Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-07

position Z" to stay" by announcement
OF Its order for a Simplex types etter
(known as the barrel machine) one of
which Oily has been using the past five
years. 1t will have to give some bet
ter evidence OF thrift than that.
James Ingraham was acquitted by
jury yesterday of the charge of in
cest on his l5-year-old daughter Lille.
The jury was out 20 hours, and the
finding was surprise to nearly every
body who heard the evidence. George
Z. Israel was attorney for the de-
Tense.
Those who missed the hoop roller
Crayton, in the former visit of the
Queen OF Hayti," should not "get
left" Saturday night. That wonder
ful exhibition alone is worth the price
OF admission, to say nothing of the
splendid quartette and other tirst-class
features.
The Salvation Army of this city has
issued a call for help. They want
money to pay hall rent and incidental
expenses as we'll as donations of food,
clothing and furniture. A Poun d
Sociable" was held at their barracks,
last evening, at which quite number
OF donations were made.
Mike O'Connor, the local weather
clerk, is again successful forecaster.
He last week declared that the cold
had not "broken," notwithstanding
the confident prediction of the Ia.
coma Newe. He this week "called
the turn" on appearance of the Chi
nook breeze. and it came as predicted.
Murphy & Pattison have moved
their stock of Alaskan curios and
military suits to the Lemon building
corner Of Fourth and Main streets.
1t will be supplemented in a day or
two by miscellaneous stock of goods
from Chicago, whereupon . regular
auction business will be opened with
sale days each week.
Superintendent Henry will soon
call together the examining board to
pass upon the Eighth grade papers
submitted at the examinations lately
held in this county. II consists OF
Principal Briffet. OF the Bucoda
schools; Principal Plomondon, of
Little Rock; Prof. Galliac, of the
Lincoln school, and Prof. Frank Cook.
Henry L. Chapman, an old-time
resident of this city, who hauled wood
and ran steam lighter to Westside
wharf where the Pacific Mail Co.'s
steamers landed a score OF years ago,
died in Oakland, CAL, last week.
Henry was, along in the Cos one of
the high.strung potential entities OF
our town, and a main pillar in the
Methodist church.
The Governor started this morning
on a tour of inspection of the State
institutions. He will be accompanied
by the Board of Audit and Control,
who will join him at Cheney. The
trip will consume about two weeks.
During his absence the Governor will
investigate the charges lately filed by
President Miller, against the direction
of the Cheney school.
One of the funniest farces of the
season was "Whose Baby Are Your"
enacted by Myron B. Rice's Company.
at Olympia Theater, Tuesday night,
with Charles w. Bowser and May
Vokes in the leading roles. The
audience was convuised in q contin-
uous roar of Laughter from start to
finish, which is q fair indication of
the merit OF comic drama.
The City Council having agreed to
construct a 6O.foot span over the
channel of the Deschutes. where it
passes under Long Bridge, with an al.
titude OF eight feet above high-water
mark. Mr.. Israel, attorney for the
Capital Brewing and the Wiley Navi.
CATION Companies, has Withdrawn the
euit for Obstructing waterway, and
to compel the erection of draw.
The resignation of Henry Drum as
member of the Board of Control has
been accepted by the Governor. It
seems that Oly's ingenious admission
that he had to 60 because he was .
" more active partisan" than Mr..
Lister. the other Democratic member
on the old board, affords o plausible
reason for the act although be doubt.
less is indiscreet in shouting the fact
from the housetop.
The Retail Clerks Union elected the
following officers, Wednesday night !:
President, w. N. Wetmore; First Vice
President, c. M. Dyer; Second Vice
President, 8. Eunson; Recording Sec
rotary, Roy Phipps; Financial Secre.
tary and Treasurer, s. J. Jeffs; Inside
Guard, G. A. McClurg; Outside Guard,
Geo. Yantis; Guide, H. c. Matson !;
Trustees, w. H. Britt, w. J. Lawton
and T. r. Pentecost.
An aged man by the name OF Viii.
son, fell on the pavement near Colum.
bia and Fourth streets, yesterday,
from what IL supposed to have been
an attack Of heart failure. His home
is near Bucoda. and he recovered go
far Is to be able to return home in
the afternoon. He has been assisted
by the county in obtaining a livelihood,
and attributes his weakness to drink.
ing alkali water in the eastern part of
the State several years ago.
The poor old safe at the Northern
Pacific depot has again been "cracked;"
this being the fifth time it has been
subjected TO the ordeal of dynamite.
The robbers broke into the tool house,
conveniently near, Sunday night, to
get the implements for working their
way into the depot, and expended
enough labor to have earned the $40
that the safe contained. It is sup
posed that the raid was made about
IL 80, as muffled report was heard in
that direction about that time.
Rev. G. H. Feese delivered an in
structive lecture in the NJ. E. Church,
Monday night on The Coming Man."
A large audience greeted him, for he
is a gentleman all delight to honor,
and hia diacouraos aluavu contoin