Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-30

tHe manipulation OF their instruments
The structural iron and steel for tn,
capitol annex Is now on the way here
having been dispatched 10y rail earl,
this week, and may be expected with
IN fortnight at farthest Two car
loads of brick per day are being de
livered, and it really seems as if tn,
rccalcltrant contractor had at last go
an energetic move on.
Rev. II. l. Badger is about to return
to his flock and will probably conduct
services on the second Sunday of mex
month. He has been spending IN,
winter in Tulare county, Cal, for tn,
benefit OF his wife's health Rev
Weatherdon. who has otiic:ated dur
ing his absence has been assigned tC
duty at Rossland, b. c.
Say, dig, cant you restrain youl
merg" when it gets on high horse
and coughs up all sorts OF asterisks,
interrogations, EXCAVATIONS, colons
and semi-colons? They may lie I'm
avoldable, but they do not look we'll in
print and are likely to side-track the
innocent, unsuspecting reader into a
veritable Slough of Despond.
The outgoing passengers this week
over the the U. p. and o. r. n. were
Walter Griffin and wife, Boston, Mass.
John II. Wright, Kansas City, Mo.
Geo. n. Talcott, Meadville, Penn.
Mrs. r. ID. Rogers, Fred Hall and
Harry Boyd, Baker City, Or; Mrs. A.
l.. Campbell, San Francisco. Cal, and
}. c. Mcclellan, Hawthorne, New.
Emory ID. Vaut, well-known young
man who formerly resided in this city,
was united in marriage on Wednesday
the 2lst inst, at Tacoma, to Miss
Maude Marfield, the Rev. Alfred W.
Martin officiating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Naut have gone to Dawson City to live,
where Mr.. V. has for some time been
engaged in the mercantile business.
The property owners on Columbia
street, between Fifth and Seventh sc
vehemently protest against fencing
up that thoroughfare that they re.
sorted to the overt" act of removal
the distractions placed by Street
Commissioner johnson. 1t seems
that the order was given on report OF
Engineer McFadden that the plank.
ing was unsafe for teams.
Five dollars and costs" was the
stentorian remark of Squire Giles when
it was shown Tuesday that Norman L.
Rogershad literally trampied under tire
one of the city ordinances to prescribe
riding bicycles on sidewalks. The
fine, with its Havoring" in the way oil
costs, amounted to $S.35, which was
paid by the victim with thanks that
the limit was not imposed.
c. C. Squires has bought the south
half of lots Z and of block 80, the
northeast corner of Tenth and Frank.
lin streets, for a consideration of $500
a moderate price resulting from the
tract lying considerably below grade
and necessitating fill. The pur-
chaser lately sold 20 acres in the
Frazer donation claim, at South Bay
to Christian Jensen, for 5000.
A blaze in the residence OF S. A
Madge, Monday, was extinguished by
prompt response of the fire depart
ment, which might otherwile have led
to considerable damage to property
1t seems the fire originated from q
defective fiue, aud when discovered the
whole attic was ablaze and fire wa.
just beginning to break through the
roof. 1t was extinguished by use oil
the Babcock extinguisher, withou,
much loss to the furnishings, and dam
age to the house is amply covered BY
$3.50.
"Sid" Yearion, who removed from
this place to Seattle with his parents
about twelve years ago, was in the
city for the first time since his de-
parture, Monday, shaking hands with
his many old-time friends, and re
marked to STANDARD representative
"I am much surprised to note the
advancement Olympia has made since
l left, in the way of improvements ant
business activity. / would like to live
in your beautiful city again and
am looking forward to the happy day
when l will remove with my family
back to Olympia"
| Memorial Day has been observed in
this city to-day by an almost tota
suspension OF business, the flags a.
half-mast and the dirge and mufflet
drum.beat leading the procession o.
soldiers who annually pass over the
hill to the cemetery to pay q tribute O.
respect to their departed comrades
The Grand Army Post was escorted b,
tho Uniform Rank X. of P. The
exercises consisted of an address oil
welcome by Commander Skillman
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg ad
dress by s. A. Calvert. and an Grafton
by Judge w. H. White.
A suit has been brought in the Su
perior Court to test the will of the
late Mrs. Stuart, in behalf of disap
pointed relatives OF deceased. It il
said that they will allege insanity
but If that is their reliance, they will
probably find some difficulty in con.
vincing people who know her so wei
that the bright woman so PROMINENT,
identified with our local affairs g
many years, was in the least affected
mentally. The administrators-M essrs
Phillips and McElroy-will doubtless
be capable of protecting the interest.
OF the estate and the devisor.
| P. M. Troy made a trip to Oyste
Bay on professional business Thu
week and learned incidentally whil'
there that representatives of q Seattle
steamship line had been there to in
duce the oystermen to market theil
product at Seattle, instead OF Olympia
which would, of course, involve tn,
purchase OF supplies there, and trans
fer an important and growing trade
to our business rivals. Immediate &C
ton should be taken by our people t.
retain this trade. which may be done
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