Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-08

in King and thirty acres in this
county, the latter being in section 4
township 10 north, range 9 west. The
consideration paid was 1880.
A crazy-patch quilting OF sunshine
and shadow, clear sky and cloud
have been the weather changes the
past week. 1t is the forerunner of the
wet season, if it is not the beginning
of that inclement period itself.
Albert Gottfeldt has come down
from Nome to spend the winter with
his family in this city. Mr.. G. i:
owner, with a partner, of what he be.
lieves will be a rich claim when de.
veloped. He will return in the spring
Oily announces that Mayor Reinhart
is not candidate for reelection
This premature statement looks as
if Mr.. RS party had determin ed
upon declining" him out of an Of
flee he has been honored with by a
third consecutive term.
William Stevens, OF Acme, Skagit
county, was united in marriage to Mrs.
Clara Buckley, of this city, last Tues.
day, Rev. Mr.. Hayes, of the Presby-
terrain Church, performing the cere-
mony. They will reside at Acme,
where Mr.. S. is engaged in the timber
business.
The following have been appointed
by Superintendent Bryan as examin.
ers Of manuscripts for the coming No.
vember teachers examination: Mrs.
Margaret O'Keefe, Mrs. Mary Bryan,
Miss Jessie Calvert, c. Will Shafer,
Miss Rose Morgan, Miss Emma Tut.
tie, Miss Nell Cochran.
The grocers OF this city have formed
protective association for mutual aid
in guarding against dead beats, and
for concert of action in regulation OF
trade. The first President is O.
George; Vice President, T. H. Phipps
Treasurer, Lawrence Cormier, and
Secretary, H. M. Pierce.
Judge and Mrs. w. H. White have
returned from the Hot Springs, in the
Cascades, where the Judge has been
engaged the past few weeks in testing
the virtues OF that natural product
upon rheumatism, with which he has
been grievously afflicted for several
months. He returns, we are pleased
to state, much improved.
The Olympia Club has elected Of
ficers for the ensuing term, as fol-.
lows: Judge Wallace Mount. Presi.
dent; G. w. Maynard, Vice President; ;
M. Harris, Treasurer; B. Allen, Sec.
rotary, and B. F. Fish and E. G..
Kreider, Executive Committee. The
club rooms have been changed to
commodious quarters at the Olympia
hotel.
Joseph Stillwell met with a severe
accident, Monday, while employed in
Richardson's Jefferson street single
mill. He was struck on the head BY
the helve of an ak, in the hands of a
fellow workman. The blade came
very near being the object of injury
which might have resulted in much
more serious disaster. As it is, Mr.. s.
will be laid up several days.
Assistant Attorney General Ross
has decided that an increase of the
mileage of School Superintendent to
ten cents is legal, it not being an in.
crease of salary during the present In
cumbent's term. but simply an in
crease of compensation for expenses
incurred in the necessary discharge
of official duty. Well. there is more
than one way of beating the devil
around the stump.
Matt Eugley 10 victim of the
smallpox epidemic, which probably
form its wide diffusion, appears in a
very atenuated form. It seems strange,
however, that with all the efforts OF
the Board of Health, such . generally
acknowledged weakling cannot be
stamped out Of existence. Probably
il the city had less pest houses lying
ON the public thoroughfares less liza
bility OF contagian would be afforded
the children Of the community.
The State Board of Geological Sur.
vey met in this city, in semi-annual
session, Wednesday. It is composed
Of the Governor, Lieutenant Cover
nor, State Treasurer, and Presidents
Graves Of the State University and
Bryan of the State Agricultural Col
lege, all of whom, except the last
named gentleman were present. The
State Geologist, Mr.. Lands, submit
ted his report, and 5000 copies we're
ordered printed. Bills to the amount
of So, 100 were audited and allowed out
of the 5000 appropriation made by
the last Legislature for maintenance
OF geological research.
In order to establish the ground
work for an action against the city for
obstructing a public waterway, the
steamer Multnomah approached the
bridge Tuesday and gave four blasts Of
her whistle, the usual demand for
opening drawbridge, but which could
not be done in the instance for the
very palpable reason that there was
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