Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-17

Gays that business OF every kind at
Nome is overdone, and that very little
work will be done this season in min.
ing from want of water. Beach min.
ing has failed entirely, the sands hav-
ing been worked" over several times.
The social conditions at Nome are
something frightful, the only restraint
upon the lawless spirit being from
presence of the soldiers, and there has
been talk of vigilance committee or
ganizatiOn to overthrow that. 1t is
safe to say that Mr.. +. has had quite
enough OF frontier experience. He
has resumed law practice in the rooms
he has occupied several years past in
the Chilberg building.
c. J. Lord has resigned his position
as Cashier of the Washington National
Bank, at Seattle, and returned to his
position as manager OF the Capital
National of this city. When he made
the change last March, it was the
general opinion that he had" evoluted'
rather early in the season, and would
find considerable difference between
running a." country" bank and serv-
ing in full-fedged city monetary
institution. These sooth-sayers were
not mistaken, and we have been af-
forded another exempltication of
reliance upon that well-known saw,
"Tis better to rule in hell than serve
in HEAVIER" Mr.. NJ. f. Reed, who has
ably filled the position of manager of
the Capital National the past four
months, will return to the position of
manager of the Lumbermen's Mer-
cantile Association, at Shelton.
Lewis Osborne, of South Bay, whose
striking resemblance to Dude Lewis
is matter of much comment, visited
Tacoma during the session of tho Re-
publican State Convention, and was
Immediately taken in hand by the
Quid nuncs for diversion AS we'll as to
crafty their vcngeful feelings for Mr..
Lewis, who can outshine them in Soc
ial graces rs easily as in mental power.
The bought, it is said, IL silk tile for
MIR. Lewis "douhle" and when the
convention was in session marched
him down the central aisle. The ef-
feet was electrical, and Mr.. LIS coun-
terpart received an ovation equal to
that usually accorded the original, and
which has excited so much the envy
of his political opponents. Mr.. Os-
borne carried out his part we'll. and
raising his tile, bowed right and left
with some semblance of the grace of
his illustrious prototype.
After an illness of almost two years
Mrs. Addie May Van Eaton died at the
family home on Washington street
Friday afternoon at 2:40 O'Clock.
Mrs. Van Eaton had been confined to
her bed for two months and her death
was not unexpected. The cause of
death was an affection of the lungs.
Mrs. Van Eaton was the wife of Frank
Van Eaton. She was the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Walker, OF Colum.
bus county, Ohio, and was born in
that city in April, 1862. She was
married to Frank Van Eaton at Sa.
lima, Kansas. June Is, 1885. and has
resided in Olympia for nine years.
Her husband and six children, the old
est but l3, survive her. The children,
of whom five are girls. are: Flavel,
Juliet, Bessie, Ruth and Bonnie, and
Frank Walker. The sympathy of
large circle of friends goes out to Mr..
Van Eaton and children in their af-
Fiction. The funeral was held Sum
day at 2:3O from the home on the
east side of Washington street between
Union and Tenth.
The Loyal Temperance Legion Sill
yer Medal Contest was perhaps the
high.light on the programme for the
w. c. 4. U. day at Little Rock, last
Monday. The eight speakers reflect.
ed great credit on themselves and
their friends and advanced the cause
of totol abstinence and prohibition.
The judges found it difficult to decide
among so many excellences. Perhaps
their anxiety to give medal to each
one made them blunder. At all
events they missed it in summing up
at first and gave the medal to No. 4
when a careful footing up OF the
figures showed that it belonged to No.
7, Pearl Kenworthy, of Tenino, and
the transfer of the medal was gladly
made. Miss Ansorge, State Treasurer
and g" Y" Secretary of the w. G. 4. U.
gave two happy addresses and Rev.
Mr.. Reed, of Buckley, spoke on "Good
Citizenship" and lie did his hearers
good. The day will be remembered as
one OF our best. Con-.