Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-05-16
WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Washington Standard for
Friday evening, May IS, 1894. Vol.
XXXIV. No. "a.

From The Washington Standard for
Friday evening, May IS, 1894. Vol.
xxxIV. No. %.
The Knights of Pythias are busy
these days making preparations to
attend the meeting of the grand lodge
at Olympia in the early part Of June.
and the state encampment of the
Uniform rank, which occurs at the
same time.
The sum of $4,000 has been
pledged at Seattle as a starter for
. subscription to build the Lake
Washington canal by private enter
prise.
On the 18th inst. at Fredericks-
burg. Va. the monument erected to
the memory Of Mary washington,
mother Of George washington, was
dedicated, in the presence OF the
president and his cabinet and men,
bers OF congress
The Oregonian. 1t is announced,
will put In typesetting machines after
the LIST Of July, which win reduce its
operating force of printers about rs
men.
The great strike of coal miners
still continues in the East.
A bicycle tournament is suggested,
to be held in this city some time in
June.
John R. Mitchell is happy. 1T" is
. boy and he has already begun the
difhcult task Of intoxicating the duty
Of obedience
The price OF eggs has advanced at
the stores to Is cents per dozen, but
they can still be bought from pro-
ducers at IAN cents cash.
Quite q force Of men began work
on the capital grounds this morning,
to drain the lake and clear the site
for the state building.
A better evidence Of the law abid-
ing disposition Of our people could
not be given than the fact that We
have had no touch of the Coxey
craze.
1t Is reported that Great Northern
engineers are surveying the U. P.
roadbed at Little Rock, to ascertain
the amount of grading required to
complete the road to Portland.
The Olympia Door & Lumber COM
pany have begun work on their new
mill, which occupies q site to the
northward of their present structure,
on the piling driven several months
ago.
Doctors VIM. A. Newell. Robert
kincaid and I. H. Mitchell have been
appointed examining surgeons by the
pension bureau of the government, in
place Of Doctors Adams, Riley and
Armstrong.
Mr.. Chaplin has posted notices in
viting bids for clearing the Olympia
University grounds at Buffers Cove,
workmen to be paid one-half cash and
receive the other half in real estate
belonging to the institution. A clause
is appended declaring that "those
who have not faith in the project
need not apply"
The deadlock in the board of school
directors was removed by the election
of E. NJ. Green of Blue Rapids, Kan
sas, to perform the duties of cit su-
perintendent and principal of the high
school for 500 per month. He will
arrive in September. The average
salary of $65 per month for teachers
will be reduced to $50. the salary Of
the principal of Lincoln school from
$50 to $65 and that of the Westside
principal from $40 to $50.
The principal incident of the week
has been the visit Of delegates to the
general assembly of the United Pres
byterian church, to be held at Albany,
Ore, next week. They were expected
to arrive by the boat at $50 but
came by rail, arriving an hour earlier,
which somewhat disarrapged the
plans for their reception. They re-
viewed our city and Tumwater, spend
ing the night here. and going on to
Portland in the morning.