Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-10

presents indubitable evidences Of the
existence OF oil somewhere beneath the
substratum. Wouldn't it be nice TO
have real spouter" within our door
yard?
\. &. Barker OF the Chicago and
Northwestern, W. c. Sechrest, of the
\. Y. Central and F. H. Marvin repre-
senting Dodwell & Co., the steamship
agents at Tacoma, were in the city
this week.
Will Hall and VIII Mentzer, who
have just completed term Of service
in Uncle Sans military force in the
Philippines arrived in this city yester-
day. They were in the Thirty-ninth
Regiment.
OH continues to roll the word velo-
drome, as a sweet morsel, under his
tongue, which, it must be said, is a
very unusual place to carry the
wheels which are known to revolve in
some heads.
w. T. Johns and wife, of Ocheltree,
Kansas. have come to Olympia to
remain. Mr.. ]. Was resident of this
city way back in the "fifties" and
went to Kansas in 1869, where he has
since resided.
A record is hereafter to be kept by
the city of all horse-shoers plying their
vocation within the corporate limits,
which will undoubtedly make super
numary fees for somebody, if it does
no other good.
The legislative committee on recep-
ton of the President consists of Sepa-
tors Megler, Rand and Wiltshire, and
Representatives Albertson, Yorke, Ros-
enhsupt, Gorham and Sims. They
will meet at Tacoma on the Nth.
The County Commissioners have
refused the request of the Chamber OF
Commerce for an appropriation to sc.
cure the Bush exhibit for the Buffalo
Exposition, as they have no authority
to make such a disposition of public
funds.
Tumwater is protesting against the
Northern Pacific dumping earth into
the bay at Capitol Point to complete
their fill for q permanent crack. 1t
is hardly probable, however. that they
will be able to check" the wheels Of
Progress.
The County Commissioners have re.
mitted the taxes on Unity Auditorium
for the past nine years. 1t was, how
ever, only church in name, as its
principal use has been for dancing
parties and holding Republican con-
ventions.
Chas. Bemis was badly injured by a
flying cable, in Black Hill logging
camp yesterday afternoon. He is able
to realize in all its force the saying
Misfortunes never come singly," for
the injured mans wife died suddenly
last week.
A settlement has been effected with
the water company by which the city
agrees TO pay $500 in semi annual
instalments and $500 per year for
future service. This is less than half
the allowance of the original contract,
which has five years yet to run.
The Street Commissioner has moved
the grass on Sylvester Park, giving
that charming spot "close shave"
as it were, to greet the Presidential
party which will afford our people
the spectacle of that metaphor, " A
Fleeing Show" in the near future.
Mrs. F. G. Blakeslee was the recip.
lent of a complimentary Passing
Party" at the residence OF Mrs. o. r..
Simenson, yesterday afternoon. The
lady is about to make an extensive
visit East, and about 100 ladies took
this opportunity of bidding her adieu.
The Westland Company has con-
tracted with the Metropolitan Print
ing Company, OF Seattle, to print the
school books under the fve-yesr con.
tract, so there goes glimmering down
the corridors of time all those fine
promises of benefits as local institu-
ton.
George Langridge offers to trade
the two lots on which the old.time
courthouse stands, now the home of
little Oily, and 40 acres of land a few
miles west of the city that may be
utilized as Poor Farm, for the frac.
tional lot on which the city hall
stands.
J. J. Winterson, a brakeman on the
Northern Pacific, met with an acct.
dent at Rainier about noon yesterday,
by which one arm was cut off and the
other badly lacerated and one leg
severed below the knee. He was
taken to Tacoma where he has wife
and son.
The steamship City OF Puebla left
the Sound Sunday for San Francisco,
with the following Olympia passen.
gers: VIM. Kerr, A. Jones and A.
Austin. The succeeding ship for that
destination was the Walla Walla yes.
terday and the next will be the Una
tilla Tuesday.
Wedding cards have been received
by few old residents of Olympia, an