Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-04-13

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Sale of State lands continue:
brisk. This week w. II. Kneeland
bought 62 lots of tide land in Mason
county, paying therefor, 81, 395, and
George S. Long, 800 of timber land in
school section 36, township 10, range
4 west, for which he paid S4,l2O-
81. 800 more than its appraised value.
The Epworth League will have a
Barrel Opening" at the NJ. E
church this evening, at which the
barrels kept for church construction
offerings will be opened and theil
contents counted. This is one of the
devices that makes donations, like the
sugar coating on apill, appear palat-
able.
Passenger Agent Charlton, of Port.
land, has assured Mr.. White, Mana.
ger of the Gray's Harbor Commercial
Company, at Cosmopolis, that he will
carefully consider the matter of a
Sunday train service, and that if it
is established, it will be about the
time that tho double train overland
service is inaugurated-the LIST of May.
Mrs. Hartford, of Newberg, Oregon,
National Organizer and Lecturer for
the w. c. 7. U. is to be in Olympia to
conduct w. c. T. U. Institute from
April 22d to 9th. The Thurston
county convention will be held in
connection with the Institute, April
oath, 25th and Goth, for which an
interesting programme is being pre-
pared.
Neva, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Scott, was buried Sun.
day afternoon. Her death is supposed
to have been caused from swallowing
the sulphur-end of a match. 1t was
several weeks ago that this happened
but the child was Immediately taken
sick and the effects seemed to continue
until Saturday night when the little
one died.
A. ]. Smith has consummated the
sale of his oyster tract embracing %
acres, Is of which are stocked. The
price paid him was $12,5OO. The
name of the purchaser has not been
made public, but is surmised to be the
Morgan Oyster Co., of New York.
Mr.. S., it is said, will use the money
he received in beginning business in
the same line in another field.
Herbert Neylon, son of Mrs. NJ. Ney.
Neylon, of Delphi, Is years OF age,
died at the home OF his sister, Mrs.
RAIDER, in this city, Monday morning.
He was taken i'll about three weeks
ago, of peritonitis, at his home in the
country, and was brought to town that
he might be near medical aid. The
funeral services were held Tuesday, at
10 80 A. N. 10 st. Michael's church.
1t seems from Washington tele.
gram, dated on the 9th inst. that
Cushman and Jones got the " deaf ear
when they appealed to the Speaker oil
the House to advance favorable action
on Tongues Indian war pension bill.
They received no encouragement, and
in consequence of the heavy appropri-
alton it carries, it is not probable that
it would pass if reported. The Speak
er plainly told them that he was op.
posed to the bill.
A well.dressed and apparently
thoroughly organized gang of hobos
came into town via Tumwater. yester-
day morning, and took up quarters in
the old house south of Capitol hill.
They had not been there long before
our ever-vigilant Chief of Police paid
them the courtesy of the first call,
and ordered them to pass on. It re-
quired considerable persuasion, how
ever, to induce the gentlemanly no.
bos-the white black birds-to con.
tinue their pilgrimage in search oil
more inviting fields.
M. Hadi, q native of Persia, who has
been student at Whitworth college
in Pierce county part Of the two
years he has been in this country, il
on q pilgrimage through, this State 70
lecture In defense of the Beers. He
has been in this city, during the past
week, but as there did not seem to be
any imperative demand for his educa.
tional services, he has not yet succeed.
ed in hiring hall" and telling all
he knows" He asks nothing OF re.
muneration for himself; only actual
costs and entertainment.
William Gilmore, for q number Of
years . resident of Eastside, in this
city, died at Edison, in Skagit county
on the Sd inst. While here, he filed
for term the Office Of alderman.
About four years ago he removed Ia
Skagit county. where he engaged ia
mercantile pursuits, but i'll health
compelled him to abandon active life
and seek relief in couse of treatment
at a Seattle hospital. This was sup.
plemented by . trip to California
which was extended to Europe, but
without the desired result. He re-
turned to die at his home. He leaves
= widow and three sons. The Odd
Fellows of Anacortes. Bay View and
Edison performed the burial rites