Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-18
MAIL> DEPART.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The tide was higher Sunday morning
than it has been for II years.
The postoffice was moved into the
court house building last Sunday.
Rev. J. X. Thompson, of Ocosta,
gave this Office a call Saturday last.
Hon. Ezra Meeker, the Puyallup hop
king, was in the city on Wednesday.
A slight fall of snow Wednesday
night passed off with subsequent rain.
The Aberdeen has resumed her
afternoon service on the route to
Seattle, leaving here at p. NJ. daily.
The Opera Exchange has been re-
opened by Mr.. Demott. late of Seattle,
and re.christened it THE Shamrock"
John S. French, one of the pioneers
OF this county, died at his home, on
Grand Mound, Wednesday, of last
week.
1t is quite evident from the interest
manifested in the engagement of Mr..
Keene, that Olympia Theater will he
crowded Tuesday night.
Chas. B. Hopkins, the telephone
manager of Eastern Washington, is
in attendance at the capital to help
in the selection of a Senator.
Theater- goers will see Mr.. Keene
in his best role Tuesday night" Shy
lock-" the central figure OF Shake
speare's masterpiece, "The Merchant
OF Venice"
S. L. Crawford, one of Seattie's
prominent real estate men, an old
time resident OF Olympia, is among
the interested lookers-on of the Sena-
torial contest. Mrs. Crawford is with
him.
Archibald H. Adams, who has been
in the real estate and insurance busi-
ness in this city the past five years,
has gone to San Francisco, to engage
as travelling statesmen for wholesale
drug house.
The County Commissioners, the
City Council and the School Directors
propose to hold a meeting in the
COMMISSIONER rooms, at the court
house. on Friday evening, Feb. LIST. to
discuss the financial situation.
J. Watermelon Redington, the Sage
of Puyallup and editor of "the only"
illustrated Puyallup Commerce, de.
voted largely to hops, came up to the
capital this week to regulate the hops
OF that lively little insect politicks.
Theater-goers should remember that
as Mr.. Keene will travel by special
train which must connect with the
overland at Tacoma after the perform.
ance, at Olympia Theater, the curtain
will rise Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
sharp.
The filling in of the water front
which will give continuation of
First and Second streets to the chan
mel, by the dredger, is making rapid
progress, the cost being betrayed al
most entirely by adjacent property
owners.
The bar meeting held Saturday
afternoon, to frame resolutions ex.
pressive of their approval of Judge
Gordon's term as Superior Judge, like
wise paid compliment to Sheriff
Prince for his able administration of
that office.
The high tides have rendered the
gas service defective in the lower part
of town, by filling the pipes with
water. 1t is a singular property Of
the aqueous fluid, that it will pene'
traie joints which will hold the lighter
substance, gas.
Reserve seats will be on sale to-mor
row Saturday at GA. NJ. at OCon'
nor's. Many proffers of pay to secure
favorite seats have been refused. All
will be treated alike, and precisely
at the hour stated the first in line will
be served first.
There will be no delay in bringing
up" at So'clock at Olympia Theater
Tuesday night, as Mr.. Keene mus
connect at IL 80 with the overlan,
train at Tacoma, to enable him tt
keep his engagement at Spokane thu
succeeding night.
Mrs. James Ennis, elder sister O
7. N. Ford, of this city, and OF Mrs
DIR. Warren, Of Portland, Oregon, dice
at her home, in Marion county, Ore
gon, on Sunday, the 18th inst. In
terment was made in the l. o. o.
cemetery, at Salem, Wednesday, tn.
10th inst.
A sample package of Miners Bo
hemian Club Coffee" has been supple,
by Mr.. o. F. Cosper, its agent, which
makes u beverage fit for the gods.
is special brand prepared from til,
finest grades Of coffee of the hes
growths known, fully ripe wheI
picked, and carefully blended befor
roasting. Ask your grocer for it.
A special meeting of the Thurstor
County Horticultural Society is Gale
to meet at Horticultural Hall in tn
Courthouse at o'clock p. NJ, Thurs
day, the oath inst, to listen to an j