Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-09-20

tended and spent the night with him,
considers his case hopeful unless
another severe attack occurs.
j. c. Horr's windmill is now in
operation pumping water from a
driven we'll through the mud flats,
to large tank on his wharf, intended
to supply water for steamers.
The Pay Train" will appear at
Olympia Theater next Thursday, Sept.
70. This IL an excellent play and
should be greeted wi h packed house.
They play in Butte, Montana, to-
night.
Yum Kippur, the Jewish day Of
atonement, begins one week from
their New Year, and the stores of our
tradesmen OF that faith will therefore
be closed next week from Thursday to
Friday evening
The price of admission to the pre-
sentation of of Pinafore tonight, at
Olympia Theater, is only Is, 50 and
20 cents, the lowest rates at which an
operate performance has ever been
given in this city.
The Puget Sound Pipe Co. are ne
gOtiating the sale of GOO tons of T.
inch water-pipc with parties in San
Francisco. This deal, if consummated,
will keep the factory running steadily
for three months.
Born, at Shelton, last Wednesday,
TO the wife OF Robert Kimpton, a girl;
also, on Tuesday, a son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Young, and on the
18th inst. daughter was born to the
wife OF Harry Winsor.
There will be meeting OF the
Thurston County Horticultural So
ciety tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
to make final arrangements for send
ing an exhibit of products of this
county to the Portland exposition.
Cooper Harold won the bicycle
race to Tacoma Sunday, against Max
Baude. He made the run in 2.15.
This is not quite MS good as the time
made by his brother, Curtis, of FL,
but it was sufficient to win the race.
Among the many railroad plays that
have been bidders for public approval,
no one OF them has attained one-half
the measure Of popular favor accorded
to 1.-THE Pay Train," which is an
nounced for the Goth for presentation
in this city.
The pipe works Of this city has re-
ceived an order for carload of water
pipe from Utah. This is an indica-
ton of the merits of this product, for
that city has had the banded and
coated wooden-pipe of this company
in use many years.
The many friends of Gordon A.
Henry will regret to learn that he has
lately been manifesting unmistakable
evidences of mental arrangement, and
few days ago this alteration became
so marked that it was deemed neces-
sary to send him to the asylum.
The Olympic Mill Co. has received
large order from the city of Tacoma
for three-inch planks to be used for
paving blocks. These planks are
sawed up into blocks eight inches in
length, which are placed upon end on
concrete foundation and then COW
cred with a coating OF tar. It is ex-
pected that this order will keep the
mill employed on full time for at
least three months.
The rains have almost ruined the
prune crop remaining on the trees. 1t
caused the fruit to crack, and left it
only fit for immediate use or drying.
1t is fortunate, after all, that so large
an amount had been shipped before
the Indictment weather, although there
were some people who criticized tho
gentlemen who were handling the
crop for sending it to market in what
they alleged to be an unripe condition.
German Club" has been formed
in this city. 1t is not organized to
study the Rhineland language, nor to
acquire taste for pritsels and linz
burger, but simply to engineer a sue.
cession OF dancing parties which take
their name from fsvorite round
dance with waltz movement, abound
ing in capriciously involved figures.
A committee, consisting of B. H.
Allen, F. M. Convey and r. P. Free
man. was appointed to assume gen.
eral management OF the object OF the
club.
The Christian Church of this city
lately held a "pOt-luck Sociable" in
this city, which partook somewhat OF
the games of chance prescribed by
State if not ecclesiastical law. Lunches
were done up in uniform parcels and
sold at a stated price, but nobody
knew until he opened his package
whether he was TO dine upon EQUAL
on toast" or brown bread and lin.
burger. 1t went off all right, however,
which is a pretty fair indication that
the luncheons we're of an uniform &C.
ceptable grade.
At the Christian church next Sun
day evening, Rev. J. s. McCallum will