Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-11-24
Mrs. Maud Bassev (nrc Maud Burr,

Mrs Maud Bassey (nrc Maud Burr
OF Seattle, was in this city the early
part of the week visiting her father,
the pioneer, a. J. Burr, preparatory to
a trip across the continent and the
deep blue sea" on a visit to Europe.
The court, in the Henritzi case, de-
cided Tuesday that as the cOal-shaft
at Bucoda, said to have been salted'
by defendant, was not on mineral land,
no statutory crime had been commit
ted, and the motion to dismiss was
sustained
The machine poetry mania which
has been affecting Seattle and Ia
coma, has broken out in Olympia and
that stupid totem pole lingo is its
burden. Little Uy publishes the
first etlu>ion, and it is hoped it will
be the last
Mrs. Charlton Edholm, who has
been here during the week speaking
for rescue work, went to Puyaliup
yesterday, hut will return tomorrow
and speak i'll the Congregational
church on Sunday morning and at
the Christian church in the evening.
The coal mine case has ended as
most people thought it would be, and a
big bill of costs have been saddled
upon the county, all because some
body thought he smelt Il little salt
down in deep hole. 1t now remains
for the acquitted minesalter to sue
for damages.
The w. C. Il. U. hold an institute, u
Saturday, beginning at 10 O'clock, in
the United Presbyterian Church,
closing in the evening with an ad.
dress by Miss Marie c. Brehm. That
lady will likewise preach in the same
building Sunday morning and in the
NJ. +. Church Sabbeth evening.
Frank ID. Nash, Tacoma lawyer
representing block of county credi.
tors has made demand upon Treas
urer Frost for payment of warrants in
their order of issue to reach about
$4,000 due his clientage. The de.
mand having been refused, it is ex-
pected that Mr.. Nash will try to en-.
force it through the courts.
The case OF Nellie A. Wilson
against the city of Olympia for al.
legged injuries from fall on a defec-
tive sidewalk, for $1,000 damages, was
decided in favor of the defendant, in
the Superior Court, yesterday after
noon. The jury was opt three hours.
The costs of the suit, amounting to
about 5000 is, Of course, taxed against
! the plaintiff, and is secured by an idem-
nifty bond.
The Wizard Oil Co. have been Civ
ing some excellent vaudeville work at
Olympia Theater, this week. The
company differs entirely in personnel
from those Mr.. Gallagher had with
him on his former visits, and the
acts are much more diversified, afford
ing an opportunity for an entire
change of programme every night
The engagement closes this evening.
The Beach & Bowers MINISTRIES
which appear at Olympia Theater, to-
morrow night, rate higher than any
black-cork combination that has ap.
peared at Olympia Theater since the
Thatcher and the Cleveland combiua.
tions in the palmy days of '9l
The present attraction is large enough
to render diversified programme and
to give volume 70 the choruses, and
has attained a reputation which place:
all on their metal to exemplify and
maintain. They play here at wha,
they call popular prices"-75 cents
being the highest. Their rates in the
larger cities invariably run as high AZ
81 for choice seats. Watch for the
parade Saturday at IL 20, unless it be-
at that time, raining "pitchforks."