Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-08-28

gained and it is probable that meet
ings addressed by specialists will be-
gin early in October. In each county
meetings of from two to three days
will be held, and the topics discussed
adapted to the leading pursuits OF
farm, orchard, garden, dairying or in
stock raising. Here it will largely
partake of Embarrassing and the dairy.
The radiance of farm and garden OF
destructive pests will likewise pass
under consideration. Such organiza-
tions will be OF incalculable benefit to
our farming people.
An elopement of Frank Barnett
aged 16, and Trasey Fades only Ii
years of age, took place Wednesday
afternoon. 1t is thought they left on
the Port Townsend Southern, at 8 30
that afternoon, and one of Barnett's
friends heard him say he WAS going to
Centralia for some clothes he had
there. The girls mother Is dead and
her father in the East. She had been
stopping with relatives, several fami-
lies of whom reside in this city, and
ample time was given for escape by
the belief that she was with her other
friends. The police of Tacoma, Cen
tralia and Seattle were notified to
keep lookout for the runaways and
to arrest Barnett for abduction. war
rant having been issued charging him
with that crime by Mrs. Sarah Coch-
ran. Barnett had been backing boots
in front OF Vietzen's saloon up to last
Friday and was supposed to have had
$500 in money on which to base this
exploit.
The attendance OF Missourians at
the Tumwater meeting, Friday night,
was quite large, and the proposition
for a State picnic enthusiastically en-
dorsed. Geo. H. Sturdevant OF Tum-
water was elected Chairman, Satur.
day, Sept. 18th, the date selected, and
the Capitol Grounds on the hill desig-
mated as the place for the rally. The
matter of arrangement was turned
over to an executive committee of four
and An arrangements committee Of
tCCD, WIISh WClO oy tlIC
chairman as follows: Executive Com
mittee-W. T. Cavanaugh, Geo. f.
Filley, N. C. Davis and J. b. Cottle.
General Committee j. l.. Brown,
Thos. Prather. DR.. J. w. NOVEL;, c. NJ.
Dyer, VIM. Taylor, all of Olympia;
T. E. Taber. Tumwater; Owen Bush,
South Union; George Manner, Rainier;
Elcain Longmire, Yelm; Samuel Mad
den, South Bay; L. Moorehouse, Mead.
ow; r. Ramsey, Little Rock; J. N.
Harlow, Delphi, ID. Whitaker, Mud
Bay, and A. j. Bozarth, FaiGvlew. The
Executive committee have appointed
the following subcommittee: On
Printing and Publicity, T. N. Henry;
Clsmbake, J. B. Cottle; Speakers, G.
H. Sturdevant; Ball, w. T. Cavan-
augh, and on Permanent Organiza.
ton, w. II. Whiteside, ]. w. NOVEL;
and A. N. Yantis.
1t seems that the city is in q "peck
O. trouble" Just as the big and trou.
blesome fill OF Long bridge had been
completed and the Street Commits.
sioner's crew had raised the temper.
airy draw to an elevation that would
accommodate shipping till . better
one could be provided, along comes q
big scow filled with gravel for the
foundation Of the new brewery build.
ing at Tumwater, Tuesday evening,
and after knocking out considerable
piling, and becoming fastened nn-
der the span, it only required the
rising tide to complete the work OF
demolition. The span was released
and fell, and the scow turned turtle"
and deposited its load into the chan.
mel. The bridge for its full width
of so feet and couple Of bents wide.
was thrown into the water and an
other portion is held despite its own
weight and is likely to 60 out At any
time. The damage 10 considerable and
necessitates the building Of q new
span and to rebuild a portion Of the
bridge. In the excitement which at
tended the disaster, John Gowdy came
very near being drowned. He was
thrown from the scow and drawn I'M
der it, but fortunately had self-pos.
session enough to make an effort for
the forlorn hope of rescue and was
successful. Some delay has been ex-
perienced in repairing or replacing
the draw, from the tardy movements
Of Mr.. Swayne, who the Street Com
missioner says agreed to begin driving
the piles Wednesday night, but had
not begun this morning. The cauee
of the delay and when the work will
be done, Mr.. Wiley cannot tell. and
in the meantime residents are isolated
from the city except by the round.
about way of the railroad trestle or to
hire somebody to ferry them across
when the stage of tide may allow of
such means Of passage.