Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-21

make its appearance for week yet.
People were holding their breaths in
of an earlier advent of
the promised bantling.
The residents of upper Main street
are showcring many blessings on the
members of the council for the re-cs-
Enlistment of the electric light sys-
tenn in that vicinity. The street is
now well lighted to point about two
blocks above Maple Park.
An operation was performed Satur-
day morning on Judge Aver, whereby
thirty-six ounces of fluid were drawn
from the paricardial sack, which
constitutes the seat of his heart
trouble. The operation was attended
by almost immediate relief.
The Single Tax Club was addressed
Friday evening by ii. l.. Forrest and
State Superintendent Brown, on the
theme nearest their hearts. DIR. John
Bridges is announced to address the
club tonight. His subject will be
"The Intellect-Its Powers and Func-
tions."
An enjoyable feature of Monday
nights entertainment at the theater
was the artistic results of Mr.. Keller's
silhouette drawings of prominent
men in the community. Half dozen
of these were produced of men we'll
known to our town people, and in
every instance they were recognized
without difficulty. Among these, pic
lures OF his accidency, Mr.. Holland
and Lawyer Israel were the best.
Mr.. A. Craighill, of Crcsco, Iowa,
accompanied by Mcssrs. B. Often and
J. Mailman, of the same city, arrived
Tuesday, on tour of recreation and
observation. They left for Seattle
Wednesday, and thence they will pro-
coed by rail to Southern California,
where Mr.. Craighill has brother who
is pioneer on this Coast. He has a
neice in this city, who was made
happy by his visit-Mrs. S. 6. Sprague.
Allen Weir, who has just returned
from trip to Port Townsend, states
that work is in progress on the north
ern section of the Port Townsend
Southern Railroad, and that the COM
pany is having bnilt number of fiat
cars, such as are used in railroad con-
structiOn. From what he saw he in
fers that the present activity is the
result of determination to complete
the road its whole length to Olympia.
Last evening a serious accident &C.
CURED ut the Northern Pacific depot
on arrival of the freight train from the
South. 1t appears that Albert Young
young man 20 years of age, of Little
Rock, a son OF A. E. Young, jumped
from a box-car as it was nearing
the depot. He fell on his head and
sustained severe injury from which
at this writing, Friday evening, he is
still unconscious. He is under the
treatment of Drs. NOVEL;, Redpath
and Ingham, at st. Peters hospital.
The next steamship for Alaska will
be the City of Topeka, Tuesday. j.
Toklas and N. Kaufman 60 by her.
The next ship following will be the
Alki, Sunday, with full list to the
ships capacity of passengers. The
next ship on which passage may be
secured is the Queen, which sails Feb.
4. The rates have been raised as fol-
lows: To Skaguay or Dyea, $50 first
class, $35 second; to Juneau, $35 first
class, $22 second; Wrangle, $50 first
and 500 second. General merchandise
to Skaguay or Dyea $13 per ton, hay $50
per ton, dogs $3.50 each.
A man apparently 60 years of age
was discovered wandering aimlessly
about town, Wednesday night, by Of
fcer Morrell, who when accosted
proved to be a raving maniac. He
was unable to give an intelligent &C
count to queries, and nobody seems to
know anything about him, or whence
he came. He wrote the name Martin
S. Benton, while talking incoherently,
hut it is not known whether it is his
own or not. He is of dark complex
ion, square build, medium stature,
gray hair and whiskers. He was
taken to the asylum at Fort Steil-
accom- yesterday.
The Thurston County Teachers AS
ISOLATION held their postponed Decem-
Der meeting, last Saturday, at which a
fair attendance was present. County
Superintendent Brintnall presided.
The leading papers read were by Miss
Mary Shields, entitled Commendable
Features of the Jesuit School SYSTEM
and by Orson Curry on "The French
Revolution as an Educational Factor"
The time of meeting of the Associa-
ton was changed from the 9Th to the
18th OF each month, so rs not to con-
tlict with the regular meetings of the
Horticultural Society in the Equity
courtroom on the previous date,
rEsquirea Charles NJ. Dial" stole a
march" on his associates last Satur.
day, by visiting Tacoma, ostensibly on
professional business, but i'll reality to
be united to Miss May E. Coons, a
much-respected resident OF this city, in
marriage. The first intimation that
most people had of the event was Its
announcement in the Tacoma Sunday
papers. The expression of surprise
were only equalled by those if approx
al of an act by which a popular citi-
zen has still more fully identified him.
self with the growth of the commun-
ity. The bride is equally fortunate in
securing husband who unites in his
business qualifications tue clements