Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-16


this afternoon.
b. VI. Price and wife left yesterday
for trip to Louisiana.
4 number OF cases OF chicken-pox
are reported in this city.
Rev. Mr. Ohrum continues his re-
vival work in the Christian church.
William Smith left yesterday over
the .. X. & n. for Durango, Col.
A daughter was born to Mrs. II. c.
Fisher, OF Eastside, few days ago.
Budd's Inlet is now the grand rem
devious OF fat ducks and sea-gulls.
C. b. Elliot fell, Wednesday, on an
icy sidewalk and dislocated his shout
der.
The weather forecast to-day is To.
night and Saturday fair; continued
cold"
Saw mills and single mills in this
vicinity are now all running on full
time.
The State school fund has 1898,
369.2i for distribution the current
quarter.
Robt. Frost has filed a petition in
bankruptcy in the Federal Court at
Tacoma.
Miss Edith Gordon, of Chehalis
county, visited her uncle, MIR. N. S
Porter, this week.
Ray Rogers is again able to be
about. He was able to take in" the
Ministries yesterday.
The Grand Mound school has been
closed on account Of the smallpox
scare at Centralia.
Leopold Schmidt, president of the
Capital Brewing Co., has returned
from an extended trip East.
T. J. Tichnor and Miss Maud
Caikins, OF Bucoda, have been licensed
to enter into life partnership.
According to old folklore doctrine
human lovers, as we'll as the birds
chose their mates last Wednesday.
The big dredger has now covered
about the distance between the mouth
of the channel and the city front.
The steamship Queen sails for San
Francisco Friday and the Cottage City
for Alaska Saturday, of next week.
The steamship Umatilla sails for
San Francisco Sunday and the City
ofTopeka for Alaskan ports Monday.
A miniature arctic spectacle may be
observed any morning during the
present cold weather, in Sylvester
park.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Mendling, of Yelm,
are the parents of twins, a boy and a
girl having glsddened their house
hold this week.
Sunday evening Rev. r. NJ. Hayes
.of the First Presbyterian church, will
preach a sermon to the Sons of Veter-
ans OF this city.
Provident housewives will carefully
hook after their pot plants and water
pipes during the prevalence OF the
present cold wave.
Andrew Chambers has been appoint.
I'D guardian of the four minor child.
ren OF Emily Chambers, deceased
Ada. Iva, Maud and George.
R. L. Bigelow is the recipient OF 9
deed from his father for 1S-lOOths o.
an acre in Block Bigelow addition
~
P.J. O'Brien has bought the tide
land lot on Long Bridge which j!
the site of building built in boon
times AMI known as Long Branch
Early risers are beginning to &c,
daylight at convenient hour in TIN
morning, since now, the day is abou
one hour longer than at the shortes
limit.
Next Thursday will be Washing
toms birthday, and preparations TO
duly celebrating that event are il
lively progress in both town ant
country.
Mr.. Agnew has gone TO San Fran
cisco to introduce his Kelleman
Crane spray nozzle to the attention o
firemen. He is accompanied by hi
wife and baby.
c. J. Lord has sold his stock in tn
Capital National Bank of this city
and it is said will accept position q
cashier in the Washington Nationa
Bank at Seattle.
Lincoln's birthday was observes
very generally by those On the oficia
salary list. Other people had to kee
step with the ever onward movemen
of life's treadmill.
The Republican county committe
meets to morrow afternoon, at
O'Clock, at the Office of E. G. Kreidel
in the courthouse, to issue call for
county convention.
After much delay the steame
Northern Light now performs tn
Mason county steamboat service
while the City of Shelton undergo
some well-earned repairs.
The iron for the extension of Jel
ferson street spur has arrived, an
soon dumping Of logs will begin B.
the Chehalis Log Shippers Associa
ton, on the east arm of the inlet.
One of the children of Darcy fam
lily, at South Union, who was poisone
by drinking water from an abandone
well, died Saturday, and another
considered to be in a precariOus cOnd
ton.
Judging from common consent
Valentine day was failure in tn
Capital city. The freezing point wa
too much for the poor little Cupid
and they kept snugly ensconced with
in doors.
A business reputation is worth Blu
little which has to be bolstered up b
testimonials, like some catch-all pat
ent medicine. Sterling integrity cal
stand alone, and is its own irrepressi
BILE expOnent.