Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-14

been appointed member of the State
Board of Health to succeed n. r.
Essig, whose term has expired. DIR.
Newman's term extends to Dec. ~,
1902.
Jack Nichols left Sunday morning
for Sheep Camp, on the trail above
Dyea to accept" a position i'll no.
tel. At least that is the way the
punctilious little Palladium presents
the matter.
Captain A. NJ. Simpson, a lumber
king of San Francisco, seconds the pre-.
diction of an Olympia old-time miner
that the klondike craze will turn out
to be the biggest bubble of the clos
ing century.
A large number of people were in
attendance GU the land Office this
week from Chehalis county who were
directly or indirectly interested in a
contest case that was before it for
consideration.
J. S. Brewer is great aid to the
business of our city. He is always
prepared to handle country produce
of all kinds, and by this means enable
the farmers to realize dollar or two
for payment of taxes.
The Sunday School Mission Band
gave a delightful entertainment Of
music, recitations and refreshments,
at the NJ. E. Church Wednesday
night. The Band is under the guild
ance of Mrs. Schomber.
The Multnomah was three hours
late last evening having % tons of
merchandise to transfer for the Lum-
berman's Mercantile Co. at Shelton,
among which was a coil of wire, weigh
ing four tons, for the Simpson road.
Our resident astronomer reports
that huge black spot now to be seen
on the solar disc is the opening of a
hole in that luminary into which the
earth could be dropped as boy would
drop a playing marble into fence
post hole.
"Turned Up" at Olympia Theater,
Monday night, proved to be an ex.
ceedingly lively farce comedy, just
bordering little on the "horsey" ma
tnre, but was nevertheless highly APP
preciated if applause is any indication
of enjoyment.
State Printer Hicks values the
damage done to his character by the
Typographical Union, in rafting
his Office, at $4,000, and has begun
suit for that amount. H does not, of
course, expect to receive it in cash,
but wants verdict for exemplary
damages"
Alpha Encampment I. o. O. F. is
differed for the ensuing year as fol.
lows: John Clees, c. 20. c. White,
S. W.; B. L. Hill, J. w.; DR.. Ostran-
der, H. p; o. B. Frisch, Secretary,
and Jos. Cheim, Treasurer. Installa-
ton was conducted by d. C. P. Nathan
Porter, Saturday evening.
w. N. Harris has a graphophone at
his confectionery, for the accommoda-
ton of his customers. Purchasers OF
goods to the amount Of Is cents are
entitled to song, speech or instru.
mental piece free, or you can put a
| nickle in the slot and have a selection
without purchase. This is an i'm
provement over the ordinary "slot
machine" inasmuch as it is in no
sense gambling device.
The officers for the Ladies' Relief
Society for the ensuing term are
Mrs. Chambers, President; Mrs. Nc
Micken, Vice President; Mrs. Skill.
man. Secretary, and Mrs. Macleay,
Treasurer. An Investigating COM
mittee was appointed consisting OF
mesdames Bettman, Madge and Pat
ton, and an Honorary committee of
G. Harris, M. O'Connor and A. L.
Campbell. The Ward Committee is
East, Barnes, Dunbar and Hale
north, Harris and Cryderman; West,
Fitch, South Phillips.
A fellow was around the other day
gathering in dimes for placing your
name on list to be furnished dealers
for sending out samples of books,
papers, periodicals., baking powders,
and possibly ham sandwiches, to each
of the deluded victims" We say
deluded," because we do not believe
that any hope thus raised will be
gratifed. The dealer who uses such
lists are not in the habit of sending
agents in the field to secure them
Enough suckers who expect to obtain
something from nothing bite at a five.
line advertisement to render any such
course unnecessary.
Coroner Harmed sold on execution
the 9Th inst, at Tenino, all the ma.
chinery and land of the stone quarry
to Donald G. Russell, of Spokane. The
lands embraced the south half of the
southeast quarter, sec. 10, l west, SO
acres; lots and 4 sec. 10, tp Is, l
west, 80 acres; fractional lots 2, 3 and
4, and all lots 5, 6, and 8 block 2, lot
4 block 4, all of blocks 5, 6 and Z, lots
and 2 block 8, block 8, lots 3 and 4
block 10, plat of town of Tenino; lots !
and 8 block 81, blocks 80 and IS in
Snyder and Stevens plat of Tenino.
The price paid was 1882. The judg-
ment amounted to over $1,000.
When children have right environ
ments and right education at home
and at school, all our problems of So
ciety and state will be solved. We
can learn how to give such environ
ment and such education only by
study of the child in our midst. This
is an all important study for parents,
teachers and guardians of civic con-
ditiOns. None of these can afford to