Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-01

La grippe made his unwelcome pres
ence at the holiday festivities, and a
large proportion of our people have
bowed to his sway.
State Treasurer Young arrived with
his family Wednesday, to take up
their residence in this city during the
official term of that gentleman, at
least.
Miss Edith Prather entertained
some companions of her own age at
the family residence on Washington
street, last night, with New Years
social.
The household effects of Secretary
of State Jenkins have arrived at Perez
val's dock preparatory to his finding a
home for his four years residence in
this city.
Mr.. Jenkins, the new Secretary of
State elect, has moved with his family
to this city. He will probably occupy
one of the Ostrander buildings, on
Adams street.
Fred 7. Taylor, of Tacoma, a men,
Der of the last House from Pierce
county, came up yesterday on visit
to the capital, and paid the STANDARD
a pleasant call.
Rabeck's grocery store, in Union
block has changed proprietors, and
the stock will be removed to the
Hale block, corner of Jefferson and
Fourth streets. J. r. Pattison is now
its owner.
The Georgia University Graduates,
who made application for the 18th,
the night of Inauguration, for their
appearance at Olympia Theater, have
concluded to change to the 14th, so as
not to conflict.
Eggs have fallen to 25 cents per
dozen; butter remains at 35 and 40
cents per roll; potatoes range from
IS to so cents hundred, and hay sells
at from $40 to $14 per ton, with an
upward tendency.
1t would seem that Western Wash
ington snipe are not the birds of
passage that they are in some other
States, since they are still found in
great numbers along the lowlal,ds
bordering on the sound.
The Sisters fair in Columbia hall
last week, netted their benevolent
cause better returns than the one held
a year ago. This is indeed gratifying
when it is considered that very few of
the logging camps closed for holiday
week.
There is q smack of good cheer in
the fact that the last rainbow of the
departed year was stretched athwart
the northwestern sky yesterday noon.
Let us all hope and trust that it was
indeed bow of promise.
Gov. McGraw having refused to
pardon Isensee, the defaulting City
Treasurer of New Whatcom and G. O..
Dunning, ex-County Treasurer of
Spokane, it remains to be seen what
his course will be when the case of
the Seattle ringster Krug and the
Tacoma ward striker Boggs come up
for consideration. +
The dredger is now working in a
bank of sediment of such firm and
heavy consistency that the managers
find it necessary to handle the sticky
material twice in depositing it upon
the brush at the bulkhead. It is first
dredged from the bottom and thrown
into the water again several hundred
feet away where it will be picked up
and emptied directly into its final
resting place for all time.
Seattle takes to herself, as usual in
such cases made and provided, the
lions share of literary honors in the
outcome Of the prizes offered by the
Post-Intelli gencer for New Year poems,
essays. designs, etc. Although there
were nearl y 120 poems submitted from
all over the Sound country, they were
all prom ounced heterodox save the
winning one written by leading
Seattle clergyman.
Whether the turkey can be so &C
climated as to thrive in a wild state,
winter and summer, in the wooded
districts of Western Washington is a
question now being discussed by game
bird fanciers. In the judgment of the
STANDARD, that matter will largely
depend upon the restraint which game
laws will put upon that most ferocious
beast of prey-the man with a Win
chester rifle or a double.barreled shot
gun.
Annie Henderson, q daughter OF the
old-time real estate dealer in this city,
John L. Henderson, a bright girl 10
years OF age, committed suicide, in
New Orleans, by shooting herself in
the head with a revolver, recently