Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-24

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aged tender vegetables to some extent
The following passengers left this
city to take the steamer Walla Wa.la,
for San Francisco, this week: Francis
Fitch and wife, J. X. Brown and David
Boyer.
The Multnomah will go on the grid
iron Sunday, and the Aberdeen which
leaves at 2 p. NJ, will therefore be the
only boat for down Sound ports on
that day.
The flow from the artesian we'll at
the court house is not satisfactory, and
1t has not yet been determined whether
the project will be further prosecuted
or abandoned.
Our city was represented at the
meeting of the State Medical Associa-
ton at Seattle, this week, by DIR.
Armstrong, WHO was elected President
OF the organization.
The Capital City Band gave their
first open-air concert of the season in
the band-stand last Saturday evening,
which was listened to by u large and
appreciative gathering.
The Graham Paper Co. of St. Louis,
has the contract for supplying paper
for the State printing for the term OF
two years, and Cane & Co., OF Chicago,
the award for binding supplies.
Governor McGraw has pardoned DIR.
U. A. Gle, who has been serving a
term for malpractice which caused the
death of a man by the name of
Wright, at Centralia, few years ago.
A man named humphrey at Bucoda,
was placed under bonds q few days
ago to appear for examination Satur.
day and answer to a charge of assault
upon the ten-year-old daughter of
William Cober.
The burial OF the late Col. Gilbert,
who at the time of his death held the
Office of State Librarian, held Sunday
afternoon, under the auspices of the
G. A. r., was an impressive tribute of
respect to a worthy comrade.
The beautiful double-end" row.
boat lately built by C. Etheridge, will
be ratified Tomorrow (Ssturday) after
noon at 4 O'Clock, at his boat-house
on Columbia and First streets. Ticket
holders are requested to be present.
A change will be made in the North
ern Pacific schedule June I'd. 1t will
not affect our local service for the bet
ter, the only change being for the
afternoon train to depart at 3 80, an
hour in advance of the present time.
The Thorne machine which is in.
tended to set type for the Olympian
has been received, and now the cooks
OF the intellectual hash served up in
that paper are waiting for some one to
come along and tell them what to do
with it.
G. w. Cleveland, q farmer OF this
county, has an oddly amid his brood
of poultry in the shape of four-legged
chicken. Two Of the legs rest on the
ground and two point in the air.
Eggs-actly what such a sign portends
is not proclaimed from the fence top.
The Thurston county Horticultural
Society will hold q meeting in the
basement of the court house to-mor-
row afternoon. AT this meeting ar
engagements will be made for the an
nual strawberry and flower exhibit
which will be held sometime next
month.
Ernest Flagg, the architect OF the
State capitol, arrived Monday, after a
delay of about q month from the time
he was expected. He met Tuesday
with the Commissioners, and it is ex-
pected that an advertisement for bids
to construct ths superstructure, will
appear without further hitch"
The spur of the Northern Pacific
track to the Olympia Mill is about
completed. The work remaining is to
place the crossing at Fourth street.
The company to-day loaded = Car at
that point which necessits ted the
hauling for only one block. The cross
ing will be laid IS soon as the iron for
it is received from Edison.
Olympia Commandery No. Z, knight
Templars, Wednesday evening, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Eminent Commander, A. P.
Fitch; Generalissimo, ]. J. Gilbert;
Captain General, o. c. White; Prelate,
Robert Mari; Senior Warden, M. J.
Gordon; Junior Warden, Phil Skill
man; Treasurer, C. J. Lord; Recorder,
A. b. Cowles.
Will Sternberg has "built" a coun-
ter-top for Ellis, which is marvel OF
beauty, and the result of much patient
labor. Although the top is but two
by four feet in size, there are over l.
600 pieces used in its construction.
The pieces are mostly acknowledged
about one-half by two inches in size
and Of contrasting colOrs. "WilP is
q master of anything in the line OF
psrquetry.
The new vessel built by Van Epps,
Dofflemire and others, in the Percival
warehouse, was hauled out on Second
street Monday, where she will lie for
several weeks receiving the finishing
touches on the hull. painting and con-
struction of the house and the place
ment of her rigging. She is q beau
tiful little craft, and reflects great
credit upon the skill of her builders.
The "boys" expect to launch the boat
in about three weeks, and in the mean
time they must settle upon 2 name.
In view of the circumstances sur
rounding her origin and development.
- ..,oo,frlly suooest the name OF