Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

Justice Dial united in marriage yes
terday Louis II. Balch and Hattie
Corter, both residents of Oyster Bay
The newly married couple started i'm
mediately on tour to the Eastern
part of the State.
The State Treasurer has funds to
pay general warrants from Nos. 81 ;
l36 to ., 10 inclusive, and Nos. .
lJG to 2,223 inclusive on the military
f1nd. These warrants will not draw
interest after April It'll.
During Mr.. O'Connor's absence in
Portland, the Postal Telegraph office
in this city has been served by John
Mcdonald, the operator at Tenino
and the Tenino service has been per.
formed by Mr.. McDonald's wife.
Judge Ayers will was admitted to
probate in the Superior Court Mon
day. 1t leaves all the estate, except
$40 to each of the children, to the sur.
viving widow, Cora Ellis Aver, who is
named As executrix, without bonds.
ii. c. Petit, brother OF Mrs. b.
W. Brintnall, passed Sunday in this
city. He resides in Snohomish
county, but has lately returned from
Dawson, the Gland of gold" the land
of cold, where truth dispels delusion.
Mrs. May ID. Weston has returned
from trip to Seattle and Tacoma.
At the former place she visited her
husband, who has opened a business
there. and at Tacoma she spent day
with her father, J. A. Slsby, who is
quite i'll.
New and old members of the w. c.
7. u, and all other women interested
in w. c. I. U. work, please take no.
tice that the regular meetings of the
Union are at 2 80 p. NJ. the second and
fourth Fridays of every month, at 9O4
Franklin.
Henry Finger, who lately sold the
Tumwater ice factory to the brewing
company has returned from a trip to
Eastern Oregon, where he has Sc.
lecteda business location. He will
return as soon as he closes up his
business here.
DR.. and Mrs. Van Eaton have re.
turned from Southern California
where they had sojourned several
weeks in the hope that climatic influ.
ences would relieve the doctor from
rhematic affection. 1t has not, how
ever, resulted in any decided benefit.
Mrs. L. NJ. Sizer, an old resident of
Olympia, returned to her former home
near Waukigan, ILL.,, a few months
ago, bidding final good bye to the
Sound country, as many have done be.
fore. This week, she came back to
stay, better satisfied than ever with
the land of her adoption.
The Goodwin Brothers Who built a
boat in this place a short time ago in
which to make the trip to Alaska,
have returned, and it is said that the
cause of the abandonment of the trip
was solely owing to the fact that the
custom-house at Port Townsend re.
fnsed to issue "papers" to the non.
descript craft.
The keel of the new boat under
construction by the Olympia syndicate
has been laid, and sufficient timbers
are up to show that she will be quite a
large craft when completed. She is
81 feet in length and Is feet beam,
and will be propelled by marine en-.
gines now being built by Mr.. Lister, Of
GO horsepower.
Frank Williamson. Oily says, has
caught the gold fever, but he will
not encounter northern hardships
in person. Oh, no: that part OF
the trip must be met vicariously
He will send a party of three to dis.
cover. locate and develops o mine, fol
a consideration, which, of course
must be liberal one, for the magni'
tude of the service rendered.
Olympia Commandery No. 7, Knight
Templars elected Wednesday night
the following officers: Phil. Skillman
E. c.; J. OBJ. Scobey, G.; N. S. Por.
ter, C. G.; Robt. MARI, Prelate: A. p
Fitch, Treasurer; A. B. Cowles, Re-
corder; O. c. White, s. w.; Thos
Bordeau, Standard Bearer; w. L
Bilger, Sword Bearer; w. McMicken
w., and H. d. Westerman, Sentinel.
The weather has been somewhat
variable this week. The sun ha.
shown brightly nearly every day, but
the temperature has been low, and q
thin sheet of ice has appeared on
stagnant water and a heavy layer oil
frost has covered the sidewalks nearly
every night. 1t is thought that the
temperature has been so low as to
delay the fruit buds sufficiently to
escape destruction by late frosts.
Three boys named Giddings, aged
10, IL and IA years respectively, were
brought in last Tuesday from Plum
Station, charged with being in.
corrigible, and were arraigned before
the Superior Court for examination.
The testimony sustained the charge
of mendicancy, and the eldest boy was
sent to the Reform School at Che.