Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-24


tract in Cowlitz county. He takes
with him, for assistants, his two sons
and Clint Finney and Fred. Cotter.
The City Council, Monday night,
passed an ordinance imposing tax of
$40 per day upon the mushroom re-
;rc>hmcnt stands which spring up
whenever some important occasion
brings Il large number vi people to
town.
All young ladies and gentlemen and
girls and boys, who ride the bicycle,
whether they own wheels or not, are
requested to meet the parade com
mttce, on tomorrow Saturday even
ing ut half past seven o'clock ut q. a.
X. hall.
The funeral of George Brimer, who
was killed in Draham's camp, Mason
county, Wednesday, took place in
this city yesterday. Services were
held in the First Presbyterian church
and interment was made in Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
The copious rains which have pre-
vailed during the past few days are
tending to postpone the ripcning OF
timothy and clover, and the haying
season will be somewhat later than
usual as a natural result. This is
what an observant farmer says.
Miss Edna Dennis has returned from
Ellensburgh, where she has been at
tending the State Normal School, to
spend the summer vacation with her
parents, ut Tumwater. She will re-
return to resume her studies at the
opening of the fall term OF that school
in september.
At the Annual Encampment of
Sons of Veterans held ut Walla Walla
last week, the following officers were
elected: Commander, w. T. Cavan-
augh, of Olympia; Senior Vice Com
mander, A. p. Smith of Spokane;
Junior Vice Commander, E. L. Mel
ton, of Seattle. Division Council
w. S. Elliott, Walla Walla: l.. W.
Tate, Asotin; J. S. Holland, Olympia.
Charles S. Thacker and Miss Fannie
E. Manner were united in marriage,
Wednesday, at the home of Rev. E. a.
Glidden, near this city. Both the
young people are we'll and favorably
known to many of our people, who
extend to them the benedictions of
friendship. If good wishes are the
harbinger of fair weather and favoring
gales, their voyage through life will be
Swallowed by the bow of promise and
lead to heaven of rest
The Supreme Court has done one
good thing, and that is by sustaining
Judge Millette in his ruling that State
Treasurer Young could not increase
his official emoluments by charging
up compensation for services as trustee
of the State Insurance company. OF
Salem, Ogn. The courts refused to
make the allowance for the reason
that the services were required of the
Treasurer in his official capacity, for
which salary was provided, and that
to allow additional compensation
would be to encounter the inhibition
against inc rease of salaries of public
officers.
Mrs. J. w. Wade was seriously hurt
by being run over by u quincy cab
Monday night, on Fourth street neal
the bridge. The Port Townsend
train had just whistled, and as usual
the drivers of public vehicles were
making all haste to reach the depot
on arrival of. the train, and in the
darkness the victim, who was
mounted on bicycle, could not be
seen, and the result was that she was
thrown beneath the horses feet and
the wheels of the vehicle. 1t wa.
thought at first that she had not been
seriously injured, but later indications
appeared that she might have sus
tanned some internal hurt in addition
to the bruises on the forehead where
the tongue of the cab struck her, and
bruises on the body where the wheels
passed over her.
At Mark Draham's logging camp,
about Ii miles out from Shelton,
Wednesday, George Brimer met with
Instant death from being struck by a
falling tree. 1t seems that deceased
and two other companions had been
left to guard camp, while most of the
: force had taken holiday" till after
the 4th. Two of the men were falling
a tree, while Brimer was busily en-
gagged at some other vocation near BY
The tree in falling struck another tree
and was thrown considerably out OF
the course it was designed to fall, and
in doing so fell upon the victim who
was crushed to the ground with his
head between his feet by the ponder.
Gus weight. Deceased was brother.
in-law of Robert Macintosh, of Tum.
water, who at once proceeded to the
camp to take charge of the body and
prepare it for burial.
]. II. Elswick, an old and respected
resident Of Westside, died Wednesday
evening, on Long Bridge, while on his
way home in a buggy. He had
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