Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-05

tween Second and Third, formerly oc-
rupj.d 10y Mr. Erkcrt a> a fruit ware
Iluu>c. Is being removed to a location
,n the IIorr lots adjoining, where it
will bc fitted up as Il carpenter shop
10y lis present tenant.
The State Land Commissioner has
fourteen cruiser. in the field selecting
for the state from the
tracts lately opened to location by the
general government. Four OF these /
are east OF the mountains and ten will ,
operate in Western Washington.
The small sawmill in process OF con-
struction and that had been nearly |
completed 10y the sash and door COM /
panv, to saw up the cedar lumber re- |
quired for their own manufacture. has
been removed from its site in Third
street 10y order of the city authorities.
Morgan g., the infant son OF County
School Superintendent Henry, died
Saturday morning. The child was
fourteen months old and had been al
hicted for some time with pneumonia,
resulting from measles. The funeral
services were held in the Presbyterian
church, Monday.
The musical director OF the John l..
Sullivan Co., which performed at
Olympia Theater, Monday night, was
Albert Hinchcliilc, a nephew of Thos.
Hinchclitie, one of our older residents.
He came up Il day ahead OF the COM
pany to visit his relatives whom he
had not seen for many years.
Treasurer Frost reports that the
new law RENTING penalty and inter
est on delinquent taxes has had a very
appreciate effect upon the payment of
that class OF public Indebtedness.
Take the month of April for instance:
payments aggregated $3,27S against
$707 the same month last year.
Little Oily wins his case in the Mott
man suit, Judge Carroll deciding that
the Indebtedness for the Tribune sold
bv J. w. Robinson in 1893 to Geo.
Hopp and J. OBJ. Scobey, is against
those individuals and not the Olym-
plan plant. This virtually leaves Mr..
hoffman in the position OF one hold
ing an empty sack.
A boy baby about two months old
was found by Mrs. f. A. Oades, in her
bed, Wednesday uight, on her return
from services ut the Salvation Army
barracks. She had left the door I'M
locked, a habit perhaps known to
some one, which made ingress easy
and the scheme altogether feasible.
No clue to the parents of the child
has been afforded.
Two open cars for the Light and
Power Co. were received Monday morn
ing over the Northern Pacific. They
are beauties, and will be placed in SER
vice soon as they can be overhauled
and placed in order. The vandal hand
of the hobo is to be seen in damage to
their furnishings. 1t seems that Old
Nick must possess those natures which
destroy through mere wantonness.
When policemen are robbed it is be-
coming as the boy expressed it, cal
most dangerous to be safe" and doubt
less that is the way Officer Decker
. feels over the loss of provisions from
his home on Westside, sometime
Wednesday night. Mr.. Decker was
of course, on duty, but his mother
slept on the premises, and in fact
heard noise about midnight, but not
.. of a nature to excite any apprehension
of burglary.
, w. S. Morrison was drowned in The
Skookumchuck about nine miles above
Bucoda, Tuesday. 1t seems that III
and companion attempted to fore
the stream, in a wagon, and that the
: vehicle upset from the force of thu
r strong current. Morrison was draw
. under the raging torrent and drowned
his companion escaping. Deceased
was "a years of age, and leaves a wifi
> and two children. Coroner Hartsocl
was telephoned from Bucoda regard
: ing the tragedy, but did not consider
an inquest necessary.
A masked man entered the stOr
of A. r. Smith at Gate City at 9 o'clocl
last Friday evening and said to Smith
: "Give me your money or I'll blow
your brains out" and immediatel.
e he proceeded to the safe ant
q opened it. Smith crouched behind
v stove and began yelling. His famil!
n in the rear of the store came to thu
rescue. The robber, hearing them
ran out of the door, scattering papers
>. :; checks and coin behind him. J. M
= Brown, of Grand Mound, had his sad
J die horse stolen at about the sam
4. time.
Olympia can boast of hummin
birds nest built on the top of an in
candescent electric burner. The bas
OF the nest is made fast to the thumb
y screw which is so turned that tn
= bulb is illuminated every night. TIL
, mother bird appears to enjoy tn
light at night quite as much as tn
n heat derived from the metallic por
a ton of the burner. The burner hang
l. under the awning of a dwelling hous
: and Just swings clear of tall man
# hat. The tiny occupant OF the mes
seems in no manner disturbed by til
people walking beneath her on tn
piazza.
It About $50 people came up by tn
r train Sunday on the Dewey Day ex
: cursion, arriving at IL 80, and 200 b
the steamer State of Washington ar
irving at o'clock. Although the da
u was rainy and disagreeable, our guest
seemed to enjoy their trip and de
> parted in the evening apparently ii
J. the best OF spirits. Exercises wer
y held in Olympia Theater at 3 O'Clock
over which Mayor Rinehart presided
e and speeches eulogizing Dewey an
A his wonderful achievement were mad
t by visiting and local orators. Mr.:
u McCutcheon, of Seattle, sang severa
= appropriately patriotic airs.
The body OF Mrs. Lille Ruth Mic
/ was brought up from Seattle, Saturday
!, and buried Sunday at 10 A. NJ. Fun
e eral services were held at the residenc,