Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-14
Butter now retails for % cents per

anu potatoes command from ~ 10
20 cents per 100 pounds.
Johnny Percival has received full
supply of notification blanks from the
weather bureau and will resume dis
tributiOn of forecast cards.
Ferdinand Toklas, an old resident
OF this city, and A. l.. Cryder who has
been on visit to Yakima, came up
by the Multnomah Wednesday.
"Deep Creek" Jones came over this
week to attend to some matters apper-
tanning to his position as Chairman of
the Democratic State Committee.
Painters and paper hangers have
been engaged during the past week in
putting the Olympia hotel in an at
tractive condition for the summer.
At the meeting of the Elks, Tues
day evening, the life membership was
conferred upon Saml. c. Woodruff, on
the eve of his departure for Spokane.
Mayor Dennis and Alderman Scott,
of Tumwater, have gone to Eaton
vile to prospect the copper deposit
lately discovered in close proximity to
that village.
One of the "infant industries" of
the city that needs protection is the
soda factory, and that reminds us that
there is no more refreshing drink
these hot days.
The excursion expected up from
Shelton last Sunday, was postponed,
and it is now announced that the
visitors will be with us a week from
next Sunday-May ODD.
cold julia" the well-known relic
of a bygone barbaric age, died last
Saturday. just as provision had been
made for her support at the public
expense on the Poor Farm.
Steve Judson, one of the "Old
Guard" Treasurer of Pierce county,
by grace of the fusion party, came
over Tuesday and spent few hours
with his many friends in this city.
A county branch of the State Popu-
list Club was organized in this city
last Saturday. "Bige" Eddy, of Raj
nier, was elected President, J. NJ. Swan
Vice President, and Sam Dobrin, Sec
rotary.
The Montana, the naptha yacht of
Leopold Schmidt, principal owner of
the Capital Brewery at Tumwater, has
changed its home to position near
the Port Townsend Southern depot, on
Long bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Konrad Schneider, of
Westside, are rejoicing over the advent
OF little daughter, who made her
appearance this week with determi.
nation to make it her permanent
abiding place.
The Attorney General has decided
that the State is entitled to penalty
and interest collected on its proper
tions OF the annual levy and that
County Treasurers, who have had
some doubt on the subject and with.
held those items must pay without
delay.
Tacoma has passed an ordinance
against the use of the slingshot, and
the law is primarily aimed against the
army OF small boys who go about the
streets shooting harmless birds from
the shade trees with these fendish
instruments. Cannot Olympia take o
similar step in the right direction?
The following dates have been de-
cided upon for meetings of the Su-
preme Orders of Masonry: Grand
Commandery, June I'd, at Tacoma !;
Grand Chapter, June 4th, at Tacoma ;
Grand Council Royal and Select Ma
sons, at Seattle, June 7th; Grand
Lodge, June 9Th, at Seattle; East
ern Star, June 10th, at Seattle.
The Olympia hotel has formally
passed into the possession of local
Organization of which C. ]. Lord and
+. X. Brown are the leading spirits,
they having purchased the claim of
the Eastern creditors, and filed arti-
cles of incorporation with capital of
$4,000. This change does not affect
the lease of the property by Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson.
Capt. and Mrs. Gilbert returned last
Friday from California, where the cap.
tain has been engaged in superintend-
ing the U. 5. Coast survey. While his
duties keep Mr.. G. many months at q
time away from his home in Olympia,
he has never thought of changing it
as place of permanent abode. Mrs.
Gilbert has been with the Captain in
San Francisco the past winter.
John Lynch, the we'll known mer-
chant tailor, has ON exhibition in his
Fourth street show window, quite an
artistic curiosity. 1t is nothing else
than mans overcoat wholly made of
samples of the various lines of goods
which he keeps in stock. The gar
ment strikingly reminds sight-seers of
Joseph's coat of many colors, and in a
masquerade or fancy-dress party it
would take the premium.
Barnes Hook and Ladder Co., at
their regular meeting Tuesday night.