Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

several Gays NlSlt I'd tltli itiatNo7
and friends in this city.
Chris. Donges saloon was burglar
led to the extent of SD Monday !
night The thief or thieves entered
by window on Fifth street.
DR.. Mitchell has moved his office
from the second floor of the Woodruff
to the room on the ground
floor adjoining the restaurant.
The population of Buffers Cove is
steadily Increasing. Only few
booths are unoccupied, but there Is
plenty OF room for family tents.
Carpenters are erecting scatiold-
ing around the water tank tower OF
the court house preparatory to the
painting OF that lofty structure.
Dead birds found in various places
in and about town evidence the grue-
some fact that the small boy is on the
war path with his deadly air-gun.
The swallows and martens about
town are raising their second Install
ment of young, and the old nests are
utilized for this laudable purpose.
The replanking of the Long bridge
will soon be in progress, when the
scorching dude will have to take his
dudine to fresh fields and pastures
new.
Notwithstanding the slight showers
of rain the picnic OF the Congrega-
tional and Presbyterian Sunday
schools, at Buffers Cove, Tuesday,
was success.
The Baptist Sunday school will give
the last excursion of the season to
Point Defiance by the steamer Multi
nomah, on Thursday, August nth.
Tickets so cents.
Gus Torlen, an aged man, tailor
by trade, was sent to the Poor Farm
this week, he being in sick and desti-
tute condition. The farm home now
has seven inmates.
The Capital City Military Band will
give concert in Olympia Theater on
the 23d. The "boys" deserve rous'
ing benefit and we do not doubt but
that they will receive it.
Sam Dobrin is now a drummer
for u San Francisco hat firm. He
came in last evening to see that OIL
people should lead the procession in
stylish and up-to-date headgear.
The Commissioners have approp
rated 5000 to be expended in gravel.
ing the road to Woodland and $1O(
for the same use on the road between
South Union and Plum Station.
Capt. McMicken has been absent
from his accustomed chair in thu
Surveyor Generals Office for severa
weeks past. He is sufferer from q
carbuncle ON the cords of his neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers, OF Kansas, who
have been on visit to Mrs. Hags
meyer, a sister of Mr.. NJ, will leave
for home next week, accompanied b!
Mrs. Hagameyer, who goes on visit
A locating party started from thi
Clky tOsu0y w oCACCu 4OuVO III tsl'
Port Angeles Eastern railway iron
this end, which will be the point TO
trans-shipment of construction sup
plies.
The date for new trial OF Riley
convicted of grand larceny, was set TO
this month, but it has been changes
to the regular term in November, thu
saving the additional costs for spe
cial jury.
The County Commissioners are 81,
ting as board of equalization of tn
assessment roll. Taxpayerl this
your "day in court" Lift up you
voice in protest now or forever hol
your peace.
r. A. McNair left yesterday for S,
attic, to take passage by the Cottag
8 City, Sunday, for Prince of VALE
Island, Alaska, to open up ths
f mountain of copper, he and othel
: own on Morea Sound. =
;. Mrs. Coming, an aged lady VIII
{ lives on Westside, is slowly recoverin
\ from an injury sustained by ia
caused by stepping upon an iron hoo
which threw her to the ground an
fractured her hip-bone.
\ Land Commissioner Bridges propos,
j. to carry the war into Denmark by e
ing to Washington to protest again
the late ruling of Secretary Alge
8 changing the Seattle harbor lines
= suit the great corporations.
s. Sapp, an Olympia youth wi
was lately a student in the Agricult
J. raj College at Pullman, has enlistt
e in the 35th U. s. Infantry and
II regiment will doubtless see active Sc
vice at the seat of war in the Phil
g pines.
y Quite a number of our residen
is have gone to Hartstein Island f
their Summer outing. Among the
are Judge and Mrs. Linn, Sher
g Billings and wife, Miss Lydia Sulliva
T. Carroll Gordon, and Mr.. and Mrs.
" J. Falknor.
In consequence of the failure of Il
q residents of Little Rock district
= elect directors, Supt. Henry has a
u pointed ]. L. Smith and F. J. She
we'll to act in that capacity and CT
z Stull clerk, until those positions CT
& be regularly filled.
" A business agent with a long Ii
says that empty dwelling houses
g the Capital city are rapidly CROWN
e less in number as the autumn dra,
n near. Even our enemies beir
judges, Olympia is on the eve of
business boom, and this time to stay
:. The Carlton House has practical
s received a new front. Large pla
glass panels have taken the place
the narrow sash doors that lighted Il
= Office and reading room, and IL
!. painters are now putting on their fl
10 ishing strokes. Mr.. Gimblet do
nothing by halves.
= The Baptist Sunday School will F.,
. on an excursion to the "bargai
L counter" (Tacoma) next Thursda
These excursions may be we'll il
4 | l..k Al