Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-04

vi quincy, ILL.,, are SutSts
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Patton. They
have just returned from trip to Cali
fornia and are en- route for home.
Mr.. McNear saw at Katchikan the
schooner ATLANTA, built in this city
by the Van Epps boys, George Nc
Clclland and George Grimm. She is
the property of a mine owner Of that
district.
W. Il. Lindley has been awarded the
contract for experimenting the Poor
farm OF this county, at compensa-
ton OF $25 per month. Two other
bids were submitted, both calling for
$40 per month.
The memorial committee have or
dered the cruiser Olympia tablet
brought to Olympia for exhibition be-
fore it is placed upon the turret of the
famous war. ship. 1t may be expected
here in about fortnight.
William Carney, well-known log
ger, died at the hospital Monday, OF
cancer of the liver. He had been a
sufferer from the malady the past two
years. He was born in s.. John, N.
b., and was about 80 years OF age.
The total amount of moneys re-
ceived by the State Land Commission
for the quarter ending June 80, this
year, was 500, 266.0S, the larger items
benefitting the harbor, permanent and
current school and the tide land
funds.
w. E. Armstrong, Justice of the
Peace at Little Rock, has sent in his
resignation to the County Commits
sioners. Accompanying it was a petit
ton OF voters Of the precinct for the
appointment OF Daniel Finnigan to
fill the vacancy.
J. r. Chaplin, our State mission
ary," who has been the past year in
Ohio, sounding our country's praises,
is home on brief visit, when he will
again go forth to spread the glad It'd
ings of land flowing with milk and
honey in the far west.
The Mason County Logging Co.
bought this week from J. II. Norris
and J. Gimblet, each. quarter section
of timber land in the Black Hills.
Thus it is shown that the operations
of this company are based upon a sure
and permanent foundation.
Delay in furnishing the shelves has
somewhat extended the time for NOV
ing the State Library to the first floor
of the McKenny building. In the
meantime, possession of the present
quarters remains bone of contention
between certain State officers.
The funeral of the late William
Carney was held at the Undertaking
Parlors Of Bates Bros, Wednesday
afternoon. Quite number of men,
bers of the order of Foresters, as we'll
as other citizens paid tribute to his
memory by attendance at the rites.
The dumping OF large numbers of
logs i'll the enclosure on Westside is
diverting the channel to its old bed on
this side and it is feared it will in time
deposit so much silt from the Des-
chuttes into the opened channel as To
require further dredging to keep It
clear.
William Num-, of South Union, has
returned from the Alaskan mines, af-
ter eighteen months experience in
that land Of promise and despair. He
seems to think that while he was not
one of the lucky ones he made enough
from his labors to satisfy his moderate
ambition.
Detective Tyrrill, who was in this
city few days ago, to secure extradi-
ton papers for William Armstrong,
who is wanted in Chicago for jury
bribery, was a member OF the police
force of that city during the noted
Haymarket riots in 1886 and was
wounded by one of the bombs fred on
that memorable event.
Mrs. Robert Brand, of Shelton, for
merly OF this place, died at her home,
Saturday, from blood-poisoning. The
previous day she had observed a
slight swelling on her lip and she
picked it with brass pin. The SWELL
ing at once increased, and the doctors
say that che was the victim of blood
poisoning from the instrument used
to puncture the skin.
General Manager Atkinson, OF the
Port Angeles Eastern Railroad, has,
with Engineer Campbell, been making
a thorough examination of the ap-
proaches 10 this city, with a view of
adopting the best mode of entry when
construction at this end begins. The
greatest obstruction is the necessity of
a drawbridge on Ed Inlet. A cruis-
ing party has been started out to meet
another from Port Discovery, to locate
the shortest and best route between the
two points. Work will soon be begun
at this end Of the road, as rail connec-
ton affords much better and cheap
er method Of handling supplies than
water communication at Port Angeles.
Mrs. Appolina Hoffman, who died
1t the residence of her daughter in
Tacoma, Monday, was an old resident of
This city. She came to this State