Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

>ul occurred sunday night
NJ. i. IL. McGraw went i" Seattle
hy the Aberdeen yesterday.
Sam'l Mcclellan j. suffering from
severe attack ii Ia grippe.
Ralph McponalI has gone to
Spokane i" maxi his home there.
For home reading the conservative
man -uh-cribc> Tor the STANDARD.
:. Johnson, the conicctioner, is ly-
ing seriously i'll at -. Peters hospital
The -now pillow did efficient work III
clearing the late snow from the side
walks.
Congressman J. Hamilton Lewis
has been visitor to this city the past
few day.
Mr.. Charlie, Toclner, late of Olym-
pia. now a resident oi Seattle, is visit
ing in this city.
Remember annular eclipse of the
sun next Monday, bat do not be too
anxious to see 1t.
In the character oi Mr. Potter Of
Texas" l.. X. Stockwcll has IL" superior
on the American stage.
By actual count, three >lcighs and
one pair of bob-sleds came in from the
country on the late snow.
The almanac predicted "slcct" on
the 2Gth of this month and Slcct it
was in Olympia on that day.
"Old Probs" says that the prospect
for Tomorrow. in the weather line, is
rain and 4 higher temperature.
Eighteen days of the Legislature al
ready expended in wind; about one
third of the allotted time for the SEES
sion.
The Olympia Bard is debating
whether his next effort shall he "The
Beautiful Snow" or "The Pleasant
Spring"
J. P. Lindsey and Miss Kate Hurley
were united in marriage by Rev. Faith
er Classens, Monday. They hail from
Kamilche.
Gov. McGraw and family were
rendered a reception at the Olympia
hotel, Tuesday evening, by some of
their friends.
If the election of Mckinley has
caused the downfall of over hundred
banks all over the country, what will
happen when he takes his seat?
During the present almost impassa-
BILE roads, the merciful man bitches
four horses to load of wood, even if
he borrows his neighbours team.
Next Tuesday the old style farmers
will be singing,
MARX We well. tits Candemas day.
Half your corn and half your hay"
The dredger has been laid up the
past few days by the breaking of cogs
of gear-wheel. She will be in con-
dition for resumption OF work by to-
morrow morning.
The next steamship leaving Sc
attic for San Francisco will be the
Umatilla next Monday. The next
boat for Alaska will be the City of
Topeka, Feb. 18th.
The cold wave extends from the
middle west to the Atlantic and from
the great lakes to the Gulf States,
while the Pacific coast people are
enjoying mild temperature.
Old settlers are responsible for the
solemn warning that the Olympia
oyster beds will be exhausted in a
short term of years unless they are
given more time to reproduce them
selves.
One of the principal choristers and
solo singers of the Mckinley Glee Club
has secured monopoly of furnishing
the Populist Legislature with station.
cry, and not by competitive bid
either.
One of the best horses owned by the
Humanity" company had leg
broken at Tacoma Theater, by slipping
on the incline, while entering and had
to be killed to relieve him from suf.
fering.
At the risk of being somewhat pre-.
mature, Judge Turner was deluged
this morning with a score or more OF
kilograms from all parts of the State,
upon his prospects of election to the
U. S. Senatorship.
ID. C. Jenkins, a son of the Secretary
of State, and Miss Mabel Rice, of
Whatcom, were married in that city,
on the 2lst. They will reside in this
city, where Mr.. J. holds the position
of clerk in his fathers Office.
L. r. stockwell, supported by Frank
Bacon and his excellent company will
open at Olympia Theater next Monday
evening. The play selected for the
opening is that favorite drama "Mr.
Potter of Texas" Popular prices.
Professional hunters have taken adj
vantage Of the late snow to 20 in
quest OF the inoffensive deer, and for
that purpose the fiendish hounds are
already making the woods echo for
miles around with their hideous cries.
IL Is to be hoped that the bill for
IcW game LAM mill