Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-11-13

worth but Il small sum j. the only
article that is missing, it is probable
that the thief was disturbed in hi.
work by somebody passing by at the
time
The family OF Judge Gordon have
removed TO Tacoma, the Olympian
says, to give Miss Helen and Master
Carroll Gordon advantage OF the school
facilities OF that city"
Mr.. l.. VI. Hall has removed his
! family from the Wc~tSidc To Adams
street, between Third and Fourth.
This is done in order to he convenient
/ to his place OF business.
The WcstSide Mill Company have
about doubled the capacity OF their
| buildings on Long Bridge for the
storage OF finished and dimension
lumber, shingles and shop work.
Owing to the rough weather last
night and this morning no transfer of
passengers could he affected by the
steamers Multnomah ard Aberdeen
with the Mason county steamers.
The STANDARD received pleasant
call from r. NJ. Watson, editor OF the
Elma Chronicle, yesterday. He is
here in attendance upon his son, who
is a patient in st. Peters hospital.
Sunday school superintendent are
on the alert preparing their Christmas
programmes, and in the expectation
of a big cornucopia, the empty seats
are being filled up by incoming small
fry.
If you are in need of splendid
heating stove, do not make selection
till you have examined the line now
on sale at Halls hardware store, in
the Bettman building on Fourth
street.
A lady lecturer mailing from the
famous Boston cooking school, is do
ing the Sound cities and telling young
girls what they ought to know about
kitchen work. A piece of damphool-
ishness.
The outgoing passengers for San
Francisco by the Walla Walla which
sailed to-day, were: Rev. Frank II.
Webster and wife. He had lately
been engaged in pastoral work at
Shelton.
An uptown girl who boasts that
she can chew gum, read a novel and
ride her bike all at the same time, is
preparing to go to the Seattle cooking
school to learn how to make bread and
broil beefsteak.
Oliver Baker, an old-timc Olympian
during the booming times in real
estate, when he handled that COM
modify in connection with A. H.
Adams, paid our city visit this week.
He now resides in St. Paul.
The hour of collection of letters
from the postal boxes has been
changed from 5A. NJ. to 7 80 P. NJ, so
that to connect with the 6 80 morning
mail departure you must deposit your
letters the previous evening.
A son of R. M. Watson, editor of
the Elma Chronicle, was subjected to
an operation for appendicitis, at St.
Peters hospital, Wednesday, and is
now in fair way for recovery. DR..
Armstrong conducted Incorporation
The hose-cart has been on duty this
week in transporting appliances for
flushing out filled-up sewers. A Sec
ton of the sewer is removed and the
full force of a stream from the nearest
hydrant is poured into the clogged
mains.
The applicants for Office under the
new administration are plentiful as
flies in dog days, and they are not
confined to party religion, or sect.
Some of the first applications have
come from those who have long served
the g. o.p.
The football team of Miller's Bust
nees College will play the Seattle
High School team q match game on
the Fair Grounds, Saturday afternoon,
at 2 O'Clock, rain or shine. A small
charge will be made for admission to
the grounds.
A meeting has been called Monday
of the Democratic, Silver Republican
and Populist Central Committees, ,of
this county, to select permanent
Executive Committee to act for their
parties how united Under the name of
Peoples Party.
The familiar forms of fair young
girls selling the War Cry have again
appeared upon the streets of Olympia.
They enter every place of business
from the highest to the lowest, exhib-
iting an indomitable energy certainly
worthy Of good cause.
The regular Washington winter
weather has prevailed the past week.
Rain has fallen at frequent intervals,
and the temperature is so low as to
call into demand waterproofs and
overcoats, while the cracking fire
possesses a special charm.
Mrs. w. s. Eddings and child, of
Honolulu, left Monday for her island
home. She will take passage by the
Miewera, which soon sails from Vic
toria. Mrs. E. is a daughter of Mr..