Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-11

property sold on execution that he
is only entitled to commission wher
he handles the money. Judge Root
the County Attorney, has given notice
OF appeal.
The cold weather of the past few
weeks has put farming operations bach
at least month, and damaged and
retarded the fruit crop and vegetable.
OF all kinds. 1t is very seldom that
Lovely May, the Inauguration of the
picnic season has SO palpably dealt
us hand from cold deck"
The NJ. E. Church building is to be
moved northward, on Adams street
to the opposite corner of Fifth, on
the property belonging to the con,
gregation. 1t was expected that a
new edifice would grace the site, but
the prevailing hard times has COM
PEELED the abandonment of that
cherished project.
Mary Ann Madison died at Rainier,
yesterday evening, of liver complaint,
aged IS years. She came lately from
Lincoln, Kansas, and was the mother
OF ten grown children and the ancestor
OF three grand children. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon,
and interment will be made in Odd
Fellows cemetery.
A new Baptist organization has
been incorporated here, under the
name OF the central Baptist Church,
with B. w. Johns, F. L. Sullivan, H.
B. Smedley, E. L. Melton and George
Savidge for incorporators. Rev. C. C.
Marston will officiate for the new
society, and services will be held in
the First Baptist church building.
The Emergency Board, last Wednes.
day, agreed to permit the Ellensburgh
normal school incur an Indebtedness
of S., 600 for payment of current ex-
penses. The application of the Com
missioners OF the North Yakima Fair
Association for 5000 was refused,
with an intimation that a request for
q smaller amount would be considered.
A couple OF Tacoma Frenchmen are
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY Of starting
a" frogery" in the public square OF
Olympia. If the frogs hind legs were
canned here, there would be money in
it for the capital city, and there is but
one class OF native croakers that will
sit down on the enterprise, and that
would be. of course, the frogs them.
selves.
Mrs. Smart, who has filled the posi-.
ton OF deputy State Librarian fol-
several years past, was . few week.
ago deposed by the Librarian. Mr.
Gilbert. That lady yesterday pre-.
ferred charges Of negligence and othe,
reasons why the Librarian should be
deposed, but the ungallant Commits
sion who have supervision of library
matters, refused to entertain the
charges.
J. r. Chaplin, who has been en-.
gagged the past year or more in mis-.
sionary" work for immigration re.
turned Monday from Michigan, his
present field of operations, accom-.
panied by party of ten Michiganders
who will settle about Olympia. He
reports the Olympia University to be
fully decided upon, and that work will
soon begin upon suitable buildings al
Buffers Cove.
Mrs. Martha Ruddle, q pioneer OIL
Thurston county, died at her residence
on Eastside Monday evening, aged
IA years. She crossed the plains in
1850. and settled in this county the
succeeding year, where she has ever
since resided. She was the mother oil
Mrs. d. r. Bigelow and Mrs. r. o.
Dunbar of this city, Mrs. Bird, of Fern
Hill and son at Yakima. She had
been a faithful member of the NJ. E.
Church for one-half a century. She
was buried Tuesday afternoon.