Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30

ment, Strengthened up
! The local government inspectors,
Bryant and Cherry, made an examina-
! ton Of the steamers Doctor and Sea-
side. this week, giving them first -class
papers for the ensuing year.
The following passengers from Olym-
pla lett by the steamship Umatilla.
Monday, Tor san Francisco: Will 4.
White, VIM. S,ringer and wife and
Henry kirkcndall and wife.
Miss Eaton sustained a severe
sprain OF the knee, while she was Wis
iting at the home of Edmund Rice, on
Westside, Sunday, which will render
her an invalid for several weeks.
A large consignment OF iron bridge
material has been received the past
week by Savage & Schotield for con-
tracts they are now executing for the
county. 1t came from San Fran
cisco.
The Multnomah has delivered, this
week, the freight of the steamships
umatilla and City of Puebla. Next
Monday she will bring up the freight
OF the Walla Walla, due at Seattle
Sunday.
Messrs. Robinson & Wilson have
shipped specimen boxes of Egg plums,
from Capt. Messegee's orchard and
Bartlett pears from Mr.. Hills premi.
ses, near the capitol, for the Eastern
exhibit car, this week.
J. W. Crawford, the lawyer, re-
turned to his home in Chandler,
Oklahoma, Monday. He proposes to
return soon as he can dispose of his
property interests there, and will
probably locate at Chehalis.
The weather forecast for Saturday is
Colder and showery." This predic-
ton by Mr.. Pague, it must be remem-
bered, is for the whole northwest, and
it may not happen that rain will fall
upon every acre of so wide domain.
A total eclipse of the moon, visible
i'll the United States, occurs on Sept.
81. Begins, Pacific Coast time, Sept.
3, 8 81 P. NJ, middle of eclipse GASP.
NJ, ends 1898 p. NJ; moon leaves pc.
numbra at 81 minutes past midnight.
The rates of fare on the steamship
City OF Topeka, for Alaska, September
9th, from Olympia, will be $50 for the
round trip. The single trip tickets
will be sold at SIS cabin, and 81. so
steerage. Round trip tickets have
heretofore been sold for $50.
VIM. Stringer and wife left by the
steamer which sailed from Seattle Mon
day, for California, where he expects to
hereafter reside. Mr.. S. has been en-.
gagged in the hotel business in this city
Tor many years past, and enjoys an en-
viable reputation as an accommodating
host.
The Eastside brickyard is to be con-
verted into bicycle practicing grounds.
1t will afford an excellent track as the
soil is well-packed clay aud level as a
floor. The "boys" have leased the
grounds for term of years, with the
privilege of use of the building on the
promises for dressing rooms.
The owners of the steamer Willie
now propose to fix the craft up as a
tug-boat, something after the style of
the old Zephyr. They will take off
the upper cabin and lower the pilot
house. When this is done they will
take her to Everett for towing pur-
poses. Fred. Billings is the princi-
pal owner of the boat.
Mrs. T. ]. Lamont and her daughter
Blanche, returned from San Francisco !
by the Puebla, which arrived at Seat
tie Monday morning. They accom-
panied Maude. the sister of the victim
OF Emmanuel church tragedy, who
was called from Montana as a witness
about six weeks ago, when she passed
through this city en- route for San
Francisco.
The Superintendent report shows
that there were in Thurston county
during the school year $40 school
children between and 81 years of
age, 1,7O9 males and 1,7O1 females.
There were 1876 enrolled in the pub
lie schools, and 2SS in private schools, |
leaving 692 of school age who had no
schooling. The average daily attend
ance in public schools was 1884.
City Attorney A. J. Faulkner was
united in marriage, Sunday night, at
Seattle, to Miss Lolo Fahinstock, of
Covington, Ohio. This was some
what OF surprise to Mr.. F.'s numer-
GUS friends in this city, as very few
knew that his trip down the Sound
had anything to do with matters out
side the musty tones OF the law.
The groom enjoys splendid reputa-
ton here, personally and professional
ly, and doubtless the bride is equally
respected in her Eastern home. The
happy couple will, after short bridal
tour, begin housekeeping on Eastside.
An adventurer calling himself DR.
Love has been swindling the honest
people in the Black river and Black
lake regions for week or two past.
He secured $40 from VIM. Seed, at
John McLeod's, giving him a note for
$lO to be paid on "30th of June, or
soon alter" got watch from q boy
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