Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-16

service as travelling saleswoman for the
hoffman Mercantile Company. She
is now canvassing at Shelton. Miss
gree all the necessary qualifications
| for success. She is faithful; indus
trious, honest and capable.
Two companies from Seattle and
three from Tacoma of the National
Guard will participate in the funeral
rites next Sunday at the burial of the
deceased soldiers of the First Wash.
ington regiment. The steamer Multi
nomah has been chartered to bring
them to this city Sunday. They will
arrive about noon.
"In Paradise" presented by the
/ Frawley-Stockwell Co. at Olympia
Theater, on Wednesday night, was a
little swift, but it seemed to please the
audience present, which Was composed
mainly of regular patrons of the drama
The French maxim, "Honi soft que
nal pense," applies to such plays
"Shame to him who evil thinks"
The fire department was called out
Tuesday afternoon by an alarm from
Box 43, caused by burning moss, ig-
nited by sparks from kitchen hue in
the residence of j. II. Scott, corner
of Fifth and Washington. Fortunate
; ly it was discovered in time for easy
extinguishment, and the fire boys
made short work Of subduing the
| flames.
Old "Totem Pole" is making an at
tempt to place himself at the head of
the Bryan procession. He may sue
coed, from the prestige afforded by the
eccentric turn of Fortunes wheel in
1896. but his presence will act as ma
satche tOmanawus to any cause, and it
would be far better for the peoples
champion to make his visit to the State
unattended.
Bro. Scobey is carefully cultivating
that delicate plant which he hopes to
develop into a flower of promise for
the executive chair. 1t is noted that
it does not grow with the rapidity of
Jacks beanstock, and there is
strong probability that it may be
nipped by the late frosts. Well it
will not be the first cherished object
that has di ed bornin.'
The Orc Vaporizing Furnace and
Condensing Company is corporation
which will not be regarded as top.
heavy by name, when it is known
that it lists its capital capital stock at a
cool hundred millions. What proper
ton will turn out to be water, in the
course of time, can, of course, only he
surmised, but it is safe to say that its
promoters will not lose that oppor-
tunity of increasing dividends.
1t is said that two more Chehalis
logging companies have arranged to
ship their products by way of this
city, soon rs the railroad company
may be induced to place iron on the
track constructed by our people several
months ago, under the distinct under
standing that the switch was to be put
in soon as the piles were driven and
capped. Somebody is to blame Cor
culpable and persistent carelessness.
Jesse Mills presented an advertising
scheme for distribution of an illus
trated pamphlet descriptive Of Olym.
pia and her surroundings, to the
Chamber of Commerce. Tuesday night,
in public places at Seattle, and solicit.
ed donation in support. As he
asked for only $40, the Chamber at
once appropriated that amount for the
worthy object, to be paid, it is pre-
snmed. "out of any funds not other
wise appropriated"
The Thurston County Bicycle Path
Association held q meeting last even-
ing in the Owl Club rooms, ut which
arrangements were made Tor the an
nual meeting to be held next Wednes-
day. Committees were appointed to
revise the bylaws and to look after
roads and rights of way. At the al
nual meeting, new officers will be
elected, an association button adopted,
the bylaws amended, and reports ,e
ceived of the progress Of work the past
year.
1t was thought that the Seatco mill
would sell for considerably more than it
was knocked Oft for TO Chas. Gilchrist
at the Receivers sale, few weeks ago,
little over $4,000. N. J. Blazen
and Thos. G. Hathaway have advanced
the offer to $37 ,033, and made the req
uisite deposit to make their offer good,
and is said that other mill men stood
ready to raise the bluff still higher, but
the court yesterday confirmed the sale
&c Gilcbrist and that ends the mat
ter.
The bodies of nine soldiers OF the
First Washington Regiment are en-
route for this city and will be inferred
next Sunday, with imposing ceremon-
les, in Masonic cemetery. The names
OF the deceased soldiers are: Privates
Frank A. Lovcjoy and Damian Gross
man, Co. G; Private Frank Smith, Co.
E; Corporal Henry Leinbacher, Co.
G; Private Albert ]. Rupert, Co. H ;
Private Ed. II. Perry, Co. I; Privates
F. G. Buhman and John Smith, Co.
X, and Private Daniel Campbell, Co.
M.
u. S. Commissioner Alfred Thomp-
son has male the unique decision that
passing single counterfeit dollar is
not a violation OF law that demands
prosecution, but that ii other counter
felt money is passed or found in the
possession OF anybody the majesty OF
the law steps in and provides swift
punishment. This reminds us of the
plea OF the mother to the priest in
mitigation of blame of her daughter
for an illegitimate child, "May il
please yer reverence, its only very
little one"
The Chamber of Commerce not only
adopted its usual protest against de.
fective train service, at its meeting
Tuesday night, but appointed com
mittee OF which L. B. Faulkner was
announced rs chairman, to go to Ia.
coma and see why they have not, in
times past, ELECTED some attention. II
ia the nnrOOsa IF the cha m har a, carry