Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-14


row. The next steamship for that
destination will be the City Of Puebla,
Thursday.
Mrs Geo. Van Tine, Of Tenino, was
in town a few days ago, making prep
arations for a trip to Alaska, to join
her husband who is already in the land
of nuggets.
Gov. Mcbride yesterday announced
the appointment of DR.. c. Parks as
Superintendent Of the Hospital for the
Insane at Steilacoom, to take effect
on the LIST prox.
B. NJ. Laughlin, pioneer OF nearly
half century, died in this city last
Saturday, at the age of 73. He had
been a continuous resident of this
county the past % years.
Mrs. Fannie Dunlap, a sister of the
late Mrs. A. L. Callow, died at La
Conner, Skagit county, last week. A.
l.. Callow attended the funeral rites
which occurred Saturday.
Robt. NJ. Quincy, OF SiskiyOu, Cal,
sold this week to L. H. Montgomery,
of Tumwater, an S.acre tract of land
near the Walker and Smith Hays do
nation claim, southeast of Tumwater.
The tall.hatted gnomes, ready to
sweep SCOT from your chimney for
consideration, are in evidence here, at
present. Where they came from or
the special occasion for their presence
at this time, is unknown.
F. w. Moulton and Mrs. Emma R.
Littlejohn were united in marriage at
South Union, Monday. The happy
couple are well-known in this county.
Mr.. Moulton owns fine farm at South
Union where they will reside.
c. d. Gartielde and wife returned
this week from visit to California,
and will soon resume their journey to
the northern mining districts where
Mr.. G. is Superintendent of the
Lemon Creek placer diggings.
P.J. O'Brieu, the head of the we'll
known firm OF P. J. O'Brien & Co..
Olympia's leading blacksmith and
wagon making establishment, has re-
turned from two months visit to his
mother in Iowa. Pat reports hav-
ing had a splendid trip.
Major J. Howard Watson, the Gov.
ernor's private Secretary. having gone
to Lake Chelan to remove his family
to this city, Major J. Howard Pelletier
has resumed his place on the quarter
deck until the commander who swears
with great big G returns.
Stetson's Uncle Tom Co. performed
to an unusually large audience
Wednesday night, in Olympia Theater.
a result due quite as much to the su-
periority of the company as the suav-
itv and excellent management of de-
tails by its manager. Mr.. Peck.
An agreement has been arranged
between the County Commissioners
and J. f. Chaplin whereby the sum of
$4,000 will be paid into the county
treasury within the next 30 days, for
taxes due on large amount Of prop.
erty in various parts OF the city.
A verdict for $62.15 has been Oh.
tanned against the N. P. Railway Co.,
by John DOotson, of Bucoda, for a
COW that was killed by . locomotive
near that place about seven months
ago. The finding includes value Of
the COW and seven months interest on
the same.
s. A. Madge, OF the Olympian, left
Wednesday for New York. to pur-
chase additional machinery for getting
out in improved shape the morning
paper. When IL is installed. the days
Of usefulness for the court journals
corn.sheller." the Simplex. will be
numbered.
| The w. C. T. U. were to have dis
cussed the subject OF Economic
Cookery" at their meeting this after
noon. That is surely more practical
undertaking. when estimated by pos
sible results, than the attempt to sup
press the whiskey traffic by lectures
and leaflets.
i That the Goddess OF Fortune is blind
is shown by the award OF gold watch
to P. H. Neuffer the jeweler. the other
night, at the rattle instituted by the
Sisters OF St. Peters Hospital, that
gentleman being already overstocked
with time-pieces. His ticket, how.
lever, No. 63, won the prize.
A special meeting of the Chamber
Of Commerce will be held tomorrow
evening at 8 O'Clock, at the city coun.
Gil room. The object, it is understood
is to take steps looking towards facili.
eating investments in Olympia and
Thurston county by people soon to ar.
rive among US from the East.
At the residence OF tho brides pa.
, rents in this city, Wednesday after.
noon, Otto ]. Ramm. of Seattle, and
Miss Hilda D. E. Shultz, of this city,
were united in marriage, Rev. DR..
Hayes performing the ceremony.
They will make their homo in Seattle
whore Mr.. R. is engaged in business.
Mrs. William G.. Durham, who had
been awarded $4,000 damages by .
jury for injuries received from a de.
fective sidewalk in Spokane, which
amount was cut by the trial judge to
$4,000, on the ground that the award
, was excessive, has been sustained by
the Supreme Court, on an appeal by
the city.
Ed. o. Free, Councilman Of the
Second Ward, is having honors thrust
upon him. He has been appointed
State Armorer by Gov. Mcbride, sue.
ceeding Calvin Richmond on the LIST
of next month. He is capable, faith.
full and honest, embracing all the old
time Jacksonian qualifications, If he
does train with the pie-eaters now.
A horse belonging to Mum &
Pickett, the grocers, became fright
ened and fractions, Monday afternoon
while attached to the firms delivery
wagon, and badly injured the h0ofs of