Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-31

General Stratton has been asked for
his opinion as to the applicability Of
the law.
Some OF the smallpox patients guar
antined" on the outskirts of town,
do not seem to appreciate the very
lenlent rule OF the health authorities
and to abuse the freedom allowed
them. a convalescent patient, last
Sunday, escaped surveillance and wan
dered forth for companionship with
ms fellow man. The Sheriff was
called upon to round up" the offend
er, and by threats of locking him up
in the pesthouse on the city water
front, where he will have plenty Of
company, it is thought, he has been
duly impressed with the necessity for
obeying orders.
Mrs. McKenny has sent strongly
drawn protest to the City Council
against assessment Of her property for
planking, or otherwise improving,
Fourth street, contiguous to her prop
erty. She claims that as, ten years
ago, the street was graded and
planked and the improvement charged
up against her property in regular
form, that the street thereupon be-
came public property, and the right OF
district or special assessment had been
exhausted thereby, and subsequent
Improvements are therefore chargeablc
to the city. 1t is more than probable
that she will resist payment in the
courts, as that determination is forth
fled by the best OF legal advice.
The Weidmann Dramatic Co. has
made application for weeks engage.
ment in July or August at Olympia
Theater, in comedy and vaudeville. 1t
embraces % members, a superb "Red
Huzzar Band and metropolitan
orchestra, and repertoire Of dozen
new plays. Among the many special.
ties we note the Electric Dance, per-
formed by Nellie Weidmann, intro
ducing Rose, Lily and American
dances, and the Partisan sensation,
"The Baptism of Fire" This COM
pany also has that acceptable enter
tainer, midget, d" La Petite leila
Marie" who carries her audience by
storm in coon songs. The prices will
be the same as for other week-stand"
companies that have visited us--no
more than 80 cents for reserved seats.
S.P. Wiman, an old and prominent
resident of this city, died at his home
on Eastside, Wednesday, from an
afiliction of the lungs. His illness
dates from last fall, and he spent sew.
eral weeks in Victoria, b. c., in the
hope that a change of climate would
continuous until his once vigorous
constitution had yielded to the per-
sistent malady. Deceased was a ma
tive of Ontario, Canada, and was 81
years of age. He was married 80
years ago, and came to Olympia, with
his family in 1876. He was woods
man by occupation. He held men,
bership in the l. o. o. F. and the A.
o. U. w. He leaves four grown
children and his wife to mourn the
loss of kind father and exemplary
husband. The funeral was conducted
by the Odd Fellows at 2 80 this after.
noon.
The VIC. T. U. County Conven.
ton convened in the United Presby-
terrain church in this city this week.
The following officers and Supernten-
dents were elected: County Presi-
dent, Emma E. Page, Olympia; Vice
President, Margaret Begg, Rochester;
corresponding Secretary, Charlotte
Van Eaton, Olympia; Recording Sec
rotary, Anna Campbell, Tenino; Treas.
urer, Nellie M. Whitman, Olympia;
Superintendent Anti-narcotic and SUM-
day school work, Amy X. Glass
Olympia; Mercy and Contest, Emma
E. Page; Loyal Temperance Legion,
Lille NJ. Hall, Rainier; Scientific
Temperance Instruction, Mary l..
Page; Non-Alcoholic Medication, H.
Marie Currey; Purity and Mothers
Meetings, C. Van Eaton; Flower Sup
erintendent, Nellie Robinson, Tenino;
Literature, Anna Campbell; Physical
Culture, Emma E. Page.
Those who did not attend the en-
tertainment of the National Concert
Co, Monday night, missed rare treat,
and the only thing that can be said to
uphold our peoples judgment and APP
probation in musical matters is that
this was the initial performance of the
company in the State and it did not
consequently come with the seal of ap-
probation affixed by home critics. 1t
is unfortunate that this is sometimes
so, for much is lost by people capable
of enjoying entertainments of high
order by that haunting fear OF rum
ming up occasionally against some
thing that may not be worth quite
all the money it costs. Many stayed
away when the opportunity of life
time to see and hear Blind Tom," was
presented, several years ago, simply be-
cause some quid nunc started the re-
port that the real Tom had been dead
many years! The Tom who pro-
duced such an ocean of melody from
his fingers ends, although an imbecile
so far as other mental endowments
were concerned, was certainly very
lively "spook," and not one of those
who heard him but unhesitatingly ad-
mitted that he was wonder OF the
age.