Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-16

thing in iron, brass or steel, SO long as
we have SO amply equipped foun.
dry and machine shop as the Pioneer.
John Metzger who has resided here
some years past, was last Monday
committed to the asylum for insane
people. While he has been mentally
unbalanced for some time, it was only
afew days ago that his malady as.
sumed violent form, and rendered it
necessary to take official note of his
dolngs. On the way to the asylum he
was under constant fear of an assault
from Indians, and other imaginary
foes. Ten years ago he suffered from
an attack of sun -stroke, while working
on the Bettman brick, and it is thought
that he has never fully recovered from
its effects.
| The daily newspapers are just be.
coming aware of the fact that the
walls of the capitol annex are assuming
yellow hue that recalls an antiquity
apparently as remote as the bronze age.
The fact was noted by the STANDARD
several weeks ago, and had been the
subject OF general comment for even a
greater period. Then again. the sale
by Thomas Bordeaux of his oyster
business in this city, to his partners,
took place Sept. 18th and was an
nounced in these columns, in our issue
of the 18th ult., and was heralded as
news in the Oiympian of the 18th
inst. 1t may be, as Toots would say,
"of no consequence" but we think
that boasts are hardly admissible by
our wouldb nimble footed contempOr.
aries when they allow slow-going
weekly paper to beat them three or
four weeks in announcement of local
occurrences.
Prof. Davis has resigned his position
as leader of the Capital City Band, of
which he has been instructor the past
twelve years, with marked success.
In comparing theirs with professional
| work, it must be borne in mind that
the latter have their whole time to
devote to the practice which makes
perfect" while the on-professionals
must have some other business to
make living and devote but a small
portion OF their time to music. Mr..
Davis has had charge of the local
band most of the timo the past twelve
years, but his efforts have been largely
mimimized in results by the changes
of membership that necessarily arise
in such an organization. Had he
been able to have kept the original
membership intact, it is safe to say
that we would now have q band that
would equal Wagner's, or any other
crack band OF the State.
James Candy, a resident of Thurs
ton county since 1853, died at Tum-
water, Tuesday, aged 81 years. He
came to California during the gold
excitement OF 1850, but his mis-
sion was unsuccessful and he driftcd
northward and settled at Tumwater,
where " The Candy House" has been
an institution half q century. He
was an active participant in the In
dian war of 1866, and filled with
ardor all the duties of pioneer life.
He was married in 1861 to Elizabeth
Cornell, who died many years ago.
Mr.. c. was a native OF Athens county,
Ohio. Two sons survive him, Marion
and William; step daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Hays, residing in East Portland,
and sister at Ballard. Russ Candy,
his brother, another well.known pio.
neer, died at Gate City, several years
ago. The funeral took place at Tum.
water, Wednesday, under services con.
Quoted by Rev. A. G. Sawin.
Alexander McGahy died at the hos.
pital Tuesday afternoon, OF dropsy.
He was about As years of age, and a
member of the local aerie of Eagles,
under whose auspices he was buried
yesterday. The funeral services were
conducted with the hanors that order
know 90 we'll how TO bestow. Although
deceased was without relatives or q
home, an humble factor in Lilies busy
whirl, he could have received no more
favor had he been exalted BY wealth
or position. A eulogy was pronounced
by an eloquent brother, P. d. Moore,
the musical services we're conducted by
recognized chOirists, the band headed
theNortsge, and the membership was
out in force, demonstrating unmis.
takably adherence to one of the car
dinal virtues of the order-Equality
Every order. a. the individual, has its
detects. but it cannot be said that
want of care for the dead can be at.
tributed to the Fraternal Order OF
Eagles.
A wagon.load OF auriferious sand has
been brought all the way from Alaska
TO be tested in Dr.. Carlyon's gold.
saving machine in this city. The
fame Of the doctors continuance has
spread, it seems, Notwithstanding its
test came to an ignominious failure,
from the stupidity Of the drayman who
had been sent to remove rubbish from
the building in which IL was made. II
seems he found some sand piled up in
the corner and ontinently shoveled
it on his dray and hauled it to the
I" dumping" ground, where of course it
was lost TO all recovery. The company
had labored diligently many days to
perfect this concentrate. which was
believed to hold gold in paying
quantities. The test would have
been an excellent one if developed,
for the sand was OF the plain.
everyday article, obtained on the beach
Of Budd's Inlet, that had hitherto
produced nothing OF value but CLANS.
This unfortunate act of the drayman,
90 unexpected and sweeping in its 70.
suits, 90 discouraged the projectors
that they dismantled their costly ap.
paratus without further effort to DEM
oustrate ite utility, and it now awaits
just such an opportunity ~ has been
presented to demonstrate It's power %
q gold seeker.
"Marsusrits" y Maggie.