Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-09-06

asylum at Napa III That State.
The building on the corner of Fourth
and Columbia, occupied by Mrs
Pres colt, has been sold to p J. O'Brien
and is being moved to place on
Long Bridge, near Percival hill.
1t is now thought that a final and
decisive game will be played by the
Chehalis and Olympia Business Mems
Baseball Clubs, the contest to take
place at Gate City, on neutral ground.
John Bowling has begun the cree
ton OF his ten-pin alley corner of
Fifth and Washington. Oily says that
he will be ready for business in about
six weeks. And then, won't Rome
howl?
The Quaker Doctors" ran up
against snag at Yakima last week.
\ license fee of $25 per day was pro.
vided by ordinance for their kind, and
they found on arrival they'd Have to
Hurry" Oh.
The steamship Senator sailed from
the Sound for Pt. Nome, Monday,
Miss T. NJ. Reed, Jr., of this city being
a passenger by her The next steamer
for Alaskan ports will be the Cottage
City, Wednesday.
An alarm OF fire Sunday afternoon
met with an immediate response from
our ever-vigilant fremen. The cause
was trivial, however, a burning CHM
ney in the old Harmed residence, now
occupied by Mr.. II. K. Hill.
The Northern Pacific has put on a
special train between Spokane and
Seattle, and that brings the Eastern
mail to us by the Gray's Harbor train
at noon, instead OF by the Port Town
send Southern in the evening.
An alarm of fire Wednesday, about
9 o'clock at night, from box 36, was
caused by burning brush on Seven
tenth street. The fire was set by the
street force, engaged in clearing, and
carelessly left without attention.
William Dobbs has returned from a
four years sojourn in the Klondike to
spend the winter at home. He left
Olympia and took the steamer Will
lamette for the north in August, 1897,
and has done fairly we'll at Dawson.
The plumbing for the capitol annex
has been awarded to the w. B. Coffee
Plumbing Co., of Tacoma, for $5,434.
The Kaufman company of Seattle
wanted $1,000 for the job, and the
Glennon company, of the same place,
1874.
The State Board of Equalization,
consisting of the State Auditor, the
Land Commissioner and Secretary of
State, are now in session, with james
H. Price, ex-Secretary OF State, as
clerk, and Miss Wheton rs stenogra-
pher.
The Nj. E. Conference begins in this
city on the 18th. There will be about
200 ministers to entertain, and an in.
ventory is being taken of the yellow
legged chickens TO ascertain our capa-
bility for an old-fashioned orthodox
greeting.
J.J. Wilson, w. A. Van Epps and
o. c. White have organized the South
Bay Oyster Co., to engage in cultiva-
ton and sale of the most popular of
all shell-fish. The capital of the
corporation is placed at $4,000, in
shares of SIS each.
The late Rev. John Bridges died at
Tumwater Sunday afternoon. The
funeral rites were held Monday.
Among the attendants from abroad
was late State Land Commissioner
Robert Bridges, Of White River, Q
brother of deceased.
Mrs. L. w. Percival has asked per-
mission of the city to construct q
one-story frame building on the lot
corner of Columbia and Fourth, ad-
joining Meyers curiosity shop" The
matter was reported to the Fire and
Water committee with authority to
act.
Arthur w. Ready and Miss Annie
Neuffer were united in marriage, by
Rev. DR.. Hayes, Wednesday forenoon,
and after a wedding breakfast was
served, departed on . bridal tour to
Portland. The best wishes of = host
of friends accompany them on their
life journey.
The steamship Umatilla left the
Sound Sunday with the following
Olympia passengers: Miss L. H. Jor-
don, Miss Bessie and Miss Flora Jor-
don and g. o. Deming. The City Of
Puebla sailed for the same destination
to-day and the Walla Walla will sail
Wednesday.
1t is said that Architect Ritchie'a
objection to the use of Tenino stone
for the capitol annex is that it, being
more porous than Chuckanut, will,
during the damp days of winter when
saturated with moisture, present diff
ferent color from the main structure,
built of the Whatcom product.
Two powerful derricks for use on
the capitol annex have been received
and are being set up for moving the
big stones to be used in the massive
walls. The engine to operate them il
. forty horsepower motor, and will
supply the power to swing and operate
the derricks over radius OF the whole
site.
In the Olympia public schools the
attendance Of boys and girls are about
equal in each grade up to the Sixth.
then the girls begin to gain until
the High school is reached where
the girls outnumber the boys two TO
one, though the number OF boys in
the High school is larger than last
year.
Miss Anna Tarbell has returned
from quite q sojourn in the East
where she has been gathering new ideas
ideas, and new stock conforming 10 the
latest styles in ladies' wear. especially
in the millinery line. She will be
pleased to greet all Of her friends and
customers, convinced that she will be
better able to please than ever before.
Attorney Nash, of Tacoma, was be-
fore the County Commissioners Tues
day to persuade them to make an ad-
ditional levy of five mills, to pay GER