Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-06-19


passed through this city Monday for
New York. They were from a fo-
Iuiam mill.
Some OF the largest and best logs
that were ever dumped into our bay
are being hauled to the Eastside BOOM
ing grounds.
Mrs b. X Bush, who has been
visiting her brother f. +. Taylor, re-
turned to her home at Bay Center, a
few days ago.
Miss Helen Williams, a teacher at
Fargo, is spending the summer vaca-
ton with her sister in this city, Mrs.
William McCarty.
Mr.. f. Drewry has received from
the East complete hreshing outfit,
which he will operate in this county
the coming season.
Rev. w. s. Crockett attended the
Christian Church Conference i'll Sc
attic this week. His daughter Fay
accompanied him.
Emma Rogers has begun suit in
the Superior Court for divorce from
her husband, Stephen Rogers, on the
ground of desertion.
Richard Welsh has sold to Jacob
Jacobson 80 acres in the southeast
quarter of section %, township IL,
range 3 west, for $500.
The Olympia School Board has elect
ed Miss A. McCaw as teacher, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Miss Myrtle Robertson.
The First Christian church lie now
out of debt, having raised the last in
stalment of $500 by the strenuous
labors of pastor and people.
The steamer Cottage City left the
Sound for Alaskan ports, Tuesday,
with Gus Gustafson as a passenger
from Olympia for Skagway.
There is lots of fun in watching
Oly and Rec make faces at each other
over the small dish OF pudding that
each has death-grip upon.
The Minerva Club" composed of
young ladies of the Christian Church,
will give a moonlight excursion next
Wednesday night, on the bay.
E.A. McClarty, lately selected by
the Commissioners for Sheriff TO fill
the place Of Jesse Mills, resigned, will
enter upon his duties on july LIST.
The contract OF the county for the
Mud Bay bridge, with Smith & Davis,
was signed Wednesday. 1t calls for
completion in sixty days at cost Of
$3.50.
Mrs. Lizzie Rice, sister OF Mrs. John
Miller Murphy, and her daughter Ar
lene, of San Francisco, came up ON the
Queen, for visit on their Summer
outing.
Mrs. Geo H. Funk returned Wednes-
day from a visit of several weeks in
Portland, at a sanitarium, for the bene-
fit of her health. She returns greatly
improved.
Paul Christensen is making extensive
Improvements to his residence on
Fifth street, Eastside. Among other
things he is adding second story to
his house.
Miss Grace Kenney, of Duluth,
Mich, has arrived in this city to make
her future home with her brother,
Frank M. Kenney, Cashier of the
Olympia Brewing Co.
One of our dailies uses liver.pad for
filling and the other seems to have
been making . steady diet on wind
pudding. if we may judge from the &C.
casional belchings we hear.
The Board of Directors of Olympia
schools has organized with the cleo
ton of c. D. King chairman, NJ. G.
Royal Clerk, and Fred. Schomber was
elected Secretary to the Clerk.
A tenderfoot from Kansas the other
day, was searching for loan or hire of
q shotgun, to shoot geoducks, doubt.
less imagining from reports, that they
were some species OF sage-hen.
In Mr.. M. w. Bryan's family which
lately arrived from Atchison, Kansas,
to make Olympia their future home,
are two pair of twins, sons aged 81,
and boy and girl IL years old.
Since the STANDARD announced the
fact that rock-cod could be caught in
the channel, Percival's dock has
been daily lined with people. who have
caught these favorite fish in large
numbers.
Abel Matson ,Nliving near Elma, was
brought to the hospital yesterday SUI
fering from a wound to his foot inflict-
ed by an Ak. It was found necessary
to amputate three of his toes to save
the limb.
Mrs. A. E. Gailbraith has returned
to Kent, after pleasant visit to rela-
tives on Westside. She was accom-.
panied by Miss Iona Giles, who will
spend few days with Mrs. G., in that
thriving little city.
Ernest B. Osborne, q son of Mrs. P.
Hiltz. has returned to this city after
an absence OF several years and he
proposes to remain here. He is &C.
companied by a wife, having lately
entered the marital state.
The Order OF Pendo meets tonight,
the time of assembly having been
changed from the fourth Friday to
to the first and third Friday of each
month. The election of officers is a
regular order for tonight.
John McNeal, OF Tumwater, aged
81, died Wednesday morning, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Andrew
Wright, on Chambers Prairie. Be-
sides his daughter two sons survive
him.. Burial services were held yes
terday.
The Lea Lumber Co., whose mill at
Tumwater is rapidly nearing compile
ton, has purchased the timber on G.
kosenthals place near Tenalquot
Prairie, for $4,000. This company has
also purchased the timber On Chas.
Waldrip's place for a nominal sum.
The surveyors locating the new N.