Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-08-02

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Horton and Billy Hagemeyer have
been killed within the past week.
Two appeal cases of damages against
the n. p. Railway Co., for destruction
OF cattle, from Bucoda and one from
Ienino, have been taken to the SUI
perlor Court, for final adjustment.
Chehalis fairly wiped Olympia of
the Earth In the baseball ma;cn game
played Tuesday, between teams com.
posed of their respective professional
and business men. The score stood
% to 81.
Mrs. Lacy E. Jordan, a teacher in
Christian Science, paid a visit to this
city few days ago, to arouse an
interest IN this modern cult. She
met with very fair success in securing
promises of IL fair hearing.
Judge MilIette was in Columbus
Neb., on the 26ih u!t. He declares
that legs may lie cooked on the
pavement at midday" That's moth
ing. The writer has seen corn cooked
on the pavement in New York at
midnight.
Frederick Rose, of Weimar, Ger
many, a son of Mrs. Marie Kretschmar
arrived to-day, direct from Fatherland,
ria New York. He is an architect by
profession, and is accompanied by a
wife of few months, and they propose
to begin their home-life in this city.
This is pole raising week and if the
work goes on much longer residents
along Main street will have to crane
their necks when they look through
their front windows to see what is
going on in the street. The "s,icks"
now average slightly less than half a
dozen in front OF each block.
The astounding report comes that
young John Allen, son of ex-senator
John B. Allen, has been sentenced to
ID years in the United States Peniten.
tiary on McNeil's Island for highway
robbery in Alaska. The young man
was born in Olympus in the early los
while his father was practiciug law in
this city.
John Butler, logger employed in
the Black Hills, was brought to town
Wednesday, suffering from wound
inflicted by an Ak he was carrying on
his shoulder. when cable struck the
handle, throwing the blade against his
shoulder, inflicting a deep cut. His
injury will keep him in the hospital
several weeks.
The plays for the week at Clym-
pia Theater, will be: Monday even.
ing, "Down in Egypt; Tuesday
"In the Rogue's Gallery; Wednesday
"My California Home; Thursday,
"a Soldiers Sweetheart; Friday
"The Steam Laundry; Saturday
matinee, "The Village Belle; Satur-
day evening"" A Western Judge"
Mrs. Sylvester Lebarre went to Ia.
coma Wednesday, to have an opera.
ton performed on her right eye, which
has been afflicted the past two years
1t was found on examination that the
organ would have to be removed
which severe ordeal the patient passed
through with heroic firmness and ia
now fairly recovered from the shock.
Selma Peterson. aged u years. met
with painful accident Saturday
while riding her bicycle. In turning
the corner at Fifth and Washington
streets, she ran against telephone
pole and was thrown to the ground.
She fell on board having = protrud-
ing nail which lacerated her cheek,
and her limbs were considerably
bruised.
John Lehman, q laborer on the
capitol renovation, fell down the ele.
vator shaft Saturday, a distance Of
about IL feet breaking his foot at the
instep, cutting his scalp and infiictine
a number OF other bruises. He was
removing the scaffolding and forgot
that attraction of gravitation applies
with Irresistible force when props are
knocked out.
1t is said that most of the shingle
mills Of the State are preparing to
close down. This resolve is caused by
. combination of circumstances
shortage of cars, advance in freight
rates, and a scarcity of banding iron,
being some OF the reasons for q sus-
pension until normal conditions pre-
vail. The Richardson mills, in this
city, it is said, will continue in opera.
ton.
Mr.. Daley, the clothier, has taken
"a day OFF, for relaxation and gone
East, to see the Pan-American Elk.
position, and Incidentally" look
around, to discover if there 10. any.
thing he needs in his business after
his return 10 the western wilds.'
He expects to be absent about six
| weeks, and much may be done, and
many changes inaugurated in that
time.
Miss Ida A. Chambers, Clerk oil
the Postal Board, announces on behalf
of the U. S. Civil Service Commission,
that there will be an examination in
this city Sept. 4th next. for the posi-
tions of Clerk and Carrier in the post
offico service. For application blanks
apply to Miss Chambers at the post
Office, and August oath is the last day
for filing tho same for this examina.
ton.
Mr.. Frey, the harness maker, is ex-
tending his residence, which stands
back from the street Is or 20 feet, to
the line, and will TT up the second
story for his home, and move his shop
to the ground floor of both the old
building and the new, from its present
quarters, few doors east. Mr.. F.
thus gets his business under his own
roof . move that has become quite
general in the smaller industries Of
late.
Mr.. Beattie has erected neat little
"side pocket" to his popular stand on
Fourth street, in which he will dis
pense ice-cream, sherbet, berries and
seasonable delicacies, which will be
supplanted by oysters and clam chow
der when the rainy season I've won't
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