Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-23

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nal Growth OF Socialism in British
Columbia" Her evening subject will
be Socialism or Trade Unionism."
Mark Draham, who has just returned
from a trip East, says that he met +.
X. Brown at Bangor, Me and that he
is enjoying excellent health and Is IN
fine spirits. He is now making his
home in Boston, where the varied
experiences OF life are presented in
their most tempting form.
Ace Workman, who has just at
tanned his majority, is in the county
Jail, to answer charge of seduction
preferred by the father OF his alleged
victim, Amanda Raasch, of BucOda.
He denies the charge, however, and an
alternative choice of marriage or prose.
cution has been offered him.
The City Council passed an ordi-
nance Monday night which authorizes
by contract the employment of City
Scavenger, who shall haul dead ami
mails and garbage outside the city
limits, and presumably deposit them on
Somebody's property who having eyes
sees not and having nose smells not.
Geo. C. Israel has struck an ample
supply of water on his residence prop
erty on the bluff northeast of Tum-
water, at depth of 14O feet. 1t was
not expected that flowing we'll could
be obtained at that elevation, but the
main point, an ample supply, has been
definitely secured and windmill and
tank will do the rest.
Mrs. Albertina Schneider has OBJ.
tanned temporary injunction against
grading operations on the Westside
fronting her homestead, claiming that
the raise of grade will practically shut
out the use of barn and other build.
ings. She is represented by Judge
Robinson, and the matter will have
an early hearing by Judge Linn.
The report for the first month OF
school for this district shows an in
crease OF 100 pupils over the attend
ance of the corresponding month of
last year. The following is the en-
rollment OF the several schools: Wash.
ington, 1853; High school, 1872; Lin.
coin, $50; Garfield. Ill; Eastside. %;
Buffers Cove, la total of 1,Ol6.
The High school girls have organ.
lied a basket ball club from which
two or three teams will be selected.
The members are: Prudence Wyman,
Inez Hadley, Marion Blankenship,
Marie White, iona Sapp. Ellen Eddy,
Julia Alling, Lydia Sullivan, Viretta
and Edna Talcott, Gertrude Conant,
Laura Dryer, Harriet Eads and Lulu
Bailey.
The State Funeral Directors As.
ISOLATION, which has been in session
the past week in Seattle, elected the
following officers: President, J. w.
Cookery, of Walla Walla; Vice Presi.
nent, w. H. Mock, of Whatcom; Sec
ond Vice President. w. R. Whiteside,
of Olympia; Treasurer, C. L. Hoska,
OF Tacoma, and Secretary, H. L.
Mead, of Centralia.
Homer Raymond, of Chambers
Prairie, has been chosen to fill the
place on the board of County Com.
missioners made vacant by the resig-
nation OF George w. Bell. He has
been resident of the county Q quar-
ter OF century, is 4S years of age, a
native of New Brunswick. He resided
in Boston six years before coming
West, which is q good probationary
period for American citizenship.
Secretary Schomber of the Olympia
School Board, by order OF the body,
has had room in the basement of the
Washington school fitted up for q
school room in order to accommodate
an overflow in the building. Miss
Myrtle Scroggs has been elected as
teacher for the new room. She will
have the first and second grades and
will relieve the sixth and seventh
grade teachers by taking three classes.
She will have about forty pupils.
The schools OF Bucoda, Tenino and
jamestown on Mound Prairie, have
been troubled the past few weeks with
scarlet fever raging in those vicinities.
The Jamestown school is now closed
on that account and there is only a
small attendance At Tenino. Al Bu-
coda the schools were closed on Thurs.
day and Friday of last week, owing to
the death Of Ernest Packwood, . 20.
year-Old son OF Elisha Packwood, who
died on the 18th inst. from scarlet
fever.
A lodge OF the Fraternal Brother.
hood was instituted at the Olympia
hotel parlors on the evening of the
10th inst. Following were the staff OF
officers elected: President, VIM. F.
Tietz; Vice President, Mary Melon.
aid; Chaplain. Birds M. Tietz; Score.
tary, Josephine Wheaton; Treasurer,
Alvah M. Mcdonald; M. at A., Hazel
M. Coulson; s. at A., Edgar R. Mosh.
er; C. d. K, A. Barry; I. D. K,
Florells Sanger; Examiners, Drs. Red
path and Bridgiord; Past President,
Wyatt P. Wheaton.
A test Of the water OF the three
flowing capitol artesian wells, by Prof.
Knight, of the Department of Chem.
istry, in tho State University, shows
that it contains, contrary to expecta.
tions. much soluable vegetable matter,
but (another surprise) not . particle
of sulphur. The brackish taste the
test shows, is owing to the presence
of magnesium and chlorine salts.
The Professor concludes his lengthy
report with, 1.-THE water from the
wells cannot be considered as -un.
healthful, but ct the same time would
not make desirable drinking water, be.
cause of the excessive amount of dis
solved substances, and tho slight dis
agreeable taste due to magnesium
salts and common salt.
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