Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15

IN Seattle several days. Their many
friends have been anxiously waiting
.nelr arrival home, but it is probable
That Fred anticipates the reception he
VIII receive from them and intends to
delay as long as possible the trying
ordeal OF supcrcilious smiles and the
taunt al told you So"
His accidency has appointed the
following regents OF the Agricultural
College and School of Science, located
at Pullman: II. w. Garfield, of Col
fax, for the term ending March 9,
1899, vice J. l.. Powell, resigned. X.
{. McCroskey, of Garfield, for the
term ending March ., 1903, vice II. S.
Blandford, resigned George NJ. Witt,
OF Harrington, for the term ending
March 9, 1903, vice w. V. Windus,
resigned.
The proposition of Gen. Stevens to
settle his taxes on the basis suggested
by himself to the City Council, at its
last meeting, to pay the tax with six
per cent. added and actual disburse-
ments of the city, in the test suit
brought against him, has finally been
accepted, and the city has several
hundred dollars more in its Treasury
than it had when his proposition was
virtually rejected at the last meeting
OF the Council.
On Sunday, at the residence of the
brides parents, near this city, l.. II.
Montgomery, of Oneonta, n. ", was
united in marriage to Miss Carrie J.
Snider, Rev. McCallum, of the Chris
tan church, officiating. Miss Snider
is a native of Olympia and we'll and
favorably known to many of our
citizens who extend her bon voyage"
rs she embarks on life's tempestous
voyage. May fair breezes prevail till a
haven of peace is reached.
Geo. b. Lane, at his home on East
side is raising dozen varieties of nut
trees, with encouraging prospects of
success soon as they attain the age
that yields crop. He has, in his
collection the Black, English and
Japanese (soft-shelD walnuts, the but
ternut, the beach and hickory nuts,
American and English chestnut, al
mOnd, filbert and the horse chestnut,
or buckeye. These trees are six years
old, and some of them will soon be in
bearing.
At S:32 o'clock Monday evening an
alarm from Box 36 indicated that the
services of the fire department were
needed in the upper part of town, and
soon lurid glare gave assurance that
the call was not without an object.
The fire occurred in the residence of
A. f. Laberee, 1917 water street, and
as considerable time elapsed before a
stream could be placed upon it, and it
was we'll under way before an alarm
was given, nothing of the house re-
mains but shell of the frame work.
The house was tenantless at the time,
Mrs. L. being downtown with her
husband. The house was insured for
81 1000, which will amply cover the
loss, and the furniture for $500, most
of which was saved.
The "Trip to Chinatown" should
not be COMPOUNDED with "The First
born," play that appeared here last
month. That was new and untried
experiment outside of San Francisco,
where it took" very we'll, no doubt
from local reasons. "a Trip to
Chinatown" has established q reputa-
ton by q run of 656 nights in New
York, and an unbroken round of
applause across the continent. 1t is
the production of Mr.. Hoyt, a man
who has done more to make the
world laugh than any other humorist
of the present century. His "Bunch
of Keys" "Texas Steer" Parlor
Match" "Tin Soldier" and other
plays, are models of broad satire of
things which deserve a swift-winged
arrow from the bow of Momus.