Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08

| has taken iull charge OF the Capltal
brewery at Tumwater.
The officers of Olympia Lodge /. o.
0. f. for the ensuing term are as fol-
lows: w. +. Barton, N. G.; Frank
Aldrich, V. g.; o. B. Frisch, r. S.; n.
s. Porter, F. S.; G. Rosenthal, T., and
T. c. Van Epps, Trustee.
Eight hobos were gathered in by the
police last night. There is some talk
OF insttuting chain-gang for this
unwelcome gentry, and when this is
done they will be given the reasonable
alternative: Work or Walk.
A. b. Clark returned last week from
Chicago, and Sunday left for What
com, where he will, ut the beginning OF
the year, enter upon his duties AS
manager OF department store in that
city to be known rs "The Fair"
Last Tuesday, Mrs. Welcher, Miss
Buskirk and William Kennedy, OF
Cleveland, Ohio, who have been spend
ing several months with their sisters,
Mrs Shannon and Mrs. Paisley, left
for their home in the Buckeye"
State.
Brown has set people to singing his
praises before they have ever seen
him. A thousand copies of waltz
song entitled "Brown's in Town"
have been circulated, and its strains
are already familiar to most of our
people.
NJ. ID. Abbott has purchased the
interest of J. B. Leeds in the State
Journal, and may continue its publ.
cation under a different name and
with other political incentives than
have 60 far inspired its feeble ex-
istence.
Andrew Boesl, of Portland, a few
years ago resident of this place and
proprietor of the "Opera Exchange"
fell from a step.ladder last week and
broke his right leg in two places below
the knee Mr.. b. and his household
have been sorelv afflicted, the past few
years, sickness having visited his fam
lily at frequent intervals.
A judgment for costs has been
granted in the matter of the State
er rel O'Toole vs.. the County Com
missioners, which the county will have
to pay for illegally locating road over
O'roole's property, public thorough
fare known as the Beaver creek road.
Judge Linn orders the board to ex-
plunge from its records the order max.
ing said location
The City Council has made the fol-
lowing distribution of arc lights for
the winter service: Fourth and Pu-
get streets, Fourth and Plum streets,
Fourth and Jefferson streets, Fourth
and Main streets, Westside near p. T..
S. depot, Main and Union streets,
Main and Thirteenth streets, Main
and Maple Park, Franklin and Fiji
teenth streets and Union and Adams.
George H. Thomas Post G. A. R.
have elected the following officers:
Com, H. R. Hill; Senior Vice Com,
F. Reisenweber; Junior Vice. D. b.
Morrell; Surgeon, John WEIGH; Chap.
lain, 8. d. Smith; Quartermaster, s.
Howard; o. of the D., Delano Myers |;
o. Guard, ]. Hardness; Representa-
tives to State Enc, P. Hiltz and J. w.
Buker; alternates, r. c. Bird and S.
D. Smith.
Chairman Byrne, Of the Board of
County Commissioners has, by cor
respondence with the holders, about
completed arrangements for taking
up $4,000 of the 20-year railroad
bonds, with money from the sinking
fund. The whole issue does not
mature till 1904. Originally the
bonds bore eight per cent. interest, but
number OF years ago they were re.
funded at six per cent.
The City Council ran against an
obstruction, Monday night. when it
endeavored to pass an ordinance for
raising the salaries of city officers.
The law provides that salaries cannot
be raised after the incumbents are
elected and it was found that no
ordinance can become of legal effect
until after publication, and as that
date necessarily falls several days after
election the Council abandoned the
attempt in despair.
A yeritable work OF art is the adorn-
ment of the Harris Brothers store for
the holiday trade. The balcony on
either side of their large salesroom,
lately erected to accommodate their
rapidly increasing business, has been
utilized for display of beautiful fabrics
arranged in festoons and arches. A
visit to the store is necessary to give
an adequate impression OF the beauti-
full effect produced by combinations Of
color and grace OF outline.
At the regular meeting of Capital
lodge No. Is, K. OF P, last evening, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing term: c. c., r. J. Friedman;
V. c., A. l.. Callow; Prelate, w. T..
Cavanaugh, NJ. of W.; c. o. Young;
X. of R. and S., H. R. Hill; NJ. of E.,
NJ. Harris; NJ. of F., A. w. Wisner;
NJ. of A., Z. +. Langridge; Organist,