Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-09


in the window of Sawyer 4 Filley,
and Jacob Brown, have proven matter
OF considerable interest to the people.
II the present chill weather con-
tinues campers will be folding their
tents and returning TO their homes to
engage in more rational form of en-
ioyment.
The fare on the train to the camp
meeting at Little Rock has been
placed at 60 cents, or 81 o. for round
trip tickets. Trains leave daily at
10 80 a. NJ.
Prof. J. J. Cross, formerly leader Of
the Capital City Band and Olympia
Theater Orchestra, is now connected
with a band of ~ pieces at Madison
Park, Seattle.
Yesterday was the closing day of
the Chautauqua exercises, on Nashon
Island, and the local steamers are
busy returning visitors to their re-
spective homes.
Two car loads of cedar came in for
the Olympia Door & Lumber Co. from
their mil in Chehalis county this
week, to be used in the manufacture
OF house-furnishinps.
Forest fire near the cemeteries has
compelled Mr.. Thacker, who has been
delivering wood from that locality by
the electric cars, to suspend opera
tons for the present.
At South Union, last Friday, Rev.
John Fl. Mcdonald. of Rochester, and
Mrs. Julia A. Wood of South Union,
were united in marriage by Rev. r. H.
Massey, of Tumwater.
The Olympic Mill Co. have finished
their contract for lumber for the
Woodland college building. 1t con-
sisted of 10000 feet of lumber, So
600 lath and 100000 shingles.
The steamers now have to " sound"
their way while passing from port to
port, which consists of frequent blasts
from the whistle to determine their
proximity to shore by the echo.
Geo. Littlejohn, of Bush Prairie, has
gone into the meat business. He
brings in a wagon-load about twice a
week and retails it out to consumers.
He handles principally beef and veal.
The State Treasurer has issued
call for warrants on the General fund
from Nos. 9.2O6 to 9,345, inclusive,
amounting to $12.6S492. Interest on
these warrants will cease on August
18th.
Mr.. Skillman has received an auto
graph letter from Bill Nye, dated at
his home, Arden, North Carolina, COM
mending the sketch Mr.. S. wrote some
time ago OF the troubles OF "Kettle
Kettleson."
The County Commissioners, at their
session Saturday appointed as viewers
of a new survey of county road, on
application OF ]. NJ. Overhulze and
others, A. s. Ruth, John c.. Barnes
and F. G. Blake.
The saving to the county 10 salaries
the first half of the present year COM
pared with the first six months last
year, is $4,3O2.7O, but there is a loss OF
$32477 in fees paid in the Auditor
and Sherif's offices.
They are having lots of fun at Camp
Gelbach, on Mud Bay. The other
day, one Of the party stumbled upon a
bear with two cubs, and the Olympian
says, nearly ran his legs off to reach
camp and tell OF his find.
County Supintendent T. T. Henry
is to be united in marriage Sunday to
q prominent young school teacher OF
this county. BILLY" Henry will
come up from Seattle tomorrow to
be present at the wedding.
The steamer Aberdeen has been put
in thorough repair, and repainted
throughout. Her smokestack has
been heightened which adds quite as
much to her appearance as in increas-
ing the draft Of her furnace.
J. c. Durgin, of Maxfeld, has
bought of the State the southeast
quarter OF section 1G, township Is,
range l east, at $3.50 per acre, $685.
so for Improvements and $1lO for
timber. Louis Eggen. of Rsinier, has
purchased the northwest quarter OF
section 36, township IL, range l west,
at $40 per acre.
Judge Porter, on his late visit to
Spokane, received letter from Mrs.
Bethia Prindle. a sister, an old resi-
dent of the Palouse country, and Mr..
Porter paid her visit. They had not
met for thirty years. Mrs. P. OBJ
tanned information of her brothers.
presence in that part of the State by
seeing his name in a newspaper.
A. C. Going, OF this city, has be-
come one OF the incorporators of the
Northwestern Stove Foundry, OF
Portland, and will hereafter reside in
that city. w. B. Shearer will "take
the road" for the new corporation.
The company have leased the plant
from the State OF Oregon, and will
operate it mainly by convict labor.
The assessment roll of realty in
Thurston county foots up s., 799, 275,
of which $1,S3S,5l is accredited to
Olympia, $l2O,3lS to Tumwater, and
$2,S40,44l to the remainder of the
countv This ia 1920 ITO less than