Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-29


mental and substantial, partook some
what OF the nature OF entertainments
in the Land OF Gold"
The State Treasurer has called gen
eral fund warrants Nos. 1921 to 1S,-
go inclusive; also military fund, Nos.
2,O24 to 2,030. The call natures No
vembcr g. The amount OF the general
fund call is 5,S42.27; military fund,
$I,730.50.
Harve McClelland had his nose
broken, Friday, at the Bigclow place,
on Eastsidc, while attempting to stop a
runaway horse The shaft of the vehi-
Gle to which the horse was attached
struck him on the nasal organ with
that disastrous result.
The cause of the late arrival of the
Aberdeen the past few evenings has
been from the large shipments OF
freights for the Lumbermen's Mercan-
tile Co., ut Shelton, which has to be
transferred from one boat to the other
a few miles down the bay.
Harvey Wright, of South Union,
aged II years, son of Mrs. Sarah
Wright, died of typhoid fever at his
home, Wednesday morning. The
funeral services took place yesterday
afternoon and interment was made in
Masonic cemetery, south of this city.
Autumn leaves are now in their
prime, and any color from bright
yellow to deep red may be obtained
almost anywhere in our luxurious
forests. Nothing excels this lovely re-
suit of Natures handiwork as house
hold decoration when arranged by the
def hand of woman.
The new equipments of the Port
Townsend Southern are neat and
clean, and an improvement for the
public over the old in that respect at
least, while the company find that it
is decided improvement in the way
OF operation, lessening the expense of
coal and wear of track.
Mr.. Curry, who has charge of the
Sixth grade of the Lincoln school was
treated by the pupils to Il Fruit Sur
prise" last Friday. They filled the
school-room with rare fruits during
his temporary absence and then en-
joyed his surprise and delight when he
saw the testimonial of regard.
KUN out tonight, a Stun meet.
ing!" is the bad taste displayed by the
Salvation Army officers in wording
and parading their posters for grand
rally. 1t is barely possible that there
may be place for slang, but for the
dear sake of all that is good and holy.
let us not see it associated with re-
ligious things.
Mrs. Armstrong of Little Rock, died
in the Hospital for the Insane at Fort
Steilacoom, where she had been placed
for treatment, Wednesday. The
funeral took place at Little Rock yes
terday afternoon, and burial was
made in the Nina cemetery. De-
ceased leaves a husband and three
sons of tender age.
c. B. Elliott is just beginning to
find out that he was born neither to
be hung nor drowned, but to be a
great discoverer. He boasts that his
latest discovery is the greatest triumph
of the age, and no less than sure and
instantaneous cure for the catarrh.
He is now looking for Is men to be
cured before he applies for interna-
tional patents.
Michael T. Malmoe, a homesteader,
loses his quarter section of land by
rejection of his final proof, it having
been shown that the land in question
was more valuable for mineral than
agricultural purposes. This action of
the U. S. Land Office at Spokane is of
considerable importance in that dis
trict as it involves the title of quite
number of tracts.
A steam traction harvester passed
over one of our principal streets seek
ing new fields of conquest, one night
last week, belching forth sparks and
flame, to the no small delight of
number of street gamins who followed
it up with many expressions of won
der. 1t was kind of locomotive that
that they had never met with in their
limited experience.
Jack Davis pines in the county Jail
on charge of making too free with
the property of Kanaka Jack, who
keeps a wooding station for steamers
at Johnson's Point. He was commit
ted by Justice Dial und pines because
he has not $500 to put up as a guar
anty for appearance for trial, nor ties
of friendship which would warrant
anybody else in risking that amount
upon vague probability.
1t is evident that somebody in South
Bay school district believes in the
modification of the old adage to make
it read. "Spoil the rod and spare the