Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-12-25


was kept open from nine to ten to
facilitate their delivery to anxious
recipients.
The dredcer is now dcpositing its
channel excavations ut the draw, and
there i, a very pcrcrptiblc increase of
current in the west channel, where all
the water from the upper bay will soon
be compelled to find passage in and
out rs the tide flows or Gibbs.
Olvmni, IoJuo + and N Fri.
day night, elected the following otii-
ceIs Tor the next term: Dr. Arm
strong, W. NJ; a. 5. Ruth, S. w; d.
b. Llvesley, j. W.; W. McMickcn,
Treasurer; J. p. Tweed, Secretary,
and IL. ID. WcStcrman, Tyler.
The morning subject selected bv the
pastor of the NJ. f. Church for next
Sunday morning is, "The Holy Spirit,
the Author of Conversion" Evening
discourse: "Something New" for a
New Years sermon. Service begins
III p. NJ. Everybody invited.
Several ladies who have rooms to
rent have left their names with us, for
direction of those who wish to engage
accommodation during the session of
the legislature. The wise man is he
who keeps as much as possible out of
the current of lobby influence which
prevails IN public places.
The Woman's Climb asks the dona-
ton of books and magazines for dis
tribution every fourth Saturday to
"country people outside of Olvmpia -
as the official announcement has il in
one of the local naners As to what
is to he done with the "countrv nco-
nle" within tbe citv bv way of literary
o,1;ohtorn,o,t .hn n,,hI;c :. ,of. -,
provoking doubt.
Aorr;os;.r :; .ho t,r,.o,, ,;ro ,,,
no coon a. Tho r,o,lot ,f pro,ror pros
T, coco owo;t;ro bo,;dov n,r-
ohosors ore . ru,ho, IS uo,,ona t,r
lows of SNOW white rlumoce Tho
Sides of tho head ora Of q n;nL color
but n,ucb ,;obter and moro del;c,toly
t;nted than in tho common blacL and
hrown +rrl,ors Thoso hoor.;f,, fou,.
bo;l from, Cbob.,;s county.
n R;oo,ow wos tho sortrnoto
winner Of tho mammoth turlov given
NV Mr. Hal, 70 b;s natrors ON Christ
,,oS oro Tboro waro a5o o,ossos 70
ito WEIGHT ranc;ro from IL 70 az
mounds Tho aetna, we;cbt wos %
mounds Q or,ces which were tho ex.
oct fo,,ros n,ode INV tho w;,,or Mr.
Hall has another tnrkev :, his window
to be awarded ON New Years eve.
The meeting conducted by the W.
C. T. U. in the United Presbyterian
Church, on last Sunday evening, was
very interesting. Several other meet
ings of the same kind might be held
to good advantage, and thus give
many who know very little of their
work an opportunity to learn of the
good things of the great National w.
C. T. U. Convention recently held in
St, Louis.
From all accounts. every town in
the Sound country had q turkey COB
bier to be "given away" to the Gus
toner who came nearest to guessing
the weight of the bird. Every town
also had the fad of displaying a fine
watch the price of which would be
reduced dollar each day till Christ
mas when some lucky fellow would
take it at an astonishingly low figure.
Tho old s,w ans o., i, ,,;,ayo..
10 o,on,,;t;od nv tho foot tho+ 49,
s,;oh. loss g,rodh,, e,o :, d.
froou;,n re tho;r ,o.o.oos H.; -.
THANKSGIVING week. has caused the
price of that product to 90 I'D to n
figure which will more than cover the
prospectiye deficit of producers Tn
expectation of corner being in
augurated, down Sound dealers are
Offering 500 per ton for marketable
potatoes.
Roth pooos ond K-roo tho doto,,.
;uu T.o..,,ro.. 90 Tooor,o .,s Co...,o
-; .x,,.,,..od L. .oo,,;..,
.;nhts :, Tho oorr,s tou o,ou.;.x
;sbment for their crimes have onn,;od
70 Gov Mocrou, Gov nordo,s o,d
some of the manipulators of machine
politics predict that thew will be sue.
cessful. The STANDARD has never
had an exalted opinion of the present
executive. but it is scarcely nrepared