Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

the olympia, under his management
will become one OF the leading hotel,
OF the State.
STAIRS stationery store was entered
by burglars last Friday night, who eff
fected an entrance by back window
They rit1ed the cash register but ob
tanned less than ~ in nickels for theil
labor. So far as is known nothing
else was taken.
William Billings and wife will soon
move to farm of 16O acres, known as
theJ Lacy place, near Woodland, few
miles from this city, where Mr.. b.
will conduct small dairy business
and probably engage in a seasonable
vegetable and farm trade with this
city.
The friends of Edward II. Haskell
who was slain by Walter w. Lott, or
Hartstein island, last week, have Sc
cured the services of Geo c. Israel, foi
aid in the prosecution by County At
torney Byrne. The case will be heard
at the fall term OF the Superior Court
at Shelton.
Horace A. Percival and Miss Rose
Brown were united in marriage
Wednesday evening, at the residence
OF the brides parents, corner of Union
and Columbia streets. Both of the
young people are well known to this
community and many good wishes at.
tend them in their new life
And now John Lowe has brought an
action for n decree of divorce from his
wife, Jennie Lowe. It is hoped that
this will end the family's troubles
in the near future. The people are
tired of their escapades and would
gladly be relieved of the costs piled up
against lhem by their ventilation in
court.
The second trial OF John Lowe took
place in Justice Cruikshank's court on
Chambers prairie, last Friday, on a
charge of assault and battery. The
jury returned verdict of guilty and
fixed the fine at five cents and costs
amounting to $l423O. The case is
said to have been a lively one from
start to finish.
An clipping couple, Charles Wake.
field and Miss Prickett, of Elma
passed through this city, Monday, on
their way to some Gretna Green in
their minds eye, where the nuptiaI
knot might be tied without the strict
formalities of law. The Sheriff OF
Chehalis county telephoned for their
detention, but they had already left
when the message came. 1t is thought
they have gone eastward.
Paul Kendrick, while engaged in
painting the Pridham building on
Fourth street, Saturday, fell dis
lance of 25 feet to the sidewalk, with.
out sustaining material injury. He
was working on a ladder and it slipped
and fell. He is said to have chung to
it till near the ground, when he
jumped and landed on his feet. 1t is
probably owing to this fortunate cir.
cumstance that he was not more Sc.
verely hurt.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lehman, aged nine months, died Sun.
day afternoon. 1t seems that this il
another instance in width the parents
had very little confidence in the medi
cal profession and preferred to rely
upon careful nursing instead of dosing
the child with drugs. A doctor who
was asked for burial certificate re.
fused to certify that the child was
dead, and this led to general comment
upon the fact that no physician had
given permission for the child to die.
Mrs. Ed. Free met with a painful
accident. few days ago, while taking
up carpet. One OF the tacks loosened
by the strain flew into her eye, pene
trating the iris. and inhicting an ex.
ceedingly painful wound. The Other
eye, from sympathetic influence. like.
wise became inhamed, and for time
it was feared that her eyesight would
he wholly destroyed. The sufferer has
has been kept in darkened room
and by application of simple remedies,
is slowly improving, and it is now
thought that she is in a fair way tc
recover from the painful experience.
Nobody can sing the plantation ju.
bilee songs with the peculiar darkey
cadence except the regular, genuine
old-time negroes OF the South. It is
said that the queer melodies which
give so much expression to their odd
invocations Qor their singing may be
considered largely inspirationaD were
brought over from Africa by their an.
cestors, and are as distinctively AT.
rican as the color of their skin.
Those who appreciate true darkey mel
odies will have an opportunity Mon
day night, of hearing coon songs by
both sexes of the colored race, rem.
dered by the celebrated Georgia Up.to.
date Minstrels. Popular prices OF adj
mission will prevail.
Tuesday night, about ten o'clock,
the New York bakery on Fourth street
near Columbia, was the scene for a
time of hot fire, but fortunately the
fire boys saved the building. The fire
resulted from a Rochester lamp, sus-
pended from the ceiling, which fell, as
the proprietor was extinguishing it
for the night. Little damage was
done except to showcases, shelves and
other furniture, and the walls were
charred and the paint somewhat
blistered, necessitating re-papering
and a new coating of paint. The
damage is estimated at $3.50 on which
there was no insurance. Fortunately
days supply Of bread in the chests
were saved, and there was no suspen.
sion of business on account of the
accident.
Eight large logging companies in
Chehalis county have incorporated
under the name Of the Log Shippers
Association of Chehalis County, and
are completing final arrangements for
making our bay the dumping ground
for their output, which, it Is said, will
be about twenty carloads a day. The