Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29
Mrs. Smith died in Oregon City re

who was at one time employed as a
compositor in the STANDARD Office.
]. II. Price left by the Aberdeen
his afternoon for Seattle and F. F.
Williamson came in by the Shelton
steamer. AS they are both "good
fellows" we lose nothing by the ex-
change.
The board OF State Mine Examiners
will meet at Carbonate, on the 4th
prox.. to examine into the cause OF the
late disastrous explosion and then
come to this city to make their report
to the executive.
Rev. w. N. Whitfield and family
are visiting the family of Rev. r. C..
Glass, of this city, Mr.. W. is presid-
ing elder of Seattle district, and his
wife is sister of the pastor of the
local NJ. E. Church.
Rev. N. s. McCallum, brother of
Rev. J. S. McCallum of the Christian
church, this city, will arrive to-mor-
row from indianapolis, to assume the
work of an evangelist of the same
church in this State.
1t is a somewhat rare coincidence
that the three superior planets, Mars,
Saturn and Uranus, are all at the
present time in the same quarter of
the heavens, namely, in the constella-
ton Scorpio, the crab.
The statement in the STANDARD
last week that the new steamer Trans
port had entered into freighting con-
tract with the Wiley Navigation Co.
it seems was erroneous. 1t was made
on authority of the Pr.
Talcott Bros, last week, received
the first shipment of Spaulding. 1906
model, chain and chainless bicycles
The chainless possesses several valu'
able Improvements in the bevel gear
ing, which are apparent at glance.
The case of W. H. Seymour, of Ia
coma to enjoin County Treasurer
Frost from paying bond interest and
compel him to apply funds in his
hands to liquidation of county war
rants, has been before Judge Linn to.
day.
The first seal OF the Territory OF
Washington, used by Territorial Sec
rotary Mason, when Gen. Stevens was
Governor, a primitive affair made by
I" the village blacksmith" has been
turned over to the local camp Native
Sons of Washington, for saie-keeping
in the cabinet of curios they intend to
form.
g. w. Neat, who has resided with
his SON ON the Rainier road, died last
Friday, from asthma and kindred
complaints. Deceased was rs years
old, and came here from Missouri
about year and a half ago. He
leaves six grown descendants, who live
here, in California, and Arizona and
Missouri.
Oily says there is an effort being
made, by people who should know bet
ter, to SADDLE" the words "Bus.
mess Mems" on to the name of The
Olympia Club" That is too bad
The next thing these perverse individ
uals will be up to will be to bride that
organization, as well, when everybody
may get on and ride.
Joseph Johnson died at the hospital
in this city, on Saturday of last week,
OF a lingering illness, which necessi
tated the performance of an operation
which was doubtless the immediate
cause Of death, although it would have
soon have resulted had recourse te the
knife been delayed. Mr.. ]. leaves wife
and six children. The funeral rites
we're held on Christmas day, under tn.
direction of the Masonic lodges, O.
which order deceased was member.
One of the neatest snapshot car
toons yet exhibited is picture made
by Mr.. Israel of his accidency, as he is
seen approaching the N. P. depot
with grip and umbrella in hand. The
surroundings and perspective Civ.
force to the legend inscribed in ont
corner: prophetic - Train.time
Jan. 18th, 1901" the date on which
Rogers will doubtless move back baf
and baggage to that obscurity at Puyal
lup from which he emerged about three
years ago.
1t is seldom that a Judge leaves hi
seat in the interest of harmony and
justice and rides dozen miles into
the country to settle a neighborhood
dispute, but tina is what Judge Linn
did in the Neylon-D Dempsey contro.
versy over a damned stream and
therefrom an allegation Of terribly &C.
cursed farming lands. Judge Linn
and Attorneys Israel, Funk and. For.
rest visited the inferno Wednesday
and the::court will report its finding.
and judgment on the 4th prox.
The Olympia Club contemplates the
Inauguration of several tournaments
during the winter and spring to inter.
est our home-people as we'll as our
wide-awake neighbors of other towns.
There will be, of course, a whist tour
ney; probably series of chess games,
and billiards will not be forgotten, a
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