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

MI. helce. FOREMAN Vi CapltOl con-
struction, had the first Joint Of the
second finger OF his left hand badly
mashed in the machinery OF the der
rick, Wednesday.
Miss Rosa Glass, daughter of the
pastor of the Nj. +. Church. is on a
visit to her aunt at Seattle and will
probably visit other relatives at What
com before her return.
Miss Ray Shields left Wednesday
for Butte, Montana, to attend the
funeral of her sister, Mrs. Martha
Reed, who had been i'll for some time
before the summons came.
Pattison & Murphy have moved
their stock of general merchandise
from the Lemon building to the mid
die salesroom of Stuart Corner, next
door to the Ross drugstore.
A daughter was born to Mrs. Joseph
Reder and a son to the wife OF Frank
Patnude, last Saturday, the mother of
the daughter and the father of the
son being brother and sister.
Let us hope that the torn up side
walks adjacent to the new courthouse
will now be repaired. Half a year is
surely long enough time to erect such
building and clear away the rubbish.
Capt. J. NJ. Carson, Commandant Of
the Soldiers Home at Orting. and
Chas. Heiffner, ex-deputy Insurance
Commissioner, now of Seattle, were
visiting friends in the city few days
ago.
Rev. J. S. McCallum is over from
Eugene City, to move his family to
his new field of endeavor. He is ac-
companied by his daughter, Fannie,
who is pupil in the University of
Eugene.
The city authorities have resolved
upon placing the Silsby fire engine in
repair. 1t is a pity that as fine, costly
and useful piece of machinery should
have been allowed TO become dam
aged from neglect.
Miss Tarbell will soon move her fine
millinery stock into the salesroom
to-day vacated by Mrs. Eugley, in
Granger block, the latter having
moving into her own building on Sixth
street, opposite capitol square.
Mr.. J. W. Troy, editor of the Alas.
kan, an up.to. date daily newspaper
published at Skagway. paid the STAND.
ARD a pleasant call, Monday. He
speaks in glowing terms of the future
of our northwestern possessions.
Jessie Murphy sails for the Alaskan
gold-fields Monday, with the remain
der OF his stock of army coats, helmets
and belts, for which he expects to find
ready market where brass buttons
and golden tassels are at premium.
w. S. Ellis, the sign-painter, well
known in this city, where he learned
his trade, and at one time worked at
the printing business, was stricken
with paralysis at his home in Aberdeen
yesterday and is in critical condition.
The proposition for planking Fourth
street from Main to Jefferson was up
for consideration by the City Council
Monday night, and April 7th was set
as the date for hearing objections. The
estimated cost is 81 .936 for l,546 feet
frontage.
1t is reported that the Olympic Uni.
versity people are negotiating for the
purchase Of the Collegiate Institute
building on Eastside, which if they are
successful will be used as q prepare.
tory school building for their own in
stitution. -.
Adelaide aud Queenie Burntrager,
left Wednesday for Portland, their fu.
ture home. Mr.. and Mrs. Burntrager
will leave for the same city to- morrow.
Bessie and Leona will remain. for a
time at least, in the employ of Mr..
O'Connor.
Frank Owings met with peculiar
as we'll as painful accident, Wednes-
day. In striking match, the brim.
stone tip while ablaze flew into his
eye. making a burn which has com.
PEELED him ever since to keep the
optic in seclusion.
John Haizman, last Tuesday, trans.
ferred q valuable tract of timber land
near the headwaters of the Deschuttes
to Frank Hall, of Centralia, for the
consideration of $500. The tract
embraced $40 acres. and lies in town.
ship 16, range 2 west.
Mrs. Mary M. Miller returned To
Seattle this afternoon after a swo
days visit to her mother, Mrs. Nc
Fadden. of Eastside. Mrs. M. called
upon the STANDARD this morning. and
she expressed delight with the pros.
porous appearance of the Capital City
John Byrne is the first property
owner on Fourth street TO pay his
grade tax on the ratio OF 40 per cent
As the levy became a lien on all abut.
ting property in that district decade
ago, we may now expect a howl from
those who paid their tax in full 81
the time it WAS due.
A bogus check for $26 on the Capt.
tai National purporting to have been
signed by H. Simpson in favor Of Thorn
% Martin, was passed upon Mr.. J. H
Scott, Saturday night, and the police
have ever since been trying to "locate'
Thomas Martin. 1t ia very probable
that he has " skipped"
A sailor belonging to a ship on the
Westside became half.seas over
whatever that means, but in Language
all can understand, full OF (" bug juice,
near the Young place, Monday after
noon, and had TO be towed in by Of
ficer LeBarre. He was taken ABOARD
by life.boat in the shape Of lum
ber.wagon.
A. 8. Cation OF Coshocton, Ohio, ant
A. P. Howard, of Pittsburg. Pa, are
on the way here to engage in some
business for development Of the
country, and at last accounts were de-
tanned by SHOWS in Dakota. The for
mer gentleman has been here ant