Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-08-22

w. +. Johns has sold to ]. P. Man.
ming lot 3 and east 20 feet OF lot 10 in
block 2, on Fifteenth street, near
Main, for consideration of ST. go.
John Byrne, it is said, will soon be.
gin the construction Of two story
brick building on the ground now oc.
cupied by Mike Cunningham's saloon.
Mrs. ]. II. Meays, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Melvin, in
New York city, has returned home,
having been summoned by the illness
OF her SOU, Frank.
Grimm Bros. have Just finished
burning kiln of 100000 brick, and
have begun the construction of an
other kiln that will contain 10000, at
their brickyard GU Eastside.
Arthur w. Sapp, a brother of Miss
Sadie Sapp of this city, and Miss
kitlie Cummings were united in mar
rage at the home of the brides par
ents at Little Rock, Sunday.
Our bay with its numerous water
craft laden with pleasure-seekers, these
moonlight nights, reminds one of the
fervid accounts of luxurious ease ex-
perienced in gondola life OF Venice.
The residences OF S. A. Madge and
NJ. Hoke are being re-shingled and
painted. The property is owned by
Mrs. G. l.. Henderson, of Hood River,
Or, and is situated on Tenth street.
The County Commissioners, sitting
as Board Of Equalization have, in
response to a numerously signed Pc
titiOn increased the assessed valuation
of the railroad trackage to $4,000 a
mile.
The Ernest Hotel at Gate City, was
wholly destroyed by fire, with the
dwelling adjoining, yesterday after.
noon, by sparks from detective f1ue.
Nearly all the furniture and effects
we're saved.
Fan-tail goldfish have supplement
ed the piebeisn beauties, the speckled
trout, which have so many years de-
lighted visitors by their graceful move
ments in the clear water of the Orna-
mental pond on Capitol Park.
Saturday was Horseshoors' Day
throughout this State, and about $50
members of that trade came up on an
an excursion from down the Sound on
that day. The blacksmiths of this
city entertained the visitors in grand
style.
The water excursion to have been
given last Friday night, which was
postponed on account of the rain to
Monday night, and again put off by
the chilly temperature at that time,
has now been declared abandoned in.
definitely.
The Olympia Railway and Mining
Co., Wednesday, sold to T. G. Hatha-
away, formerly with the Bucoda Lum-
Der Co., tracts of land situate in sec.
ton 20, 30, 81 and 80, township 16
north, range l west, for a considera.
ton of $4,000.
Two feminine fast.r riders from North
End were hauled before Justice Giles,
Monday, for violation of the new ordi.
nance about riding on certain side
wslks. They were fined IS and costs
amounting to $3.50 each, which they
cheerfully paid.
Capt. Horns new steamer Georgia,
whose hull was built at Tacoma, is
about ready for service. Her length
is 10 feet, beam % feet and she is
fitted with triple expansion engines,
cast and finished at Listers Pioneer
Iron Works in this city.
Some wag raised o broom on Oly's
pole, election night, doubtless to cele.
brate his victory-and Oh. what a
dilapidated broom it was! The sprints
stood everyway for Sunday" as the
expression goes, indicating the siren
uOus use to which it had been sub
jected.
The result of the contest for Queen
resulted in the choice of Miss Ruth
Allison who polled 1858 votes. She
was followed by Miss Jennie Savidge
with l.495 and Miss Iva Van Epps
with 1928. These two young ladies
will doubtless be court-ladies to the
Queen.
Gurnsey Chaplin while engaged in
repair to the University, fell from the
second story with . chisel in his hand
and sustained. some severe cuts from
the tool a. we'll as bruises from con.
tact with the ground. While none OF
his wounds are serious they will lay
him up for while.
Mrs. Gibbs and her sister Miss Flora
Bonnell, of Puyallup, are on visit to
Olympia, where they resided several
years in the 8Os. They were promi-
nent workers, be it remembered, in
the Blue Ribbon crusade for temper.
ance' then in the full vigor OF its
strength as reform movement.
Little Rec hasn't patted himself on
the back for some time past. What
has come over the spirit Of his dreams.
Did he come to . realization of the
fact that he was making . fool OF him.
self or was he convinced of his error
by the cold logic of events that he was
reaching out for the intangible?
The Olympia Brewing Co. lately
filled an order for their famous pro-
duct from Crookston, MINI. It is
said that the freight will cost over
S. per barrel, but that the customer,
having tested Olympia beer. is de.
termined to have It although he has
Milwaukee" and est. Louis" at his
very door.
The principal contest in the late
Republican primaries was in the Sec
ond ward, and Guy Tilley again
downed his antag., 10. Robinson. The
fight was determined, but Guy won
out both in securing . Craftsmanship
Of the caucus and election as . dele.
gate, beating Mr.. Robinson by three
votes in total of SO.
It is reported that there is to be q
water-craft opposition on the Olym.
pia. TAcoma route, and by connection
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