Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-06-18
WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
from the Washington Standard for
June 20, 1870. Vol. XNXT. No.
IN NVb,Io ~ .-,,

ouhe ~, IScO. Vol. NNNI. No,
20. Whole No. 1880.
Superintendent Dunn of the Seat
ie' Lake Shore & Southern reports
the finding of an old mining tunnel
near the top Of Old 81 mountain. west
or Snoqualmie. From appearances
he Judges the mine was opened at
least 100 years ago, perhaps by some
OF the Hudson Bay company.
Articles of incorporation of the
Womans Home of Seattle have been
filed.
McCoombs, the defaulting agent of
the Seattle relief committee, has been
sentenced to five years in the peni-
Tertiary.
A china clay mine has been discov-
cred by Robert Handle and r. N.
True near Nisqually. Several claims
have already been recorded.
About 1000 men were put on rail
road work within the city limits last
Monday morning.
There are 40 real estate offices
here, according to the last count
The contract for building the two
district schoolhouses has been
awarded to Seattle man, for the
sum of $4,000 each. The eastside
building is to be completed by Octo-
Der Is and the Second ward structure
by January l next.
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: LUKE MLCKE SAYS :.
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Any old time man is good loser
you can bet that he didn't lose much.
Before marriage man will take
Is seconds to write sweet nothing
in love letter, and after marriage
it will take him Is years to explain
what he wrote.
A good scare will do a married
man more good than a bunch of good
advice.
No married woman believes that
her husband is so important that he
needs a young woman as his secre-
tary.
When an old maid meets woman
who has had four husbands. the old
maid can't find anything to talk about
that they will both understand, unless
it is the weather.
A man often hugs a delusion and
doesn't know it until he has married
it and sees all the props and special
scenery piled on the dresser.
A man always goes $3.50 with his
wife on his losses, but he makes it
90-1O when he shares his profits with
her.
Sometimes girl gets a reputation
of being a prude when all that is the
matter with her is the fact that she
knows her complexion would kiss off.
A man likes to brag that he once
had to work with pick and shovel,
but a woman will never admit that
she ever had to take in washing.
If George Washington never told a
lie, Martha must have spent nearly
all of her married life throwing
things at George.
If there are no children in the fam
lily, people roast the wife, and if there
are dozen children in the family,
people roast the husband.
1t isn't any trouble for a princess
to learn how to run an automobile,
but it is different when it comes to
peeling potatoes.
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a man hasn't very good religion
when he regards Sunday as the long
est and dreariest day in the week.
The reason why a girl knows that
a fellow is all right is because her
father and mother know that he is
no good.
The old-fashioned man who was
always mislaying his spectacles now
has son who never hangs up the
beer opener when he is through
with it.
If man can't get the girl he
wants, he gets peeved and quits, but
if girl can't get the man she wants,
she goes and cops out the man some