Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-04-19

the record" is a more difficult prob
lem to determine than the lib puz-
Zle.
An alarm OF fire was sounded Tues
from the fire-bouse to Jefferson and
Fourth, laid hose and turned on water
in Just p minutes. OH says people
were chagrined" to find it was a
false alarm. lie should have said
that people were filled with admlra-
ton for the good work of our fire boys.
The only one at the fire who seemed
to be chagrined" was the fire dog
"Old Bum and nothing pleases him
better than a house in full blaze.
While Frank Cotter was completing
the return Of time-run to Nesqually
yesterday, he encountered on the
bicycle path at the suburbs of town,
on Ayers hill, party OF women, and
in order TO avoid serious collision
and accident, he thrust the toes Of
his foot in the forward wheel, stripping
it of spokes, but accomplishing his
object of checking the great momen
tum at which he was going. Not
outstanding this interruption the
run was made in just II minutes.
A number of young men of this
county have located mining claims
near Inman's sawmill, four miles from
Rainier, in the bed Of a dry creek, in
which splendid evidences of "pay dirt"
exist. Among them are Dick Reese.
F. A. Gay, r. Blankenship, Chas.
Ward, J. Connor and Bill Stocking, all
of whom are well known, and not
likely to build hope on the sand with
out some evidence of foundation. 1t
is their intention to make a thorough
prospect of their find this summer.
David Baker and wife are up from
Anacortes, on visit to relatives in
this city, Mrs. Boyd and the family of
5. G. Lister. David is employed as
engineer and electrician in the can
merry of the Rosario Straits Packing
Co., which is now making prepare
tions for an active business season be-
ginning next month. This is about
the only part of the year that opera.
tives are not employed "long hours"
and David thought it would be good
time to visit the Old Folks at Home"
before the troubles begin.
Sunday forenoon the sad intelli-
gence reached this city of the sudden
death OF Mrs. J. S. Newcomb, at
Sprague. She was daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. s. ?. Wiman, born in On
tario, Canada, in 1869. and came to
this city with her parents when but
eight years of age. In 1892 she mar
ried DR.. j. S. Newcomb, and soon al
forwards the couple took up their resi-
dence in Eastern Washington. A
daughter, Charlotte, eight years OF
age mourns the loss of a devoted
mother. The body was brought to
this city for burial.
The personnel of the Presidential
party that will visit this State next
month is given by George Cortelyou,
the executives secretary, as follows:
President and Mrs. Mckinley, Miss
Mary Barber. maid, man servant.
steward, Mr.. Henry 7. Scott, Mr.. Laur.
ence l. Scott, Mr.. Charles A. Moore,
Mrs. Moore, Secretary Hay, Postmas-
ter General Smith, Mrs. Smith, Secre.
tary Long, Mrs. Long, Secretary
Hitchcock. Miss Hitchcock, Secretary
Wilson, Miss Wilson. Secretary Cor
telyou, Mrs. Cortelyou, DIR. Rixey,
Mrs. Rixey, Assistant Secretary Barnes,
Mr.. M. A. Dignam, three stenogra.
pliers, two messengers, representatives
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies, representatives Associated
Press, New York Sun Association,
Scripps-McRae Association, Harper's
Weekly. Lesiie's Vrekly, Golfers Week
ly, Washington Star. Washington Post
and Washington Times, Mr.. J. X.
Krut.schnitt, Fourth Vice President
Southern Pacific company, and proba-
bly, three or four others.