Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-04-28


ucccs>ful competition against the
cypress shlnglc. Wednes-
lay carload OF shingles and fir gut
.ers left Mr. Richardson mill for the
Lone Star state.
The Olympia Hardware Co. have
1n sale the boss incubator, the
Petaluma, which is claimed to hatch
100 per cent. of the eggs placed in it.
This may seem to he an extraordinary
achievement, but the proof is ready
for verifcation Of the statement. Read
the advertisement.
Mrs. NJ. Mitchell, mother OF Mrs.
Ida b. Smith and Mrs. b. NJ. Price
has arrived from Michigan to make
her home with her daughters. Mrs.
NJ. was 4 visitor here several years
ago, and a memory of her presence
will be gratefully recalled by many
of our people who then met her.
Verne Chilberg, an exemplary young
lady, died of consumption, on Eastside,
Tuesday evening. She was the daugh-
ter of Joseph and Amelia Chilberg,
aged 10 and born in this city. Her
father is now in Alaska, and has no
knowledge of her illness which was
brief, or of its dreadful termination.
Mrs. Christina Werner, wife of
Frederick Werner, died on Westside,
last Friday, aged Al years. She leaves
husband, a son and four daughters,
the youngest of whom is II years OF
age. The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon at the home on Westside.
Clinton Baldwin, of Little Rock,
died Tuesday, of consumption. He
was 80 years Of age, and at the time of
his death was postmaster and a promi-
nent business man of the little vii
lage in which he lived. He leaves q
wife and two children. Burial took
place Wednesday in Masonic GENE.
terry.
The sad news was received Monday
morning, by Chief Justice Gordon, OF
the sudden death of his father, Merritt
Gordon, at his home on Lake Champ.
lain, near Montreal. Mr.. Gordon had
been in excellent health, which
causes the blow to be wholly unex.
pected and the more crushing. De-
ceased was "a years of age.
The Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress wants representation from
this State, but as there is no compen-
sation provided, and the State has
shown such a reluctance to pay ex'
penses for like service incurred with
out authority, it is very doubtful il
anybody may be found who will &C
cept the empty honors for his time
and necessary expenditures.
The first strawberries of the season
have appeared in our market places
and retail at 20 cents a box. The,
are, like all season-forced products, o
inferior quality, and seem to show
more plainly than usual the effects O
their long trip from California. Thu
consumer had better save his money
till our own luscious product appears
when he will neither be robbed il
purse nor injured in stomach by sub
version of one of Natures DEGREES.
John O'Hare, at one time a popula
member of the logging fraternity, ha
leased the Webb hotel at Shelton
and will hereafter conduct in person
that famous hosiery. "Jack" is 81
we'll known to the public, that a sta,
at his hotel will almost possess the at
traction of visit to friend, and
knowledge of his characteristics guar
antees fair and hospitable treatment
He is one of the few individuals VIII,
possesses in an eminent degree thos
qualities which insure success in tina
most difficult calling of pleasing tn
capricious public.
Mr.. Elizabeth Wellman. aged "a
died Tuesday, at the home of he
daughter, Mrs. Tice, in this city. He
death was the result of erysipelas ant
after an illness of only a week. Sh
was born in Waterloo, Monroe county
Ill. She came to this country will
her family, "across the plains" il
1862. George Reynolds, of this city
a son by her first husband, and Mr..
Sarah E. Tice, the only survivor of 81
children by her second, are resident
of this place. The funeral rites wer
held at the residence of Mr.. Beynold
on Columbia street, yesterday after
noon.
The late discovery of coal of higl
grade near Bucoda, is creating no lit
tie excitement all over the county
and at a meeting held at that plac
Wednesday night it was resolved t.
form a corporation and secure ma
chinery for development and operation
at the earliest possible moment
Samples of the coal now on exhibitio,
are said to assay 65 per cent OF carbon
and Land Commissioner Bridges, f.,
coal miner Of large experience after a,
examination of the castings of tn,
ledge says that he would not be sur
prised to find coal that run up to 20 O.
IS per cent. farther in. A coal rich
as this promises to be veritable mini