Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-04-26

nance. 1t was unnecessary to attack
the validity OF tie enactment, as the
p!eadings contained all the material
required for successful defense.
There was a string to the 500 SUBJ
scriled for baseball by Rev. Nc
Callum, after all, and it is of sufficient
size to haul it safely back to his
pocket. 1t is to be paid only on con-
dition that no Sunday playing is
to take place on the grounds of the
club or by it. As the object is to at
tract excursionists during the outdoor
season, and as most of these parties
have hitherto considered that Sunday
shoulc be a day of recreation and
have played majority OF their games
on that day, it is quite evident that
the reverend gentleman, in giving way
to his sportish prOclivities, has run
up against metaphorical stone.wall.
Oily says that couple of young
ladies visited Hills drugstore the
other day to cast handful of votes
for their favorite in the piano contest,
and observing large box with an
aperture in the top, in one corner, and
not being accustomed to voting, very
naturally concluded that it was the
ballot-box, and dropped their tickets
into it with that assurance of duty
we'll performed always noticeable in
the conduct OF the novice. On rehec-
ton, however, they became dubious as
to the safety of ballots deposited in
such frail-looking ballot. box, and re-
turning TO investigate, found that they
had placed their tickets in one OF
those new-fangled cabinets used for
giving steam baths. Another reason
is thus afforded for use of the ballot
as an educational agency.
1t seems that there was slight de-
feet in the title of the courthouse
site from the fact that it had been plat
ted without alleys, which fact seems to
have been unknown to some of the
owners OF the property and their deeds
read as if these thoroughfares existed.
This inadvertancy created quite a
commotlon among our public authori-
ties, although the improbability of
anybody being able to show title to the
alleyways made contest the remotest
OF probabilities, and Mr.. McElroy,
owner of the quarter block, to be
transferred to the State, was at once
posted off to San Francisco to find
Mrs. J. H. Kellett, one of the early
owners of the realty and have her
execute quit-claim deed to the
imaginary possession. Mrs. Kellett
when found demanded $500, but was
finally induced by Mr.. McElroy to
compromise on 500, and now every
body is happy.
A rare treat is in store for our
music-loving people iu the concert at
Olympia Theater, Saturday night, to
be given by the Girls Glee Club of the
State University. As q musical or.
ganization, like all other of Washing
ton products, it has attained q high
degree OF excellence. and the people
who have attended their concerts are
enthusiastic in praise Of the singers,
Individually and collectively. They
are assisted by Miss Katherine E.
Glen, contralto, a professional singer
OF considerable renown. The date for
their appearance has been changed
from Friday TO the succeeding even.
ing, on account of other observances
of a fixed nature falling upon the
first date, and IS Saturday night is
one of late hours in the stores, the
young ladies who are their own
managers, have decided not to "ring
up" until 8 O'Clock. The price OF adj.
mission, so cents for reserves and %
cents to the gallery, taken in connec.
ton with the excellence of the enter
tainment, to say nothing of that spirit
OF gallantry which should prevail