Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

h''r lFalrie, mas been missing since
Monday. He is L. years OF age, and
it j. surmised that hr has set out to
" see the world" as he was too well
versed in woodcraft for him to have
strayed far enough from home TO be
lost.
The whale that has been disporting
himself in Henderson bay the past few
weeks. has at last been captured and
his dead remains are now on exhibi-
tiun At Tacoma. 1t is Hoped that the
killing" instinct OF humanity will
now >uh-ide since the innocent object
oi that incentive is no more. He
weighs 81 tons.
y Bryan-Rpgcrs Silver Club was
permanently organized last night st
Woodland with 40 enthusiastic mem
| hcr-. T.. O Robins Was chosen Prtsi
dent and q. ". Carpenter Secretary
| Quite different from the attempt Of
the opposition to organize a Mckin-
ley Club, just week ago, when only
I voters were present.
Quite number Of our people at
tended the Firtmen's tournament, at
CeDtralia last Monday, which called
together a large attendance from the
surrounding cities and country. All
sorts OF games were INDUCED in for
amusement and entertainment Of
visitors. Jesse Mills comes home with
many decorations for victories in these
contests.
The Bryan-Rogers Central Silver
Club swung banner across Main
street, at Third, Tuesday, which sur
passes the Republican banner about
AS much as the Bryan meetings excel
the goldbug demonstrations in mum.
bers and enthusiasm. 1t is done in
colors, with an excellent picture OF
Bryan for center-piece, all the work
of the silver campaign artist, II. Il.
Hill.
A fine painting representing a land
scape and bay view, from a point
near the upper end of Hoods canal
is on exhibition in the show window
OF Mr.. Crombie's drug store. The
picture was painted by Miss Lou
Hartgrove, lady artist we'll known by
many old Olympians. As specimen
of the limner's art, it would hold an
honored place in any picture gallery
of the world.
An alarm OF fire turned in yesterday
afternoon from box 90, was caused by
, vigorous blaze in the roof OF J. e
Lybarger's residence on Union Street
near Eastside. The firemen wer,
promptly on the ground and did ex
cellent service, confined the flames
to the roof, while brisk breeze which
prevailed would have famed it to con
tinued life had not their efforts su
pervened. The loss is not large.
In writing up late suicide, the re
porter for a Tacoma paper says
"And then the girl went into a bed
room and layed down" Now ther'
are great many kinds of clay" il
, newspaper literature. as for example
: the lay OF the robin, the lay of thu
land. the lay OF the old speckled hen
etc, but none of these is the lay tina
: the reporter wanted. Had he Onl.
i called up that old line we used to rea,
u when we were kids" in school, " Ii
slumbers of midnight the sailor DO.
t lay" he would have found just wha
e he should have used, the third person
C singular number, perfect tense, in
e dicative mood, Of the irregular ver1
lie" intransitive form.
r A large and enthusiastic meeting Q
i the Bryan Rogers Club was held a
r their hall, Saturday evening ut whic
}, Rev. Geo. ii. Feese and 7. J. Miller
were the principal speakers. TIL
n reverend gentlemen said he considere
e it the duty of clergymen to have opin
t ions on political questions and to ez
# press them on fitting occasions. TIL
present emergency was one whic
Q called for union Of patriotic endeavo
and was pleased to raise his voice i
y support of the people in their deman
for a financial policy which give
promise OF relief. He urged the pee
pie to stand firm and united and pr,
dicted complete success in Noven
Der. Mr.. Miller presented an exceed
ingly logical and convincing array 9
facts and figures, taken from the price
OF products in Mexico, which countr
: is on silver basis, and comparin
p them with the low rates for lik
u staples in this country under the gol
v standard. His remarks were listene
10 with marked attention, and tn
o facts presented, like good seed SOW
n upon fertile ground, will result in
l. bountiful harvest for it is such equip
l. ments for argument that make con
verts by the hundreds, and we wan
g to roll up majority for free silver i
e November which will be a standin
,- rebuke to any party which sells itse
q to Mammon.