Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-08

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VIM. Countryman, logger en-
ploycd in Roht. Simpsons camp was
brought to st. Peters hospital, Tues
day, suffering from a broken lcy, a
compound fracture near the ankle.
Capital Lodge X. of 2. has elected
+. &. Blakc>lcc and W. II. Roberts
delegate and alternate to the Grand
Lodge OF that order which meets at
Tacoma on the third Tuesday OF May.
With little pains-taking the planet
Mercury can be seen for few days in
the evening sky, Immediately after sun
set. This erratic member of the solar
system is seldom seen with the unaidcd
eye.
Since the purchase of the ice manu-
featuring plant 10y the Capital Brew
ing Company, many Improvements
have been commenced in and about
the premises and others are in con-
temptation.
The Land Commissioner will sell
on May It'll. the timber from 80 acres
of land in this county, described as
the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section 1G, township
Is north, range 2 west.
Quite a number of old residents are
now on the sick list. 1t includes ::
Benz. Harmed, DIR. Lansdale, Mrs.
Manning and NJ. f. Hartsock. Mrs.
Bates, although not in the pioneer
list, is likewise quite ill.
Col. A. A. Shissler, resident of
this city early in the SOS, and a sur
veyor by profession, lately died, in
Pennsylvania, from the effects of a
cold contracted about Christmas time.
He was SO years of age.
An Olympia marriage engagement
is hinged on the outcome of the Spain
and Cuba problem. The girl says if
war comes they will be married, and
if war does not come, there will be war
in the home-camp sure.
The rapid approach of a bright
comet, the San Francisco earthquake,
Mount st. Helen's eruption, war with
Spain and the crushing of his &C.
cidency's senatorial hopes, are among
the passing hours. Sic transit gloria
mundi!
The State executive is in mourning
and sad change has come over the
spirit of his Senatorial dreams. To ex-
press the situation in his own parlance,
the defeat of his hosts at the Seattle
and Tacoma elections was a Grip
snorter."
NJ. E. Reed came over from Mason
county, Wednesday, to protest against
the outrageous valuation placed upon
his property by the Assessor, and to
ascertain if the Commissioners might
not be induced to reduce the levy to a
reasonable proportion.
A concert will be given at Olympia
Theater, Monday evening, in which
many of our local musicians will take
part, aided by several artistes from
Tacoma and Seattle. 1t is given un-
der direction of Miss Covington, her
self musician of consideration note.
Russell Dial who stopped in Olym-
pia long enough to greet his cousin,
Justice Dial, on his way to selected
home in Whatcom county, is SO we'll
pleased with our town, its people and
its surroundings, that he has con-
cluded to 60 no further and make
Olympia his future home.
The cadences of "The People Are
Catching On" as sung by "Mud Bay"
Randell, still seem to echo in little
Ny's ears, for in his jubilation over
Tacoma, he satirically suggests that
the fusionists send for the man whose
clarion voice SO stirred up the Repub-
lican heart in the last State canvass.
Cyrus F. Clapp, of Port Townsend,
has secured $50 acres of school land
in Chehalis county, the sale being ap.
proved by Commissioner Bridges. The
price paid was $3.50. A sale of
school lands in King county amount
ing to $1l,771 by the County Auditor
has likewise been approved by the
Commissioner.
Probably q better selection for a
popular landlord could not have been
made than OF the gentleman who now
has charge of the business of that
model hotel, the Olympia, Capt. H. NJ.
Pierce. Everybody is his friend, and
all know him to be jolly good fellow,
in all relations of life. Ceres luck
to We, Captain"
Judge Millette sustains the ruling
of Commissioner Bridges in the suit
brought by the Bellingham Bay I'M
provement Co., to compel him to &C.
cept an overdue payment upon an old
tide land contract. The commissioner
had held that under the law he should
cancel the contract, and did so, which
action is sustained by the court.
"DO to Others as You'd Have
Them Do to You" is beautiful song
and chorus by Will L. Thompson,