Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-03-30


and J. F. Convey Treasurer. The
Finance Committee consists OF Gov
Ferry and W. W. Mott.
The fate OF the attempt to build a
terminal railway around the water
front, has at last been definitely set.
tied. The injunction is made perma-
nent and the city pays the contractors
S2!2J for the work done for the city.
Mr.. Sizer. of tine marble works, has
presented the Grand Army folks a
marble Sab to cover the presiding
officers stand, beautifully lettered
with the initials OF the several organ
iAations that meet in their new hall,
viz: q. \. r., w. K. c., s. Y. and
ID. V.
It. Johns Episcopal Church has
elected the following vestrymen for
the ensuing year: Governor Elisha
p. Ferry, r. q. O'Brien, John F.
Convey, w W. Mott, :. {. Woodruff,
c. l. Taylor and C. S. Eaton. Gov
ernor Ferry has been appointed
senior warden.
1t is in order, just now, to look for
spots on the sun. To do this very
conveniently, you have only to put a
piece OF darkly stained glass or smoked
glass in the eye pieces of common
opera or field glass. By this arrange
ment, the average sized spots can
readily be detached.
A bicycle party went out to Bucoda,
Sunday, returning in the afternoon Of
the same day. The distance 20 miles
was over fair road, free from dust
and very little mud. This is the first
"outing" OF wheelmen this season.
The party consisted of Henry Bilger,
Rube Hull and Bruce Canning.
A typo in this Office 1--WE are sorry to
say was the recipient of a pair of
opera glasses, for having chewed the
largest amount of Spearhead tobacco
in the past year, and another devotee
OF the weed OF this city, comes in for a
gold toothpick. With so large field
of competitors, it seems that Olympia
has carried off her usual honors.
Prof. L. r. Byrne was married, yes
terday, at Kamilchie, to Miss Anna
Callow, of that place, daughter of Ed
ward Callow, well-known citizen of
Mason county, and a sister of Arthur
L. Callow, of this city. The happy
couple will begin housekeeping in
Mrs. Elders house, corner of Plum
and Second streets. A host Of friends
wish them long and happy life.
Our townsman, C. H. Carpenter,
writes from Adams Basin, N. Y, that
his reception by relatives and friends,
after four years. absence, was simply
grand. A cousin OF Is, q young lady,
greeted him in the usual way Of
cousins, and blond school teacher
insisted in availing himself of the
same means of recognition. Our
friend, we would Judge, was in clover
knee deep.
District Deputy F. w. Parker in
stalled Tuesday evening the new
officers of Capital Lodge No. 1856 OF
Elks. They we're: S. C. Woodruff,
E. B.; Gus Harris, E. L. K; R. b.
Gentle, E. L. K; NJ. E. Reed, E. L..
K; H. r. Shepard, Secretary; F. M.
Convoy, Treasurer; Geo. G. Mills, Esq. !;
G. w. Ingham, Tyler; Alex. Drysdale,
I. G.; L. P. Ouelette, Trustee; r. G..
OBrien, Chaplain.
The Supreme Court has decided, on
an appeal Of the Union Savings Bank
and Trust Co., of Tacoma, that the
County Treasurer must pay ten per
cent. interest on all warrants issued
prior to the passage of the lazy reduc-
ing the rate to eight per cent. In
other words, warrants are regarded as
contracts, similar to promisory notes,
and the terms on which they are issued
cannot be changed by subsequent
legislation. The court holds that
to reduce the rate OF interest in the
manner proposed would be in the ma
ture of reputation.