Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-04-07

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rate limits. without license tag AZ
fixed Ia YOUR stcaringhead.'
Charlie, Curtin and Miss Martha
Strin.man were united in marriage,
SUNDAY afternoon, i'll the Catholic
church, lay Rev. Father Saindon.
The MaSons are caring for {. Eth
erdge, the pioneer householder OF
OLYMPIA, who is aged and feeble and
OF late unable to properly care for him
sell
Flags were displayed at half-mast
Yesterday out OF respect to the burial
oi veterans killed in battle, the date
being fixed by Presidential rroclama q
ton.
Mr.. Alling, OF the Secretary OF
States Office, Wa. the winner OF the
Sterling tandem bicycle rallied Tues
day night, the winning number being
A 4.
John Yantis, one OF our County
| Commissioners was taken severely i'll
"Wednesday, and could not for u time
participate in the deliberations OF the
board.
Strange as it may appear women
occasionally develop into excellent
whist players. 1t is said, however,
that they take day "oh" to do their
talking.
The Whist Tournament is on and
in full operation. Those who win
are bound to be lonized. Go and see
the glittering prizes in Ross show
window.
Sister Benedict, so long connecte d
with St. Peters hospital OF this city,
now of Vancouver, came over Wednes-
day on visit to her philanthropic
colaborers.
The initial flock of martens reached
this city on Wednesday, and new ones
have been arriving ever since, till now
the air is resonant with their merry
twitterings.
Mr.. Sawyer, the popular druggist
was the fortunate man, and B43 the
lucky number, that won the tandem
bicycle ratified Saturday night by Tay-
lor & Avery.
Official inspection of the steamers
Estella and Marguerite were made
Wednesday by Messrs. Bryant and
Cherry, who came up from Seattle for
the purpose.
For the first train-load of logs to ar
rive from the Black Hills and be
dumped into the basin, above Long
Bridge, is now only matter of n
very short time.
The dump of the Mason County
Logging Co. just north of Long
Bridge, ON Westside will be inclosed
with piles and include space 400 by
about 1000 feet.
The steamship Alki sailed for
Alaska Wednesday with Jack Matson
and J. Osterlund for juneau. The
next boat for Alaska will be the City
OF Topeka, Monday.
T. B. Gum and J. NJ. Baxton OF
North Yakima, and Oscar Drumheller
of Walla Walla, have been appointed
State Fair Commissioners, the latter
succeeding Daniel Stewart.
The police have made but So ar
rests during the past quarter, which is
surprising when we consider the side
tent fakes which always congregate
here during the legislative session.
i VIM. Blackman, of Seattle, State
Railroad Inspector, and Miss Caroline
Rogers, daughter of Gov. and Mrs.
J. r. Rogers, were united in mar
riage Sunday morning, by Rev. J. l..
Thompson.
Each subscriber OF the STANDARD is
invited to call at our Office and get a
package of government seeds, sent out
for trial, and report of their adaptable
ity to the Agricultural Department at
Washington.
The American Fisheries Company,
with capital OF 81. OOO, 600, has filed a
certified copy Of its articles OF incor-
poration with the Secretary of State,
preparatory to coming in and absorb.
ing this mighty resource of the State.
The Port Townsend and Southern
railway brought in the first load oil
logs yesterday from the camp recently
opened adjacent to Bush Prairie. The
logs are dumped into a basin sur.
rounded by boom sticks just below the
depot building.
The City Council did not vote upon
the matter of vacation of Third street
east OF Jefferson, to afford site fol
the cedar lumber mill, for the reason
that applications for such privileges
must be published specified time be-
fore final action is taken.
While the work Of installing the
new dynamo is in progress at the
power house at Tumwater, the com.
pany requests that light consumers be
Is saving as possible of the current, as
the plant is obliged temporarily to
run at one-half its capacity.
The horse which has been serving .
probationary service for the fire de.
partment, and which at first received