Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-09


BrOdcn, the mother OF Mrs. Elder.
:l,f Day was observed in good
earnest ut the Olympia sawmill by the
usual crew. 4 good output OF lumber
was the record ofan honest day. work.
Tacoma, the imperial city, is the
way they put it now, down in the lit
tie >hiretown OF Pierce county. The
City OF Destiny had gotten too chest
nutty.
1t took two steamers to carry the
Olympia eXcursioni>ts To Seattle to at
tend the Labor Day exercises, Mon
day-thc Multnomah and the City of
shelton.
The Fair has the boss sign. 1t
was painted by Stewart and the letter
ing is big enough for the Man in the
Moon to read it, ii he has Il bigcnough
telescope.
The ElmoreRice violin recitals will
take place at the Olympia hotel
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, of
next week. Tickets SOC, on sale at
OConnor's.
People who went down on the ex-
cursion steamers on Monday, say it
was an all-around labor day with
them and they came back late ut
night all tuckered out"
Seven men quit work at the East
side mill, a few days ago, on being re-
fused an advance of wages. Mr.. Allen
found no trouble, however, i'll filling
their places, ut the same rate.
Mrs. Helen 4. Shinke, of South
Bay, left Monday for San Francisco,
where she was called to the bedside of
her daughter, Mrs. Alice Stark, who
is lying quite i'll OF diphtheria.
Henry F. Ranschert, of Shelton,
and Miss Mary ii. Taylor, Of this
city, were united in marriage by Rev.
H. l.. Badger, at the residence of VIM.
Taylor, on Westside, Tue sday.
a determined effort is being made
says a quidnunc in the temperance
temple, to secure an endorsement of
George Savidge's candidacy for Wreck
master by the Fusion convention.
The fruit evaporators are working
at their full capacity and their Gus
toners are so numerous that the
managers have been obliged to adopt
the rule, first come, first served"
Camping is by no means over with
by those who have nothing to do. 4
party of Olympians are packing their
their tents and other belongings for an
extended outing in the Satsop country.
Two donkey engines belonging to
Simpsons logging outfit were burned
on his road by forest fires few days
ago. A logging camp on the Shelton
road was likewise destroyed from the
same cause.
Il. J. Fraker and family, who have
purchased property in this city, went
, back to their Michigan home this
week to close up business and return
to make this city their permanent
abiding-place.
All the Republican candidates for
county honors are "goody goody" fell
lows and you needn't be backward
about asking any favor of them, save
of course, the loan of five dollars, OF
r such matter.
The clapper OF the clock bell in the
tower of Odd Fellows hall "rides" on
the side of the bell. Why is it not
properly adjusted? 1t present clang
ing is enough to make fresh Jersey
. milk turn sour.
a The weekly results of the voting fol
Chrysanthemum queen are proving
about as inconstant as the average
political elections. Good friends anC
, little money will determine the
the final outcome.
Il A quorum was not present OF Coun
: cilmen, Monday night, so no meetin.
: was held. The" three ringed circus,
t as Oily calls it, was the cause, severa
i members being absent firing the kettle
: to stew the 6. O.p. in.
The old saying that "Misery love-
9 company" is APPLY exemplified by ;
r few renegade otlice-seekers who hav,
j. sought the fold Of the Republican
party only to 60 down all together il
the big sinking ship.
|, Four hundred thousand bushels i
: the grand total of the wheat crop 0
the United States, this year, and a
one of the individual contributors t,
, this enormous yield, Washington
:, stands in the front rank.
w. ii. Coons, of this city, fel
through q trap-door at the Russell
6 mill, near Woodland, yesterday, sus
= tanning severe bruises and some in
ternal injury, the nature Of which ha
not yet been determined
y While men are dying by the scor
from an intense heat in New Yorl
> and Philadelphia, there is somethin,
refreshing in the thought alone that
r, delightful temperature reigns through
d out Western Washington.
" 1t will he seen by reference t,
another column that the STANDARD il
o indebted to the War Cry for importan
l. up-tO-date advices from the lowland
t, where, as it appears, so many Of it
(the War ergo patrons are residing
If On close figuring, several local con
st sumers have ascertained that the cos
c of acetyline gas, aside from its dan
gerous nature, when compared will
the rates now charged for electric
= lighting, precludes its use for bnsines
u stands.
Samuel 7. Hart and Miss Pheb
. Owen were united in marriage at tn
d" family residence, corner of Washing
. ton and Eleventh streets, at nool
. Yesterday. The happy pair left b,
the 3 :03 train on q bridal trip dow
If the Soand.
= The voting for Carnival Queen zoe
10 bravely OIL, and all the candidates re
celve weekly acccssions to thei
ID strength. 1t is, as yet, nobody's race
y and the friends OF the contestants will
Il