Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-08

convenient and comfortable tenement
houses.
Ncap tides are prevailing as 4
temporary offset to the late unusually
high water.
Mrs. st. John, OF Lewis county, is
y on visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Mari
Rev. f. l.. Wilson las been con
Quoting nightly meetings in the Hale
block this week.
The four corners OF Washington and
Fourth streets are now monopolized
BY wood teamsters.
Nashon College began its Winter
term last Monday, under reasonably
encouraging auspices.
Miss Winnie Pierce began term of
school, this week, in the Edward
Callow district, Kamilchie.
Hotels are full and restaurants hav-
ing all they can do to feed hungry
members of the third house.
1t is said that proposition to d.
vide Stevens county will engage the
attention of our lawmakers.
State Auditor-elect Cheatham and
family have taken up their residence
on Eastside, corner of Plum and Sec
ond.
Lieutenant Governor Thurston Dan
iels has opened his Senatorial head
quarters, at the residence of A. H.
Chambers.
J. c. Turner, chief engineer on the
dredger, has purchased the arctic owl
from l.. NJ. Hall, and sent it to his
home in San Francisco.
j. E. Murray suffered the fracture
of It les from rolling log, on New
Yea: $ day, and DR.. Riley was sum-
monod to repair the damage.
The moon and Venus were in con-
junction Wednesday evening and at
their nearest approach were about
twenty degrees from each other
The Knights of Pythias of this city,
entered upon the New Year " tripping
the light fantastic toe" May it close
for them with like manifestation of
joy.
The legislative hosts are coming in
daily by the score, and the candidates
for positions under the lawmakers
are apparently quite as numerous.
The deposited mud at the bulk
head is slowly approaching the sur
face, but it is long job and some
weeks will be required to finish the
work.
Jesse F. Murphy was the recipient,
a few days ago, of beautiful Regina
musical cabinet, from the head officers
OF the Life Insurance Company he
represents.
The week opened like sunny
morning in June, but the occasional
cold rain dissipates the pleasant de-
fusion and singing birds have gone
back into their leafy Businesses.
Mrs. r. Lane, an old-time resident
OF this city, now living at Napavine, in
Lewis county, is visiting friends in the
city to-day. She is quite aged but
still maintains a wonderful mental
activity.
The leading Nimrods of the State
have drafted bill for the better pro-
lection of game. This is good, and
now let the leading fanciers of fine
horses do similar good thing for the
noble animals they love.
The new State Superintendent of
instruction, F. J. Brown, made the
best guess as to the weight of Halls
New Years turkey, and secured the
prize for holiday dinner. The weight
was Is pounds and ii ounces.
The new disk music boxes christ.
ened the Regina" are made and sold
SO reasonably that they are becoming
popular. Several of these instruments
with the nickel-in-the-slot attachment
have been put on exhibition in Olvm-
pia.
Mr.. c. II. Ross, Horticultural In
spector for the first district, makes
hopeful report as to the fruit crop out
look and especially in regard to prunes.
He says not more than ten per cent
OF the trees have been DESTROYED bv
cold weather.
Mrs. Middleton, Il teacher in the
Lincoln school, who was called to
Ackley, Iowa, by the illness Of her
father, returned this week. The i'll.
ness resulted in death soon after her
arrival there. He died on the 24th
ut, at the age of II.
Madam Leroy, magnetic healer, has
located permanently in this CITY, and
may be consulted at 6l2 Adams street
mat she possesses remarkable power
over the nerve forces is evidenced NV
her work here and wherever she has
ueVeloped practice. 1t will some
times relieve malady when all other