Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-01-05

The calendar for the current year
furnished bv the Capital Brewing Co.,
like everything else that comes from
them, is the finest OF any that yet has
come to our table.
The reception and ball rendered
our soldier boys 10y the Women's Re-
lief Society, at the Hotel Olympia,
Monday night, was a gratifying sue
cess III all particulars.
Herbert and Fred Mari, who are
now employed in Stewart x Holmes
drug store at Seattle, spent New Year 5
dav with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Mari, OF Eastsde.
Ten marriage licenses were filed
last month with the County Clerk.
During the year the number was 80,
which is II more than the preceding
wear and Ii more than in 1897.
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
De Moss, died in this city, Sunday,
OF inflammation of the bowels, after a
short illness. The funeral rites were
held in st. Michaei's church, Tuesday.
Judge Linn, Saturday, refused to
favor the action of w. w. Seymour, OF
Tacoma, to compel the county Treas
urer to pay warrant Indebtedness out
of the funds set aside for bond interest.
The sales OF passenger tickets by
Mr.. Percival over the Union Pacific,
Oregon Short Line, .. Il. \. Co, and
Pacific Coast Steamship Co., the past
year has averaged nearly 5000 per
month.
The Curlew Mining and Smelling
Co., is the name of new corporation
organized to develop mining property
in Stevens county, with John Rea and
J. OBJ. Scobey, of this city, and Il. ID.
johnson, of Curlew as incorporators.
Mosher & McDonald's camps re-
sumed logging this week, and the re-
mainder will begin next Monday.
The "boys," after their long season of
recreation will fairly make the forest
hum with the cheering strokes of the
woodman's AK.
Thomas d. Kromling died, it is
said of volunteer starvation, at the
| hospital Monday. A brother of de-
ceased and II. ID. Brown came over
from Oregon, as representatives OF
WOODBURY. lodge OF Odd Fellows, and
accompanied the body to his former
home for interment.
The Capital Brewery sent the
STANDARD II case of "Pale Export" to
enable its force TO properly commence
rate the arrival of n new year. If any
thing was needed to show that we
have made no mistake in lauding
that leading enterprise, in this special
issue, it Just filled the nick"
That f. c. Bickford, formerly in the
mercantile business in this city, is still
factor in the worlds active entities,
is shown by the receipt of an elegant
calendar from Boise City, Idaho, and
that he has lingering affection for
his former homeis indicated by the fact
that it is embellished with u splendid
half tone Of the flagship Olympia and
its gallant commander.
The injunction OF the Light and
Power Co. of Olympia against the
Thomas Robinson Lumber Co., for
damning the Deschutes river, the
source of power supply for the electric
company, has been dissolved, but it
will be followed by an action for trial
on merits, when oral testimony will
be used to substantiate the claim oil
. damages.
Robert Nicholson, of South Union
was placed under bonds to keep the
peace by Justice Schomber, Tuesday
on a charge of having & committed al
assault with deadly weapon, in thai
neighborhood, on Christmas day. Be
sides furnishing 5000 obligation he
has to pay the costs, amounting tc
, SIS, which is a hardship to him as he
is poor in purse and quite aged.
The Gaby farm, a few miles south
, east of this city, once known as tho
!. Hewitt farm, was sold Wednesday, t.
Mrs. Maria Virgins, by Mr.. Gaby, iol
$4,000. 1t comprises 366 acres O
COOL land, much of it cleared. The
Improvements would be worth in goot
times nearly the price paid. Mrs
Virgins is late arrival from St
, Helens, Neb., and is . relative of Mrs.
, Thos. Mattingly.
The Westside sidewalk controvers,
still continues. The proposed renewa
| is upon a generally travelled thorough
fare, but over private property, ant
the city cannot appropriate money to
rebuild except by taxing up the costs
for repayment against "abutting'
property. The city has offered to adj
vance enough money to complete the
, work if .he residents of Westside will
subscribe the sum of 5000 towards it
So far, no effort has been made tc
raise the stipulated amount and the
matter remains in allegiance.
The high tide at 8 o'clock this
! morning made pioneers think of old
times. At half past nine, the railroad
/ track under Seventh street tunnel was
wholly submerged, and there was a
strong current flowing from Columbia
to Jefferson street. After passing out
OF the tunnel upon Jefferson street
the water was brought to standstill
by railroad embankment about a
hundred feet from the Eastside inlet
Had 1t not been for this narrow en-
J bankment, the waters would have met
and the business part of the city be.
low Seventh street would have been a
.cOmplete island which an enternrisinn