Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-11-20

liz greatest care Snblllu tt observed
by everybody in seeing that then
stove tlucs are in safe condition
while hot fires are the order of tn,
day and night.
The old-time electric lights have
been established along East Fourth
street, much to the CHEEKY appearance
OF the ncighborhood during the pres.
cnt lnclement weather.
The match game of football between
Millcr's Business College and the Sc
attic High School teams will take
place at the Fair Grounds tomorrow
afternoon, without fail.
The next steamship sailing from
Seattle for San Francisco will be the
City OF Puchla, next Monday; the
next for Alaska will be the City OF
Topeka on Saturday, the 2Sth inst.
Although the Lincoln school build
ing has been pronounced in safe
condition, many parents are still feel
ing nervous about sending their child
rem to spend the day under its roof.
Everybody who wishes to cast a
legal vote at the city election, De-
ccmhcr Sth must register, if he has
not already done so, according to law,
on or before the 2Sth of this month.
Street car conductors are having a
" dogond' time with Il vicious upper
Main street canine that persists in
Selling the trolley line and stopping
the cars as they pass his masters resi-
dencc.
Merry-makers will remember the
dance to be given tonight by the
Once-a-Week Club. A business meet
ing of the club will also be held for
the purpose of electing an executive
committee.
The outgoing passengers this week,
by the Union Pacific were Miss Annie
Miner, to Spokane; Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Noble, Pendleton, Or; Mr.. and Mrs.
r. T. Shepard and Alvin Shepard, Is
land City, Or.
Dealers in wood, bark aud coal are
having their hands full in supplying
their customers. 1t was only the
provident householder who had his
woodshed and coal bins filled during
pleasant weather.
DIR. A. S. Oliver, the dentist, who
built up an extended practice in this
city several years ago and returned to
St. Louis, his former home, is now To-
Gated in Spokane, and said to be doing
a splendid business.
The Supreme Court has affirmed
the decision of the Superior Court in
the Colvin divorce case. 1t will be
the defendant, Mrs. Col
vim, was given u judgment and $500
fee by Judge Reed.
Mahara's COlored Minstrels will
be at Olympia Theater Monday night.
The theater will undoubtedly be
packed owing to the low prices of adj
10, 20 and 30 cents. Reserved
seats will be on sale at O'COnnor's to-
Governor McGraw has ordered n
new election to take place in Cow
litz county on the first day of Decem-
Der for the election of a member of
the Legislature; the election on the
third of November having resulted in
a tie vote.
At the quarterly teachers examina-
ton held last week, there were ten
Six of these received Sec
ond-grade certificates and one a third
grade, leaving three unfOrtunates who
failed, to go home and study up for
trial.
Tomorrow is the day set apart from
ordinary avocatiOns for the Stewart
and Tilley fun at the fish-pond in
Sylvester Park. AS penalty of an
election bet, Stewart is to throw Tilley
into the fish-pond just to see what he
will do.
The Salvation Army people have
put their audience-rOOm in fine con-
dition and it is now a pleasant resort
for thoughtful listeners who have an
evening to spend in the study of the
gospel as dispensed by these earnest
evangelists.
Transfers are hauling brush for
the harbor improvement. The young
fir trees are cut from twenty to thirty
feet long and piled upon long reached
wagons drawn by four horses. A
good many acres of young timber are
required to complete the bulkhead.
The County Commissioners have
advertised for bids for maintenance of
the county poor for the year 1897.
The county will supply the successful
bidder With the farm, buildings, I'M
plements and stock belonging to this
service. The bids will be opened Dec.
LIST.
Landslides, caused by the late
rain storm, have occurred ON most of
the railway lines and stage roads
throughout the Sound country, and
visitors to neighboring towns have
in many cases been detained beyond
their ar,poinfed time rnuch tn their