Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-07-19

day he escaped from the surveillance
of his attendants and tumbled off the
hill in the rear Of the hospital. How
he escaped further serious injury Is a
wonder to all who have seen the place
of his fall.
The baseball contest that was to
! have taken place at Chehalis next
Tuesday, between the business mems
clubs of that city and Olympia, has
been postponed to a date one week
later, on account OF the circus having
announced its appearance OH the day
already appropriated by the civic
organizations. Although the country
townspeople are noted for gall, and
our citizens possess all requisite
sand" they did not have the temerity
to run up against a circus.
! Mrs. Amelia Roberts died at her
home on Jefferson street, near Tenth,
yesterday morning, after an illness of
several months. She was born in
Liverpool in 1887, and came to this
country in 1872. Her husband,
Thomas Roberts, died last fall. leaving
his wife an invalid. She leaves three
observation-disclosures. Thomas Gilmore.
OF Seattle, and Mrs. J. H. Scott and
Mrs. Annie McFeran, of this city.
The funeral will be held from the late
home of deceased at Id A. NJ. to NOR
row.
The Quaker doctors have gone. and
the opportunity will probably not
again be presented for women to saw
wood, stalwart men to drink from
nursing bottles, or children to eat pies
with their hands tied behind them,
while the doctors" laughed in their
sleeves and the crowd outright, at such
grotesque spectacles. The object was,
of course, to draw a crowd, and it sue.
ceeded, although it made Propriety
blush at the small price self-respect
commands at times when lucre and
popular excitement overclouds the
judgment.
Everybody in Olympia likes Gil
Parker and the honors of the city are
always open to him, under all circum
stances, but we must protest against
the conduct of the Damphool who had
hold Of whistle cord when the steam
launch Harrington, under his COM
mand, coming in the other day, and
sounded dozen or more stalwart
blasts of welcome, which called out
the fire company on the double quick
and citizens to the wharf on the run.
cold Grant"-when big men were
sca'ce-never entered the capital city
with anything like the eclat which
marked that impromptu welcome to
"Gill" the other day.
Taylor Hall was crushed and killed
by falling tree, at Jamieson's camp,
Mud Bay, Wednesday afternoon. A
section Of the tree Is inches in diam.
eter and about 80 feet long. caught the
unfortunate man across the abdomen
and pinning him to the ground. in
which painful position he remained
fully eight minutes before the efforts
of ten of his companions were success.
full in removing the immense weight
He was brought in to the hospital
bleeding badly and suffering intense
agony. No hope was at any time en-
tertained of his recovery, and about 8
o'clock Wednesday night the sufferer
was relieved of distress by death. He
leaves vile and two children, and
was a member OF the A. 0. u. w.
The Supreme Court this week re-
versed the order of the Superior
Court in the case wherein ]. P. Ham,
ilton was appellant and Eunice NJ.
Turpin ct al, respondents, directing
the sale of real property of the
estate Of c. =. Smith to pay certain
claims presented against it. Smith
died in 1890, and his estate valued at
90, 800 has never been settled. In the
meantime Hamilton had foreclosed
mortgage since the death Of Smith
and obtained from the heirs an ease
ment of all claims. 1t seems that
Smith (here known as Thompson) had
defaulted as County Treasurer in
Iowa, and the mortgage had been
given as reimbursement for damage
to one OF Thompson's sureties.
The time had lapsed in elk years for
1 creditors to obtain relief by sale of
property through the usual course OF
administration.
The Oregonian of the Sth, in com.
menting upon the specialties of the
Wiedemann company declares them
TO be of high order and alone we'll
worth the prices Of admission. 1t
says: Especial mention should be
made of Miss Nellie Wiedemann, the
electric dancer. Her efforts brought
forth great applause from the audi
ence, and her admirers are willing to
vouch that she is better than Loie
Fuller, the great and only Miss
Wiedemann's dancing was certainly
fine and the electrical effects were
simply magnificent" The date for
the Wiedemann Big Show has At last
been definitely fixed, and it is the
week of August 9Th. This company
has a magnificent band, which will
play daily, metropolitan orchestra, a
full repertoire OF plays, competent
cast, splendid specialties, and ask only
l,,rr,,1or 80 in~ rf eIr>;sosou