Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-06-05

The engagement of W. X. Burntra
ger and Miss Alta Quick has been an
nounced, exclusively" by the Recorder,
but it does not seem to know when the
happy event will take place.
4 petition was read before the City
Council, Monday night, asking that the
city float be moved to position on
Fourth street bridge between Horr's
dock and Kelton's boat-house.
A new tin-roof is being placed on
the reconstructed county jail building
the paper and tar covering having
proved complete failure without
even passing an experimental stage.
NJ. w. Bryan and family arrived
Monday from Atchison, Kansas, and
will make Olympia their future home
The father and two sons have already
secured employment in the local mills
Mrs. S. Mills, OF Rainier, was hastily
called to San Francisco by telegram
received Saturday, announcing the
serious illness of her husband, who
has been absent on business several
weeks.
A severe frost fell in some parts OF
the county, Tuesday night, and in
town the mercury registered 33 de-
grees. Considerable damage is reported
to have resulted to early garden vege-
tables.
Olympia stood next to head" in
the tournament of the Washington
Gun Club, at Elma, the totals of the
score being, Cosmopolis 1872, Olympia
l27, Mon,esano 126, Elma 1T and
Hoquiam 1O6.
The Wiley Navigation Co. have
chartered the steamer Elwood to per.
form the afternoon service, in place oil
the Capital City, and that boat takes
the place of the Multnomah while she
is undergoing repairs.
The Northern Pacific has already
started in to construct a drawbridge
across the Deschuttes waterway, doubt
less impelled by the prospect OF large
damages involved in the suit brought
by the brewery company.
The order OF Eastern Star held me-
mortal services in Masonic hall, Satur-
day night, and besides the rituslistic
work in memory of the departed, a
musical entertainment of vocal and
instrumental selections was rendered.
Representative Cushman will lee.
ture in the theater tonight on 1.-The
City of Washington and its Environ
ments," which will be illustrated with
stereopticon views. There will be no
price of admission nor will collection
plates be passed.
Maggie Rust, the 1S-year-old daugh.
ter of F. A. Rust, resident of this
city about ten years ago, died in Sc
attic last week, and Was buried Sunday
afternoon. The rites we're held in the
family home in that city, and were
conducted by Rev. M. A. Matthews, OF
the First Presbyterian church.
Ted" Burntrager, Assistant Keeper
of the lighthouse on Five Finger
Island, on the Alaskan Coast, between
Wrangel and Juneau, came down on
the tender Manzanita Saturday, for a
visit to his relatives, who since his
fifteen months retirement to the north
ern wilds, have removed to Portland.
Miss Frances Hoage, daughter Of
James A. Hoage, of Little Rock, was
yesterday adjudged insane by the Su-
person Court, and committed to the
Steilacoom asylum. She is % years OF
age and progressing in appearance
Her mania is not of a violent form,
but is phase OF chronic melancholia.
The quarantine placed upon the
residence of Mrs. .Hannah G. Everett
corner of Franklin and Fourth streets
has been raised, Health Officer Kin
caid reporting that all traces of small.
pox have been removed by fermen.
tation and disinfectants. Mrs. f. and
her daughter Alice will be discharged
from the pest-house in day or two.
Miss Fanny Wright, of South I'm
ion, died of smallpox, at Whatcom
where she was attending the State
Normal School. In consequence Of
the nature of the disease intermenl
was made at Whatcom. Miss Wright
was q young lady OF many excellent
traits of character and her loss il
mourned by q large circle of friends.
The following high. school graduate.
we're the central figures of a very cred
table exhibition, at Olympia Theater
last Friday evening Lena Abernethy
Alta Barton, Abram Cartright, Ted
Callow, Geraldine DeCourcy, ALDER
Emerson. Dora Jeffers, Ivan Kinney
Ralph Loomis, Esther Livesey. Will
Manner, Florence Sanger and Georg'
Stuth.
When the improvement Company
presented claim for 5000 balance or
grading Rogers avenue, to the City
Council, Engineer Campbell proceeded
to show that the company was in.
debted to the city $457. 60, leaving i.
margin against it of about $257. Tit
Committee on Streets, Wharves anc
Bridges will investigate and report be
fore any allowance is made.
Mrs. B. A. tanning, mother of Mrs
c. H. Guiberson, OF this city, died thi,
week at her home at Lynden. Sh'
was one of the first white women to
locate in the Skagit valley, her resi-
dence there dating from 1867. Shs
was n years of age. Four daughter
survive her. Funeral services wert
held, Tuesday. which was attended BY
relatives and largo number Of pio.
neer friends.
John Olson, of Mud Bay, makes thu
suggestion through the press that q
nickel donation be instituted among
the school children of the State for The
erection of statue of Washington or
Capitol square. If there are lO0,O0(
children of school age in the State, &
five-cent contribution. if all respond
would amount to $4,000 and thai
sum might erect pretty fair statue
of good old "Wash."
The Superior Court has sustained 6
demurrer to the proceedings to compe
the County Commissioners to make a
special tax levy against Olympia school