
of large majority of our people. But
Mr.. Sampler must bear in mind that
the revenue, even at the high valua'
tions rendered and ratio established, is
now " Bar'ly enough for the officers
as U. S. Marshal 10 Meek used to say,
when he doled out the tardy remit.
tances from Uncle Sam for court ex'
penses. The idea that the govern
ment should find employment for the
cLizon is not new, Mr.. Stampfer. but
it is not old enough yet to stand alone,
and before it arrives at maturity you
will have been gathered to your faith
ers SO long that you will scarcely need
the support.