Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-21

w. f. Schricker, of La Conner, has
been appointed member OF the
Board of Regents of the State Uni.
versity, to succeed Senator G. NJ.
yesterday, of Tacoma, whose term has
expired. A. j. Blethen, of Seattle,
was also appointed to succeed himself
in that service. The former gentle
man is La Conner banker and had
been "gold Democrat" until he de.
veloped into fullfiedged Republican.
We all know what Blethen is.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Kincaid, wife of DR..
kincaid, Of this city, who lives in Sc
attic to be near her son and daughter
who are connected with the State Uni.
versity, the former AS professor and
the latter as pupil, delivered lecture
before the club women Of that city, On
st. Patrick's day. and very appropri-
ately selected Ireland" as her sub
ject. 1t is said that her Discourse vas
as entertaining as it was instructive,
and was highly appreciated by all who
heard it.
Orrin B. Pickett, father of the jun
ior member of the firm of Mum &
Pickett, grocers, OF this city, died SUM-
day after long and painful illness
MIR. Pickett has lived in Olympia the
past eighteen months, having come
from Centralia at that time. A son,
Robert Pickett. and daughter, Mrs.
Mum, and an aged widow are left to
mourn the loss of good husband and
father. The funeral rites took place
Tuesday, at 2 p. NJ, at the family resi-
dence on Eastside.
+. J. Schonhsrd, a farmer living at
South Union, WAS brought into the
hospital yesterday. suffering from a
kick in the face. from a rough-shod
horse. The victim being unable to
talk, no definite account of the origin
OF the misfortune can be given, but
his appearance indicated that kick
from the iron.clad hoof had struck
him squarely in the face, breaking out
his front teeth, crushing his nose and
badly decorating his face. His eyes
were not injured, but swollen almost
shut.
A company has been organized here,
to be known as the Garrison Company.
for the manufacture OF certain imple-
ments for use by sportsmen in care Of
their guns. 1t consists of q. H. Gar
risOn of Bncoda, Isaac Blumeaur of
the same place and DR.. NOVEL; OF this
city. Mr.. G. has patented several ap-
vNls ~~,1x
among which is one for cleaning guns
which surpasses all others. 1t is for
the manufacture of Mr.. G.'s patented
devices that the company has been
formed.
F. A. Shaw. of Colfax, has been ap-
pointed Secretary of the State Board
of Control. 1t seems that this is an
increase of the clerical force OF the
board, as Mr.. Grant, the former Sec
rotary will be retained as clerk. Oly
says that Mr.. Shaw is q prominent
young Republican of Whitman county,
and is the same party who held q
place at the pie-counter amid the
array of clerks in the last legislature.
and it is evident that this is a case
in which the place sought the man,
or rather was made to suit the man.
Frank P. Graves OF the State Uni
versity arrived here Wednesday, to
inspect our high school service and
determine whether its rank entities its
graduates to admission into the State
institution and other State colleges.
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three selected by the board OF higher
education, to perform that service, the
other members being Principal w. E.
Wilson of the Ellensburg Normal, and
E. T. Mathes, of the Whatcom Nor
NAL schools. Mr.. Graves delivered =
very entertaining address before the
Eighth grade and High school pupils,
Wednesday afternoon.
While hunting deer on Hartstein
Island, . few miles down the bay, Sum
day, George Thompson was shot in
the neck by mistake, and died soon
afterwards. He, with Henry Smith
and Frank Wells were hunting, and
having separated from his com panions
was approaching them and it is said
young Thompson thong made
several jumps through the thick
brush in imitation of . deer. The
other two were anticipating the ap.
pearance Of game, and spying the
moving object, young Smith fired.
which resulted as above stated. The
unfortunate young man was "a years
of age and leaves besides his parents.
. young wife. The funeral rites &C.
Cured Wednesday afternoon.