Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-08-23

from washing Oul It's Wills.
The Olympia Hardware Co. will b.
represented at the Tacoma sawin!
contest by J. II. Bode and Geo. Odds
backed by an Atkins saw, which those
who have saw saving say, saws tn,
best OF any saw they ever saw saw.
The City OF Puebla left the Sound
yesterday for San Francisco, Mr.. ano
Miss Schwarschild being passenger:
by her from this city. The Queen left
to day for Alaskan ports, John y. Os-
trander being passenger by her fol
Juneau.
Judge Mason has decided that the
fee demanded by County Auditors, Of
- cents for recording hunters
licenses, is illegal and that all sports
mon who plank down their dollar are
entitled to the permit To shoot and Kill
game to their hearts content.
Miss Mildred Stanford has been Sc
lectcd by the school board to ill the
vacancy created 10y resignation of Mrs.
Jennie Stalnaker, as teacher, of the
Third Grade in the Lincoln building,
and Mr.. Greenland has beck author
lied TO act as janitor in the same build
ing.
Commandant Jan Krige,a live Boer,
who served on the staff OF Gen. Botha
and was captured by the English and
escaped, arrived here Tuesday. He is
giving free lectures to arouse a SYM
po.bv for III, co,ptrvp,a,, opJ hoe or,
nounced one in the thea.er this even
ing.
The joists and beams for the new
courthouse furnished from Tenino,
were Of such poor quality that they
were rejected and others obtained
from one of the local mills. Work on
the walls and foundation, suspended
for want Of stone, was resumed Tues
day.
Rev. J. Il. Chaplin and family left
yesterday for Tacoma, for brief stay,
when they will proceed to Adrian,
Mich, at which place they propose to
reside year. Soon as they are set
tied there, they intend visiting
Buffalo, where they will remain a
month.
Andrew Austin has secured the ap.
pointment from the County Commits
sioners as a pupil in the School OF
Science at Pullman from this county.
The award was to have been made
on competitive merit, but as nobody
appeared as rival, Mr.. A. was given
the prize.
Our business and professional men
want either victory or another drub-
bling from the citizens of Chehalis, on
the diamond, and Capt. Vance has
written them time and again of this
feeling without eliciting q response.
Are our village neighbors fearful of
being unable to retain the laurels?
The County Commissioners have
signed the contract for building the
courthouse, but as, so far, no bond has
been filed by the contractor, = provis-
ion was inserted that no money should
be paid until the bond had been sub
mitted and approved. That is right
every safeguard should be observed in
disbursement Of public moneys.
Mr.. HALEY, OF st. Paul, . locomo'
tive engineer on one of the st. Paul
railroads, and his wife, are on q visit
to the Far West, and spent a week in
this city, the guests of Mr.. Titus and
family, of Hale court. They will ex.
tend their trip as far as Port Angeles
the straits city, and will start on their
way home about the LIST OF next month.
The eleven-months' old son OF g. p
Richardson was quite severely scalded
last Monday, says the Shelton Journal.
dish of hot mush being accidentally
spilled over its head. Mr.. Richardson
was at hand and lost no time in get.
ting the boiling preparation scraped
off, but the child was badly scalded
and may carry some scars as the re.
suit of the accident.
The Bert Tucker, who the press an.
bounce was drowned in q nill-pond
at Snohomish. Tuesday, is not "oul
Bert" although the name and occu
patton OF the victim are the same. H
L. Tucker, of this city, better known
as Bert" Tucker, we are assured il
still in the land Of the living, and ii
engaged in rafting for the Mason
County Logging Company.
John Burch, of lakewood, was taken
to the hospital, Wednesday, for treat
ment OF the after effects OF typhoid
fever from which he is suffering. II
is nearly year ago that he suffered
from the attack, and ever since he
has been confined TO his bed. It is ir
the hope that course of treatment
may restore him to ordinary health
that he comes to the hospital.
Olympia is now without a Mayor
Mr.. Reinhart having gone 10 Alaska
and "Mike" O'Connor, Mayor, prt
tenn. to that other seaport" Tacoma
AT the last meeting of the Council, in
the absence of Mr.. O'Connor. Jas. Do
herty was elected pro tenn for the act
ing Mayor, but he too is absent. Nov
what would we do, should the horde.
of Midway descend upon the city?
Aberdeen is in great need OF schoo
teachers. but it is safe to say that
publicity of that fact is all that will
be required to supply them. Lucra
tive positions, gilt-edged and betasseled
are not yet passed around for accept
ance," Gas one would infer from Oly'.
manner of statement), but stalwar,
arm reaches out towards and q firm
hand clasps any such opportunity, soou
as it fits upon the vision.
Baptist Church, corner of Adams
and Eighth streets. Sunday services
will be held at IL A. NJ. and 8 p. M
Preaching at the Westside chapel 3 a;
p. NJ. At the morning service the sub
ject will be "Christ and the Abundant
Life" or The Christian Element Es.
sential to the Best Character and Life.
Sunday school at 1915 P. NJ. Young
Peoples meeting att 10 P. TN. stran
gers in the city are cordially invited
All are welcome.
Chief Savidge received a letter, this
week, from a daughter of William
Leonard, who it will be remembered
was found dead in the rear of the
huildinp iust eaat Of Olvmnia Thea tnr