Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-12-04


engaged in the bakery business on
Fourth street, near Columbia. He
leaves a son and daughter aged II
and 10 years OF age.
Mrs. Martha r. Freeman died yes
terday morning, in Pierce county, af-
ter protracted illness, at the aye OF
SO years. The funeral rites took place
this afternoon, in this city, at the resi-
dcnce of Prof. Roberts, Rev. DIR.
Eiven officiating, and burial was made
in Masonic cemetery.
cold Probs" was right i'll prophecy
ing warmer weather Sunday, although
the sable curtains OF Night had been
drawn before there was any evidence
of its vcrification. Then the blessed
Chinook came, with persistent rain.
and it contained two days and nights,
until almost the last vestige of snow
had disappeared.
In Portland, on the Goth ult., Miss
Edna Emiline, daughter OF Geo. II.
Hines, was united in marriage to
Robt. Allen Reid. A local interest
attaches to this affair from the fact
that the father of the bride spent his
boyhood days in Thurston county,
and was for several years employed on
the STANDARD, early in the COS.
The Elks hold their annual me-
! mortal services, Sunday afternoon, in
their hall, in WOodruff's building.
This service is general with the order
on the first Sunday in December, and
is intended as token of respect to
members who have died during the
year. Our local lodge has lost no
members by death the past year, SO
the observance is purely formal one.
The new ordinance providing salar-
les for city officers has eliminated con.
siderable zeal from the contest. The
City Treasurer's office alone remains
unchanged at $500 per year. The Clerk
is to receive $50 instead of $50 per
month; the Attorney $3.50 per annum,
instead of $3.50, and the Health Officer
the munifcent compensation of ST. per
annum. The pay of appointive officers
will be fixed by the new Council.
]. T. Mills & Co. is the name of
the new firm that succeeds Merritt
Wood in the grocery business on
Fourth street, near the draw. Mr..
Mills has been Deputy Sheriff under
Mr.. CASTOR, and has made many
friends by the urbanity of his official
intercourse with the people. That
the new firm will doubtless make a
success of any business to which they
turn their attention, goes without say
ing.
The STANDARD acknowledges a
pleasant call to-day from Hon. Scion
T. Williams, of Seattle, Peoples Rep
resentative from the Forty-Second
District. Mr.. w. was a member of
the last House, and brings with him
the qualifications derived from ex-
perience as well as commanding
ability. On dit, Mr.. Williams name
has been mentioned in connection
with the Speakership of the next as
sembly.
A land case involving title to nearly
seventy acres within the city limits of
Tacoma is now before the local land
effice of this district, on a rehearing
ordered by the Commissioner. There
are about half dozen claimants I'M
der various shades of title, and the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
which bases title under the grant of
1864 and 1870. The rehearing began
Monday and has been continued till
the 10th inst.
The tug-boat Edith E., which has
been doing service as tender to the
dredger Oakland, was burned near
Doffiemyre's Point, Tuesday, while on
her way to Seattle for repairs. She
was when the fire was discovered, in
charge of her owner, Capt. Brown and
two assistants, but so rapid was its
progress that they had barely time to
beach the boat on the point before the
flames envelOped the whole craft. The
boat is practically a total loss. She
was valued at 81 600, which is partially
covered by insurance.
Our townsman, J. NJ. Patton, while
down the Sound a few days ago, heard
discussed plan for again putting the
State capitol on wheels. 1t is but a
revival of an old project to locate the
State building on a new townsight
(this time to be called Whitman) at
some point between Tacoma and Seat
tie, and to defray part of the cost of
the structure by the proceeds of the
sale of town-lots, or to use that reve-
nue. for creating fund to guarantee
interest upon the warrants issued upon
and secured by the Government land
grant. 1t is scarcely probable that
such scheme is seriously entertained
by the fair, honest, thinking men of
our State, although it is in line with
the work of the professional politician,
as means of promoting contention
and fomenting discord, in the hope
that it may be employed as means
for personal advancement. Let us
hope that the coming session of the
Legislature will be harmonious gath
ering, intent upon putting into execu-
ton such measures as will relieve the