Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-11-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

iI' election has made the STANDARD
Il day late
Robert McFadLcn is suffering from
:: >praIucd ankle.
The Republican party oi this Sat,
died ii too much McGraw.
An infant daughter oi Mr.. rowc. IT..
died at Temple Flat Monday.
Spring lettuce has again made lis
appearance in our local markets.
The steamship City OF Puebla sail,
from Seattle SUNDAY ior San Francisco
Mrs. l.. c. Abbott returned from a
visit To her former home in Michigan
Monday.
There is a spirit OF OF irreprcsSihle
gloom about the county and State
buildings.
Mrs. A. Stevens has been appointed
agent ,or the Trnino Creamery butter
the best made
The campaign transparency which
interpreted z. q. p. to mean gone out
permanently" was about right.
Mr. J.. G. Abbott has received scv-
cral new selections for his phono-
graph now on exhibition in this city.
The pastor Of the Methodist church
Will preach another of a series of ser
mons especially to young men next
Sunday night.
Edward X. Hawkins, Receiver of
the Land Office in this city, was mar
ricd to Miss Frances ID. Smith, in Ia
coma, Monday.
1t was a cold day" and the Repub-
licans did get left" We note the
fact to save all further dispute about
and the matter.
VIM. Raglass came clear from Trail
Creek to vote. But as he always
votes the Republican ticket, it was
Loves Labor Lost"
Hay now sells in Olympia markets
at from $40 to $12 per ton; butter at
80 and 40 cents per roll eggs 80 cents
per dozen, and potatoes $l2 per ton.
w. H. Smith, formerly a compost
tor on the Evening Tribune. of this
city, is snow publishing The advance, a
neat weekly paper at Summerland
California.
f. Simmons, who lives near Tum-
water, a cripple, fell on election day
while crossing trestle on his way to
the polls, badly crushing his hip. He
fell distance of Is feet.
Rev. DIR. Sullinger, elder of this dis
trict of the NJ. E. Church, came in
from Chehalis this week and his family
has taken up its home in the Clancy
residence on franklin Street.
The city schools had 704 pupils en-
rolled for the month of October
There are 359 in the Washington
building, 1879 in the Lincoln, SO in the
Westside and 80 in the Eastside school.
The dredger has arrived from San
Francisco and has been placed for
operation at the northern extremity
of the channel. Her plan of opera
ton is to make the channel so feet
wider the whole length.
The Olympia passengers by the
steamer Walla Walla which left Sc
attic Sunday were: j. E. Plomondon,
+. A. Smith and wife and I. c. Fred
ericks, for San Francisco, and by the
steamship State of California, sailing
from Portland Tuesday, Miss May
Fleming, for the some destination.
Much rain has fallen the past
week. Election day was cloudy but
the moisture" was held in suspen-
sion till night, when it fell in torrents.
This did not restrain the yells of the
excited politicians, however, and the
shouts of the victors of both parties
could be heard to the "wee sma'
hours ayant the twal."
The Esterly mill, at Tumwater, was
wholly consumed by fire that broke
out in the upper story, which is on a
level with the street, about eleven
o'clock last Monday night. Its
origin was probably the work of
tramps as many have been hanging
about that suburb of late. The loss
in building and machinery is fully
$500, on which there are insurance
of 5000.
Don't waste your sympathies on
those fat, slick gentlemen who have
been " champing" at the public crib
so long. They have complained as
much of hard times as the man who
had an occasional job to support his
family, and have been scrimping and
saving to lay by a protection against
a rainy day." The flood has come
and they have their arks ready.
The next meeting of the w. c. T.
T., will occur on next Friday afternoon
Nov. 18th. The meetings will be held
during the winter at the home of Miss
Page, corner of Ninth and Franklin
streets. A very interesting programme
will be given at each meeting. Sub
Get next Friday: Alcohol-what is
it and where is it found?' by Mrs. H.
NJ. Curry. Everybody invited.
The Peoples Party will never forget
the cordial encouragement and sup
port given their cause by the women.
They were indefatigible in their exer