Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-07-25
WHAT HAPPENED IN OIL YMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
rom The Washington standard tor
Friday evening, July -, 1894.
Vol. NNNN. No. rs.

Washington, y. c., July l3.-Pres-
ideut Cleveland and his cabinet are
almost sWamped with kilograms from
every section OF the country, cuiisTat-
ulating them on the courage and .
promptness with which they have !
brought order out OF chaos and pre-
vented what at one time looked like ,
II might be a revolution, and yolun- /
teering aid to any imaginable extent. ,
in both men and money, in handling
the big railroad strike.
The Freemans Protective Silver
Federation has ordered a general boy |
colt in support of the American Rail |
way Union. The headquarters of
this organization for the state are at
Pullman.
Parafin is now used in sealing
jelly jars,
The house of representatives
passed last Saturday a resolution to
elect United States senators by direct
vote of the people. The measure
passed by vote of 1871 to ~ or -
more than the necessary two thirds.
The representative girl of the
period is tho gum-chewing girl
Indian women, as of old, are rak-
ing the mud for oysters, in the upper
bay.
1t is said that the money invested
in bicycles in Olympia reaches about
$4,000
brilliant meteor passed over the
city towards the southwest Wednes
day evening. about 10 o'clock
The sons of the late David Lister
Of Tacoma are negotiating to reopen
the Olympia Iron Works of this city,
The NJ. f. congregation propose to
move their church from its present
location to the opposite corner Of
Fifth and Adams.
The Elks will go on moonlight
excursion on the bay this evening.
They will take passage on barge
lowed by the steamer Estella.
A deadlock resulted from an effort
to elect a councilmen to succeed Mr..
GilmOur, Wednesday night, the vote
standing G. A. Barnes and T. H.
Phipps 3.
ident of the State Bar Association.
which met at Seattle last week.
Our local minstrel company. com
posed of the Elks musical talent,
have accepted conditionally en- invi-
tation to perform in Tacoma, for the
benefit of the Interstate Fair
The bicycle fad begins to be felt
rather unpleasantly by the livery
stable proprietors. Where once the
average young man used to take a
short spin with his girl in a buggy,
he now mounts his iron horse, hires
a ladies' bicycle and meets her at
the gate, whence the twain go flying
up and down our smooth thorough.
fares till it is time for exemplary
people to be at home and in bed.
The Pacific Coast Journal says that
the main building for the new Olym.
pia University will be IN inspiring
structure of brick and stone, by
$50 feet and three stories in height.
monthly magazine which has just
been placed on our table by Prof.
Brintnall, its editor.
Still more delay on the capitol, but
this time the architect is at fault
for the "re-studded" plans have not
been received The commission. how
ever, will make ready by grading the
grounds and digging the cellar.
Rev. c. c. Marston has transferred
: his field Of action to Olympia theater
!. and Sunday night will throw some
II light on ministerial life from be-
hind the scenes. 1t seems that the
Central Baptist church trouble is not
yet over and the deposed paster
having signified his intention to re.
main in this city and labor alone in
the Lords vineyard. is confronted by
a petition asking him to leave the
Christian church.
The city council did 4 good thing
in prohibiting bycicles from runnin:
on the sidewalks
New Church Building Tho United
Presbyterians have about closed ne
gotiations with George A. Barne.
for the purchase of a lot from hi!
residence block on Fourth street, fo
the site of the new church which
they propose building at once
Dramatic Event of the Season Mrs
James Brown Potter, accompanied b,
Mr. Kyrle Bellew, are to appear a
Olympia theater Monday evening