Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-04-03

ehe o"utTS Oh tnat VeS>el,
are having large steel passenger and
,reiSht steamer built for the San
franclsco-O Olympia service.
Mr.. w. r. Whiteside. the undertaken
mas purchased the lot and cottage on
tne southeast corner of the Os.randcr
olock, at Ninth and Adams streets,
paying S2,loO for the property.
Candidates to join the Workmen, at
the special meeting soon to be held
must be examined on or before the It'll
inst, and be at Armory Hall on the
evening OF the Sth, at eight o'clock
sharp.
Representative Gunderson has pur.
chased of G. J. Bu.trak, of this city.
guardian OF the estate of Annie r.
Holton, a quarter section on the Ma.
son shore line near this county. for the
sum of $74l.
The lighthouse board are consider.
ing petition for placing beacon
lights at Hunters Point, Arcadia,
Cape Cod Rocks, Skookum Point and
Hammersly's Inlet, on the steamer
run to Shelton.
The chicken ordinance has gone
into elect, and all fowls found run.
ning at large will hereafter be i'm.
pounded at the expense of the owner,
or some other punishment adequate to
the otiense imposed.
April 18th has been set apart for a
match game of base ball between the
Olympia high-school and the Taco ma
hlgh-school teams, to be played in the
latter city. The return game will be
played here on the 25th.
Chris. Benson was arraigned in the
Superior Court, Monday, and pleaded
Not Guilty" to the charge of killing
Jailer Morrell. The trial will be held
almost Immediately. at least in the
assignment of cases for this month.
Mrs. c. A. Billings left yesterday
on an extended visit to the Eastern
States and Canada. After a visit to
Montreal, she will 60 to New York,
In both OF which cities she has rela.
tives, and will be absent several
months.
E. G. Kreider, Supreme Court Re.
porter, proposes to take up his resi-.
dence at Tacoma, for a time, to enable
him to superintend publication of the
Reports with more expedition, near
where the contract for printing is
executed.
The faculty of the Peoples Uni
versity seem to be gentlemen of un.
usual versatility. 1t is announced
that two of the professors have written
a comic drama in the negro dialect,
which will be presented to the public
soon by the students.
J. w. Splawn and A. B. Weed have
resigned their places on the State
Fair Commission. The reason given
by the former gentleman is that his
health is not good and he has too
much business on his hands. Mr.,
Weeds reasons are not made public.
German Luthern church services
will be held in the United Presbyter.
ian church, corner of Fourth and JEFF.
ferson, every third Sunday at 3 p. NJ.
In connection with the next service
on April 5th, the Lords Supper will
be celebrated. Geo. G. Fender, pastor.
H. c. Phillips of Goldendale will
succeed w. r. Dunbar, lately deceased,
as Receiver of the U. s. Land Office
at Vancouver. Mr.. Dunbar was ap-
pointed by President Mckinley, near
the beginning of his administration,
and was reappointed by Roosevelt
about six months ago.
Oily says that the State clock is on a
strike. it having stopped yesterday
with both hands raised to the zenith,
as If in protest. Our contemporary
thinks that it needs q little oil, in
which he is probably correct. We
think. however, that it is a want of
"elbow grease" that has caused the
pendulum to cease wagging.
Land Commissioner Calvert has
been made by the late law Fire War
den for the State, and will issue in.
structions for County Commissioners
in all timbered counties to appoint
fire deputies and fix their salaries.
The deputies main duties will be to
look out for forest fires and take
measures for their extinguishment.
Gov. Mcbride gave the people cast
OF the mountains the privilege OF Sc
Letting a suitable date for Arbor Day,
and the gallant Mayor OF Spo.
kane delegated the power to the ladies
OF that city, and as usual in such
matters they did the service we'll, Sc.
Letting May-day, around which 50
many pleasant recollections cluster.
The steamer Arrow will soon leave
Portland for the Sound. She was
assigned to the Olympia-Seattle route,
but it is now stated that she may run
between Seattle and Bremerton. As
the same company have bought the
steamer Telephone, it is quite probable
that one OF the boats will be placed on
the local run TO give q speedy service in
connection with the Flyer.
Grant C. Angle has been appointed
Postmaster at Shelton, to relieve AL. c.
Munson, who has held the office mum.
Der of years. Political favor seems &c
be coming the way OF the honorable
gentleman, whether the result of per.
sistent personal Angling, or Of friendly
boosters. just see: State Senator
Postmaster, and last though not least
editor of the Mason County Journal.
The Pioneer Iron Works has done 9
good job of lining the interior of the
cells of the new jail with Bessemer
steel and correcting all the mistakes
Of architect and contractor in regard
to the gratings and door hangings
which would have rendered the work
Of Tracey sure and effective in
making quick exit. 1t is said that
tho work will be completed and &C.
cepted by the Goth inst.
The final hearing in the ]. A. Gale
estate from Mason county, involving
$26 900 worth of real and personal
-. l.@. L. p.