Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-07

Savage & Schofeld, contractors OF
this city, will begin construction of a
combination bridge on the SkOokum.
chuck, near Grand Mound, next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cormier have
returned from AinswOrth, B. G. They
have been absent about a year in
quest of that delusive incentive-gOld.
The temperature experienced since
the winter solstice justifies the veneer
able couplet:
when the days commence to lengthen,
Then the cold begins to strengthen"
MIR. PASSENGER, the marketman,
has made a radical change of occupa-
ton, now being employed as travel.
ing salesman for a Chicago tobacco
house.
The irrepressible George Hazard
is canvassing for sale of " History OF
Alaska" book in two volumes from
his own pen. The work will be sold
for $40.
r. G. Thompson, who has been for
some time suffering from an affliction
of the hip joint, left this week for
Ann Arbor, Mich, to undergo a course
of treatment.
John Lynch, Jr., came up from Sc
attic Tuesday, and is undergoing treat
ment for severe attack of rheuma-
tism, at the home of his parents on
Second strest.
Geo. E. Thompson, who has entered
upon the duties of receiver of the Sc.
atcO mill, will soon remove his family
to Bucoda, where his present duties
are performed.
The following new members were
initiated into the Woodmen of the
World, Wednesday night: VIM. b.
Smith, Dan. w. Brown, E. Taylor and
Frank w. Alrich.
The weather has been of the ka-
leidoscope order the past week - a
succession of sunshine and shadow,
with occasional patch of 16 to l silver
and gold blending.
The taxes of last year are due on
the first of next month. Personal
property tax must be paid in full, but
the reality levy may be paid in two
equal installments.
The announcement of the engage.
ment of Alex. Drysdale, formerly of
this city, but now OF Pendleton, Ore.
gon. to Miss Day. of Dayton, WASH.
was made last week.
Of the 1893 and 1894 taxes, about
$25, 900 were collected in November, or
half that amount for each year. A
warrant call will be made soon as the
footings are completed.
Louis Jenness, manager OF the Bacon
Dramatic Company, was in town
Wednesday, making arrangements for
the presentation of "Gloriana" at
Olympia Theater, Monday night.
The new Mayor does not seem to
have an exalted respect for lawyers
when he passes over the only member
of that. profession on the Council in
selecting his Judiciary Committee.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco will be the
Walla Walla, Sunday, and for Alaska,
City of Topeka, Monday. J. Nichols
of this city, leaves by the latter vessel
What has become of that company
| organized to introduce the acetalyne
gas machines? Has it gone glimmer.
ing down the pathway of Futurityi
Pity It's that the company died a
bOrnin'.
Sunday evening the loggers from
Simpsons camps who had been down
the Sound on holiday vacation re.
turned by the Multnomah. The Shell.
ton took them Monday through to the
rollway, near Matlock.
Clarence Nicholson, a lad twelve
years of age living at South Bay, was
placed in st. Peters hospital Wednes'
day, to undergo treatment for iniu
ries sustained by fall of twelve feet
from the roof of a house.
Messrs. Bridges, jenkins and
Browne, of the State Land Commits.
sion went to Seattle yesterday, &C.
companied by their advisor, Assistant
Attorney Vance, to consider some
tide and University land matters.
The steamship Corona sailed from
Seattle Wednesday for Alaska, with
the following Olympia passengers
c. E. Crane, w. r. Harold, Clint
Knox, Chas. Eichstad, S. IL. Dennis
Elmer Dodge, Lee Stamey, C. P
Brown and NJ. A. Matson.
Little Oily says that Hans Golden
burg, of this city, has gone to Alaska,
having accepted position at $12j
per month and all expenses" 1t is
good thing the syndicate knew just
where they could place a finger Oh
Hans" and induce him to accept
The Superior Court has refused te
issue writ of mandate to compel re
assessment of street grades, applied
for by Mr.. Phillips, Receiver of the
First National Bank, except on
Washington, Union and Eighth
streets, and Grant and Farragut ave
nues.
Two brothers named Goodwin are
building sloop at the foot OF long
wharf, designed for making the trip tc
Skagway. 1t is % feet long, 81 beam
and 3.S depth. Special attention in
construction is paid to strength, the
planking on her bottom being three
inches thick. The brothers expect tC
fako fhair dana f,,ro hotuaon tho 18th