Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-07-17

OF to l against the Whatcom team,
Tuesday, which had beaten several
other noted teams of the State.
Mrs. NJ. G. Neeley is suing the
Tichnor school district for refusal to
allow her to complete a term OF
school which had been briefly inter
rupted by sickness in her family.
William Forrest, formerly OF this
place, was married, last week, in Van.
couver, B. c., to Miss Grace Watson
Mr.. Forrest is now connected with
the L nique Theater, Of that city.
Large strings of tom cod are being
caught north OF the Eastslde booming
grounds. The best time to catch these
fish is between 6 and s o'clock in the
evening, when the tide is coming in.
Miss Edith Mckenzie will teach
the school ON Schneider's Prairie the
coming term. She is we'll qualified
having been principal of the Wood
land high school the past two years.
T. J. McClelland and J. F. Canon
President and Secretary Of the Ma
sonic Building and Real Estate As
ISOLATION, of Tenlno, have filed petit
ton for dissolution of the organiza
ton.
The Supreme Court has decided
that the Commissi oners Of this county
must make special tax levy to cover
the outstanding interest on all schoo
bonds of this city, which amounts tC
$lS.56l.
The body of Erskine Broadfoot
killed in a railroad accident at Elma
Saturday. was inferred Sunday after.
noon, the funeral services being held
in the United Presbyterian Church OIL
this city.
The County Commissioners have
threatened to revoke the license o.
George Mitchell, who runs a saloon al
Gate City, if he again violates the law
by keeping his place OF business open
on Sunday.
The planking OF Long Bridge on
the north half of the roadway has
been removed and brush is being
placed to hold the fill from the
dredger. The city is now ready for
work to begin.
Messrs. Kneeland and Draham have
selected a site for the proposed $780,.
600 sawmill at the north end of town,
and 1t is now up to our people to sub
scribe like amount of stock as the
projectors-$50,O0O.
J. H. COffman, the Superintendent
at the Orting Soldiers Home. writes
that that institution is crowded and
that no more charges can be accom-
modated until the new building
planned is completed.
Capt. Frank Newman and a party
OF five companions on an outing, ar
rived from Seattle, Tuesday evening,
on his yacht Levita, which anchored
near the dock, while the party came
ashore for enjoyment.
A horse used by the Harris brothers
in hauling their delivery wagon had q
leg broken, Wednesday, by stepping
into manhole of . sewer main on
Maple Park, and had to be killed to
relieve him of his suffering.
The number of miles of steam rail.
way in this county, according to the
Assessors books, is 81. The Northern
Pacific has "a miles, the Olympia and
Gray's Harbor branch All and the
Port Townsend Southern Isl.
The steamship Cottage City sailed
for Alaskan ports Saturday. with An.
drew Walling a passenger for Juneau
from this city. The PuebIa sailed for
San Francisco Monday, W. Boens
and wife being passengers by her from
this city.
The steamer Umatilla will leave the
Sound for San Francisco Tomorrow
morning. Mrs. w. E. Rice and daugh-
ter Arlene being passengers by her
from this city. The next ship for
that destination will be the Queen.
Thursday.
G. w. Whitney and wife, after a
residence of eighteen years in this
city, left Tuesday for their old home
in Jonesboro, Maine, to reside. Cant.
Kilton, who conducted a boat house
in Olympia for many years, 10 a resi-.
dent Of Jonesboro.
1t il difficult to determine from the
double.page poster "ad" in the Re-
corder, whether it is The Fair stock or
Earl Rowley Smith that is on sale.
1.-THE End that is in Sight" and the
Sale Managers name both appear in
fat gothic wood-type three inches long.
The fourteenth annual session of
the Trans Mississippi Congress will be
held this year in Seattle, on the 18th
of August and closing on the 2lst.
The Governor has received notifica.
ton that he is expected to appoint
ten deleg ates from this State to meet
with it.
J. H. Schively of this city came
very near sustaining serious injury by
runaway horses attached to q hack in
which he was riding, in Portland, a
few days ago. He jumped to the
ground just before the vehicle was
badly wrecked by collision with a
telegraph'pole.
Joe Cottte, the motorman, was bit.
ten yesterday by a dog trained for
herding cattle. belonging to H. A.
Chambers. While the injury is only a
flesh wound, the leg has swelled con-
siderably and serious consequences
are feared. This is the first evidence
of the animals viciousness.
Tho Water Company expect to be
able to supply consumers with a fine
article OF aqua pura by Saturday
night. The improvement to the ser.
vice requires the construction of three.
fourths of mile of flume, and prac.
tically abandoning that portion OF the
Nozzle Greek channel to the mud
gusher.
The outgoing passengers this week
over the o. r. N. and U. p, were
Forney Stamey, Memphis, Tenn; An
drew Anderson, Overton, Neb.; Robt.