Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-29

=. IL. Mcclellan has laid the keel o
sail-boat, to be used for bis owl
diversion on the bay. Its length i
l6 feet and it will have a width O
! four feet.
The State Treasurer is prepared I.
pay warrants on the General fund ~
to and including No. 1l,32S. and OF
the military fund including No. 1875
Interest ceases on June 1st.
Miss Maggie Besse, so we'll known
to most of our people as waitress ant
proprietor of restaurants in this city
left for juneau, Tuesday, to tax,
charge of dining room in that city.
Mrs. Walter Chambers has finished
a marine view, under instructions from
Mrs. Mathews, which is Il beautiful
study, and its execution indicates the
possession of considerable artistic
talent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver visited Victoris
to participate in the celebration of the
Queens birthday, and were on theil
way home when the casualty occurred
which turned the occasion into one oil
mourning.
Another artesisn we'll has been sunk
and splendid flow OF water secured
This is on Eastside, corner of Eighth
and Plum streets, ON the premises Of
Jos. Morgan. The vein was struck at
depth Of 36 feet.
A meeting will be held in the Uni
tartan church Sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, in aid of the suffering Ar
menians. Children are requested to
bring their nickels and grown people
their dollars, to aid in the cause.
Mrs. Mathews, the artist, will leave
tomorrow for Montesano, where she
has engaged to teach class in oil
painting. This will occupy her at
tention about a month, and she may
return here if sufficient patronage
is offered.
Mrs. Mary Hurspool died a. her
residence OH Westside, about 10
o'clock last night. She leaves two
sons, in :his city, John a lawyer, and
Ernest, an employe of the Eastside
mill. The body will be taken to
Otsego, Mich, for burial.
The Olympia passengers by the
City of Puebla, which sailed from Sc
attic yesterday for San Francisco,
were DR.. George w. Ingham, J. NJ.
Jackson and A. Cole; by the Alki,
sailing for Alaska, same date, Miss
Maggie Besse and Miss Bertha Robin
son.
A genuine dude has invaded Olym-
pia, and he can be seen almost any
day walking on Main and Fourth
streets wearing an ulster, brown kid
gloves and a cigarette in his mouth.
He is sometimes met without his ul-
ster, but never without his kid gloves
and cigarette.
The Band of Mercy will give an ex-
hibition of pets in Columbia hall, next
Friday afternoon and evening. Be-
sides an exhibition of domesticated
animals will be programme of speak
ing and music, chief of which will be
concert Rotations by bands of little
boys and girls.
Oliver & Co., the grocers. have
instituted closing-out sale, prepara-
tory to going out OF business. While
this is a matter OF very general re-
gret, there is no loss without some
gaiu-people will have an opportunity
OF buying staple groceries at reduced
prices. Read their advertisement.
The following passengers left over the
Union Pacific this week, C. H. Koontz
for Fairfield. Iowa; Mrs. E. Stewart.
for Glen's Ferry, Idaho; Miss Minnie
Shady and Mrs. Mary Shady for
Brady Island. Neb.; Fred R. Cham
berlain and George Minis for Spokane,
and Mrs. Jennie Faine and Miss Fame
for Kansas City, Mo.
The Thurston County w. c. I. U.
elected at their last meeting, in this
city, the following officers for the en-
suing year: Emma E. Page, Presi.
dent; Mrs. Luells Rutledge, Vice Pres.
ident; Mrs. Alice Redeont, Core.
spending Secretary; Mrs. Lydia B.
McCausland, Recording Secretary. and
Miss Carr, Treasurer.
d. Hartman, of Hartstein Island,
has made success of about the only
crop that has not hitherto been con.
sidered adapted to this climate-corn
ON his island farm. He has on ex.
hibition at Mr.. Weston's store sam.
pie OF the product that rivals that oil
such corn States az Indiana, Illinois
and Wisconsin. His crop averaged
40 bushels to the acre.
The George H. Thomas Post G. A.
r. will observe Decoration Day by
meeting at their hall at 10 A. NJ, form.
ing procession and marching down
Washington and up Main streets to
Tenth, when they will board the cleo.
trio cars for the cemeteries, where the
special exercises will be held on the
grand army lot. An address will be
delivered by Walter j. Milroy and q
response made by A. J. Falknor.
The County Commissioners and the
City Council OF Tumwater will hold q