Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-08-01

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marked contrast with the price of the
first cucumbers, a couple of month.
ago, which sold at 90 cents each.
The new shingle mill on the n. P
depot grounds has tested its machinery
and found it to work with entire salts.
faction. A large supply of bolts are
available at the mouth of Percival
creek, and every hing seems propitiou,
for good beginning of the new enter
prise.
In about two weeks we may expect
to hear that the preliminary arrange.
ments for railroad between Shelton
and Olympia have been perfected and
contracts signed up. Until then we
may rest easy, says the Mason County
Journal.
G. S. Prince had one OF his hands
very badly lacerated, Wednesday, while
operating lathe at the Pioneer Iron
Works. The member was caught be.
tween revolving wheel and a post
and the flesh of his left hand was torn
to the bone.
The span Of Long bridge has fallen
from the pressure of boom OF logs
upon piles that had been almost cut
through by the toredo. The bridge is
temporarily closed to travel while
vigorous efforts are being made for re-
placing the roadway.
Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Cummings and
Miss Stitt, visitors from Worcester
Ohio, started on their return trip yes.
terday. They were favorably i'm.
pressed with our people. climate and
country, and Mrs. Wallace may return
to make her home here.
The State Board OF Audit and Con.
troll. Tuesday, awarded the contract
for furnishing meat to the Walla Walla
penitentiary to the Frye -Bruhn Co., OF
Seattle. They agreed upon $4l7 pei
hundred. The contract will involve
about 81 200 per month.
Several of the larger subscribers tc
the Fourth OF July celebration fund
have requested us to ask the finance
committee to publish a statement OF
receipts and expenditures. 1t is Ger
tainly due to them that they know
just where their money has gone.
A man with many aliases but ar.
rested at Tacoma, as S. Buford, who
victimized several Of our people out
of their money by means of forged
checks, a couple of months ago, now
languishes in the Thurston county
Jail awaiting trial for some OF his
many misdeeds.
Maren Kris tine Anderson and Storem
X. Storenson were united in marriage
by Squire Giles, Wednesday, if Oily has
reported the transaction correctly. 1,
is as difficult, however, to determine
the bride from the groom as to solve
the Chinese puzzle, from such names
as" Maren" and Storem."
A bonfire social WAS held by the
Christian Church people, on Ayers
hill, east Fourth street, Tuesday even
ing, at which outdoor games were the
recreation and ice-cream and cake the
means of refreshment. J. S. McCallum
former pastor of the congregation, was
present and added very much to the
joyous nature of the occasion.
DR.. P. H. Carlyon and Miss Edna Rog
ers were united in marriage Wednesday
by Rev. LOOMS, of the Congregational
Church, the ceremony, which was per,
formed in the presence OF relatives and
near friends, being held at the paren.
tai mansion. The contracting parties
left in the afternoon for a tour amid
the grand scenes of the Columbia.
The forthcoming report of County
School Superintendent Henry will
show that in 1901 there were in the
county, according to the census, 1862
boys and 1896 girls. making a total
of 3,34S school children. In 1900
there we're 1888 boys and 1855 girls,
making a total of 1924, which shows
a gain of 81 children in the county OF
school age.
About $50 people visited this city
last Sunday, coming on the Capital
City, from Seattle. It was expected
that at least three boats would be re.
quired for the excursion, which was
given under the auspices of the Sc.
attic Press Club, but the threatening
aspect Of the weather at Seattle, Sun.
day morning, deferred many from com.
ing, and one boat sufficed.
/. G. Doane, OF San Francisco, q
resident OF Pacific county in the early
days and Representative in the Ter.
ritorial Legislature third OF a cen
fury ago, paid our city visit this
week. Mr.. d. was in those days an
FISHERMAN at Shoalwater Bay. He
left the Territory in 1877. because the
business was improbable, missing the
golden opportunity that came a score
OF years afterward.
The local baseball club is having
some trouble with M. B. Christopher
owner OF the ball grounds, who insists
upon REIMBURSEMENT of their lease on
account OF the Sunday games. Mr.
G. seems to think. that their action
makes him a party to dissertation Of
the Sabbath. He has, through his
lawyer. Mr.. Troy, served formal notice
on Mr.. Proud, the baseball manager,
to at once vacate the grounds.
Rev. John OVAL, the Swedish min.
lister OF Tacoma, who lately organized
. society OF Swedes here and bought
the old Baptist church of Ben. Johns
for meeting place, is circulating a
subscription paper with o very fair
prospect OF raising the amount re.
quired for first payment Of the pur.
chase money. Mr.. OVAL will be as
sisted in his ministerial work by Rev.
G. E. Carlson, who will probably re.
side in this city if the project meets
with the success that now seems very
promising.
Capital Union No. 141, Order oI
Washington was instituted in this
city, Wednesday night, by Grand
Secretary G. L. Mitchell, of Portland
assisted by Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Nudd
District Danuties The ordar ia hapa