Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-08


Miss Laura \. Coates, an estimablc
lady III charge OF the Western Union
Telegraph office oi this city twenty
years ago, was married at Napa, Cal,
Jan. 24th, to Mr.. c. a. Steele, a promi-
nent business man OF that city.
Cynthia A. Hewitt, we'll known to
many of the old-time people of our
city, died at Los Angeles, last De-
cember, at the home Of our uncle, K.
II. Hewitt, who was likewise resi-
dent of our city in days of yore.
Van Epps & Churchill will soon
move to the Granger block, in the
salesroom now occupied by A. L..
kreider's confectionery stand, to make
room for the Olympia National Bank,
which has bought the Chilberg prop
erty.
The Adlutant General has been
notified by the War Department that
his requisition for headstones for the
unclaimed dead of the First Washing
ton Regiment, buried in Masonic
cemetery, will be honored, and it will
at once be made.
ii. G. Richardson, Horatio Alling
and F. c. Owings have formed a cor
poration to be known as the Deschutes
River Boom Co., to conduct general
logging business on the river of that
name. The capital is placed at $500
and the principal place of business
will be in this city.
The House has refused to concur
with Senate amendment to construct
the soldiers monument on Sylvester
Park, instead of Masonic cemetery,
where the veterans have found their
last resting-place, and to secure the
appropriation 'of $1,000 it is probable
the Senate will have to recede.
The body Of Corporal Guy A. Price,
who died in the Philippine service is
expected to arrive here in few days
and burial services will probably be held
Sunday afterward. The funeral will be
attended by military form, and a COM
pany OF the First Regiment has been
ordered to act as a guard of honor.
William Beaucamp a well.known
woodsman, met with serious acc l.
dent, last Friday, in falling tree. 1t
seems that a projecting limb struck
him breaking his spine. The acct.
cent occurred at the Twohy logging.
camp, near Summit Lake. The in.
Jury is very likely to result in death.
A prospectus is out announcing the
establishment in this city of a new
canning establishment, the coming
summer, under the management of a
man Of capability and experience, with
the latest machinery for expedition
and cheapness of operation. 1t is
proposed to can and export berries,
vegetables and fish.
A transfer made by Mary c. Hollis,
of Massachusetts, to the Olympia Ma
tional Bank, gives that institution full
ownership of the Chilberg building
which it proposes to adapt to its own
use. 1t will be like adapting the
court. house for State capitol, how
ever, difficult job, and expensive
withal to convert a convenient sales
room into money-changer's den.
A puzzling problem before the
County Commissioners is distracting
their minds, the question being how
to provide house.room for the county
officers and Superior Court. A pretty
good suggestion is that the Commits
sioners and city fathers jointly enter
into an economical arrangement by
providing accommodations for both
departments in the same building.
A veto OF the apportionment bill
sent in Monday, was based upon on
increase of membership of %, involv
ing much unnecessary cost, and the
inequality of representation made in
"shoe-stringing" the State for party
ends. Those are certainly two good
reasons for calling a halt and in not
ing the fact we are simply obeying the
adage to accord the devil his due"
A button-hole bouquet composed
mainly of violets and daisies was SEN
in letter, few days ago, to one Of
the blizzard infected countries OF the
middle West. When the letter wa.
opened and the beautiful flowers dis
played to an admiring crowd the gen
eral comment was 80 yee, we toe
could raise them in a hot-house," while
"Of course" "Of course" was tn.
echo from several voices.
1t may be enterprise" but Of the
fishy kind, which impelled Tacoms
laundry agent to enter the vestibule o.
a lodging-house in this city and carry
off all the old clo'" deposited in thu
corridor for an Olympia laundryman
While it was returned in order, and
the costs for service we're no larger
most of the people think that the act
is only worthy Of the little Titwlllov
community at the head of Commence
ment Bay.
The Chicago Independent Telephon.
Co. have written City Clerk Proud
making inquiries as to the advisabilitJ
of establishing rival telephone sys'
tenn in this city. The applicant
states that its system is modern in all
respects, decided improvement or
the present service in some ways
and can be operated At much lower
rates. The promise it made that Tho
plant will be installed at once, if its
agent reports conditions to be favor
able.
Mrs. ]. +. Devore, wife OF one of. the
first Methodist pastors having charge
of a congregation in this city, hal
been a guest Of Mrs. Bigelow, on East
side, this week. Mr.. Devore was ir
charge when the old church building
just vacated, was built, and who, on
promise from Capt. Crosby, of Tum
water, that he might have all the lum
Der to be used in its construction, hi
(Mr. Devore) could raft in one day
and who, by beginning early and
working determinedly and late, sue
ceeded in securing nearly all the lum
her required for the building.
The train service will be placed on