Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

OF any style do not fail to call at a. {.
Stevens & Co.'S shoe store, where the
stock is full and al prices that will
please all.
The usual high tides OF this season
OF the year now prevail, and the streets
; and vacant lots OF lower part OF the
city, few hours each day, resemble a
mill pond.
Arley Van Epps has bought of E.
+. Taylor lot on Fourth street i'll
Patterson's addition, Tor 5000 on
which he intends sometime to build a
dwelling house.
The residence OF A. Lipkow, a farmer
living near Rainier, was entered by
burglars, Wednesday night, and cloth
ing, cooking utensils and food were
stolen. No clue.
r. X. Streets and Miss Sue O'Ban-
non Porter, were married at the home
of the brides parents, Roslyn, Tues.
day. The bride was lately deputy of
the State Librarian.
L. f. Pickett, formerly of the groc-
cry firm OF Mum & Pickett, has pur.
chased the old-time Shelton place on
Yelm prairie from A. H. Schroeder,
and will try farm life.
China tom" has left his lucrative
job of culling bivalves at Oyster Bay
for Capt. Pierce, to turn up the sod
for early gardening operations for Mr..
| Chambers of this civ
You may say what you please but
the Homestead is the place to buy
good pastry or to get an appetizing
cup of coffee with the rarest of deli.
cacies to accompany it.
Ross McNeal, a competent barber,
has bought the shop at Tumwater
from Andrew Allison and will con-
tinue the business with baths and
other upto.date features.
A report comes from Montesano of
discovery of an oil spring near that
city. 1t has caused quite a sensation
amid owners Of realty that may posi-
bly, be within the coil belt"
The high-tide yesterday morning
put the Richardson shingle mill and
the door factory temporarily out OF
business. The shut down lasted, how
ever, only about half an hour.
"Red Hank" is the nickname of a
hobo who "stole ham" the other
night from the City Bakery. This is
one instance in which the ghost did
not get away with the hamlet.
On the last day OF the first month
of the new year Alexander Ross and
Miss Edna Lincoln, both of Spokane,
were united in marriage by Rev. E. r.
LOOMS, at the Congregational parson-
age.
The Messrs. Reaney, lesses OF Olym.
pia Theater, are lucky in having an
attraction of the merit of the Pollord i
Opera Co., SO near the commencement
of what is promised to be new regime
for that house.
M. G. Royal has formed a partner
ship in the legal business, in Portland,
with L. B. Reeder OF that city. 1t is
intimated, however, that he has not
wholly deserted our city, either socially
or professionally.
The steamer Capital City has re-
sumad the afternoon run to Seattle,
which service has been performed by
other boats since she dropped her
wheel in the bay, between Tacoma and
Seattle, last November.
The Attorney General has decided
that the county, and not the city gov
ernments, are charged with maintain
tanning quarantine regulations of con-
tagious diseases. The law applies to
all cities except those Of first-class.
Henry NJ. Sutton died at his home
at MontesanO yesterday, after . brief
illness. He is we'll known here. He
was married in December last, and
leaves a wife, and two sons by q for
mer marriage. He was so years old.
The Rochester Roachdale Co. have
filed deeds from F. NJ. Roades and
VIM. Gaia to block in Railroad ad-
diiion to Rochester. The company is
an association of farmers banded to-
gether to secure better prices for their
products.
Mrs. E. H. Nichols, mother of Mrs.
Glass, died on the I'd in Seattle, At the
home of her daughter, after . pro.
longed illness. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon, in that city, con.
Quoted by Revs. Harrington, Morris
and Joslyn.
| Very generally protests were fled
against reassessment OF grade taxes
against property "improved" twelve
years ago, with the City Council,
Monday night. Personal representa-
tives were present from Central and
other streets at South End.
Under the new law the annual
school election will be held on the
first Saturday in March, or on the
9Th day of that month and begin ser.
: vice on the 18th or little over two
months before the former date, June
: LIST. This applies to all districts.
It was found that the steamer Grey.
, hound would have TO be taken to
Everett to receive her shaft, after
every effort had been made to have
the work done here, and she was taken
in tow Wednesday morning by the
tug Blue Star for that destination.
( The Street Commissioner reported
the collection of $180.45 for work done
last month; and the Police Justice,
, fines and costs to the amount OF $4O4..
, 60, for the same period, to the City
Council, Monday night. The payroll
aggregated 81, 660.89 for the month.
The steamer Santa Barbara arrived
+ Tuesday evening, with her usual
amount of freight for our merchants.
!, She had good trip. and will remain
= about q week taking in cargo. She is
!. delayed somewhat by loading of the
= ship Mozambique at her usual dock.
Several of the doctors have petit.
= toned for permission to ride on the
sidewalks with their bicycles, sllesame
Uncle Sans post boys. 1t can hardly
be granted without encrOachinp uDOn