Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-11-17

Assistant Attorney General Jas. \.
Haight returned Saturday from visit
to the Worlds Fair.
The front benches OF our Sunday |
schools are beginning to fill up as
Christmas approaches.
Mayor Robinson is still in New
York, and the date OF his return has
not yet been announced.
Judge Pritchard, a " visiting judge"
now temporarily occupies the throne
in the the Temple OF Justice.
Many OF the members of the local
lodge X. of p. paid visit to their
brethren at Shelton, Saturday night.
The title OF Katie Putnam's play
this season is "The Little Maverick"
1t will be presented here on the 9th
inst.
Now that Thurston county has two
official Liquor Inspectors, the quality
OF " booze" should be kept at high
grade.
The sunshine yesterday was bright
and continuous, but still it did not
take the chill off the breath OF Jack
Frost.
Sunday seems to have come a
favorite day for hunting in this vicin-
ity, despite the teachings from many
pulpits.
Rev. Rufus S. Chase, of st. Johns
Church, has returned from a short
trip to the East His visit extended
to Boston.
The Populists will consider to-mor-
row evening. at their club meeting,
the part they will take in the APP
preaching city election.
- Mrs. Sparks residence, corner of
Sixth and Adams streets, was bur
glarized to the extent OF 500, while
she was absent Sunday night.
E. E. Booth was awarded the gold
medal at the contest in the Christian
church, Wednesday evening. His
subject was " Pictures from Life"
The State Land Commission will in
vest $50, 900 OF the State school fund
in Everett school bonds and $4,000
in Chehalis, Uewis county, school
bonds.
If you want to make a sensible
holiday present, call at the Olympia
Music House, and select something
that will be joy forever to the re-
cipient.
Mrs. Emily c. French, was stricken
with paralysis while on a visit to her
daughter at Montesano, last week, but
late information gives hope that its
effects will not be lasting.
The popular favorite, Katie Putnam,
will appear at Olympia Theater a
week from next Monday, the 9th
inst. She is always greeted with full
houses, here and elsewhere.
The Chautauqua Literary Circle
meets tomorrow Saturday evening,
in the law Office of Allen & Moore, in
which Roman literature will be the
chief topic for consideration.
The fourth issue of the Dramotic
Chronicle will appear on Saturday
tte Goth inst, devoted to the Putnam
engagement. Prepare your copy for
holiday and other announcements.
The registration so far indicates that
the total will reach $50. Up to yester
day, the figures stood: First ward,
IA; Second ward, 81; Third ward,
112; Fourth ward, 100; Fifth ward,
III: Sixth ward, 60.
The Olympian Tribune remarks that
Mr.. Wisner is in his office again, after
disagreeable illness of two days.
He is to be congratulated on speedy
recovery. 1t is the disagreeaJle i'll
ness which twist the life out OF body.
l.. d. Westfall, of Spokane, has
planted an orchard of 90 acres, on
Kindred prairie, short distance south
west OF Tumwater. He is specially
pleased with that soil for fruit trees.
and proposes in the spring to move
his family to this county and engage
in the business OF fruit raising.
B. NJ. Price, of the Capital, has be-
come an abstractor. This announce
ment, without an explanation might
be misconstrued, and we hasten to
state that he has purchased the set of
records relating to titles OF real estate
formerly owned by the Olympia Alb
stract Co. and intends to engage in
the business OF furnishing abstracts Of
title, in connection with the newspaper
business. The STANDARD wishes him
success in his new venture.
y gay party, in which our German
editor WAS prominent factor, visited
kamllchie, SUNDAY, making the trip
by Messrs. Keinhar. & Loomis' pretty
little naptha launch. lhey departed
= in good humor and returned in excel
lent spirits. from which we int,r .hat
the trip was in all respects, social,
and convivially, what it should be.
The remainder OF the party were
Messrs. Pulles, Mccarthy, Mattingly,
Smith, Muirhead, Vincent and Far
quhar.