Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-09

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Frank Littlejohn and James Brewer
have bought of Rem Patterson lot e of
block 73, Sylvester's plat, for the sum
of Sl,700. 1t is the old Meacham
property opposite the Carlton House.
Dan W. Shaser, at one time on the
Olympia police force and we'll known
here, met with an accident few days
ago in Chelan county. 1t appears
that he fell from a truck-load OF logs
severely injuring his hip.
Pat O'Brien has added to the ef-
fective machinery of his shop steam
hammer for heavy forging. He is
constantly in the lead in adopting
time-saving and effective appliances
fox his rapidly extending business.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Northwest Baptist Association was
held at Puyallup, beginning Tuesday.
There were about 300 delegates pres.
ent. Rev. A. G. Sawin is moderator
of this district and was in attendance.
The benefit given for the local band
and Mrs. Thompson, the promoter Of
1.-THE Huskin' Bee," was, as is gen.
orally the case with local performances,
a great success for = worthy object. II
was given Wednesday night at the
theater.
Judge Dunbar has received word
from North Yakima to the effect that
his red poll cattle had carried off first
prizes in every class of the stock de-
partment of the Washington State
fair. These cattle we're also awarded
the honors at the Oregon State fair.
Mrs. Verona Salisbury has returned
from California to answer to the suit
for divorce begun by her husband, Ed
ward Salisbury. Mrs. S. will contest
the suit and has engaged as her at.
torney M. G. Royal. The firm OF
Troy & Falknor represent Mr.. Sauls-
bury.
Gov. Mcbride has honored a requisi.
ton from the Governor OF Nebraska
for Dan. Spence, under arrest at Ho.
GUAM. Spence is wanted in Burt
county, Neb., for disposing of mort
gagged personal property. Deputy Sher-
lit I.usk of Burt county, left with him
this week.
The City Council seem to be dis
posed to give the Olympia Light &
Power Co. an opportunity for showing
that gravel is good as plank for a fill
between their tracks, and has appoint.
ed a special committee, consisting of
Price, Shore and Free, to investigate
and report thereon.
The County Treasurer's report for
the quarter ending Sept. 80, shows
cash on hand to the amount of $751;
5l7.16. On July l there was q bal.
ance on hand Of $50 ,257.53. The col.
lections of this department for the
quarter were $50, 7S675, and the dis
bursements, $50, 526.52.
John Clammons and Miss Della
Smith we're united in marriage Sum-
day, Rev. A. G. Sawin officiating. The
groom is tailor in the employ of
Frank Maahs, and the bride is quite
we'll known here, having been EN-.
plOyed the past few months in Mr..
Holthusen's restaurant.
The hearing of John Bannse of TIE.
nino, charged with assault with
deadly weapon upon A. E. Warning
ton, was up before Judge Linn, Mon
day. After the hearing the Judge
took the matter under advisement.
Bannse ordered Warrington off his
land at the point of gun.
The city officers have discovered
that there is an old ordinance requir.
ing the owner of every COW wearing .
bell to pay S. for the privilege. The
Chief OF Police, now that his attention
has been called to the matter, will
have to enforce it, and this adds an
other woe to the owners of peripatetic
bovines.
It was reported q few days ago that
the son of Rev. ]. 8. McCallum, of
Eugene City, Ogn., had been run over
by wagon and badly injured. Mr..
M. writes to friends in this city that
Hugh was the victim of an accident
of the nature described, but that no
bones were broken and the injury in
aicted was very small.
Mrs. Augusta Rhode, aged 40 years,
died at the hospital Saturday morn.
ing, after having submitted to an
operation from the effects of which
she was unable to recover. She leaves
. husband and several children. The
funeral rites we're held Tuesday after
noon in the German Lutheran Church,
Rev. VIM. Hohberger officiating.
The Carlton House suit of eject.
ment OF lessees, Messrs. Joseph Nc
Kee and son. has been amicably ad.
justed with the understanding that
the lessees retain the property for the
full term of the conditional clanse, till
April, 1905. This is q matter OF con.
graduation, 40 these gentlemen have
made a splendid record ~ hotel keep.
ers.
Olympia merchants were quite sue
cessful Monday in the award of con-
tracts by the State Board of Control
for supplies for the State institutions.
G. Rosenthal will furnish the Steil.
accom- asylum with working clothes,
blankets and suspenders; L. Bettman
will supply both asylums with hats
and gloves, and I. Harris Sons will
furnish number of minor articles.
The danger Of self-treatment, or Of
friendly aid, in use Of powerful reme-
dies. il shown by the experience OF C.
w. Moore, an employe OF the Olympia
Hardware Co., who asked . friend to
place drop Of boracic acid solution
in his eye and through some mistake
substituted bottle of much stronger
acid, which has greatly aggravated
the affliction. 1t cannot yet be de-
termined how severe the injury has
been.
The STANDARD has been feasted on
venison the past week. First came
Charley Tellafsro with q "leg" OF q
fat buck, and then VIM. Yeager, the