Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-01

were lined Monday Ill the Superior
Court, $50 and costs each, for gambling
the former amounting to 5000
and the latter 1920.
James II. Price has been notified
that the body of his son who died in
the Philippines in the U. S. military
service, had arrived at San Francisco,
en- route for this place for burial.
Sol Simpsons steamship Oregon
sails from Seattle for VALDEZ and Cop
per river, Alaska, next Tuesday. Mr..
Percival is agent for the White Star
Steamship Co., to which she belongs.
The Northern Pacific Railway Co.
are filling in their trestle along Capt.
tai Point with gravel brought in from
Belmore, making solid roadway on
the approaches to the channel of the
Deschuttes.
A very enjoyable entertainment took
place at the Collins school house,
q few miles southeast of this city,
last Friday night. A neat sum was
obtained which will be used for better
ing the school library.
A gurney-cab belonging to Mr..
Laberee was badly smashed up by a
runaway team, Monday. 1t started
from the Northern Pacific depot and
did not stop till collision took place
with some obstruction near the gas
works on Eastside.
A slight change has been made in
the schedule of the Wiley boats. dur
ing repairs to the Flyer, by which the
Multnomah will leave Seattle at 7 40
A. NJ. instead or o'clock and the
Dalton will leave that city at AS P.
Nj. and may not be expected here TIL
8 o'clock.
IF it were possible to gild refined
gold, we might attempt to portray
the PROJECTIONS O: SOusa's band. Like
good wine, his organization seems to
have improved with age, until it is
utterly impossible for the most
captious to find flaw in their wonder.
ful performances.
The pill-box and powder doctors
succeeded yesterday in having the
bill prescribing a certain modern sys.
tenn of practice, passed by The Legis'
lature over the executive veto. II
does seem, however, that like our
infant industries" if there is merit
in allopathy. it should be able, at its
age. to stand alone.
John Barnett, a native OF Landon-
derry, Ireland, 70 years of age, died
in this city Saturday, of quick con.
sumption. Deceased had been . resi-.
dent of this county the past twenty.
five years. He leaves wife and five
children. Burial took place Monday
at Masonic cemetery, Rev. DIR. Hayes
conducting the services.
N. C. Davis, the local band leader
leaves Sunday. for Ouray, CAL, to re.
sumo charge OF an organization there
that he left to take charge of the
Capital City Military Band, about a
year ago. Mrs. Davis will remain here
few weeks until her husband makes
arrangements for reception at their
new home. It has not yet been de.
termined who will succeed him as
leader of the band.
The charge against Otto Stuth oil
obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses, by sale OF his fathers horse ia
Thomas Mattingly for $40, has been
withdrawn, and the lad who had beer
arrested at Seattle and brought here
for trial, was released. 1t seems that
the father was not as sure of the
identity of the animal as the law re-
quires for conviction, doubt proba
bly, aroused by parental solicitude.
On the legislative trip to Everett
last week, among the "dead-heads'
who rung themselves in at the pie
counter, was a professed temperance
advocate who owns hatfull OF type
and poses as the champion OF reform in
our local affairs. It is said, and can
be proven, that while at the dining
car table he never missed having hi
glass up when the wine.bottle passed
1t was of good quality and free. o.
course, and he doubtless justified his
departure from precept by the motive
of the lubberly lout who rode the sicl
horse" q borrered horse, and
darn it, I'll ride him if it kills him."
Thomas B. Roberts died in this city
Monday evening, OF paralysis, from
which he had been a sufferer for sew
eral years past. He was ono o.
Olympia's oldest residents. his adven,
dating back third OF a century. Mr.
B. was born in Liverpool, England
Dec. Goth, 1882. He came to this
Coast in 1853, settling in San Fran.
cisco; soon afterward came north and
served in the Indian war of 1856
He likewise served in the north
ern army during the Civil war
In 1867 he came to this city, where
he has ever since resided. The fun
eral rites we're held in the Baptist
Church, Wednesday after noon, under
the auspices Of the local Post of the
Grand Army veterans.
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