Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-11-27

diminution oi natures
ileecy mantle.
The present inclement weather is
causing good baled hay to be held at
advanced prices, and the farmers who
have barns full OF it are rejoicing in
their good fortune
A letter from Mrs. Capt. Gilbert,
now IL resident of San Francisco,
states that her family were eating
strawberries and cream at the date of
writing, Nov. 18th.
Miss Ruth, daughter OF b. Johns,
was married at the family residence,
on Bush Prairie, yesterday, to Prof.
A. 5. kerfoot, principle OF the public
school at Tumwatcr.
The weather the past week has been
exceedingly rough on the lower Sound.
Tuesday the Aberdeen did not leave
Seattle and the Multnomah did not
go any further than Tacoma.
"Mixed Pickles" will be the play for
the matinee at Olympia Theater, to-
morrow afternoon, and For a Mil
lion" will concluds the engagement of
the ODER company Saturday evening.
The thermometer in front of Mann's
drug store at 7 o'clock last night in
Dictated 20 degrees above zero; at mid
night it fell to 10 above and this morn
ing at o'clock it read degrees above
zero.
One of the old-time audiences
greeted Mahara's MINISTRIES at Olym-
pia Theater Monday night. The per-
Torrance, from the plaudits of its
patrons, seemed to give entire salts
faction.
Old Probs gives the cheering intel
ligence that the temperature may be
a little higher Sunday. The report
reads: "To-night and Saturday fair,
continued cold; probably warmer
Sunday"
J. F. LAWYERS, Superintendent of
the Great Northern Express Co. at St.
Paul, and 1. E. Atherton Travelling
Auditor of the same company, were
in this city Wednesday, on a visit of
inspection.
Turkeys were never more plentiful.
in the country than at present, quite
conclusively Overthrowing the oft-re-
peated assertion that Western WASH
ington not was adapted to the raising
of this noble bird.
Frozen waterpipes cause the plumb
er to wear wintery smile as he
trudges forth with his "helper" to re-
pair break. The mid summer smile
his countenance when he
makes out his bill.
The football team from the Seattle
High Sahool played the Miller's Bust
ness College boys, yesterday, the
score standing to 0, in favor of the
former. They returned home this
morning by the Multnomah.
John Mcleod lost span of horses,
Sunday morning, attached to his milk
wagon, by contact with fallen tele-
phone wire which had crossed" the
electric light wire in the southern
part of the city, near the hospital.
The proprietors of "The Parlor"
treated their patrons to splendid
luncheon, of which turkey constituted
the central figure, Thanksgiving
night. This resort takes the lead in
such manifestations of hospitality and
good will.
The charity ball in this city, in aid
of the relief fund, and a number of
hops within easy reach of Olympia
afforded ample opportunity for pleas
ure-seeker to disport themselves
to their hearts content in merry
thanksgiving.
J. X. Brands, manager of the Pal
mer & Rey branch of the American
Type Founders Co., visited this city,
on business, Monday, and remained
till Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. B. is a
model business man, and an affable
gentleman, who makes all the news
paper feel "at home" when they visit
Portland.
The Olympia passengers by the
City of Puebla which sailed from Sc
attic, Monday, were: Rudolph Havre,
Mrs. Georgia S. Brown, P. Steavens,
w. r. Burntrager, Miss May Garvin
and Miss Dietricks, for San Francisco,
and by the steamship sailing from Sc
attic for Juneau, to-day, Samuel
kaufman.
The business of the Port Townsend
Southern Railroad in this city will
hereafter be represented by J. B. Cope
land, succeeding Mr.. Booth, who
leaves for Southern California. Mr..
Booth has made popular and eff
Gent superintendent, and his many
friends will regret that business inter-
ests require his presence in other fields
of duty.
Frank L. Wheeler of North Yakima,
and Miss Edith Howard Jones, daugh-
ter of Judge r. A. Jones, one of the
Supreme Judges of Territorial days,
were united in marriage in St. Johns
church, by Rev. Rufus Chase, Wednes-
lay noon, and left by the afternoon
train for a wedding tour of the Sound.
Mr.. Wheeler is owner of splendid