Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-01-08

r occupied by the 0ipmpinn. The hall
: has an annex that speaks very forcl
. blv OF cheer and comfort in the future
well appointed kitchen and banquet
hail.
Henry Duncan, who attacked and
nearly killed his wife, Friday night
while under the influence of liquor
was released by Justice Giles, upon q
payment Of fine 0! $l5 for disorderly
conduct The wife refused TO appear
against him, or the Oileuse would have
been more serious.
The Commissioners, Wednesday, ap-
proved the bond OF NJ. Crowley, OF
Rochester, as Deputy Sheriff. They
renewed the liquor license OF G. W.
COPYRIGHT, of Yelm, and refused TO
license Geo. Mitchell, at Gate, and
Thos. kearney at Lacey. Board then
adjourned to Saturday, the 30th.
Mayor Richardson, on installment
Tuesday night, announced the follow
ing appointments for city officers :
Chief OF Police, II. w. Taylor; Police
Justice, Milton Giles; Street Com
missioner, II. l.. Wiley; Chief of Fire
Department, Chas. II. Springer, and
City Electrician, f. Il. Raymond.
The health department of the city
reports 45 deaths the past year, which,
with a population OF 1900. gives a
rate per thousand OF six. The births
during the year numbered 59-3S boys
and 81 girls. OF the deaths II were
of females and % males. Eleven cases
of smallpox, in a mild form, were
treated.
The report of County Treasurer
Phillips for the quarter ending De-
cember 81. 1903, has just been pre-
pared and shows that on Oct. LIST,
there was balance on hand of $751;
1882. Total receipts for the quarter
were $46,S52.S9. with total disburse-
ments of SOS ,303.54. Amount on
hand January LIST, $3l ,060.41.
The logging camps which resumed
business in the Black Hills, Tuesday,
had rather short experience, for an
order came the same day from Thos.
Bordeaux, at Seattle, to close until
February, the time originally set by
the association for resumption when
closure was ordered for the term of
six weeks, which does not expire till
then.
Mr.. Hynes, the decorator in staff OF
the interior of the State Capitol, has
made a life-sized, and said to be a
very life-like, bust of Queen Viola OF
the Woodmen's Carnival, held in this
city last October, that he exhibited
before the Chapter of Architects at Sc
attic, Wednesday, which he addressed
by invitation on the subject matter of
the art.
The State Oyster Land Commission,
consisting OF Gov. Mcbride, Commits
sioner Kershaw OF Bellingham and
Land Com missioner Calvert, met in
this city Tuesday, to consider the
matter OF filing pla.s of oyster reserves
Many protests against the proposed
filing having been made, further action
on the matter was postponed till April
LIST, when it will come up for full con.
| sideration.
The Order Of Washington, Wednes.
day night, elected the foil owing Of
ficers: President, Amy Hendricks;
Vice President, Alice Partridge; Els
cort, Lydia Ireland; Assistant Escort,
Matilda Freitag; Chaplin. May Con-
molly; Musician, Nellie Kane; Secre.
tary, Ira Otis; Treasurer, Sarah Titus
Sentinel, Anna Portman; Guard, NJ.
E. Barton; Trustees, Messrs. Schively,
Otis and Ireland.
The Degree of Honor A. o. U. w.,
made the first use of Woodmen's Hall,
corner of Third and Washington
streets, last evening, by installation of
officers, as follows: Past Chief OF
Honor, Iva Satterlee; Chief of Honor,
Kate Young; Lady OF Houor, Doris
Gottfeldt; Chief OF Ceremonies, Mrs.
Connolly; Recorder, Mrs. Cottle; Fin
ancier, Alice Schaffer; Receiver, Hen
rietta johnson; Usher, Alice Taylor
Inside Watch, Anna Gallagher, and
Outside Watch, Mecca Taylor.
Beginning yesterday the steamer
Multnomah changed her time of de.
parture from Percival's dock To 7
O'Clock, instead OF 6 80, and the FL
wood will leave Is now at $50 p. NJ,
both boats carrying passengers to
Tacoma for so cents and affording
transfer to Seattle by interurban rail-
way at 81. This reduction will be
made to meet competition OF the new
Greyhound line which will begin SER
vice Monday, making two trips and
connection With the Flyer to and from
Seattle.
Goss, the capitol builder, who has
taken nearly four years to complete q
four-months' Job, is now holding out
his spoon for more" money, with. of
course, the implied threat of further
delay if the" soup" is not forthcoming.
Work has been suspended so often on
this contract, that nobody is surprised,
and the smile Of the old horse which
stopped because he thought somebody
may have said "Whoa" and he had
not heard him, is an ever present re.
minder of the way our people have
been humbugged.
The funeral OF Miss Marie Lammon,
who died in Tacoma, Monday, of ty.
phoid fever. was held at the residence
OF Milton Giles, in this city, Tuesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. w. S.
Satterthwaite of the Methodist church.
The deceased was % years OF age, and
an elocutionist Of ability. She was
native of Kansas, and came to Olym.
pia nineteen months ago from La
mont, Iowa. Miss Lammon was a
niece Of J. M. Lammon and Mrs. Mil.
ton Giles of this city. Interment was
made in Masonic cemetery.
Secretary Garrison of the State Cap
itol Commission, has made the follow
ing report: At least three months
will be required to finish the construc.
ton OF the capitol annex. The cost of
erecting the building will cover prac-
tically all of the funds appropriated