Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-06-13

schools, submitted at Mondays meet
ing of the directors, were all reiected !,
az being excessive. They were as
follows: Thacker Wood Co, Wash
ington school, $3.25 per cord Lin
coin school, 1925, and Westside school
$3.50. J. T. Cline, Washington school,
1920; Fred. Kahn, Westslde school,
- 22l. The last named bid was ac-
cepted, and all Others were rejected.
H. l.. Goodwin, of Grand Mound, is
now demanding payment from Thurs
ton county, of bill of $l3S75, for
gravel alleged To have been taken from
his meadow. He asks the Commits
sioners to pay or refuse, which means
probably another law suit, in case the
latter course is adopted, as is probable.
1t seems that nearly all public cor
porations are beginning to be regarded
as cows which may be MIXED" on al
most any pretext for alleged damages.
The many friends of DIR. Warren
Riley will regret to learn that he is go
seriously i'll from an attack of erysipe-
las, that he is undergoing treatment
at the hospital. While it is hoped he
may recover, his condition has been
so serious that friends were denied
permission to see him. Probably no
man in the community would be more
generally missed than the kind heart
ed doctor, and if good wishes avail, his
genial presence will again lend its
influence to brighten the pathway OF
humanity.
The State Board of Education will
meet in this city in a session begin
ming on the 10th inst, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ. The examination of applicants for
State papers will be held from the oath
to the 10Th inst, inclusive, with the
following programmes Tuesday-in
the forenoon, Plane Geometry; in the
afternoon, General History and Civics.
Wednesday - ok-keeping in the
forenoon and Zoology and Botany in
the afternoon. Thursday-Composi-
ton, History of Education; Compost.
ton and Rhetoric; Zoology. The
forenoon sessions will begin at 9
and in the afternoon at l: 80 O'Clock.
James Mitten, met with a ser.
iOus accident in Draham's camp,
Wednesday, by a logging train run.
ming into an open switch. Mr.. Mitten
was aboard the train and in jumping
from it was hurled against tree and
seriously injured. When he attempt.
ed to walk he found that he could not
use one of feet. He was brought to
nd 20 70 hn al
amputation becomes necessary, as was
for time feared, it will not be of a
nature to incompatible him from
work. Mr.. Mitten's misfortune enlists
the sympathy of host of friends as
he is we'll and favorably known by all
woodsmen.
In the recent eighth grade examina-
tiOns held in the various schools in
Thurston county, the highest number
OF points attained by any pupil stands
to the credit of Miss Esther Packwood,
OF BucOda, her certificate showing S35
points out of possible 900, or q gen.
eral average of94 10 per cent. The
second place is held by Chas. Strange,
OF BelmOre, his total credits being 1874
in the same nine branches in which
the examination was given. The next
four stood as follows: Ellsworth Nor
gan, 837; Permelia c. Moe, S37; Pearl
Levee, S3l, and Alma Whittier, Sl4.
No pupil was granted a certificate of
promotion who did not receive a total
number of credits CT at least 72O, or an
average of SO per cent.
A man giving the name of Nathan
George attempted to work off a worth.
less check on Taylor & Avery. Wednes-
day, after banking hours. His man.
ner OF operation was TO purchase low
priced bicycle and present the check,
which was for 800 in payment. 1t
was apparently drawn by Henry
Standish in favor OF Nathan George.
Mr.. Avery told the would be purchaser
that he would have to 20 out to get the
check cashed, when instead, he rode
t. the house of Mr.. Crandall of the
bank, from whom he ascertained that
the check was worthless. The check
was returned to George and the police
notified. Officer Taylor soon gathered
him in, when, on search, another
worthless check was found in his
pocket. He has been bound over to
answer in the Superior Court.
The Grand Lodge F. and A. NJ,
lately in session at Tacoma, decided to
suitably commorate the semi-centen-
NAL institution of Masonry in that
part of Oregon which was afterwards
set off into the Territory of Washing.
ington. On Saturday evening. Dec.
llth, 1852. the order first obtained a
foothOld in the northwest corner OF
American possessions of the western
continent. The lodge was organized
under charter from the Grand Logge
Of Oregon. The first officers were
Thornton F. McElroy, w. NJ, and Jas.
w. Wiley, S. w. Michael T. Sim
mons, ]. w. Smith Hays, Nicholas
Delin, Fred. A. Clark and Calvin II.
Hale were present. 1t is proposed.
therefore by the membership, to hold
commemorative exercises OF the 5Oth
anniversary OF the organi cation north