Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-28

, tIlt It'ilc Hldy look IpT SNOlIcI
streams when the warm weather set
in. The snow extends down into the
foo hills for quite distance.
ArCTIoN.-There will be an auction
sale Of large amount OF househo,,
furniture Mt $40 Main street. Stuar
block, tomorrow. Saturday, at J.
O'Clock A. NJ. This is an opportunity
for iii III want OF such goods.
A RUTH SERvICE.-Rcv. c. l.. Owen
o. tie Congregational Church an
II unccs that he will shortly give :
Ruth service at the Congregations
Church. An Easter service was given
some time ago and was greatly al
mircd and enjoyed by the people.
\ SNAr.-Ii You want to buy 8
wagon, carriage, roaI-cArt, a pillow
or any description of agricultural i'm
plemcnt, or if you want your Wagon
repaired or our horse shod. 60 To I
J McBratncy & Co, who posses,
facilities for giving You bottom price,
on everything in their line.
WILL GO TO THE WORID's FAIR
-Eoh'. BlankcnShip has been ap.
pointed "A member Of the Columbian
National GuarI, to rcndczvous al
Chicago. during the falr. This body
numbers 1000. who receive a salary
ol $50 per month. They are selected
from all parts OF the country 10y Col
Rice. the commander.
Az IMAGINARY IIL.-One property
owner on Jefferson street don't want
the locomotive To pass his lodging
hUus" for fear the smoke of the loco.
motive will darkcn his ceilings. He
need not fear Let Us pray much as
We will and labor hard "a we may,
that amount Of business will scarcely
toe attained until Time will have crum-
BLEED with his stony fingers those plas-
tered walls.
TnE CASpipArEs.-Thc aspirants 50
Ear named for the Olympia postoilicc
kchoe. Geo. T. Hlaukcnship and Mrs
J.. &. Hale. The OigmpidH- Tribune 5
ballot will serve ~ kindergarten in
-trurtiun for the vote that will prOha.
bly, L." taken later on, when recon-
mendatinns are Ia order. but further
than that It will serve but little pur-
pose.
VIII GO To EvASsruN.-Wllbur
stark, Who WAS recently licensed by
the Methodist church M a local
preacher l. arranging To attend the
Methodist Theological School Mt
Evanston. III. G. u. Sccly will also
~ /" the same school They will re-
turn to Washington to enter the
ministry. These Young men are
now s,udcntsoi ;he Olympia Collegiate
Institute.
Low CnNrRACr.-" ! think the
contr act for the dredging of Olympia
harbor was let At the lowest price of
any contract that has been let on the
Sound FOR some years" remarked
Capt Symnus. the United states
Engineer. who wa. here. thursday, To-
look after certain installations of the
contract. This is certainly gratifying
and olympians should Ice correspond
ingly grateful
CoNrErETivE EXAMINAIIoN.-Mis
Case, the County superintendent OF
instruction. will conduct IA competi-
I've examination ui teachers ut the
Courthouse. tomorrow. April 20 for
the purpose II determining Who shall
represent Thurston county in the
state Normal school. at Ellcnsburgh
These competitions are usually very
close. aud those who enter must know
what they are about.
jrEous CHOSEN The following
jurors have been drawn for next term
=. q. Weston. NJ. H. Scott, Il. :.
Weston, !. + Douglass j. McD. Israel,
q. =. Allen, ". J. Chapman, J. u.
Pierce 7 =, Safely. - l.. Cooke, !. ~
wilkins. ~ NJ Price. George d.
Forbes. ticorgr Case. Walter ". Scott,
A. u. Allison, ". II. Lee. Anton Best
James Dunn, James Mills. &. :. Win
son. 4. A. Gotticldt, George Pearce, G.
Aldridgc
HAvISG \ Coon TINE.-Thc County
Commissioners have been having a
good time the past two weeks. while
hunting for poor farm. A trip Ia
Seattle and Tacoma and several nice
little jaunts out through the country
have afforded them much pleasure.
They claim that all this incidental ex.
pense will be more than saved by the
wisdom that they are thereby enabled
10 gain, which will be duly exhibited
in the purchase Of farm.
AN INTELLIGENT PEOPL. -Somebod
remarked = few days ago that the
grade Of average education in this part
~ the country was very high. com.
pared with other States. The young
folks teach school with remarkable
ease and facility. This is tho more
wonderful when Il il remembered that
the examination required il very high.
This 10 Ms IL should be. Competent
teachers lay the foundation for the
future usefulness Of their scholars.
SPADES WILL M TRuaps.-A novel
auction will take pmco in front of the
Court House next Monday, at 2 p. NJ.
The contracts for constructing the
Black river ditch will bc awarded Ia
tie lowest responsible bidder. instead
NJ the highest ~ il usual nj public
venducs. On Wednesday. at the same
hour and place. the South Union ditch
contract will bc awarded. Tho bids
must be- for sections 81 100 feet.
Black river ditch will be- 400 feet
long and South Union ditch 1900
feet.
A GKN of " RAY SERENE" -Jewcler
Neuier Is lucky. He bought n ring
from tramp. few days ago, for
vi 80. which had the appearance of a
value no larger than the gold IL con.
tanned, and which had for IA setting a
dull looking stone, without polish, and
apparently valueless. What was his
surprise, when he subsequently re-
moved n casing Of dirt from the stone
Ia iind that II was beautiful brilliant,
the size 81 pea. and worth about
$500. Mr.. n. says he probably would
not know the man who sold il, il he
should meet him. and under the cir
cums,anccs II must be- admitted that
very few people would go out on the
byways Ia discover and rccompcnse