Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-05

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eating 1872 -, and tide land war
rants from ?il to 993, for $2,SlJ.30.
Olympia Lodge No. |, |. O. OF.
have elected c. NJ. Moore and Geo. NJ.
Savage delegates to the Grand Lodge,
which meets at Tacoma June 18th.
Fruit-srower- are anticipating an
extra large yield this year, If late fros,s
or cold rains do not destroy the buds, ii
which occurrence there is bnt IA small
probability.
John NJ. Patton, of this city, who
have been on visit of couple Of
months duration to New Mexico and
Arizona. accompanied 10y his family
has returned home.
Gov. McGraw has issued commits
sions to John b. Reavis Of Spokane,
and \. b. Weed of North Yakima, as
State Fair Commissioners. The for.
mer is re-appointment.
Many were the jokes played upon
unsuspecting victims Monday. which
besides being the first business day OF
the week and the first OF the month
was likewise call fools" day.
+. C.. Bickford went up the Des-
chutes river yesterday afternoon and
in short time brought back thirteen
nice trout. He was so we'll pleased
with his luck that than he went up
the river again to-day.
Governor McGraw, Wednesday. APP
pointed II. c. Kerr of Walla Walla, j.
w. Taylor OF Seattle, J. W. Roberts of
Tacoma, and Ii. G. Benbow OF POM
eroy, as members of the State Board
OF Education, to serve for two years.
w. r. Bailey, who has been con-
fined in the county Jail some time
awaiting trial for cutting up the cop
per beer vat Of the Eastside brewery,
has been given his liberty temporarily
to put in q garden for support of his
family.
Judge Reed "opened court" long
enough Monday, to naturslize Chris
topher Hiostdahl, a Findlander, and
to unite in marriage Soldal Andrew
and Mrs. Olive Sealand, of Tacoma,
who came all the way to the capital to
have "his honor" perform the cere-
mony.
The rainfall for March this year was
the least that has been reported for
the month the past II years, being
only 80 Of an inch. The largest for
that period in March was in the year
1883, when 1918 inches fell. The
average for the past IL years has been
4.23 inches.
Commissioner Osborne will, next
Monday, at Merrifield's mill, consider
bids for opening a continuation of the
Murray road, leading from Tumwater
east, the work to consist OF clearing
brush and fallen timber to the width
of 30 feet and putting crack in condi-
ton for travel.
Rube" Hull, the shining-light Of
the Olympian, was arrested and fined
five dollars, last Friday, for riding his
bicycle on the sidewalk, and now he is
diligently watching to catch some
other victim of the popular craze to
ride rough-shod over the laws made
for the order and wellbeing of the
municipality.
Aderian Roberts, aged 20 months
and days, only son Of Warren Rob-
erts, of New Kamilchie, died of blood
poisoning at St. Peters Hospital, on
the 10Th ult. The parents have the
sympathy of all who know him. The
funeral took place at the Catholic
Churth on the Goth ult., were large
number OF friends had assembled to
pass their last respects.
The bicyclists have prepared an
ordinance for submission to the City
Council in which the limits OF proscrip-
ton for riding on the sidewalk is con-
siderably lessened. 1t retains the
prohibition on the sidewalks OF Main
street from P. T. S. depot to west side
Of Cherry street, on Washington from
Fourth to Sixth and on the walks
which surround the plaza.
The present lessee of 1.-THE Olym-
pia," one of the most comfortable no
tells OH the Pacific Coast, will relin.
quish his lease July LIST. 1t is an ex-
cellent opportunity for somebody who
understands the business of hotel
keeping to obtain q plant that may
be made a paying investment. The
right man can doubtless make it pay,
after he has demonstrated his fitness
for the business.
That the law, and the local admin
istrators of law, are no respecters OF
persons, is shown by the arrest of two
ladies, who with male escort turned
their bicycles loose on one of the pro-
scribed sidewalks yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. w. S. ICaruthers, the gentleman,
was fined $3.50 and costs, but the
ladies were allowed to 60 without
penalty, which somewhat modifies the
extent of the Introductory clause of
this paragraph.
If one OF our leading milliners would
devise sensible opera hat that might
become the rage" she would receive
the heartfelt thanks of the gentlemen.
Women who 60 to the theater wearing
gigantic plumes or q mountain OF rib
bons in their head-gear arouse feelings
that are not akin to love in the hearts
OF the men who happen to sit directly
behind them. Oh woman, woman,
lovely woman, won't you heed this