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

Mrs. J. c. IIaincs, Mrs. II. G..
Strive, Miss Marguerite McKennv
and Miss Elain" Hanford, constitute
the committee al ladies in Seattle who
will look after the details OF Seattle
day at the Chrysanthemum carnival
to be held in this city, about the mid
die of November.
Strawberries are unusual this late
III the season, but that did not prevent
Emmett Il Son, who cultivate II patch
on Dotlimyer's point from bringing in
three crates of spendid berries, last
Tuesday. They We're placed on ex-
hibitIon and sale ut Mr.. Pliham's
store, on Fourth street.
Judge Hagin, attorney at law in this
ely until he went to Alaska to take
part in the scramble for gold, and who
returned to Seattle last winter no
richer than he departed, visited his
old-tme friends and acquaintance in
this city this week. He has hung ont
his shingle, we understand, at shelton.
The strong alternating currents of
each ebb and How OF the tide through
the channel near the west shore are
constantly lu>ening the piles that
support the bridge at that point, and
it is not unlikely that stone piers will
have to be put in, for Il safe and abid-
ing support. The lower half of the
bridge is now fenced in from travel
till repairs can be made.
4 shoe worn by General Skaters
horse at the battle of Santiago has
reached Tacoma and is to he seen in
the show window of prominent store.
That is all very well, but just let the
people wait till Dewey comes to
Olympia to attend the Chrysanthe-
mum festival and We will make him
leave one of the old shoes he wore at
the bombarding Of Manila.
The cutlery against the old-iashoned
kissing mania has resulted in Il new
departure. Eastern women doctors
now recommend that when two ladies
meet, they simply press their left
checks together This salutation is
pronounced absolutely proof against
the exchanging of microbes since no
creature could live upon Il wcman's
face ba>mrarcd with arsenic. This fad
has reached the Capital City.
1t is amusing to note to what straits
the ambitious Olympia girl is being
put in her desperate efforts to round
up the number of her votes for
Chrysanthcmum queen. Angelina has
promised her best dude that she will
eat no more ice cream during the re-
mainder of the year if he will put his
spare nickcls into votes for her. "But
how about the wherewith for my cigar.
cites? There's the rub" sighed
Augustus.
"The Fair" Olympia's new depart
mcnt store, rescmbled a beehive ut its
opening Saturday. The store wa.
thronged all day 10y those who came
to see and become delighted purchasers
of many articles that were veritabI'
bargains for chcapness and utility
The rush still continues and is an evi
dence that Mr.. Clark, the enterprisine
manager, has struck popular chor'
in his system of catering to wants o.
the people.
The Chrysa millennium festival is cx
pected to continue n week and tn,
managers of the street railway ar,
Weakening up to the fact that the &C
casion will prove II rich harvest TO
them provided sufficient number o
cars can be run while the city is full
of people from abroad. 1t is to b
hoped that the road will be wei
equipped long before the coming O
festival week. Home demand alon
warrants an increased number of cars
Chas. Hardt, the Ascending mar
ketman, who left this place fe,
weeks ago, short in his individual &C
counts and with several hundred dol
lars belonging to the village of Tum
water, of which he was the Treasurer
has been heard from in FL Paso, Ten
as. He writes to his brother-in-law i
this city, stating that he has secure
Il paying job, from which it is inferred
that he will, in the course Of time, b
able to square his indebtedness wit
creditors.
The late visit of the steamer Georg
E. Starr to this city. bringing Seattle
cxcursionists. prompted the remar
from an old steamboat man tina
Olympia may never see another side
wheeler in her harbor. This form {
steam propulsion, for 10th deep-wate
and river craft, has had it's day an
only few old hulks remain as wit
nesses of what was once supposed
, be the ne plus ultra application {
steam as q motive power in navigs
ton. No side-wheelers are now bull
DIR. Hayes, who has so acceptabl
filled the pulpit of the United Presby
terrain church, in this city, we regrt
to learn, will soon relinquish his pa
torate here, to engage in similar wor
east of the mountains-probably a
Pullman. The sole reason for I'll
change is that climatic conditions her
do not suit the temperaments of SON
members of his family, and it is hope
that the bracing air of Eastern Wasl
ington may prove beneficial to then
especially during the winter months
which seem to be attended by til
greatest depression in some maladie
The doctor will 60 hence with the bes
wishes of a host of friends.
The Republicans met Saturday i
the Unitarian Church, and nominate
the following ticket for county O
ficers: o. V. Linn, Superior Judge
A. j. Falknor and F. w. Stocking
Representatives; r. A. Ford, Trea
urer; George CASTOR, Sheriff; Davi
q. Parker, Auditor; &. ii. Funk, Al
; torney; q. w. Hopp, Clerk; 7. \
Henry, superintendent; John
Cannon Assessor; +. ]. Brown, Su
: veyor; Aaron Hartsock, Coroner
Thomas Prather, Commissioner Fir.
District, G. w. Mills, Second District
, George Savidge, Wreckmaster; J.
DObbins and Chas. Nj. Dial, Justices