Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-10-18


Ceiyer OF the Seatco Manufacturing
Co., in place oi Geo. f. Thompson,
who has filed that position several
years and has almost completed
settlement OF the company affairs.
Savage d Scofield have bought the
Port Orchard stone quarry. of the
Brandt Artificial Stone and Paving
Company, located within two miles of
the navy yard and have fifty men en-
ployed in preparing the product for
market
Chief Savage with two aides sue.
ceeded in bagging" five fine deer on
a late hunting tour to the upper
waters Of the Skookum Chuck. At
least that is the report. No ocular
demonstration has been afforded the
STANDARD.
The Willis White property on the
East>idc, lots | and in block 3, Lv-
ba.ger's addition, was sold this week
to John Crowley for 500. The house
on the premises cost, few years ago,
about three times the present pur-
chase price.
George Dusing, former Olympian,
was killed by an explosion in the
Treadwell mine, Douglas Island, B. c.,
last Sunday. Three other men were
killed. The explosion resulted from
an attempt to open a box of powder
with pick.
The payment of $4,000 OF the
Northern Pacific taxes to the county
has enabled the Commissioners to re-
duce the tax levy half mill, making
it 81. The total State and county
levy now aggregate II mills-l9 mills
more than that OF last year.
Prof. Davis has succeeded in organ
ization of his Juvenile band, and now
has twenty-five boys in active train
ing. He wants to increase the num-
Der to thirty. Those who have begun
the course of instruction manifest en-
couraging evidences of success.
John Byrne and family left this
week for Philadelphia where a sojourn
will be made Of several week, to deter
mine upon a climate which may be
of benefit to the children's health
during the winter months where the
humidity is less than it is here.
The International Bricklayers' Tn.
ion No. met in Columbia Hall,
Wednesday night. and elected George
Sturdevant President and George Will
son Secretary. The Unions first
work was to raise the wage-rate from
81 to s. per day OF eight hours work.
Drs. Woodland & Swans dental Of
fees in the Chambers building, were
again entered by the light-fngered
gentry Saturday night, who succeeded
in abstracting $35 worth of gold.plate
and gold-foil, used in the tooth.doctor
business. The Office door shows evi.
kences of having been pried open with
chisel.
A. J. Hayward, of Tacoma, has filed
notice of a claim for a water right for
manufacturing purposes on the Sno'
qualmie river. 1t is proposed to divert
the current by means of a dam and
Aume for short distance and then re-
turn it to the natural river-bed, The
dam will be built at a point short
distance southeast OF Yelm.
The Garfield school management
under Miss Mathews, has organized a
library society, and Friday afternoons
are devoted TO readings from the lead
ing authors. The society has for itt
first officers Laura X. Werner, Presi
dent; Martha c. Iterson. Vice Presi
dent Ray Overhulse, Secretary aud
D. r. Lounsberry, Treasurer.
Chas. d. King has resigned the pc.
sition OF Assistant County Attorney
and has opened q law office in Nc
Kenny building. Application of the
pruning-knife to the salary of the as
sistant was the cause of separation
from the official trough. Tax certifi
cate sharks will hereafter have to pay
for legal services in foreclosure suits.
The 1920 acres OF land belonging to
the Samuel G. Scott estate, near Black
Lake was sold Saturday at auction to
w. B. Powe, by R. G. O'Brien, admin
istrator. The price paid was $8,O5O
which is but about $1,000 more than
accumulated taxes. There is esii
mated to be ten million feet Of timber
on the land, which will be logged" by
the purchaser.
Stonework on the exterior walls Of
the new courthouse has been suspend
ed week or more to enable the car.
penters to place partitions of the
ground story and joists for the first
floor. This suspension is likely to
force large proportion of the mason
ry work into the rainy season, but
then the movements OF mankind often
passeth all understanding.
C. F. Webb, who placed his conf
dence in a coast-brake wheel, Sunday
while on Percivaps hill, has occasion
to regret that act for he came down
with such terrific speed that he was
thrown heavily to the ground, sustain.
ing injuries that deprived him OF
speech for several hours after the &C.
cident. 1t was feared that he had