Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-07-02

the last term OF three months.
A celebration is to be held at Me-
Lanes, on Mud Bay, tomorrow. to
which all are invited.
u. :. Ward, agent of Walter r.
Mans Greatest Shows, came in to-
day on their advance car, to tel! of
what is coming July Goth.
There is widespread comment in
town and country on the long continued
delay IN the occupancy for educational
purposes of the elegant OLYMPIA
Collegiate Institute buildings.
The organization known as Sons of
Veterans have secured the rooms for
merly occupied by Judge Robinson in
the Williams building, corner OF Main
and Fourth, for their headquarters.
The weather the past week has been
marked by Il succession OF sunshine
and shadow. Rain has fallen at inter.
walls, but just enough to clay" the
dust and keep the temperature down.
A little son now gladdens the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. X. Hawkins, and
to offset this addition to the male pop
ulatlon OF our city Il new daughter has
appeared at the domicile OF Arthur
Ellis and wife.
Chas. Garrett died ut Tumwater.
Monday evening, of consumption, aged
30 years. He leaves IL wife and three
children. The burial rites took place
Tuesday, interment being made in Ma
sonic cemetery.
The big posters announce that Sc
attic will celebrate the nations an
niversary on the 3D., 4th and 9Th. The
citizens Of Olympia are Sunday OBJ
serving people, and will celebrate only
on the third and fifth.
Late rains have been quite general
throughout the Sound districts and
aside from the benefit to growing crops,
everything has been well moistencd
against the liability of cOnfiagration
incident to Fourth Of July fireworks.
Mrs. Mary A. Swanton. VINO was
sent from this county to the Hospital
for the Insane at Fort SteilacOOm, a
few weeks ago, died in that institution,
last Tuesday. She was As years of
age, and the wife of Joseph Swanton,
of Tenino.
Mr.. L. NJ. McClintock, a graduate
OF Nashion College, is canvassing
Thurston county, for the sale of
valuable medical work. He is a young
gentleman well known in down Sound
circles and will approach his friends
courteously.
Olympia is again ahead. Frank
Cotter won the ten-mile bicycle road
race which came off at Tacoma, Sat-
urday. The distance was made in %
minutes and 81 2-5 seconds. He came
out a wheels length ahead of Lorenzo
Dow, who was second in the race.
The bowling alley in Stuart's corner
has been removed to Reed block on
Sixth and Washington streets. The
alleys are in the corner store-room,
and the adjoining room has been fitted
up for a gymnasium. Both will be
under the control of Mr.. Williams.
Robert Mcbride, OF Tumwater, aged
73 years, while out riding with friend
Monday, was attacked by a sinking
spell which lasted several minutes.
While retaining consciousness he was
totally bereft of speech for the time,
and after reaching his home he
suffered several repetitions of the
attack.
Clara Doyle was to-day granted a
divorce from her husband, Joseph
Doyle, formerly of Shelton. The
principle evidence was letters written
by Doyle to Mrs. Doyle's sister.
Judge Aver remarked that such
letters forced upon an unwilling CO.
respondent were more than cause for
decree.
1t was hardly necessary for the Gov
ernor to issue proclamation making
the Sd legal holiday. The people
will be disposed to go as they please,
and many counties have concluded
to hold their observances on the day
succeeding the 4th, which comes on
Sunday this year, instead of the day
preceding.
The Improved Order of Red Men
Friday night elected officers for the
ensuing term as follows: Sachem, A.
B. Woodland; Senior Sycamore, B. F.
Littlejohn; Junior Sycamore, Robert
G. Cameron; Chief of Records, Chas.
NJ. Dial; Keeper of Wampum, F. G.
Blake; Collector of Wampum, C. v.
Savidge; Trustee, Captain Wiley.
The backward season" has had
beneficial effect so far as forest fires
are concerned, at least. The flames
have found no finder in sun-dried
heritage and foliage, and the atmos-
phere has not therefore been sur
charged with the smoke that has each
summer obscured the landscape and
impaired the respiratory functions of
the lungs.
Acting under advice from the Assist
ant Attorney General, the State Land
Commissioners have decided that the
amounts paid under protest for the
purchase of tide-lands prior to the
re-appraisement can be credited upon
the principal. This decision was made
upon petition from A. and E. w.
Kelton, purchasers of tide-lands in
front of this city.
Provision has been made for care of
those fish in the city aquarium, which
has been a matter of so much solicit
tude to the Olympian for some time
past. 1t would have been done before
had it been known that fish require
anything but water for food. Had
our contemporary displayed its icthyo-
logical knowledge at any time during
the several years the fish have been in
the pondlet, it would doubtless have
averted much suffering of the scaly
little pets
Mains wonderful hippodrome will
give an afternoon and evening exhibit
ton in this city, on Thursday,
the Doth inst, in one of the largest