Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-06-12

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}. j. Gilbert in coast and geodetic
survey work.
Arrangements have been made by
the Maroons for an excursion to Aber-
deem Sunday, and it is expected that a
boat from Shelton will bring quite a
number to join it. The train will
leave at 10 A.. NJ.
Thirty-one choice spars ninety feet
long were shipped from Olympia the
other day in two-carload lot, eigh-
teen going to Jas. NJ. Sutton, Of Chi
cago, and the remainder to Morris
Bros, Bath, Maine.
The Bucoda School Directors have
certified to the County Superintendent
the election of the following teachers
for the coming year: julia p. Day,
Principal; Agnes Agnew, intermediate,
and Pearl Allibone, Primary.
The Commissioners have let the
contract for grading Winnie hill to
Cordell & Mills for 1902. Fifteen
hundred yards of dirt are to be re-.
moved before the grading, graveling
and puncheon can be completed.
A large number of visitors took
part with the local camp of Wood.
men in their memorial services last
Sunday. A. ]. Falknor delivered the
address, and several monuments in
Masonic cemetery were unveiled.
]. G. Crouch and Sarah NJ. Strange
we're united in marriage, at the resi-
dence OF the groom's daughter, Mrs.
Geo. w. Zeren, on Eighth street.
Wednesday evening. Rev. w. S.
Crockett performed the ceremony.
The steamship City OF Puebla sailed
from Seattle for San Francisco Satur-
day, with J. B. Custer as a passenger
from this city, and for the North, the
Cottage City will leave Tuesday. The
City of Topeka leaves to-day for Alas
kan ports.
Monday the County Commissioners
appropriated SIS for graveling the
road leading from the city limits to
Tumwater. The board also approp-
rated SIS for improving the road
leading from Beaver south to the Case
place on Middle road which runs be-
tween Grand Mound and this city.
Johnny Percivals pile-driver has
been driving piles for the foundation
of w. H. Mitchell's new brick build
ing on Seventh and Main streets, at
the west end of the N. 2. tunnel. The
pOnderous machine was made to haul
itself along Columbia street to the
site by its own power applied by cable.
Herman Schwartzbach, the owner of
the City Bakery, has disappeared in a
manner which leaves grave doubts as
to whether it was voluntary or that he
has met with foul play. An investi.
CATION made by John Harbst and
Chas. Brown in down. Sound cities
failed to discover any clue as to his
presence.
There was quite an excitement on
the baseball grounds, Sunday, from
the belief that one of the Stockholders
had decamped with $50 in bets. A
vigorous search failed to reveal hie
presence, but Monday afternoon .
check was received by the manage.
ment for the missing coin, to the no
small delight of the players.
R. C. Smith, proprietor of Black
Lake sawmill. had his right arm
broken in eight places, Wednesday
afternoon. by having it drawn around
a revolving shaft. The mill was
stopped soon as possible, or it may
have crushed the life out of the vic.
tim. As it is. the limb may possibly
be saved, il blood poisoning does not
set in.
The session laws Of the last Legisla-
ture are nearly ready for distribution.
They should have been completed by
the time many important laws went
into effect, but then there is president
for almost anything, notably the plan
adopted under xuelent despotic rule
of affording publicity by posting the
laws in places 90 high that the people
could not read them.
Deputy Sheri # McClelland suggests
that the joint occupancy OF the new
county Jail into the city be annulled,
and the cage for prisoners set up in
police quarters of the city hall. He
thinks there may be times when the
county will require all the space the
new Jail affords. As the cage il still
in the knock-down condition, the
change can be readily made.
Chas. Lincoln, II years Of age, had
. foot badly crushed yesterday after.
noon at Percival's dock, while the
steamer Elwood was making . Handing.
It seems that some way he got the
member between the edge OF the dock
and fender pile and when the boat
came against il the result was inevita.
bly, = badly crushed foot. The boy
received surgical treatment from DR..
Wyman.
William K. Burntrager and Miss
Alta Quick were quietly married at the
home of Presiding Elder Brooks, At
Tacoma, Saturday. The bride is
popular young lady OF this city. and
1CO 40 INV oooI0boub UkutuOuS0
keeper on Five Fingers Island, some
distance above Wraneel, Alaska, where
the couple will make their homo for
the present. The best wishes of a host
of friends are extended to the happy
pair.
It is rumored that the saloon men
have now united and there will be no
more free "eye-openers," in the early
morn, the worm caught by tho early
bird, no more dice-throwing, with at
tendant horses" no more nickle-in-
the slot diversion, no more Darkroom
quiet games for drinks or lucre, no
more Fourth-of-July donations or gifts
to charity. Hereafter the staid de.
corum OF the New England village,
with the Blue Laws" in force, will be
maintained.
A Rambler bicycle stolen at Elma
Saturday. was gathered in by Officer
Wright on Percival's dock Monday,