Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

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terrain Church, preaching his farewell
sermon last Sunday. He will take NJ
the work of an evangelist.
Mrs. Goldie Funk, has returned
from visit to her brother, w. w
Robertson, editor OF the Republic al
North Yakima. She was accompanied
by Miss Helen Robertson.
Wash. Ivester obtained a decree o.
divorce frem his wife, Nellie, Tuesday
and Myrtle Call a legal separation
from her husband, David, the same
day, in the Superior Court.
Gov. Mcbride has resppointed H. n
Baldwin, of Ellensburg, to succeed
himself as a member OF the Board oil
Trustees of Ellensburg Normal School
The new term will expire in 1910.
The following passengers left this
week over the .. X. n. and u. p: Mrs
Judge Hadley. Miss Kegley, George
hoffman, st. Louis; Walter Arnett,
AMI Jas. II. Johnson, Lewiston, Ill.
An alarm OF fire called out our de.
partment Monday afternoon, probably
caused by a scare from burning under.
brush on our Eastside suburb. For
tunately their services were not re-
quired.
The pump at the city cemeteries is
clogged with sand, and the installment
of different plan for the water supply
is under consideration by the com.
mittees of the Masonic and Odd Eel
lows lodges.
In the Superior Court Wednesday
L. G. Cogswell was refused modifica.
ton OF the decree of divorce which his
wife lately secured, by which he at.
tempted to secure possession OF one Of
the children.
The next steamship for San Fran.
cisco will be the Umatilla Tuesday
and for Alaskan ports will be the
steamer Humboldt on Sunday, and
she will be succeeded by the Cottage
City, Tuesday.
The local shingle mills have de.
cided to resume operations with full
force. Union men will be given the
preference in employment, if they
apply as individuals, otherwise nOn-
union men will be employed.
A new company has been organized
to engage in the oyster business. by
w. H. Kneeland, John J. Brenner and
]. w. Ludgate. 1t is called the
Olympia Oyster Corporation, with a
paid up capital of $4,000.
The steamship Queen sailed for San
Francisco, Saturday, with the follow.
ing passengers from this city: Miss
Hornback, Miss Ida Hill, Miss Edith
Mckenzie, Miss Buelah Shields, ID. NJ.
Shields, Mrs. Kate Shields and J. A.
Shields.
A medical department has been in
stalled in the State Library of over
1000 volumes, costing $500. It is
said to be at least equal to any collec-
ton of medical works west of the
Mississippi river. 1t will be of great
value to both the medical and legal
profession.
Mr.. O'Connor reports that the
thunderstorm which prevailed here
Monday morning. began Saturday
night at Tenino, and heavy rainfall
continued all night from that poin,
to Portland. The precipitation he
thinks will be worth many thousands
of dollars to the farmers.
Mrs. l.. w. Him, of San Jose, Cal.
a sister of George and James Israel
arrived last Friday, for visit to her
mother and brothers in this county
She is accompanied by her daughter
aud their presence has been the occa'
sion of a delightful family reunion
after separation Of many years.
Capital Circle, No. 269, Women Of
Woodcrait, at their last meeting in
stalled the following officers: Mrs. J
I. Otis, P. G. NJ; Mrs. Henry OF, G.
NJ; Mrs. Alex. Wright, Advisor; Mrs
James Swan, Musician; Miss Laurs
Coates, Attendant; Mrs. Fuller. 1. S.
Mrs. Divine, o. s., and Miss Ellis
Captain of the Guard.
Will Troopers team shied off the
bridge where the county road passes
over the old U. P. grade, on the hill
this side of Tumwater, yesterday after
noon and fell a distance of about fif
teen feet. Neither wagon, horses mol
owner were materially injured by thu
fall, but Mr.. T. received kick while
unbitching the horses from one o
them which broke his nose, and i
required surgical aid. There were nc
ratings on the bridge.
Two special trains passed through
this city on the Fourth, with tn,
Tenth U. s. Infantry, which was being
transferred from San Francisco to joir
the Department of the Columbia, and
had been ordered to rendezvous a
American Lake to take part in thu
maneuvers for instruction of the State
militia companies. The regiment wal
accompanied by its officers with thei
families. The hospital and sigma
corps had preceded them day or two
The quarterly report of Treasure
Phillips was received Tuesday, an(
checked up and found to be correct
The report elbows that there is OF
hand in the Treasury $63,l72.29. Or
hand at the close of the preceding
quarter, $69. 676.O7. Received during
the quarter, sec, 6OS.53. Paid out dur
ing the quarter, $73,l12.31. TIT
amount received from taxes and tn,
sale of county property during thu
quarter is $37 1888. Amount re
ceived from the 1908 rolls is $29, 1854
The State Capitol Commission hav'
at last done an official act which viii
meet with very general appreciation
They have refused to accept the annel
until its walls are restored to th'
original color of the rock, and severa
glariDp deficiencies are supDlied AM