Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-03

Moines. Iowa.
Mrs. F. f. Day, wife of Capt. Day,
Third Infantry, commanding the post
at Bulakan, in the Philippines, came
over on the transport Lawton, and is
now in this city, the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rae
The steamship City of Puebla leaves
the Sound for San Francisco, Satur-
day, A. Austin and A. Jones being
passengers by her from this city. The
next steamship for that destination
will be the Walla Walla, Thursday.
The Olympia Club held a seminar.
nual meeting, Wednesday night, and
elected for President n. H. Owings, for
Vice President F. G. Kreider, for Treas
urer Mitchell Harris, and Executive
Committee c. S. Reinhart and G. c.
Winstanley.
The Resort" on Fifth street, has
been entered 10y burglars twice within
the past two months. The first time
the thieves got but few dollars, but
the last raise" was to the tune OF $75,
taken from sack hid under the floor
for safety
Congressman Cushman paid flying
visit to our city last Friday night
leaving the next morning. His stay
was short, but long enough to cause
the expectants of official crumbs to
put up their little beaks and chirrup
for worms"
J. OBJ. Scobey has received two car
loads of jelly glasses to resume opera
ton of his Jammery next season.
The cars held 240 barrels, and each
barrel 81 dozen OF glasses, which make
total of 500 dozen or 6O,4SO indi.
vidual glasses.
B. w. Johns has paid $1,000 for the
Central Baptist church building and
lot on Adams and Eighth streets,
which will pass into his possession
when the Unity building. lately &C.
quired by the association, has been
fitted for service.
A score or more OF the high school
graduates met Monday, to provide
for an organization of the alumni OF
our public schools. A committee on
permanent organization will be ap.
pointed at a meeting to be held next
Monday evening.
1t is said that no less than ten
thousand acres of land about Tenino
and Bucoda have been leased for oil
discoveries, and several thousand
acres in other parts OF the county
are under bond for development OF
the same product.
Lot 5, block sc, on Adams and
Seventh streets, has been sold to John
L. Murray and A. E. Laberee, the
former becoming owner of the south
half and the latter of the north part.
The price was $1,000, but there are
three houses on the lot.
In the late deal, involving the sale
to new corporation of the Eastside
mill, all subscriptions to aid Mr.. Allen
in rebuilding his mill after its partial
destruction by fire, several years ago,
were returned to the donors. This
aid amounted to about 81 500.
A young man named Griffiths, said
to have been q resident q short time
time ago, of this city, is in trouble in
Portland, on charge of having at
tempted to blackmail business man
of that city. A later report is that he
has been acquitted of the charge.
Arthur Thompson and Miss Maud
O'Neil, were married in Trinity
Church, Tacoma, Saturday. Both OF
the high contracting parties are we'll
known in this city, the groom's par
ents residing here and the bride hav-
ing been at one time a resident OF this
place.
The goddess of May opened the
month with diversified programme
this year. While the men and wo.
men Of Olympia were wearing their
Overcoats and wraps, the people oil
st. Paul, Mimi, were sweltering under
temperature of 80 degrees in the
shade.
A barn on the farm of Jack Clark q
mile south of Tumwater was entirely
consumed by fire Saturday, while Mr..
G. and wife were in town to make
some purchases. The loss is quite heavy
as the barn contained some lumber, fur
niture and other stores. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
Miss Florence Weaver, a graduate
in osteopathy, late of Omaha, Colo.
RADIO, has opened an Office at the resi-
dence of N. J. Kirkendall, next door
to the telephone exchange. She re-
spectfully asks trial of her method
of treatment by modern scientific dis.
coveries OF cause and effect.
The Eastside mill is now in the
hands of newly formed corporation,
consisting of G. s. Allen, H. Mallory
and ]. s. Graf, with capital of $780,
600. The organization will be known
as the Eastside Lumber Co. It will
likewise operate what is known as the
Mallory sawmill, two miles west OF
this city.