Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-11-02

per year.
The Phoenix Logging Co. is a cor
Poratlon lately formed for operation.
IN the Hoods Canal country, will
Hoi U. Simpson at its head, and Alder
Johnson Tor general manager. The
capital OF the new company is PLACED
at $50, 600.
Thanks to the City Council, an ar,
ilght now swings ut the corner O.
franklin and Fourth Streets, which is
public accommodation in view of the
many political and other meetings
that have been held in the thrater tn,
past month.
Uncle" Joseph Longmire, who wa:
" years of age on the Both of No
vember, Is rejoicing in the prospect oil
casting his vote this year for William
). Bryan, who he steadfastly believes
VIII be the next President of the
United States.
There seems to be very little doubt
but that the Democratic county nomi.
nees will be elected. 1t is noticeable
fact that everywhere our candidates
have received a warmer and more
cordial welcome than the candidates
named by the old wabble- jawed
machine.
This paper acknowledges the receipt,
with the compliments of its author
Miss Stella June Galliher-a copy of
the Sunny Spokane March and Two
Step" which was played by the
Royal Marine Band of Italy, Monday
night. 1t is said to be an exception
ally choice composition.
The campaign will close in this
county with the Democratic meeting,
at Olympia Theater, on the night
preceding election, instead of at the
Republican meeting, on the Sd, at
which Falknor and Weir will turn the
tap and let off what little froth re-
mains i'll the Republican "bar'l."
A gentleman who has just complet-
ed tour of Idaho and Montana tacit-
ly admits that these States are sure
for Bryan and the principles of
anti-imperialism. This assurance is
made doubly authoritative when it is
stated that our informant is himself a
Republican of the conservative type.
Mr.. Cation, OF Coshocton, Ohio, the
chief manager OF the University enter
prise, wired Prof. Halves Wednesday
in response to letter informing him
that the SIC, 900 endowment guaranty
had been raised, as follows: econ
CALCULATIONS. Will push enterprise at
once" IT'S we'll; "roll; the game is
made
The rainfall for October has been
the largest Of that month the past %
years, further than which the public
records do not extend. The amount
reaches S.26 inches. The next largest
precipitation for that month was in
1894, when it reached TIT inches.
The average record has been 4.21
inches.
Capt. Beck, blind man whose fig
ure became quite prominent several
sessions of the State Legislature, as a
lobbyist for an institution for the
blind, died at South Bend last Friday.
He once succeeded in having a bill
passed appropriating $4,000 for that
service, but it was lost somewhere in
the "shuffle" and never became law.
Oily says the statement that Mr..
Frink introduced a bill for removal of
the Capital, in 1898, while State
Senator from King, has no firmer
foundation than Gosh" on the men,
bers from this county. Records are
bad things to contend with, and that
should teach the Republican candi.
date for Governor not to jest on serious
public matters.
"a Stranger in New York." was
fully up to Hoyt's best productions.
There was a rapid ego" in all of his
plays which heeps up interest in the
broad satire which seem to be the
chief object OF his dramatic endeavors.
The specialties introduced during the
play, were of high order and elected
much applause. The company played
Thursday evening in Seattle Theater.
Miss Elmira Saindon, united in
marriage to James Pattison, in St..
Michsel's church. Friday, is a sister
of Rev. Father Saindon, who per.
formed the ceremony. The brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Saindon re-.
side in this city, and the groom is a
woodsman, employed in the Black
Hills camps. The happy couple will
make the ir home at Little Rock.
Mrs. J. G. Sparks was 80 years old
Monday and the occasion was celebrated
by q family gathering OF her daughters,
consisting of Mrs. Crow of Walla
Walla, Henry Brewer and wife and
Mrs. Sherwood of Satsop. Mrs. Harris,
of Boisfort, and Mrs. Mann of this
city. The old lady is in excellent
health, and will probably live to count
many more returns of her natal day.
w. T. Cavanaugh and T. N. Henry
spoke at Collins school.house Friday
night. The audience was composed
OF three people, w. w. Whidden, Peter
Jacobson and boy. At the conclu-
sion Of the meeting Mr.. Cavanaugh
arose and said: "Mr. Whidden is a
large man and Mr.. Jacobson is re.
spectacle, so we will 60 away and
advertise this as large and respecta-
BILE meeting"
The steamer Multnomah had a CYL
inder-head bl own out Monday while
at Seattle. It seems that George
Swan, her regular engineer, had taken
q day of, and a substitute was EN-.
ployed, who evidently did not under
stand managing the throttle very we'll,
and smash-up was the result. The
boat will be laid up . week or ten
days, and her repair and loss Of time
will aggregate $1,000.
ANTI finds pleasure in congratulate.
ing the people of Olympia OH the fact
that the University subsidy is practi.
cally about raised. 1t may fall little
short upon appraisement of property
donations, but not enough, it is