Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-06-16

Prof :. w. Yerkes, OF Seattle, and
Miss Maud Stretch, of this city, were
united in marriage by Rev. J. l..
Thompson. yesterday. The bride is
the granddaughter of Aaron HartsOck
and the groom a prominent instructor
oi the Queen City.
Another change i'll the time table,
= makes the Tacoma train arrive at Ill
A. NJ. and depart at 3 10 +. NJ. The
train, on its return trip, arrives from
Gate City at 81 and thus lays over"
here IL couple of hours. The schedule
goes into effect next week.
Marion Canning, formerly OF olym-
pia, and Miss NJ. Wilhclmina Me-
( Cormick OF Ocosta, were recently unit
ed in marriage at the NJ. + parsonage,
at IIoquiam, Rev. Elliott officiating.
The young couple will make their
! future home at Quinault, Wash.
| G. Rosenthal is now in his new
quarters in the Horr building, oppo-
site his old stand, with full and
complete stock of drygoods and gents
furnishings. especially adapted for the
Fourth of July trade. His storerOOm
is larger and therefore has more room
to display his stock.
| Ex-Statc Auditor Frost came down
from Ellensburg this week to meet
the charge of responsibility for the
forgeries of Geo. ID. Evans, his deputy,
while filling the position of State ac-
countant several years ago. He has
been made defendant in the pro-
ceedings for commitment Of Evans for
trial.
Mr.. Higgins received a telegram
yesterday from Pasadena, Col, stating
that his daughter, Georgia, was much
worse, and left Immediately for that
destination. On arriving at Tenino,
he found that he would lose day in
making railroad connections, and
he therefore returned to this city to
make another start to-day.
Mrs. Fannie Gilbert, who has been
the past year resident of Washing
ton, d. c., where her husbands duties
as a member of the U. S. geodetic
survey had been transferred, returned
this week TO her home in this city.
She reports that Capt. Gilbert will
soon open an office for that branch of
the public service in Seattle.
1t will not be necessary for our peo-
pie to 60 away from home to enjoy o
delightful celebration of the nations
anniversary, this year. The arrange
ments made by the committee are rs
unique as they will prove entertain
ing, and there is no fear but that a
couple of thousand visitors will be
present during the two days festivities.
Theodore L. Brown, an old-time res
ident of this city, who has been living
at Shelton the past two years, came
up this week and purchased the Rob
ertson property, residence on the
corner of Maple Park and Main street,
which is pretty fair indication that
his future home will be at the capital.
The price paid is said to have been
81, 100.
The teachers of Thurston county
who received certificates at the State
quarterly examination of teachers
we're: Kittie Langridge, Henrietta
Bloodgood, Rose Gallamore, Edith
Mcintyre, Caroline Trahair, Emma
Wright, Andrew Austin, John Barnes
Eugene Cannaday, Ada Curtain, ID. E.
Crandall, Lawrence George, Louie
Plomondon and J. B. Protsman.
Miss Genevieve Swadley, of New
Whatcom, one of the maids of honor
to the court OF Queen Gertrude last
fall in this city, during the Carnival
will be united in marriage to Joseph
Blethen, of the Seattle Times, mex,
Wednesday. The ceremony will take
place Wednesday, at New Whatcom
and Queen Gertrude will return the
compliment by serving as maid o.
honor at Miss Genevieve's "corona
tion."
The State Land Commission have
changed the day of sale of some pub
lie lands, at Tacoma, from Saturday
July LIST to Monday, the Sd, in com
pliance with the request of a Seventh
Day Adventist, who declared that il
was against his convictions to dc
business on his Sabbath. AS he was
presumably an intended bidder, tn.
board made the change, courtesy
seldom accorded by those clothed with
"little brief authority"
"Tony" Wolfe, the informant
against forger Evans, has demanded
the reward of $500 offered by thu
State for the apprehension of that
malefactor, He lost no time in filing
his claim, with the intimation tina
the delays of the Circumlocutior
Office" be avoided as much a. possible
for the reason that he is in pressing
need of money, consideration which
J will doubtless cause the States purse
) strings to relax with alacrity.
{, Last Saturday, George N. Littlejohr
OF Bush Prairie, died at the hospital
of some disease to bis hip. He was ar
r occupant of the hospital for two
: months, and had suffered gradual
r decline from the day OF his admission
Z w tuat ilSLlLuClOn. deceased uVeC
OIL the old Littlejohn farm, with hi
wife and two children. The funeral
: took place Monday at the school house
of that district, and interment was
made in the cemetery on Bush
Prairie.
The Nellie A. Wilson damage suit
against the city came to sudden hal,
in the Superior Court yesterday. A
question asked one Of the witnesse.
met with an objection which mater
tally affected the pleading of the com.
plainant, and permission to amend
7 carried with it continuance of the
, case to the Fall term. A jury had
. been empanneled and days dreary
! pumping of witnesses effected, before
: it was ascertained that the proceed.
ings would come to nought.
]. T. Bush, of Bush Prairie, better
! known as "Tall Bush" was last Mon.