Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-11-13

\ number of piles were carried from
the waterway span on Long bridge,
Sunday night, by a boom OF logs being
driven against them by force of the
wind storm. The Waterman was
likewise injured, but the damage Was
speedily repaired.
The first snow of the season fell
Monday night, but soon melted. Since
then several fiurries have fallen, but
been absorbed by the mud and water
that has resulted from the prolonged
and heavy rainfall. 1t seems to be
foretouch OF a severe winter.
The steamship City of Puebla left
the Sound for San Francisco, last
Tuesday, and the next boat for that
destination will be the Umatilla, Sun.
day. The City of Seattle leaves to-
day for Alaskan ports, to be followed
by the Valencia on Thursday next.
Johnny Percival is making prepara-
tions to furnish wood in stove lengths.
The change of the Multnomah to a
coal-burner has left quite a quantity
of cord wood on his hands, and it is to
dispose of it that he proposes to utilize
his pile driver engine to place it in
serviceable shape.
1t is amusing to witness the amount
of strenuosity the pewit dailies have
infused into the city campaign. Rec
swings a ponderous sledge-hammer
and Oily lively little trip-hammer and
the anvil resounds with deafening, if
not convincing din, recalling that
proverb about Rogues falling out"
LaBarre Bros. have been awarded
the contract for brickwork on the new
brewery annex at Tumwater. The
work will begin soon As the iron
columns arrive, now overdue from the
East. When this work is completed
it will be protected from the elements
by cover, for resumption of work in the
Spring.
Mrs. J. S. McMurray. a former resi-.
dent of Tumwater, died at Aberdeen,
Wednesday, aged 50 years. The fun
eral services were held at Aberdeen
yesterday, and interment was made
the same afternoon in the Odd Eel.
lows cemetery, near this city. Rev.
A. G. Sawin officiated at the burial
services.
Claude Dent, son OF J. w. Dent, was
killed in railroad accident while on
his way from North Yakima to his
home atSummit, last week. The fun
eral took place Saturday at his home.
Claude was Is years OF age and had
many friends in this city, having at.
tended the Olympia schools up to
about q year ago.
The outgoing passengers this week
over the o. r. N. and U. P. were: Mrs.
Jennie Wilson, Jasper A. Wilson aud
Cliff Johnson, Wakita, Oklahoma; F.
H. Mengener and wife, Chicago; Chas.
Allison and Douglas Hopp, Puebla,
Col. Over the Southern Pacific, Mrs.
E. s. Hamlin, Los Angeles, Cal, and
A. H. Christopher, San Francisco.
Judge Hanford has ruled that the
Squaxon Indians cannot be dispos-
sessed of their rights on the island Of
that name. It had been set aside as .
reservation long before adoption OF
the State Constitution, and the State
could not sell the tide lands contig.
nous thereto, as it attempted to do to
P. J. O'Brien, OF this city, and others.
The crack steamer-both in speed
and fnish-Arrow. has been sold to
Capt. George ]. Wiley, but no init.
nation is given as to the service she
will render. This is the greyhound
built in Portland last season, and
brought around to accomplish wonders
on the Sound trade. She has been
laid up at Quartermsster Harbor ever
since her arrival northward.
A derailed locomotive on the Port
Townsend Southern Railway, through
an open switch at Tumwater, Monday,
caused no little trouble and led to a
temporary suspension of traffic over
that important connecting link of
prosperity. It was found necessary
to send for another engine to aid in
pulling the "dead" one back on the
track. Service was resumed Wednes
day.
J. R. Mills, a pioneer of fifty years
died at Rochester Sunday morning
He was born in Jackson county, Mis-.
souri, in 1887, and came to this State
in 1852. In 1859 he married Eliza J.
Wisdom. and resided for time in the
Willamette valley, returning many
years ago to the home where he died
He leaves wife and eleven children
Among the latter is Mrs. Anna Far.
quhar Of this city.
A fire alarm Tuesday morning
caused by the burning of q chimney
in the residence building corner o.
Plum and Fourth, known - the Var
Epps home in bygone years, started
no less than four run-aways on Fourth
street over which the fire team passed
with changing gong and pounding
hoofs and olatter that would awaken
the seven sleepers had they happened
to be snoozing on the route. No dam.
age was done, however, either by fire
or fractions horses.
Owing doubtless TO the simmer in
the political pot, there was . very
small attendance at the Chamber OF
Commerce meeting Tuesday night, al.
though matter of unusual import.
ance was announced as the object oil
the gathering. Mr.. Payne was elected
chairman. In absence of all the presid
ing officers, and an adjournment was
carried to this friday evening, when
it is hoped full attendance will re.
spond to the urgent demand for &C.
ton regarding the location of a
Federal building in this city.
The Republicans have called a CITY
convention, to nominate a municipal
ticket, in the courtroom. on SATURDAY.
evening, the 2Sth inst. The primaries
are called for the Oath inst, and the
caucusses. a necessary adjunct of Re.
publican usage. on the evening be-.
: fore; all the above meetings are 10
meet at SP. NJ. The apportionmeut
has been placed at one delegate for