Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-16

10y "o'Hceuas ana called upon the
STANDARD.
In the case of George Tyler vs..
Larry Cormier, a jury yesterday re-
turned a verdict for the full amount
claimed, $97.
The REVEALS held daily at the
Methodist church are well attended,
and large number of converts are
sure to result.
The young son Of the late Major
Barton i. a student in Nashon College
and he intends to complete the
classical course.
1t Is stated by the Internal Revenue
officers that every Chinaman in Thurs.
ton county has complied with the
registration law.
The twO-year-old son OF Mr.. Nc
Clurg, OF Maple Park avenue, fell from
high chair Thursday and fractured
one Of his thighs.
The Olympia weather bureau has
now barely enough instruments left to
transact the ordinary business of a
subordinate Office.
Hopeful religious REVEALS are in
lively progress in numerous Sound
towns. Let everybody watch the
signs OF the times.
Editor Patterson, of the Bucoda-
Tenino Enterprise. and City Editor
Miller of the Tacoma Ledger, were at
the Capital Monday.
Visitors unite in declaring that
Olympia is the most Eastern" in its
general characteristics of any town
in the Sound country.
The three Chinese ordered deported
by U. S. Commissioner O'Brien have
withdrawn their notice of appeal and
will accept the inevitable.
The Everett land case has occupied
considerable time Of the Land Com
mission this week. A decision is not
expected before next week.
General O'Brien has been quite busy
of late hearing the various Chinese
cases which have come before him as
United States Commissioner.
State Treasurer Bowen received a
dispatch Monday from Manistique,
Mich, announcing the death of his
brother, Judge Jerome Bowen.
Samuel Burnett, of Woodland, fell
in an epilectic fit yesterday afternoon
at Fourth and Washington streets.
He recovered in about an hour.
County Assessor James, of Grand
Mound, has removed to Olympia, and
will occupy the old Methodist parson.
age at Fifth and Adams streets.
A number of ladies and gentlemen
of this city have contributed books
and periodicals which have been sent
to the Soldiers Home at Orting.
County Surveyor Ouellette has re-
produced 66 plats for the county. The
originals had been used so much that
they had become almost worthless.
There is a general disposition among
the attaches of the Court House to
poke fun at the recent " No Smoking"
order of the County Commissioners.
Colonel Owings is in receipt of a
large sack of garden seeds from Con.
gresham Doolittle which he will pre-.
sent to the County Horticultural
Society.
Miss Flora de Kay, who for some
time Has been assistant in the West.
ern Union Telegraph office, has re.
turned to her home in Anaconda
Montana.
As result of the higher standard
required than formerly at teachers
examinations, only six out of "a OBJ.
tanned certificates at the recent ex.
animation.
Those who should know what they
are talking about say the South
American wars are paving the way
for big lumber shipments from Puget
Sound mills.
The nomination of William P.
Watson, the newly appointed Surveyor.
General, has been confirmed by the
Senate, but when he will assume the
office is not known.
According to vouchers filed with the
State Auditor, there are Al employees
in the Eastern Washington insane
asylum and it costs $2,O53.31 per
month to pay them.
The Capitol Commission will meet
Tuesday. Commissioners Rice and
Glover departed for their homes
Wednesday, but will return in time
for the regular meeting.
Charles G. Morse, who has been with
the G. w. P. Co. in this city since it's
opening, has returned to Tacoma, to
the main house. Mr.. Morse while
here made mi any friends.
The feature OF the next entertain
ment to be given by the Elks will be
the production of a comic opera, the
words and music OF which are now be-
ing written by S. c. Woodruff.
Deputy Collector of Internal Rev.
enue Kingsbury is again in the city,
for the purpose of finishing his task
of registering the Cinnamon who re.
side in the immediate vicinity of this