Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-04

brought his family to that city, posi-
bly, for a permanent residence, and her
home will be with them for time, at
$50 Tenth street. She says that rain
had fallen the preceding two weeks,
"quite like Puget Sound weather"
" But" she adds, 1T brings sunshine
to the heart, for it gives promise OF
prosperity in every line of business
the coming year."
The local lodge OF Woodmen of the
World held meeting Wednesday
night, at which the following officers
were elected, to be installed the first
Tuesday in January, the 21st ami
versary Of the order: Venerable Con-
sui, P. II. Peterson; Worthy Adviser,
I. p. Holcraft; Clerk. J. P. Johnson;
Banker, Sam Dobrin; Escort, Bige
Eddy; Physicians, Drs. Strickland
and Redpsih; Waterman, |. w. De
Long; Sentry, J. OBJ. Scobey; Mana.
ger, oseph Reder. The Royal Neigh
bors, an auxiliary organization, will
be invited to joint installation of
officers.
The membership of the newly orga-
nized Y. NJ. c. A. now reaches a total
of 81; % active, AZ associate, 8 junior
and honorary. They report S93.43
cash on hand; 1920 due on unpaid
dues, a total of $513.43 available for
resources, with a liability for appara-
tus ordered OF $2OS 30. The estimated
monthly expense account is 500, rs
follows: Salary, sos; light, Sc; rent,
$40. SO; water, 81; telephone, 80, and
incidentals, SO. The entrance fee for
active and associate members is 81,
and for juniors, 81; the annual dues
for active and associate members are
$40 and for juniors s.. These figures
are taken from the first annual repor,
of Fred. w. Stocking, President of the
organization.
James B. Biles, resident of Thurs
ton county the past half a century,
died at his home on Eastside. Satur-
day afternoon, aged 63 years. He was
the son of James Biles, of Tumwater,
who managed for many years the first
tannery in the Territory of Washing
ton, and died about fifteen years ago.
Deceased was married in Tumwater
nearly a quarter of century ago, and
moved to Chehalis county, occupying
homestead near Elma. A few years
ago he removed to this city, where he
has since resided. The wife and six
children survive him; two married |
daughters reside in Chehalis county,
and two others, Misses Maude and
Esther in Olympia; John Biles oper-
ates logging camp near Montesano;
and Walter Z. Biles is an engineer,
living in Seattle. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. J. w. Satte.-
thwaite, under auspices OF the Masonic |
fraternity, of which deceased had been
lifelong member.
The American edition of the Strand
Magazine for November contains a
snapshot half-tone of curious growth
in q tree on on Scatter creek, near
Tenino, it being an old-fashioned U. S.
musket firmly embedded in the trunk
of a scrub oak tree. about ten feet
from the ground. 1t was placed in
the forks of the tree in 1880, by 10.
Lammon, of this city, while the tree
was a sapling. 1t "forked" short
distance from tho ground and in this
crotch Mr.. L. firmly drove the gun, on
a line with the horizon. The tree has.
in the % years that have interviewed,
thrown its fiber entirely around the
barrel and stock where they join, and
it cannot now be removed without
cutting the tree or breaking the gun.
The marked advance in firearms the
past quarter Of century. is shown by
this relic of the past. 1t is the old.
fashioned cartridge-biting, muzzle.
loading, mule-kicking arm that was,
before the civil war. considered q
thoroughly up-to-date frearm, with
its hat-shaped percussion cap to set it
of. It was, in reality, just one re-
move from the still older flint-lock.
The gun is somewhat damaged by an
evident attempt to remove it, but is
otherwise in an excellent state OF
preservation and will doubtless re-
main so many decades, if not de-
stroyed by vandal hands.