Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-07

The father OF Miss Minnie McCul-
! Tough is reported to be quite i'll at his
home in Mason county. Miss Nc
Cullough was teaching a private school
in this city when she received word
a few days ago to come home.
Mr.. Dan. Donovan, Of the Bowers
Dredger, was in the city on Wednes-
day. The dredger having finished her
work at La Conner, and is now at
Seattle, getting ready to commence
work on the Lake Washington canal.
Mrs. Rachel Russell Lindley died
at Tumwater Monday night, at the
age of 65 years. She has been a resi-
dent of this county since 1889. The
funeral services took place Wednesday
in Masonic cemetery, Rev. T. J. La
mont officiating.
The County Commissioners have
concluded to pump water for the
courthouse from the artesian we'll
lately sunk on the premises. The
flow is not what was expected, but it
is thought will prove ample if it is
carefully utilized.
T. c. Van Epps, after attendance as
representative at the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows, at Tacoma, this week,
left for Chicago. where he will repre-
sent Washington Lodge, A. o. U. w.
in the Supreme Lodge of that order,
and be absent several weeks.
Captain l.. Wiley, in correction Of a
statement that the ocean steamships
would hereafter discharge freight for
this place at Tacoma instead of Seat
tie, states that no such arrangement
has been made, and that it would re-
suit in delay of day without any
compensatory benefits.
The State Board of Education,
which has been in session in this city
the past few days, organized and Sc
lected ]. NJ. Taylor, of Seattle, Secre-
tary. After making a psrtia, selec-
ton of textbooks for common schools,
the board adjourned to the 18th, when
they expect to complete that task.
Last evening, at Gals o'clock some
miscreant forced an entrance by a
rear window of the Opera Exchange
saloon and set fire in some rub
bish in one of the rooms. 1t was dis
covered in time, however. for easy ex-
tinguishment, although an alarm was
turned in from No. 25, which speedily
brought the fire department to the
scene of danger.
Mr.. ]. w. Flanders, the genial agent
of the ]. G. Aver Co., of Lowell, Mass,
paid us an annual visit this week. Hei
is, this trip, combining pleasure with
business, having been married on the
Sd inst, At Helena, Mont, to Miss
Belle Worte, of that city, and she &C.
companies him on his rounds. The
STANDARDS blessing, We trust, will
bring them contentment and happi-
ness.
Miss Flora T. Bunnell, of Puyallup.
who resided several years .so in THE
city, has been in attendance upon the
w. c. T. U. meeting in the city, as a
newspaper correspondent. She has
been engaged in this line of work the
past five years, and possesses all the
energy, industry, enterprise and abil-
ity to make it life profession. She
writes for several of the leading papers
of the State.
The State Board of Education,
Tuesday morning, awarded contracts
for the Columbian Arithmetic, the
Columbian Speller, and Ellis His.
tory to the Werner company; for the
Reed & Kellogg Grammar to Maynard
& Merrill, and Graphic and Common
Sense copy books to A. Lowell & Co.
New bids will be received on the 10Th
for a geography. physiology and a
mental arithmetic.
Don't fail to hear the Stanford Uni.
versity Mandolin Club and the Berk-
ley Gles Club. at Olympia Theater,
next Tuesday evening, June 18th.
These organizations number 26 people.
The prices of admission have been
placed at. parquette, Is cents; bal.
cony, so cents; gallery, Is cents.
They will undoubtedly be greeted with
. packed house. The advance sale
will begin Monday morning, at 81
O'Clock, at O'Connor's bookstore.
John Burlington came to the city
yesterday from Hsrtstein Island for
surgical treatment for . painful
wound of the wrist OF the left hand,
caused by blow from q sharp and
heavy axe. which was diverted from
its course by the handle catching on
the skirt Of his coat. The wrist was
cut nearly through, severing arteries,
tendons and bones. DR.. Newell, who
has the case, states that the power OF
that hand will be greatly impaired for
life.