Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-02-27


one burned at Hunters Point last
summer. He is to receive $3.50, and
the remainder OF the $500 borrowed
from the State fund will be spent for
furniture.
VIM. Goldsby, aged 20, died this
week at his home, near Black Lake
where he has resided the past 20 years.
Burial was made at the Bush Prairie
cemetery beside his wife, who pre-
ceded him to the unknown lie about
a decade ago.
The steamer Typhoon, which brought
the Port Orchard Odd Fellows up on a
visit to Olympia Lodge, Monday, is
commanded by George Melville, an
old time Olympia youth. He is step
son OF JOS. Lammon, one Of our best
known citizens.
The steamer Aberdeen bid farewell
to Olympia yesterday, when she de.
parted in charge OF her new owner,
Capt. Ellis, for Tacoma, where she
will be subject to general repairs before
entering upon her new service on a
route tributary to Seattle.
Mrs Laura f wife of John Glass,
OF Tumwater, died in that suburb
Wednesday, aged 81 years. She leaves
husband and one child. Funeral
services were held this afternoon, con-
Quoted by the Fraternal Union Of
America, of which order she was q
member.
The will OF Col N. H. Owings was
admitted to probate, Monday. The
entire estate, except $25 to his son
Frank, goes to Mrs. Owings, who is
made executrix without bond. The
petitioner, Mr.. F. G. Owings, who ap-
peared as attorney for his mother,
places the value of the estate at $685.
600.
The medals awarded our local ex-
hibits at the Pan-American exposition,
have been received by Secretary Schom-
Der of the Chamber of Commerce. A
gold medal was awarded for fruits, a
gold medal for the Bush exhibit OF
cereals and silver medal to Chas. L.
Lansdale, for the exhibit of cranber-
ries.
The Grocers' Association of this
city has agreed to sell their goods for
cash only to the bakeries and restaur-
ants, basing their action upon the
fact that competition has rendered
those callings exceedingly precarious.
The rule is of necessity sweeping, and
has to include all engaged in baking
and serving meals.
1t is regarded as probable that Capt.
Charles ID. Sigsbee, who WAS in COM
mand of the battleship Maine when
she was destroyed in the harbor OF
Havana, will be assigned to duty as
Commandant of the Navy Yard at
Bremerton, WASH, to succeed Rear
Admiral Yates Stirling, who will take
charge of the Philippine squadron OF
the Atlantic fleet.
Eugene Iegree, a lsborer in one OF
BOrdeaux's camp, in Mason county
No. chad q limb badly crushed by a
falling tree the other day. He was
standing on q stump, where he
thought he was out of danger, but
the rebound of the tree was greater
than he expected. He was brought
up on the Shelton, Monday afternoon
and taken to the hospital.
Aaron E. Bartel and Miss Harriet
E. Forbes, both of Kamilche, were
united in marriage in this city, on
Wednesday night, by Rev. DR.. Hayes.
The bride is q daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Forbes, pioneers of the
Little Skookum valley. The happy
couple will take up their home on the
Duckworth farm, which was recently
purchased by the groom.
A minister of the Gospel, lately at
Zillah, declared that he occasionally
took drink of whisky, and held that
inasmuch as men would drink any
way. there would not be much harm
in giving them facilities for getting a
really good article. He would proba.
bly, prefer to take it straight, and
doubtless excuses the Kentuckian's
penchant for fast horses and pretty
women.
Miss Blanche Shepard, 20 years oil
age, and Archie Sullivan, a boy, were
shot and severely wounded by acct
dental discharge OF q gun, at Port
Angeles, Tuesday. The boy was draw
ing . gun towards him over some
boxes when the hammer caught and
discharged it. The charge passed
through the arm OF the boy and into
the stomach of the girl. Her wound
may prove dangerous.
In an alteration between Repre-.
sentative Hopp and VIM. Dooley
former editor of the HumptuliPs
Press, Wednesday, the latter knocked
the peoples representative down and
otherwise maltreated him, for which
he has been arrested on . charge oil
assault and battery. He had trial
to-day and had to pay . penalty and
costs for the indignity that he placed
upon one oil our lawmakers.
The Supreme Court has rendered q
decision which invalidates some ST..
600 Of Normal School fund warrants
The enabling act OF Congress provides
that the fund derived from sale oil
lands granted the State of Washing
ton shall constitute permanent fund
and that the act of the State Legisla.
ture Of 1895 appropriating the pro-
ceeds Of sale Of these lands is there.
fore in contravention OF the act oil
Congress and void.
The postofice, last Monday. was
closed before the mails came 10 till the
next day, to afford an opportunity fol
the employees TO celebrate Washing'
lions birthday, which had passed BY
twenty.four hours before. The open
ing Of the Office an hour in the fore
noon, before the mails had come in
may have met the letter Of instruc.
tions but did not embody its spirit
If the Postmaster could only have
heard the emphatic words uttered by
some disappointed people. he could
only hope that time would mitigate
the feeling before the time rolls around
for another endorsement for reappoint.
ment.