Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-04-11


way under Fourth street bridge to
navigation.
The county officers expect to be al
home in the new county building by
the lst of May. Bids have been So
licitcd for moving the Office effects
before that date.
The kids" band, under the direc.
ton Of Prof. n. Z. Davis, is progress
ing nicely, and it is expected thatthey
will soon add to the pleasures of our
open-air concerts.
Rev. J. NJ. Bennett, of Rich Hill,
Mo, has arrived to take up his abode
in this State and probably in this
county. He belongs to the Methodist
Protestant Church.
W. P. Pergin, an employee of Roger
camp, had the misfortune to break his
leg, Tuesday. He was brought to this
city and is undergoing treatment at
st. Peters hospital.
The Weyerhauser Timber Co. have
registered their brand for logs and
shingle bolts. 1t consists of three
inch circle, enclosing w and figure
3, separated by a cross-bar.
Many people will jubilate the day
that workmen begin to restore the
sidewalks on Fourth and Washington
streets. torn away half year ago, to
build the new court house.
Mr.. Carson's stay as Commandant
OF the Soldiers Home, At Orting, was
short-lived. He has been succeeded
by j. H. Coffman, of Puyallup, who
will assume command" May lst.
A. NJ. Hnngerford, of Tacoma, dis.
places brother OF Ernest Lister, late
chairman of the Board Of Control, as
First Assistant Engineer OF the Western
Washington Hospital for the Insane.
James Dunn, a pioneer who has re.
sided at South Bay the past 20 years,
died Wednesday, in the hospital, OF
pneumonia. He leaves a wife and son,
the former an invalid at the hospital.
Savage & Seofeld, contractors OF
this city, have sold to Puget Sound Tug
Boat Co.. their pile driving outfit and
several important contracts in which
they are interested, for the sum OF
$35 900.
The Mutual Lumber Co. which has
succeeded the Bucoda Mill Co. as pro.
prietors OF the big mill at Bucoda,
is about to renew operations OF the
plant. The mill will employ Is or
100 men.
The State Treasury has been en-.
riched to the amount OF $4,000 by a
check Of the government, its proper.
ton for a site for Federal building at
Seattle. The site in part includes the
old university grounds.
Chas. H. Goehring, who for several
years so efficiently performed the
duties of engineer in the State Land
Office, has resigned on account ri ill
health. Chas. Trumbull, of Spokane,
succeeds Mr.. Goehring.
w. ]. Foster and c. E. Leighton
have sold to Mrs. Laura E. Lybarger
lots IL and ID, block 2, Railroad ad.
dition, for $50; and A. L. Callow has
conveyed to the same purchaser lot IA
of the same addition for $l2O.
Notwithstanding the English Ian.
guage is said to be the most expressive
of all, it seems impossible to find an
adjective to prefix to ball." except
grand" though it be but the plainest
sort of neighborhood "hoe.down."
On the LIST prox. the u. S. Land
Office in this city will be moved from
the quarters it has occupied in the
Reed block for a number of years to
the McKenny block and will occupy
the rooms now used by the Superior
Court.
Governor Mcbride stated this week
that he did not. contemplate, for sew.
eral months at least, making . change
in the position of Assistant State
Librarian. C. w. Schaffer, of Wen
atchee, is at present occupying that
position.
Percival Greek is to be cleaned for
driving bolts for the new Flynn shin.
gle mill, which is to be built upon
grounds leased from the railroad. op.
posite the Northern Pacific depot.
Walter Scott, Of Tumwater, has the
contract.
It has been decided by the city au.
thorities to repair the Silsby engine
and place it in service, at Q cost not to
exceed $500. It might become . val.
liable adjunct to the fire service in the
higher elevations, where the gravity
force is weak.
The bike.tags have been received by
the City Clerk. Mr.. Milroy, who will
be very glad to pass them out for q
dollar each. They didn't cost that,
but the honor of wearing them and
their decorative value far exceeds the
profit made on the transaction.
And still anotherl Mr.. Diven and
Mrs. Wallace are here with authority
to organize q den of Independent Or
der OF Lions. We have already the
Tiger, in various forms, so we expect
there will be rush to an association
which seems. by name at least, to head
the list OF the royal juncti.
The J. B. Flynn Shingle Company.
is about to begin the construction OF
. single mill near the Northern Pa.
aific depot. The mill will turn out
between 100. 600 and 10000 shingles
q day and will employ about Is men.
The same company 10 now operating
q single mill at Little Rock.
DR.. Hal c. Wyman and wife, Of De-
troit, Mich, who have been visiting
DR.. Hugh Wyman and family, the
past few days, are on their way home
after tour around the world, having
left Detroit, last September, and
journeyed slowly through Europe and
the Orient, enjoying all the sights on
the way.
E. P. Moran, Of Seattle, has succeed.
ed C. B. Knowlton as Superintendent
clerk in the State Penitentiary. His
main qualification seems tn he. from