Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-04-26

nine oil the best players OF the two
teams. They will play their initial
game Sunday on the golf grounds.
The little steamer Pilgrim which
ran for time between this city and
Tacoma, burned to the waters edge at
Ballard Wednesday evening. Clrcum-
stances surrounding the confagration
were suspicious. Persons rowing to
the doomed steamer say Il strong Odor
OF kerosene was in the air. She was
insured for $1,000. Her owners claim
she was worth - 200.
Joseph Snider, who was killed by
| falling from the ROOF of a building he
was at work on last Friday, was buried
Sunday from Bates undertaking es-
Enlistment. Deceased had 4 small
amount of money-$100-on deposit
with Talcott Bros, which was paid to
his family after deducting burial ex-
presses. He was brother of James
Snider who resides near Tumwater.
David Harrington was killed in
Miller's Mill, at YeIm, Saturday, by
the bursting of cutoff saw he was
operating, a portion of which penc-
trated his body, striking the heart.
notwithstanding the nature of the
blow, he lived nearly an hour after
the laceration of the vital organ.
Harrington came from Michigan
about two months ago. He was I'M
married.
A young mar lately in the employ
of the railroad at the Northern Pa
citic depot, by the name of Sam
Wiley, who left this place abruptly a
few weeks ago, was arrested last week
in San Francisco, on a charge Of rape
committed on the person OF Minnie
Schroeder, aged 16. Sheriff Mills left
Sunday to bring Wiley back to
answer for the charge, which is
made by the girls father.
Schooley Moore and Lou Duval
have contracted with the logging COM
panies dumping" in this city to strip
the bark from all logs brought in,
with which product they propose to
supply the local demand for that fav-
Orite fuel. Bark has become quite
scarce of late years, commanding a
prCportionately high price, and this
plan to restore its use at a living price
will be hailed with satisfaction by all
old-timers.
c. r. Talcott and J. w. Robinson
have been authorized by the Chamber
Of Commerce to secure the horticul-
tural display of w. o. Bush for ex-
hibit at the Pan-American exhibition.
The object Of the committee is to af-
ford some assurance to Mr.. Bush that
the collection will be properly cared
for and returned to him, his exreri.
ence at the Chicago Fair teaching him
that the majority, if not all men, are
thieves, when it comes to a free show
down.
The Baptist congregation have
bought the Unity Auditorium, the
finest church edifice in the city, for
the sum of 81 500, about one-tenth of
its cost decade ago. Mr.. Sawin, one
of the most popular and talented pas
tors Of the Ministerial Association, will
conduct services in the new house of
worship, as he has in the old for sew
eral years. Soon as the Auditorium is
thoroughly repaired the services now
held in the Adams street church will
be transferred to the larger building.
The report that the Bucoda Mill
Co., proposed to move their plant to a
point on the South Beud road, is
corroberated, and the cause given to
be the objection raised by farmers to
having their lands overlooked by the
company's dams on the Skookum-
chuck to float their logs to the mill.
One can see very little difference of
being flooded out or froze out" and
if the move is instigated as . retalia-
tory measure, it may fail very ma
terially in causing the flow of tears OF
regret.
The officers OF the North Pacific
Whist Association, which lately closed
their annual tournament at Tacoma,
for the ensuing year are: G. Johns
ton, Portland, President; o. v. Linn,
Olympia, Vice-President; H. r. elise,
Seattle, Treasurer; George Lewis
Cover, Tacoma, Secretary. The Di-
rectors are: L. Therkelson, Port
land; F. G. Deckebach, Olympia
Arthur Remington, Tacoma, two
years; w. 8. Blaine, Richard Nixon,
one year. The Olympia team came
home with the proverbial basket OF
"goose eggs"
Mrs. Mary Macintosh, wife of Jas.
Macintosh, the land cruiser, died
last Friday night. at the family resi-
dence at the head of Main street, OF
enlargement OF the spleen and liver.
Mrs. NJ. came here from Nova Scotia
in 1876. She was married in this
city in 1877, and one son, Earl, 10
years of age, mourns the departure of
a good mother. She was so years of
age; a member of the Eastern Star,
which organization superintendent the
funeral rites, Monday afternoon, and
. communicant with the Presbyterian
congregation.