Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-06-23

next to taking bath ones self t. see
the fun.
Thomas Maloney is down from Re-
public on visit to his family. He
talks of Republic as enthusiastically
a. fisherman does OF his luck in cast
ing a fly.
If we may rightly interpret the
gathering OF their clans, there will be
a large delegation of Mud Bay Indians
in town to participate in the Fourth
vi July festivities.
Fourth of July celebrations this
year will be largely local and almost
every considerable Sound town of pa
triotic proclivities is preparing for a
good time all its own.
/ A social will lie given at South Bay,
! tomorrow night, by the South Bay
Bicycle Association, to raise funds
from the proceeds for extension Of Il
bicycle path to this city.
After this, there will be no evening
delivery OF the mails, but as the days
are long people will be afforded an
opportunity for applying at the gen.
eral delivery for their mail.
The safe and fixtures for the new
/ State bank came up by the Multi
nomah last evening. The south room
OF the Williams building will be the
site for the new institution.
+. B. Raymond's attempt to beat
his record as cyclist between this city
and Tacoma, Tuesday, was a failure,
the time being minute longer than
his former record, orr AZ.
1t is probable that the National
Editorial Association will not be able
to visit Olympia, as the time of their
itineracy on this Coast has been cur
tailed from month to three weeks.
A motion to quash the information
on which Geo. d. Evans is held for
forging and selling State warrants, is
under consideration by Judge Linn,
who will record his decision Monday.
Geo. B. Lane took with him to the
Grand Army Encapment at Seattle
this week, the flag and pennant sent
to this city by Gunner Toohey, Of the
cruiser Olympia, for exhibition to the
veterans.
Jack Riley was found guilty OF
grand larceny, at the termination of
his trial last Saturday. The jury was
prompt in returning a verdict. No.
tice was given OF an application for a
new trial.
A man and a hammer have been
busily engaged during the past week
in driving down the protruding nail
heads in the sidewalks all over the
town, ard the work seems only to
have been begun.
Captain Wyman, an Olympia boy,
has just launched the Lorwood," II
new steamer built in Tacoma and de-
signed to take the place of the old
steamer Sophia on the Tacoma and
Quartermaster Harbor route.
The WASHINGTON STANDARD predic-
ton that the Dewey $25O,OOO resi-
dence fund would miscarry has more
than proved true. The matter has
been publicly abandoned by the origi-
majors of the insane scheme.
L. NJ. Reed, Sem, was chosen for the
thirty-eighth time to serve az Score.
tary of the Grand Lodge of Masons of
the State, ut its late annual session in
Seattle. The next meeting of that
body will be held at Tacoma.
| Assistant Attorney-General Vance
has accepted an invitation to deliver
an grafton at Mount Vernon on the
4th. An invitation came later for
him to deliver an address at Winlock
the same day, which of course he was
obliged to decline.
Negotiations are in progress where
by Geo. A. hoffman expects to acquire
ownership of the Williams property
known as "Olympic Block" corner of
Fourth and Main streets, now occu-
pied by " The Fair" The price at
which the property is held is said to
be $500.
Assistant Attorney General Vance
made an official visit to Vancouver
this week. He was accompanied, as
far as Portland, by Attorney Israel
who combined pleasure jaunt with
professional business, and both report
having had a very pleasant, not to say
profitable, trip.
The State Press Association will
hold three days session at Seattle
on July 18th, 18th and 18th. As the
membership attendance will be aug
mented by visitors from the National
Editorial Association, on their return
home from the annual convention in
Portland, it will be conclavc of un.
usual interest.
There is an ordinance OF long stand
ing regulating the use of explosives in
the hands of small boys on the streets
of Olympia during Fourth of July
celebrations. 1t is high time for the
city authorities to call attention to
that ordinance and see that its pro.
visions are duly enforced during our
nations birthday anniversary.
Despite the hue and cry about the
bad season for fruits all over the coun.
try, there is something consoling in
the announcement that from one
eastern patch alone, ten carloads OF
strawberries were shipped this week,
to the markets of New York. Putting
q car load at 10000 pounds, it turns
out these berries will supply good
many church festivals.
The passage OF the curfew ordinance
by the Olympia council is highly COM
mended by down-Sound papers. In
fact the law pleases everybody except
ing few boys and girls just below the
critical age, who have been putting in
half the nights in scorching through
our deserted streets upon their wheels.
There is promise of fun ahead for the
policeman when he arrests a young
lady.
The bicycles ridden by Hortense
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