Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-01-04

the secretary OF state, during the
past year. The articles filed for COM
panies outside the State numbered
42l.
Mrs. Davis, of Anacortes, is visiting
Mrs. Eddings, at the residence of P.
d. Moore, in this city. Mrs. D. has
until lately been a resident of Homo
lulu, where Mrs. E. has likewise re-
sided
The New Year came in like Santa
! Claus, clothed in the cold, white
habiliments of the borean regions.
May it be symbolical of the good
things in store when his pack is
opened.
Among the many reforms incident
to the beginning of a new year let us
not forget to pray for a reform in the
weather. January came upon us like
a lion; let us hope that December
will depart as lamb.
1t may not be uninteresting to those
who dread darkness to know that the
day is now minutes and sc seconds
longer than it was on the 21st of De-
! cember. Let lis be thankful for
small favors with the expectation of
greater.
Mr.. Chaplin Gays that If the SUBJ
scribers to the $l5, 900 subsidy for the
Olympic University do not come for
ward and verify their subscriptions
better than they are doing we may
yet lose this desirable aid to perma-
nent growth.
This State has been requested to
make an exhibit of our forest, fish
and game resources, st an international
exhibition of these resources to open
in Chicago, Feb. 9th. and the matter
has been referred to State Fish Com
missioner Little.
At the annual meeting of the La
dies Relief Society. held yesterday
afternoon, the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. A. H. Cham
bers; Vice President, Mrs. 6. E. Blank.
enship; Secretary, Mrs. Phil Skillman +;
Treasurer, Mrs. A. F. Macleay.
Modern Woodmen of America, camp
No. 5247, installed officers for the en-
suing year Monday night as follows
V. c., Charles Myers; w. A., Pearl Nc
Duff; Banker, B. F. Collier; Escort,
Charles Stowe; Clerk, ]. J. Wilson
Waterman, J. J. Welsh; Sentinel, Mr..
May.
The dodgers circulated a few days
ago announcing the game of basket
ball at the Armory, to which every.
body was invited who could dig up
25 cents, was headed Society Plays
Ball." This was doubtless intended
to convey the idea that it was high
jinks" affair.
Robert Bridges will retire in a few
days from the Office of State Land
Commissioner to his White River
farm, with the consciousness of duty
we'll performed. He has brought to
bear in the discharge Of his official
life rare discretion and ability, and
it is owing to his work more than any
other cause that the State has been
able to present so splendid financial
showing.
Mr.. Scobey has made arrangements
to extend the fruit canned by him
as far East as Chicago, Mr.. Tinkham,
his agent having returned with or
ders from all places intermediate
This little local enterprise is assuming
splendid proportions, and is one of the
infant industries" that should be
protected by home patronage and
every other means of support.
Nine out Of ten of the people wanted
Glenn johnson retained as Street Com
missioner for faithful and efficient SER
vice, while four out of seven members
of the City Council (Oly says) wanted
a change, to put Republican, who
does not know spade from cork
screw. into position. So it goes. The
Devil may be depended upon to take
care of his own, and the people be -,
as "plutocrat" once said.
The Standing Committees OF the
new City Council, which met for the
first time Wednesday evening, we're
announced by the Mayor, as follows:
Ways and Means-Free, Doherty and
Bethel; Accounts and Current Ex-
penses-Mack, Work and Free; Fire,
Light and Water-O'Connor, Free
and McClintic; Streets, Wharves and
Bridges-Doherty, Mack and Nc
Clintic; Health, Police and Public
Property-Work, Doherty and Bethel;
Franchises, Licenses and Sewers
McClintic, O'Connor and Mack;
Judiciary-Bethel, Work and O'Con-
nor.
The State has demurred to the COM
plant of F. H. Goss to compel the
Board of Capitol Commissioners to
complete the award of contract to
him for completion of the capitol, on
the following grounds: That plaintiff
has no legal grounds upon which to
ask for writ of mandate; that there
is a misloiner of causes of action
that the complaint does not state
sufficient facts to constitute cause of