Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

aqueous llulu has been falling at inter-
walls ever since, extinguiShing the
! forest fires and clearing the atmos-
phcrc of smoke. 1t comes rather
early to he the "equinoctial Storm
but II Is none the less welcome on
that account.
Up the trail" is the answer now
received when injury is made of those
whose friends or relatives have recent
ly started for the klondikc. Whether
II Is Tom, Dick or Harry, he is cup
the TRAIL where he will very probably
remain all winter; but whether he
makes his bed in Dawson or his grave
IN the SHOW, is just now the vital uucs-
ton.
For the steamship Walia Waila
sailing from Seattle, on the lIth for
San Francisco, the following Olympia
passengers are hooked Mrs. ii. ii.
MrMurray, Oscar, Ross and May Me-
Murray and W. X. White, Il son OF @.
{. White. For the City of Topeka,
sailing for Alaska the same date. W.
l.. Green, who takes IL head OF cattle
and horses.
The steamship Queen leaves Seattle
Monday for Alaska, the Olympia pas
>engcrs being Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Littlejohn. Mr.. l.. takes with him Il
complete house, in " knock down"
shape, to be used as IL residence at
Skaguay. 1t embraces 5000 feet ii
lumber, shingles, doors and windows
all from this place. lie likewise takes
a wagon, two bob-slcds, two horses, Il
ton of hay and a ton of other feed.
Olympia's temperance people are
invited to investigate an interesting
case. Old Noah Ruby, an inmate of
the Piscataway poOr-house, New Jer-
sey, was born in the year 1772 and has
just celebrated his 125th birthday.
He has been whisky drinker all his
life and has used tobacco constantly,
since a boy. He is robust, in perfect
health and has no thought of dying
immediately. The poor house doc
tors say he may live for an indefinite
period.
Rev. and Mrs. c. l.. Diven left Tues
day for Boston, where they intend to
reside in the future. Mr.. Diven has
been pastor of the Congregational
Church in this city the past seven
years. He is Il gentleman of educa-
ton and commanding ability, and he
and his amiable wife have held
the respect and enlisted the warm
friendship of this entire community
in their beneficent labors. May health
and happiness be theirs in their new
field of labor.
The water company Monday started
to remove the hydrants which the city
refuses to pay for, and City Attorney
Troy at once secured a temporary in
junction from Judge Aver, and the
company has been cited to appear
Saturday and show why it should not
be made permanent. 1t is now ex-
pected that the matter will be judic-
tally determined whether party to a
contract may deliberately repudiate
its obligation and still hold the other
party to strict compliance with its
provisions.
At the late teachers examination of
this county 13 of the IA applicants for
certificates were successful. One of
these received a first-grade certificate,
five second-grade and 7 hird-grade.
Five first-grade certificates were re-
newed, and the list of teachers stands:
John G. Barnes, Ida Chambers, David
E. Crandall, d. G. Cruikshank, Ida
Hill, Alice Langridge, Alma H. Morri-
son, Anna hurry, Bruce Sare, Lizzie
c. Savage, Anna Lee, Lizzie Waddell,
Mary Young, Bige Eddy, M. Estelle
Tyler, Laura E. Green, G. H. Dunn,
Kate L. Seward.
"The Queen of Ireland" Mrs.
Dwyer, a demented woman, who has
long resided on Second street near
Franklin, was committed to the
asylum Tuesday, and taken to the
castle" as she calls the asylum
building, by Deputy Martin and Mrs.
Barr. The woman has hitherto been
regarded has harmless, but of late
evidences have been manifested that
she might at any time develop more
serious phase of dementia and do harm
to herself or others. Her latest
hallucination has been that she owned
the county building, and she has been
persistent in demand for a rental
of SIP per month for that stately edi-
fee. The difficulty of the task i'm
posed upon the court of inquiry, in
passing upon her sanity, was aug
mented by the very rational estimate
of the value of the claim she presented.
Sheriff Billings when delegated to take
the old lady to the asylum, deluded
her with a "fairy tale" to the effect
that her claim had been allowed, and
that Commissioner Osborne, who lives
in the country was prepared to pay
her. She was much pleased over the
assurance, and at once prepared for the
trip in a carriage which was in watt
! ing. It is much better for herself and
probably the community, that she be
placed where she will receive careful
attention, even though her infrmity
may not be cured.
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