Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-31

1t will be well for star-gazers to
,ear in mind that our elder brother
Mars it now in a good position for
observation during the greater part OF
the night
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Bates have gone
to Tacoma to reside. Mr.. b. has
formed a partnership with J. ii.
Roberts, in the undertaking business,
in that city.
sheriff Malone, of Wausau, Wi,Con-
sin, came up from Shelton Saturday,
with John c. Berg, deiaulting Treas
urer OF Marathon county, that State,
where he is being taken to stand trial.
John W. Billups, who was for many
years in the employ of Mr.. Harbst, OF
the City Bakery, has returned from
his farm on Nashon island and re.
sumed work for the successor Of his old
patron.
Messrs. NJ. O'Connor, II. l.. Blank
enship, J. F. kearney, J. +. Daley, ;.
q. Lister and G.. l.. Mason, were added
to the list of membership OF the
Chamber of Commerce Wednesday
evening.
Sheriff Billings is at Seattle, i'll at
tendance upon his brother Fred,
whose condition gives very little hope
for recovery. A telegram this morn
ing, however, states that he was some
what better.
The steamship Cottage City left Sc
attic for Alaska ports yesterday, an
Olympia passenger by her being Chas
Farrell, for Skagway. The next
steamer for the northward will be the
Alki, next Wednesday.
J. C. Horr's will, dated in 1881,
leaves all his property to his wife,
Elizabeth Horr, but she has applied
for letters of administration in order
that all interests may be satisfactorily
considered and adjusted.
Eltney Van Epps writes to his
brother here from Skagway saying
that that point is good place to stay
away from, just now, as there are sew
eral hundred OF men idle and discour-
aged with their prospects.
Librarian Bashford has engaged Mr..
Allison and family to occupy and care
for the old capitol building during the
next two years, 5000 having been APP
propriated by the "late lamented'
I fo~ that ,,,rpnso
The pile-driver has been engaged
during the past week, putting down
piles along the Port Townsend South
ern railway track to the northward OF
the depot building, to replace those
rendered unsafe through decay.
Sundays San Francisco Chronicle
publishes the marriage announcement
of Miss Mabel Eleanor Foster, daugh-
ter of VIM. Shinke, of South Bay, to
H. NJ. Dobrow Ironberg, of San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Ironberg is connected
with the Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph Company.
Four ships are loading with lum.
Der at the Westside mill, and more
than twice that number of cars are
loaded each week at the Eastside
mills with shingles, dressed and rough
lumber, besides large shipments OF
doors, sash and other manufactured
and building material.
Chas. E. kehoe, well-known
Olympia character, is now a dispenser
OF justice at Arlington, a village in
Snohomish. Charley.is noted for pos.
session of fair amount of good sense,
which is law in a crystalized form,
and we do not doubt but that his ad-
ministration will prove success.
The Chamber OF Commerce, at its
meeting, Wednesday evening, adopted
resolution recommending the City
Council to grant the request of the
Olympia Door and Lumber Co., for a
temporary vacation of Third street
adjoining Richardson's shingle mill
to enable the company to construct q
mill for saving cedar lumber.
The steamer Multnomah has been
taken to Ballard to undergo a thor.
ough course of repairs, and during the
time required for that work the Aber.
deem will run on her schedule. When
the former steamer resumes her ser.
vice, the Aberdeen will be placed back
on her usual run. The report that
her service had been discontinued il
not true.
A new hose company il in o fail
way OF organization. Messrs. Springer
Pridham, Wellman, and Others, have
taken the matter in hand and will en-
deavor to enroll force strong enough
to handle the fire apparatus expedi.
tiously and effectively. A meeting
will be held next Wednesday evening
at which the progress made will be re-
ported, and probably further action
taken to perfect the organization.
Prof. Lang writes from Republic
a discouraging letter to Ed. Cotter
He says that there has been but little
work done yet, as there is much snow
on the ground and many prospectus
are waiting and anxious for work
which they cannot find. Matters
may improve when conditions change
but that time is six weeks or two
months off, and it will be best for those
intending to go to that country to
wait that length OF time at least.
G. A. Barnes has sold the Fair
Grounds" beautiful tract, much oil
it cleared, with splendid half-mile
race track, fence and buildings, fol
81 200, to Mrs. Melvin Cole. The
tract consists of 81 acres. The amount
which is reported to have passed
hands in the transaction, is regarded
as a trifle compared with its true
value, even in these depressed times.
The improvements alone are worth
more money, and lands many miles
from town are selling for more than
the purchase price in this Transaction
of $22 per acre.
One OF the dummies standing in
front of an Olympia drygoods store
represents little boy dressed in what
might be his first pants. The other
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