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

SCnoOis.
1t Is proposed, if deal is made with
the county for city executive quarters
in consideration of the realty on which
the town hall stands, to remove that
building to some more central loca-
ton, farther south, and make it the
home of the fire department.
Carsten Holthusen was in Tacoma
a couple of days this week where he
purchased large range for the Tony
Faust restaurant. In addition to
this the popular place has been re-
papered and otherwise improved to
accommodate its large and increasing
patronage.
The Union Pacific Railway has put
on $50 excursion rate to St. Paul,
Omaha, Kansas City and Missouri
river common points. These tickets
were on sale yesterday, and another
chance will be afforded June It'll.
Tickets accord stop-over privileges and
are good for GO days.
The steamship Umatilla sailed for
San Francisco, Wednesday, with Mrs.
L. l.. DeLand, Miss Kittie and Robert
DeLand as passengers from this city.
The next steamer for that destination
will be the City of Puebla Monday,
with ]. r. Smith and wife and Eta
Smith as passengers.
Dick" Lynch, who was witness
in suit before Justice SchOmber, the
other day, called Attorney Dial liar,
whereupon Dial raised one OF his
hands to strike but was promptly
turned back by the bystanders. The
action was timely and probably pre-
vented the dropping OF weight.
A lodge of the American Order of
Protection has been organized in this
plsce-the goth secret society, we be-
lieve, in this city of "jiners." Geo.
Snideger was elected Captain, and
Mrs. Fred lew, Pilot, so it is evident
they are ready to sail upon the sea OF
Experience to the land OF Discovery.
The steamship City OF Topeka left
the Sound yesterday for Alaskan
ports, with Mrs. E. l.. Mitchell, Roy
Mitchell and J. H. Fahnstock as pas
sengers from here by her for Skagway.
The next steamer northward will be
the State of California, Tuesday. The
rate to common points in Alaska has
been reduced to S..
In referring to the opinion held al
Port Angeles that the railroad propo-
sition which has been held 80 tempt
ingly to their view the past two years
Oily says that the Port Angelans begin
to look upon the project as about dead
and that incidentally" the people
here zee it by the same light. 1t may
therefore be decently buried as an
incident" of the past.
Thurston county Monday filed a
warranty deed OF the courthouse prop
erty to the State with the County Au.
ditor, for record. 1t is perfect in form,
except that revenue stamps to the
amount of $1G6 have not been affixed
pending inquiry of the Collector OF
Internal Revenue at Portland, as 10
the necessity OF stamping documents
like this solely OF public nature.
Judge w. H. White delivered very
impressive address at the Grand Army
Veterans observance of respec. to the
dead in the cemeteries yesterday. He
took the place of Judge Calvert, who
was too i'll to be present. Phil Skill
man also delivered an address. The
display OF flowers and love-tokens were
profuse and the Sons fred the usual
vollies over the graves of the departed
soldiers.
An artist in his profession is Chas
Erin Werner, who delighted fairly
good audience in Olympia Theater
Wednesday night. His Shamus
O'Brien was simply the perfect rendi
ton OF the playwright's conception o
the noble-souled patriotic Bould Boy
of Glengall." He is entitled to tn,
more credit from the fact that hi
support was not i'm all respects up Il
the grade that affords q symmetry oil
parts 90 delightful in dramatic work.
The claim of the Squaxon ISLAND
Indians to Hope Island, lying con
tiguous thereto, has been denied by
the Interior Department, although
many survivors of the treaty made BY
Gov. Stevens nearly half century
ago, affirm that it was set apart fol
them in perpetuity at that conclave
whereby the rights of the early settler
we're affirmed. Mr.. Israel, who repre-
sents poor Lo in this transaction, say,
that the case will be carried to tn,
U. S. courts for final determination.
Damage suits seem to be about a.
numerous as flies in summer. W.
now have E. May Mckenzie, o
Cheney bringing suit in the Thurstou
county court for $500 damage.
against the State, on claim that sh.
had been employed to teach in the
Normal School at Cheney, by the
Board of Trustees, which agreement
she alleges they failed to afford hel
an opportunity to fulfill. So she suel
for q full years salary, as we'll as {
claim of another teacher, Mrs. R. B
Turner, based upon precisely the same
grounds.
An examination will be held by the
U. s. Civil Service Commission in this
city, June goth, for the positions o
clork oud 20 rriar in tho natal aervicA