Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-18

She had been an Invalid the past year
or more.
August Wise suffered compound
fracture of his left leg, while working
in the woods, Tuesday, at Mud Bay.
A log rolled on the member, crushing
both bones. He will be laid up seve.
raj weeks.
Edwin r. Tobey OF Seattle and
Miss Minnie B. Gleason, of Tacoma,
were united in marriage at st. Johns
rectory, this city, Tuesday, and left in
the afternoon for their future home
in Seattle.
Elmer C. Tew and Lizzie A. Wiley
were united in marriage yesterday.
The groom is the popular purser OF
the steamer City of Shelton and the
bride a daughter of Enoch Wiley, OF
Mason county.
Capt. J. NJ. Moore of Company L
has been designated to succeed Major
Weisenburger in his command OF
First Washington Volunteers at the
Philippines. The latter has been
promoted to o like rank in the regu-
lar service.
Mrs. Bolton has just completed a
banner for the Seattle Plumbers and
Gas Filters Union which is a work OF
art. The material in it cost $3.50, and
the workmanship upon it corresponds
with the excellence of the fabric and
beauty OF design.
Arthur Ready, a member of the
Second Oregon Volunteers, is visiting
relatives in this city. He is lately
from the Philippines, and brings with
him some trophies" in the shape Of
excellent cigars, which are exceedingly
we'll appreciated by his friends.
Mrs. Lichtenstein, mother of Mrs.
Mitchell Harris, left Wednesday,, on
her return to her San Francisco home.
Mrs. LIS visit the past month has been
somewhat marred by illness, but she
has recovered sufficiently to make the
trip home accompanied by son-in-
law, Louis Simons.
The management OF the Seattle
Exposition has announced the selec-
ton of Henry Eckert, ]. w. Bachelor
and A. Cole, for Vice Presidents oil
the organization and commissioners
to secure fair representation of the
products of this country at the fair to
be held in October.
Mrs. S. NJ. Percival is on a visit to
Portland with Mr.. and Mrs. 7. N.
Ford. Mr. Ford's sister is promi-
nent physician in that city, and she
owns a summer residence on the Co.
lumbia, near Vancouver, at which
doubtless the hostess and guests will
enjoy delightful family visit.
The date of the Shirley Company at
Olympia Theater has been changed to
Sept. 4th, one week later than previ-
Gus announcement. The change has
been made to meet call for an extra
week down the Sound, which the
splendid work and popularity of the
company has SO amply justified.
Parties from Portland and San
Francisco are making preparations for
sinking a shaft for coal at Bucoda, i'm
mediately. They will operate a dia'
mond drill and make much more
rapid progress than the Thurstor
County Coal Co., although the latter
are now down 100 feet, and will prob
ably strike the ledge first.
A tandem wheel, ridden by Ray
Rogers and Clyde Barry, was badly
shattered, Tuesday, by coming in con.
tact, while at full speed, with q horse
that came suddenly out of an alley
way near the draw, on Long bridge
1t was q wonder that the riders
escaped injury, when the shock was &C
destructive of iron and steel.
Mr.. H. w. Sawyer has returned
from q months sojourn at Byron
Springs, Cal. He appears to think
that the object of his visit has beer
entirely successful in relieving him o.
rheumatic pains. This shows won
derful csndor ON the part of gentle
man whose mission it is to inculcate 9
reliance upon drugs as cure-all.
The wholesale and retail oyster bus
inees hitherto conducted by 8. K
Taylor, on East Fourth streets, will
after the LIST be under the manage
ment of s. X. Taylor & Son, Mr.. E. B
Taylor being admitted to partner
ship in the business. These gentle
men, by industry, enterprise and Gloss
attention to details, have built up
quite trade.
The County Commissioners have
ordered the climbing vines removed
from the stonework OF the court house
under the impression that their pres
ence is harmful to the building. l
would be q matter OF considerable
interest for somebody to explain jus
how the vine either weakens the wall
or shortens the life of the mortar and
cement which unite them.
The old fire-bell bought for the cit,
by the Columbia Engine Co., nearly
q third of . century ago, has beer
brought forth from the "scrap.pile'
and will do service for the new hose
company, lately organized at South
end. The bell was bought of Chas
Prosch, at Steilacoom, early in the
Cos, and cost nearly 500. For many
years it did excellent service in givinl
notice of impending danger from fire.
Captain O'Connor of the Salvation
Army announces that Adjutant Mel
son will arrive in Olympia tomorrow
and hold special meetings for one
week. He was stationed in this city
some years ago in charge of the
army work. He is Q musician OF
some note and plays on several instru.
ments among which are cornet, auto
harp and guitar-harp. He is also q
good singer. All are cordially invited
The work of moving the State Ii.
brary to the ground floor Of McKenny
block began Sunday morning and con.
tinued all that day, Notwithstanding
the spirit of the State Sunday law was
violated by State officers in so doing
The excuse that business demands JUS
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