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

SuPiSu W Tie NtcOfucF.
Ed. johnson suffered the loss Of two
middle fingers OF his right hand from
a knot-saw in the Sherlock shingle
mill, one day this week.
Harry J. Sheppard Of Chehalis
county, and Miss Susie Morgan of
Tumwater, were united in marriage
by Justice Giles, Wednesday.
The weather the past week has been
OF the nature OF the calm which sue
ceeds the tempest, the more appreciat-
ed from the contrast it affords.
o. Mutton, clarionet player OF the
Capital City Band, has severed his
connection with that organization,
and gone to Portland to reside.
! Capt. J. G. Barstow, of Port Town.
send, has been named for Pilot Com
missioner by the Governor, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Chas.
III. Jones.
The Fire and Light committee are
now wrestling with the problem a. to
whether water tanks are intlammable
within the meaning of the fire Ordi.
nance or not.
Pete Stewart was in the city this
week from Republic. Pete was at one
time partner of Joe Sanford in man
agement of the Fashion saloon on
Fourth street.
The steamship Cottage City is due
from Alaskan ports at Seattle to-day,
and the Umatilla from San Francisco
next Monday. The Santa Barbara is
now due here.
Olympia has q "chain.gang" of a
solitary prisoner, sweeping the streets,
and the exclusiveness of the occupa.
ton does not seem to mitigate in the
least its severity.
Mrs. w. l. Agnew gave surprise
party to her husband on his 43d BIRTH
day, Tuesday night, at which . party
of friends extended fervent wishes OF
"health and prosperity"
The City Council defeated by q tie
vote two propositions to compel the
Light and Power Co. to take up its
gravel ballast and substituting plank
for filling of it's roadway.
James Conners, who has been serv.
ing q twenty days sentence in the
county Jail for stealing gloves. was re.
leased Wednesday. He promptly left
town by order OF Chief Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Whiteside left
for Seattle. Tuesday, where Mr.. w.
attended q convention of the fun.
eral directors of the State, while Mrs.
w. visited friends at Everett.
Suit for divorce has been fled in the
Superior Court of this county by
Bertha M. Filler against Charles H.
Filler. Abandonment and failure to
provide are the grounds assigned.
The city has insured its share of the
county Jail building for 81 900 At $l.20
per hundred. Just where the necessity
comes in does not appear, as the build.
ing lie isolated and built OF stone lined
with steel.
The interminable suit of Goss for
extras" in capitol construction, has
again been started in the Superior
Court. Goss has half-a.dozen lawyers
to stir the broth and dance around the
cauldron.
Thos. Bordeaux, President OF the
Mason County Logging Co., is At the
hospital. quite i'll of what has been
declared jaundice. His wife 10 with
him, and it is thought his illness will
be only temporary.
Sheriff Gregg of Kalispell, Montana,
is here TO obtain extradition papers for
five prisoners in custody at Spokane,
who are wanted in his jurisdiction.
He should be thanked for this whole.
sale requisition for scamps.
The steamship Queen left the Sound
for San Francisco Wednesday. The
next steamer for that destination will
be the City OF Puebla. Monday. The
next steamship for Alaskan ports will
be the Cottage City, Monday.
A. w. Shelley, at one time . resi-.
dent Of this place and Of late years
conducting . drug store at Shelton,
has gone to Aberdeen to open up in
the same business. He will begin in
tent in consequence Of the late fire.
1t is thought that the State Y. M.
C. A. that was to have met at Aber-
deem December 18th, may be induced
to select Olympia - q substitute,
since the fire has made the means OF
entertainment q matter of considerable
difficulty there.
Now that the government has au-
thorized the placing of . 60.foot draw
over the Deschuttes waterway at Long
bridge, there should be no delay in its
construction in the early Spring. In
the meantime sufficient time 10 afford.
ed to get ready.
On November IA. at l 80 p. M, the
County Commissioners will give q
hearing on the Mud Bay.Olympia
road changes, which are proposed TO
cut down the heavy hill coming out
OF the bay and putting the road on
much easier grade.
Edward Meath, Secretary OF the
State Association of Assessors, Of
Pierce county, has by letter 70 the
State Auditor, invited the State Board
OF Equalization to meet with that
body at the convention to be held 1t
Spokane, in February.
The Sheriff left this morning for
Union City to bring back for trial
Adam Grifiths, who is charged with
forging the name Of s. Calender 10
check for six dollars signed by A. B.
Govey. 1t appears the check had been
stolen from the payee.
The Capitol Commission have award.
ed the contract for lighting the CAPT.
tol to Kelborne. Clark 4 Co., Of Sc.
attic, for the sum Of $4,000. 1t is the
Nernst system for which the previous