Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-12-19

has raised $25 for a school library, from
very successful entertainment By its
teacher and pupils.
Miss Bessie Burntrager contemplates
joining her parents in Portland early
in the Spring, and thereafter make
that city her home.
Geo. F. Littlewood and Mrs. Mary
Ellen Carrier, both of this city, were
united in marriage, Tuesday. Judge
Schomber officiating.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Scofield, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Callow, were up
from New kamlche this week on a
visit to their Olympia friends.
The Weyerhauser Co. has bought
from Jas. ID. Raisbeck 160 acres in
section "a, township 10, range 4 west,
for consideration of $4l 900.
Rev. Edward Dood, Of Vancouver
will lecture on Five Mountain Peaks
in the Peoples University assembly
room tonight. Admission free.
Two additional boxes are to be
added to the fire-alarm service, one
numbered 81 at the Springer mill
and the other 26, at the depot grounds
Hszen Maynard, of the Capital City
Creamery, has bought the Nesqually
Creamery, at Sherlock, and will oper
ate it in connection with his business
here.
&c. Percivals pile driver is to be
utilized in the extension of the JEFF
ferson street logging spur of the rail
road, aud in enclosing more booming
grounds.
Train-loads OF logs are coming in
from White & williamson new camr
near Tenino, and are being dumped in
the bay near the Port Townsend South.
ern depot.
The City Council will probably in
clude barber-shOps in the prescribed
business OF Sunday. A petition OIL
the tonsorial profession is the basis oil
the action.
The County Commissioners are adj.
vertising for bids for the erection oil
buildings on the county's property or
Westside, to be used for maintenance
Of the poor.
John ]. Carney, editor of the Aber.
deem Herald, one of the brightest
papers published on the harbor, was
in the city Tuesday. The STANDARD
acknowledges q pleasant call.
A requisition was issued Monday
upon the British Columbia authori.
ties for the custody of Charles Lin.
gren, wanted in Skagit county TO,
murder. He is under arrest at New
Westminster.
w. J. Bridge and J. E. Shilling have
been appointed director and clerk re.
spectively Of School District No. g.
recently formed in the Black Hills
The other members Of the board are
George Brazel and G. s. Hinkle.
Capt. Tew did not remain owner oil
the steamer Clara Brown long enough
TO place her in commission. He sold
her this week to Capt Race, Belling.
ham Bay navigator, who will use he,
~ . tow-boat on the lower Sound.
An enjoyable entertainment wa,
given the other evening in the new
Black Lake school house, under
the direction Of Miss Overhulse, the
popular teacher of that district. II
Is said that about eighty people were
present.
The Goss suit for alleged damage,
by changes from plans and extras i'm.
posed in capitol construction, will
come up for renewed hearing Monday
The absence Of the Superior Judge
necessitated passing over the date se,
this week.
Olympia Chapter No. 7, Royal Arch
Masons, has elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing term: High
Priest. Robt. Mari; King, G. 8. Viii
cox; Scribe, J. w. Lungate; Treasurer
A. B. Cowles. and Secretary. H. G
Richardson.
Frank Mossman and family were ur
from Oyster Bay this week on q yisi,
to relatives and incidentally TO ride or
tia merry-go.round. When anything
in the shape Of . dog and pony show
Or circus appears in town Frank il
always on deck.
Jacob Hottrick, Of Yelm, was tht
purchaser Of John Nordmeyer's mill
for which Sheriff Mills went 10 Yelu
to dispose Of on execution. Nord
meyer skipped out not long ago with
out leaving his address, but many
debts remained.
The outgoing passengers this week
over the 0. r. & N. and U. P. were
Mrs. Phoebe Robinson, New York
Alex. McCsy, Wichita, KS; E. A.
Mcpherson, Kapsas City, Mo. G. B
Newry, Omaha. Neb:, and A. Sand
berg, Wallace, Idaho.
Samuel Ward, An old resident oil
Tumwater. died on the 18th inst, ate,
several weeks illness. He was IA year
old and had lived in Tumwater TO,
the past 80 years. and was . carpenter
by trade. His wife died long ago. Ar
only son, Glenn Ward, resides in Port
land.