Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

Now is the season for putting ur
heating stoves, but the first move
should be thorough examination OF
the iiue, that cracking fires may be
INDUCED in without fear OF midnight
conf1agration.
The new Olympia beer will be put
on draught Tomorrow in the various
saloons of this city. 1t is said by those
who have been favored with a taste
that it equals the celebrated "Mll-
waukee" product.
! Gov. Rogers passed through this
city, i'll company with Congressman
Jones Monday. 1t is said that after
these gentlemen spoke At shelton, the
few that wore Mckinley buttons
! threw them away.
Bates undertaking wagon is used by
the Republican speakers as a means
OF expecting their political pilgrim
age throughout the county. Isn't it
rather suggestive OF the fate Of the
party next month?
1t is a we'll deserved compliment to
Olympia that so many of its young
people are availing themselves of the
advantages of private instruction in
the classical languages, the natural
sciences, and higher mathematics.
Interested parties are doing some
fine ornamental work in the Odd Eel
lows and Masonic cemeteries. Those
silent cities of the dead are every
year becoming more and more pleas
ant resorts for contemplative visitors.
Prof. w. H. Beeler, at one time SUI
perintendent of Public Schools here,
died few days ago at Beatrice, Neb.,
where he held similar position, of ty-
phoid fever. He was about 40 years
of age and leaves a wife and three
children.
Mrs. A. H. II. Stuart has heen
elected Grand Treasurer of the State
organization OF Women's Clubs. The
State Encampment will be held in
this city next June and attended by
several hundred delegates from eli
parts of the State.
Rev. r. E. Dunlap, OF Seattle, Pro-
hibition candidate for Governor, will
address the public on the political is-
sues of the day, in Columbia Hall,
Wednesday evening. Everybody who
ia interested in the moral outlook Of
the present contest is expected to be
present.
Guvnor Teats spoke to large and
appreciative audience at Collins
school'house, Wednesday evening, and
his excellent address was enlivened
by the sweet strains of melody from
the Woodland Glee Club, which is one
of the best musical organizations in
the county.
Mrs. Joseph Harris, OF Tumwater,
died Monday, at the age of 65 years, OF
cancer. She was born in Indiana and
came to this State thirty years ago.
Her husband and three of five child
rem survive. Funeral services were
held at the family residence at Tum-
water Tuesday.
Rev. E. J. Mooney, known TO some
of our people from his occasional min
istry in st. Johns church, of this
city, few months ago rector at
Aberdeen, who accepted call in
North Dakota, was struck by lightning
and killed in that storm.a fflicted State,
q few days ago.
Rumor has it that a logging syndi-
cate is about to make Olympia a lum-
bering entrepot for the reception and
shipping OF an immense amount of
timber from lands recently acquired
from an extensive region along the
western border OF Thurston and ex-
tending into Chehalis county.
What is said to be q genuine mack.
erel was caught in salmon net on
Big Skookum this week and brought
to this city. 1t weighed four pounds,
and is novelty in these waters. 1t is
probable. however, that this is a
horse" mackerel, which are plentiful
on the lower end of the Sound.
At one dollar per box, there is a
marked contrast between the price of
apples now and year ago at this
time. One thing is certain, however,
the fruit will not be wasted as it was
last year when hundreds OF bushels
were left to fall upon the ground and
trOdden upon by man and beast.
Joseph McCarrogher has returned
from Siskiyou, Cal, where he has
been working in a mine. He was
Frustrated by chills and fever, and
was advised to try a change of climate.
Soon as he struck the sea breezes his
malady left him. He was passenger
to the Sound on the Inflated UNA
tilla.
In four calendar weeks from next
Tuesday, VIM. J. Bryan will be her.
aided throughout the civilized world
as President elect of the United
States of America; the old silver dol
lar will be the coin of the people; the
eagle will scream defiance to goldbug
sophistry while Old Glory waves on
forever.
James Brennan, OF this city, was
arrested Monday, on q charge from
Astoria that he was implicated with
the theft of some fishermen's nets,
during the strike on the Columbia
river. A requisition was applied for
from Gov. Lord, but not arriving in
time the prisoner was discharged on q
" rit of habeas corpus.
In last weeks paper We noted the
fact that DR.. NJ. l.. Adams, formerly OF
this city, now of Stanwood, had met
with an accident whereby he was suf-
fering from a broken leg. We now
have to chronicle an additional mis-
fortune in the fact that his injuries
were of such nature as to require
amputation of the limb.
The Olympia Branch of the Theoso-
phical Society in America will here
after meet in the east room OF the
Hale brick, opposite Olympia Theater,
instead OF the room formerly occupied
by them, GA Adams street. Regular
meetings are held on Thursday and