Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-11-09

The funeral Mrs. \. VI. SickelS was
held at the family home Sunday, a;
~ +. NJ. Services were conducted
10y Rev. DIR. Glass, and the attendance
OF sympathiling friends was large.
l.. Lccleve, OF Bordonx camp, No.
,, IN Mason county, was brought up
ana lodged in the hospital, Saturday
suffering from a fractured leg, which
injury resulted from falling tree.
Charles Worthington, formerly OF
Tumwater, has been released from the
"alla Walla penitentiary after serving
four years. The term of f. H. Biles,
formerly OF the same place, expired
last week.
a detective was here SATURDAY to
obtain extradition papers for one
Chas. +. Mather, charged with steal
ing diamonds valued at many thou.
sands of dollars. They have Mather in
the jug at Seattle.
The first indication of restoration
OF confidence by the Presidential cleo
ton came this week in a cut of %
per cent. in the wage-rate OF one of
our mills, with the alternative of ac-
cepting or substitution of Jap labor.
Mr.. McKerchcr, OF Seattle, President
OF the Woman's Relief Corps of this
State and Alaska, held an inspection
of Geo. H. Thomas Post, No. 81,
Women's Relief Corps of this city,
Tuesday afternoon, of last week, at
Grand ArmyHall.
The steamship Walla Walla leaves
the Sound for San Francisco to-mor-
row, with the following passengers
from this city: J. C. McClelland and
wife, Miss Sarah McClelland and r.
NJ. Chrisman. The succeeding steam
er for that destination will be the
Umatilla, Thursday.
Mrs. Leroy Simpson and two sons
arrived in the city from Whatcom last
Saturday night with their household
effects and expect to make Olympia
their future home. Mr.. Simpson pre-
coded his family by three weeks and
has been employed as compositor in
the STANDARD Office.
Mrs. Eurenia NJ. Horton has filed a
suit for divorce against George S. Hor.
ton, on ground of failure to provide,
incompatibility of temper and abuse
of plaintiff. The parties were mar
ried in Minnesota in 1895. Plaintiff
also prays to have restored her maiden
name, Eurenia NJ. Root.
An intoxicated, nv insane individual
took a battle in the lake at Sylvester
Park, last Friday, with his clothes on,
and reversed the order usually OBJ
served OH such occasions, by an
endeavor to disrobe afterwards. He
was stopped, however, by a passcr-by
and little later was arrested by a
policeman.
B. Kretschmer died at his residence
on Washington street Monday, at
an early hour, of heart disease. He
was a native of Weimar, Germany
and 65 years OF age. He leaves wife
and one son, OF age, BerthOld. The
funeral took place Tuesday at
o'clock p. NJ, and interment was made
in Odd Fellows cemetery.
The will of Mrs. Sickels bequeathes
the family residence on Thirteenth
and Franklin streets to her daughter
Mrs. Stalnaker, and her son, Ray.
The personal property, likewise, is thus
bestowed, share and share alike, ex.
cept the piano, which becomes the
property of Mrs. S., who is named as
executor and guardian of Ray till his
majority is attained.
The Republican meeting, at the
theater on Saturday, closed with the
ringing OF the fire.alarm bell, signify.
ing burning chimney in the Wood
ruff building. The alarm served q
good purpose, at least, in closing q
harrangue, which put one in mind oil
these lines on "The Brook" from
Tennyson
81 chatter, chatter, as flow,
To join the trimming river,
For men may come and men may 60.
But 60 on for ever"
Lem Smith, a brother of Mrs. Chas
Stewart of this city, has returned to
Olympia after several years absence
in California. Mr.. Smith was the
man who brought the steamer Gold
Dust around from the Columbia rive,
l3 years ago and ran her for a time be-
tween Olympia and Seattle. She had
to be withdrawn from the route on &C
count of the shallow water in our har
Dor, as no dredging had then been
done. The Gold Dust was fast boat
and resembled the Fleetwood in size
and appearance, but drew considerable
more water than the latter, would run
aground and tip over, and it was not
an uncommon sight TO see nothing
but the pilot-house and smokestack
of the Gold Dust sticking above the
water. We now have a deep water
channel that will accommodate an
ocean steamer.
The following Thurston county
criminals are serving terms in the