Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01

day, J. S. Saunders being passenge
by her from this city. The mex
steamer for that destination will b.
the City OF Puebla, Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. X. Mitchell and son returned
Tuesday, from a visit of severa
months with the parents of Mrs. NJ.
in cor Virginia" They we're &C
companied by sister Of Mrs. Mitchell
Miss Louise Bardsley.
The motion of the attorneys of Ben
Goyette, committed for burglary. t
have a commission appointed to taxi
testimony Of the prisoners forme
good character, at Butte, Mont, ha
bsen denied by the court.
David Drewry, OF Bush Prairie, hat
his LETT hand badly mangled by ,
threshing machine he was operating
one day last week. All the finger
were badly lacerated and some of thu
bones broken, but the hand will b.
saved.
Elias ]. Payne shipped Monday
fifty young fir trees to the Superinten
dent of the National Geological Park
at Washington, in the hope tina,
Washington fir may, in the course o.
time, ornament the city honored by
the same illustrious name.
Mr.. Sawyer received Wednesday 6
letter from Frank Convey, written in
Dublin, Ireland, where Mr.. G. i,
spending few days OH his return
from Japan. He will visit in Ohio q
few weeks and then return to this city
which he considers his home.
John Segrist. who spent several
months in this city a short time ago
as representative of an Eastern
Photographic house, died in Columbus
Ohio. Monday, from injuries received
Saturday afternoon, in football game
OF the Ohio State University team.
G. T. Sherman for many years a
resident of Mound Prairie, died Sun
day morning after a short illness. Hi.
wife, who was daughter of the we'll
known pioneer, Lawton Case, preceded
him to the grave last May. He leaves
a son. Quincy A., and a daughter
Ruth.
The annual report of the Chief OIL
U. S. engineers, for harbor work, this
year, recommends only SIS, 900 for i'm
provement of Olympia harbor. Now
let us see what effect that toadying &c
the Rivers and Harbors Committee
will have, when the bill comes before
Congress.
Mrs. F. E. Cook, late OF Seattle
will soon open an oyster and waffle
house, in the south room of tn.
Woodruff building, on Main street
where short orders will be served In
the best of style, under the "homt
cooking" system, a trial of which j,
respectfully solicited.
A copy Of the Nome News. received
in this city last week says that on the
18th inst, Judge Wickersham had
summarily removed U. s. Commits
sioners r. N. Stevens and E. r
Wheeler, and appointed Judge T. M
Reed to succeed the suspended officer
as Commissioner and er.o6icio Re
corder.
Mr.. Funk, the County Attorney, hal
refused to ratify the agreement of TIT
County Com missioners TO compromis'
the Northern Pacifc's taxes for $50,
600, q scaling OF nearly 40 per cent
from the amount due with penalt,
and interest. It is said that the Com
missioners will employ special counse
and proceed to bring the matter to /,
termination.
The average tenor will labor life
time to reach the high c. Georg
Morgan, the young Euglishman VIII
is this season with Haverly's Min
strels, scars nearly an octave aboye tn
high c.; indeed reaches notes that tn
male voice has never before beef
known to attain. This vocal marve
last season created sensation in Eng
land with the famous Moore & Bur
CESS Minstrels Of London, but
tempting salary caused him to eros
the pond and join Haverly's MINSTREL
who appear At Olympia Theate'
Thursday night.
Rev. H. L. Badger, rector of 81
Johns church, last Monday, tendere'
his resignation, to accompany hi
wife, whose illness necessitates
change OF climate. It was not accept
ed, however, but six months leav
of absence was granted to enable hin
to perform that imperative duty with
out resigning his charge. The famil
will leave in about ten days for TuIart
California.
Saturday afternoon . team driver
by Mr.. Sheldon, of Westside, tool
fright at a sign-board, it is said, ant
ran away upsetting the carriage. Mr.
S., lady of advanced years, va
thrown from the vehicle and sustaine'
. fracture Of one of her limbs. Tn
bone was Get, but as the victim 10 sub
ject to heart trouble, the accident ha
left her in q prostrated condition
which may not be regarded as . ful
recovery.
Volney Young. of Mud Bay, me
with a serious accident, Sunday morn