Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Wild Strawberries are r.pening.

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{. +. LoA>enworth has returned
!r"n tip TO St. Paul.
I. y. Henry has been elected princi.
pal 81 tn" Tumwater public schools.
Daniel Barnard well.known logger
ii tIn> city. died lat Saturday, at Ort-
ing
The steamer >kagit Chief will bring
up POO knights and their friend, from
Tacoma. Monday.
Prof. l.. l.. Yemen, OF Nashon Col
iege, will spend his holiday vacation
AZ his Olympia home.
Curt, Harold and Edith Pearl
Mumfor'l were united in marriage on
East>idc. last sunday.
Monday evening a reception and
ball will be given visiting members Of
the X. of p. at OLYMPIA hotel.
The datc fixed for the encamp,nent
oil the National Guards at Woodland
has Geen fixed on the 18th inst.
George Patnnde lost the index fin
ger of his left hand in the shingle
mill at Chambers Lake, Saturday.
Miss Daisy Robertson was awarded
the gold medal at the oratorical con.
test in the Christion church, Tuesday
evening.
Rev. c. c. Marston has accepted the
pastorate Of the Central Baptist
Church, OF this city, at salary OF ST.
600 per annum.
Supreme Chancellor w. W. Black
well, the highest officer of the X. of
F., will be here at the grand lodge ses-
sion next week.
w. b. Shearer, formerly with Mr.
Starr, the bookseller in this CITY, now
travelling man for ]. X. Gill & Co., of
Portland, came over Tuesday, on a
visit to his many friends.
Nose II. Scott, who has lately been
resuscitated by decision OF the U. S.
Supreme Court, is now in California.
His many friends will be delighted to
know that he is no longer a ghost.
Sam Woodruff has another " nibble"
from a proposed investor in local
business. This time it is glass fac
tory, and its projectors want encour-
agement to come here to make fruit
jars.
Senator Squire ties the Olympian
that he has introduced an amendment
in the U. S. Senate, increasing the ap-
preparation in the House bill of $780,
OOO for improvement OF our harbor to
100000.
Pat Cummings house at South Bay
was wholly destroyed by fire Saturday,
while Mr.. d. was in this city. The
contents and building were worth &c.
500, on which an insurance of 81 600
was held.
Our people should be thankful that
they live on shore whose waters are
controlled by fixed laws; that the flow
OF the tides is regulated by that On.
nipotent Power which has decreed that
it shall come 60 far and no farther.
After steady rainfall the forenoon
OF Decoration day, and lowering clouds
the remainder of the day, the weather
has settled down to delightful summer
sunshine and warmth. 1t was quite q
damper on the spirits of the L" boys in
blue"
Capitol Lodge No. Is. X. of p. last
night elected the following officers
f. G. Kreider, e. c.; E. E. Booth, c.;
d. T. mccarthy, prelate; A. L. Camp.
bell, M. of w.; Nathan kaufman, M.
of A.; P. NJ. Troy, Trustee; w. H.
Roberts, Organist.
Miss Clara M. Stinson teacher of art
in the public schools, left this morn
ing for her home in the East, the new
management having determined that
art culture is one of the ornamental
branches that can safely be dispensed
with in these utilitarian days.
The monthly meeting OF the County
Commissioners begin to-day. 1t is
astounding to observe how largely the
business of the county has increased
of late years. In the olden time
quarterly meetings were considered
ample for experimenting the county's
business, and the whole cost OF the
hoard was less than 500 per annum.
Another string of beautiful speckled
trout have found their way to our ia.
BILE through the courtesy of Hobart G.
Hagin, whose reputation as a Nimrod
grows daily more prominent. This
string was longer than the former one
a matter of congratulation, and in
duces the hope that that like the race
of Abou Ben Adam it will constantly
increase.
The Woman's society of the
Olympic University has been or
ganized with Mrs. B. w. Johns fol
President, Mrs. Brintnsll Secretary
and Mrs. Gilbert Treasurer. A Vice
President will be chosen from eacl
church in the city, and the association
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 &c
in the o. C. l. building TO perfect its
organization.
Sunday afternoon the Grand Army
the Sons and Daughters of Veterans
and the Women's Relief Corps held
memorial services in Olympia Thea
ter. The exercises consisted of ar
invocation by Rev. James WEIGH
Scriptural lesson by Rev. 7. J. La
mont, and an address by Rev. w. E
Pritchard. The exercises were inter
spersed with music by a choir.
Mrs. Lydia A. Irons. Assistant