Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-03-18
OLYMPIA, FRIDAY MARCH II, 1876.

ANOTHER PIONEER GONE-Mrs. Rebecca
Gale, mother Of our fellow.townsman ]. N.
Gale, died OF the residence of her daughter,
in jackson county, Oregon, on the 9th inst,
after long and painful Illness. She was
born in Seneca county, South Carolina, Oct.
18th, 1904. During her long life she pioneered
four new countries. In the year 1917, her
father removed to Indiana, The entire
family, excepting the wife and an infant,
making that long Journey on foot In 1884,
Mrs. Gale, with her husband and three small
children removed to the Western part of ILL.,
nois, an almost uninhabited region, and in
1916 they cmigrated still farther west, into
Iowa, wilderness In 1858, with her family,
children and grandchildren, she crossed the
plains to Oregon, where she resided until the
summons called her to higher life. She
has been an invalid for tho last sixteen years,
suffering from disease Of the heart. She
leaves her aged husband, one daughter, four
sons, and host OF relatives and friends to
mourn her loss.
IT il supposed the escaping Jail bird, Shep-
pardson and his pals reached Tacoma, as a
small boat, oars, ETC., were stolen there on
Wednesday night. Mr.. Flies store was brok-
en- into, but, apparently, nothing had been
taken The thieves were probably frightened
away before they could secure anything.
The sheriff Of Multnsmah county has offered
y reward Of o. 900 for the arrest Of Sheppard
son, but Il will be an almost unheard of cir
cumstance should he be captured before reach
Ing British Columbia. III. "a a,3li .sit
As one of the consequences OF the multitude
of worthless dogs With which our city 10 In
tested, d lady on Fourth street, has Just had
killed, twelve fine blooded hens, and another
ON Jefferson street, has lest forty chickens.
The desire not to transgress the ordinance
against diachargiag firearms within the city
limits, by these good people who imagine
they may NOT I'D themselves of q dangerous
nuisance within their own enclosures, has
saved the life Of many vicious cur during
the past few years. aifG
sRAMBrEs m WAsnNaToN TERRrroRr. -
This Is the title OF series OF articles In For.
est and Stream, the leading sportsman's pa
per in the United States, prepared by that
talented and discriminating writer, John
Mortimer Murphy They win serve as a
powerful adj making the country known
to our Eastern neighbors. Thanks to tho
author for files Of that Journal
THERE will be services ON Sunday, morn
ing and evening" at the Congregational
Church. conducted by Gen. Howard and an.
other Christian layman frem Portland. The
services in the evening will be Of social
kind IN which members Of other churches
are cordially invited 70 take q part.
Cart. e. L. Finch, of the South Bay Mil,
hro5sht up yesterday ana sooksto Tumwatsi
about IA 900 feet of the finest clear cedar w
have seen In this market. It was sold to Mr.
8. N. Cooper, 70 be made into doors, win
dows, blinds, and all such house-furnishipi
metesialgxa M1Esg9 SassgYg 81.
TIM Steamer Zephyr met with an accidentt 4
her machinery while on her return to Seattle
below 6teilacoom, which necessitatsd be
making The, remaInder .of the trip with on
engine. II Tn" nature Of the injury y no
stated. 4sbtf sisa se sf.tas8r tTls ~ 'fss.
Rzv. j. n. WoIsE llpreach IN the N. 3
Church, ia Olympia. on Sunday at II c'clocl
i. N. and z r. n, and at Tumwater, at
o'clock ~ N. Subject Of the evening dis
course: slow to Preserve Jewels.n "