Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-22

the scrloh> illness ol MIS-.
Noes father.
When you sit down to your turkey
dinner, remember the Carbonate SUI
fcrcrs to the extent of Il dollar or two,
and you will relish the repast all the
more. Try it.
Ayers Almanac Tor 1900 is not in
free circulation. 1t has been withdrawn
from the free list and now placed on the
market in an enlarged form and sold
for . cents a copy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Clark left Tues.
dav for Whatcom. their future home
They were accompanied by Miss Nellie
Buker, who will remain with them fol-
an indefinite period.
The passengers this week over the
u. p. and o. X. n. for the East are
]. F. McCorkle and vile, for Louis
Vile, Col, and w. A. Wilkinson and
wife for Evansville, Ind.
The various Sunday schools are
busily at work making ready for theil
annual Christmas tree festival, and
many a truant child has gone back
and joined the infant class.
Quite number of preference rights
to Seattle tide lands were settled by
the Land Commission yesterday
About 40 lots were thus disposed Of
aggregating in value $4,000.
The Christmas exercises of the Con-
church will be held in
their place of worship tomorrow even
ing. 1t will consist of a tree and en-
tertainment for the children.
Judge Linn has been holding court
the past few days at Kalama, for
Judge Miller, while the latter gentle
man has been trying few cases in
this district in which Judge Linn was
incapacitated.
The Sisters in charge of St. Peters
hospital have been holding their an
nual fair in the Dolan building, cor
ner of Main and Third streets, for the
benefit of that institution, since
Wednesday. 1t will close tomorrow
night.
The Christmas service of the Bap.
list church will be held at IL A. NJ.
morning. The usual evening
service will be at Z 80. The Sunday
school will give its entertainment and
have its Christmas tree on Monday
evening.
The Eastern Star has elected the
following officers for the ensuing term
Mrs. Whitney, w. NJ; f. e Martin,
w. P; Mrs. A. S. Ruth, A. NJ; Mrs.
Phil Skillman. Sec. Mrs. G. kaufman
Treas; Mrs. w. T. Cavanaugh, c.
and Mrs. Livesly, Asst. C..
The flat-bottomed steamer built in
this city by w. E. Ostrander and others
christened the Transport, has received
her machinery at Seattle and gone
into service. She is at present EN-.
ployed in a traffic arrangement with
the Wiley Navigation Co.'s service.
A sharp Olympia boy, with spindle
legs, has just begun to learn the mys.
teries of percentage" in bis arith.
metic. And now he literally offers hi
big sister one per cent Of all Santa
Claus brings him if she will loan hin
one OF her longest stockings for Christ
mas eve. That boy will make a
banker.
The Sons of Veterans, of this city,
have elected the following officers fol
the ensuing term: Captain, T. N.
Henry; First Lieutenant, w. X.
Burntrager; Second Lieutenant, D
L. Parrot; Camp Council, E. G..
Kreider, NJ. c. Crandall and w. T
Cavanaugh. Delegates to the annua
encampment, F. L, PARROT and III. L
Mumford.
Land Commissioner Bridges ha.
been sustained by the Land Depart
ment at Washington in his contention
with the Northern Pacific Railway
Co., in the Vancouver district sus
tanned by the Register, that the State
cannot select indemnity school lane
under the act of 1894, in unsurveyeG
townships. The State will now have
the benefit of these indemnity selec
tions for the benefit of the permanent
school fund.
Elsie Davis, one of the pupils in tn,
Westside school, was saved from injur,
if not death, Monday, by the coolnes
and determination OF Miss Linni,
Barnes, one of the teachers. 1t SEEM
that the child's dress caught fire from
a stove in the basement, and when dis
covered her garments were all-aflame
Miss Barnes, with great presence o
mind, proceeded to smother the flames
but not without serious burns to he
own hands.
Judge Linn has decided that tn,
City of Destiny, sometimes called Ia.
coma, has no authority to restrain
Land Commissioner Bridges from
leasing the school lands which lie il
the city's suburbs. The Land Com
missioner will now resume his duty
and has authorized County Audi
tor Spike to proceed with the design
OF leasing the land to the highest bid
ders on Saturday, the 30th inst, al
10 O'Clock M.