Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-06-04


'sn'"d-,. elected the following brethren
'"''d officers for the ensuing term
Lewis Leigler, NJ. W g. Master; Joxsph
smith. NJ W d q. Muster: Walter :
ih"mPson, :. q Warden: Is. l.. Sharp.
'"". ! A." Warden l. T. li.rn~L, Grand
I'es'"nf ! VI Reed. Nr. ,.runI s,cr-.
tatv
The Memorial Observance Monday took
plH'" "'o"idiug Ia the program published
W TIE last Si,>DaRD A general rccop
nation "f the day was observed Lv In, di.
pl", II hags and closing Of places Of bu.i.
""~s ~ the afternoon III. address of Mr.
"'~'y. In Columbia Hall. was a very
cr'd''nble production, just suited TO time
place aud occasion
W. VI hush, c'iit"r 81 'hr Pike coun.
~ hll frgaeera, paid us a fra,.rnaI call
THURSDAY This l. his nfst visit tn Puye,
N""si and hr seems well plrased with
NE country and The people. As the maine
81 HE paper Indicates. he 10 1T the right
political faith. and there Was no chance for
disagreement IN cardinal points lie lett
THIS morning for the lower SQUAD
Mr Homer Waller. died in this CITY
last Sunday. May a0th. aged about ~
years Decreased had suffered severely for
a,H'ut year just. and had been treated
mainly fu neuralgia A post mortem
examination. however, revealed the fact
ths, the let, LOBE of the brain was invested
10y iumor as large ~ small orange
Washington Lodge No 0. A. q. l.. W..
elected The fellow Ing officers al its regular
meeting Tuesday evening J. &. Horr,
W. j. {. White. +. j. :. Leighton,
-. jos. 'hilh~rg. Financicr; Chas. Tai
coit Receiver. John ID. Miller Guide
\ l. Phi lips. ID W. N. J Kirkendall,
-. :" jos Chilberg Representative 10
The Grand I"Gge; J. T. Brown, Trustee.
All members of Washington Lodge in
good standing are requested to attend the
meeting next Tuesday evening. as business
81 Importance will be- transacted.
Mrs Mary Laws, widow of Mr.. John
Laws, late u this county, died at the resi-.
dence Of her son In. law, Mr.. Robt Waddel,
on Tenalquot Prairie, the 2Jth ult., at the
advanced age of NJ years. The deceased
Was native Of Indiana. aud with her hus.
b"nd settled on Nina Prairie, in 1852.
where they resided until the death of Mr..
Laws some years ago. She had since
lived with her daughter, on Tenalauot
Amer long and useful life, death at la,t
came ~ a welcome relief from unremi,.
Ting toll Thus are the pioneers passing
away
II was an unfortunate move that the
annual meeting Of the Washington Pioneer
Association and the Grand Lodge of
MH-ons were fixed Ia come of on the same
week While our city has been honorcd
ny the presence Of many Masons from all
parts OF The Territory, Seattle Is beseiged
h, like number of old settlers. A large
majority IL the Masonic representatives
mr." among the earliest pioneers of the
country while the converse Of this statement
w"nld Ice equally true. We hope there
viii be M such disiaiegration next year.
Tmn Anglo. Nevada Assurance Corpora
ton. ei San Francisco, have complied
with the laws Of the Territory by filing
and recording with the Secretary Of the
Territory certified copy Of Its articles of
incorporation and appointing a power of
attorney The Anglo. Nevada is repre-
-cuted by Mcssrs. Brown & Reed In this
city and vicinity. The corporation have
ts,0o. 400 cash capital and are backed by
the Nevada Bank Of California. The
stoc kholders are well known business men
h the Pacific Coast, and the company is
In every way worthy the patronage of the
people We congratulate Mcssrs. Brown
a Reed upon this addition to their agency.
Among those from abroad who have
visited Olympia, this week, on the occa
Sion Of the Masonic Grand Lodge, we note
tho following we'll known gentlemen :
j. II. Bellingrr. Colfax; w. A. Fair
weather, Sprague; b. l.. Sharpstcin, An.
drew McCallery and Judge Truax, Walla
wAlls; Messrs. II. ID. Drum and T.. r.
iiorc. Tacoma, p. A. Preston, waitsburg; ;
Fred Parrish, Spokane Falls; 8. ClDav-
id-ou, Ellen.burg; Rev. J. +. Damon and
&. W. Lawton. Seattle; X. w. Downing.
Vancouver. NJ. ]. Mcckcr, Puyallup; All
A. Plummer. Port Townsend; 8. Vcstal.
Snohomish; 7. q. Nicklin. Wha,com;
Lswis Zcigler. Spokane Falls; J. s. NJ.
VanClcvs, willnpa, and J. r. Shelton, of
CcntralIa.
The ocean steamship freights from San
Francisco are SOW landed nj Tacoma. and
are brought from there by the steamer
Messenger. that boat making the round
trip daily between this place and Tacoma,
landing here at Parker's wharf, as usual.
She 10 nader command Of Capt. J. G.
Parker. the pioneer steamboat man of Pu.
get Sound. Ills right TO this title is un-
disputed. lie brought the Major Temp.
k'as TO Olympia in 1853, the first ocean
steamer that had ever plowed the waters
Of the northwest, II We except the Bearer,
the old Hudson hey Co.'S steamer. Capt.
Parker Is still hale and hearty. and takes
. laudablc pride In his lifelong vocation.
He always attends 70 business entrusted to
him with fidelity. and TO the satisfaction Of
the business and travelling public.
Al the Annual Convocation of the Grand
Chapter Royal Arch Masons. which con.
vened In this city last Monday, the follow
Ing grand officers were elected aud mp.
pointed Andrew McCalley, Of Walla
wslla, Grand High Priest; Fred. Furth,
Spokane Falls, Deputy O. II. p; w. J.
Thompson. Tacoma, Grand King; II. F.
Phillips, Seattle, @. s.; Z. 8. Ingraham,
seattle. Grand Treasurer; Thos. N. Reed,