Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-01

funeral was held Sunday and burr,
made in Masonic cemetery.
W. W. johnson and wife leave tC
morrow for visit to the World
Fair, and will be absent three months
Mrs J. will visit relatives at Nincenne'
Indiana, before she returns.
/ George w. Getty and Cora V. Stew
ems, were united in marriage at Roches
ter, Tuesdsy. The bride is nice
of Mrs. K. NJ. Patton, wife OF tn
County Commissioner from the Thir,
district.
A little daughter OF J. F. Gales die,
Tue sday at the family home on Column
bs and Nineteenth streets, OF lar
ingeal diphtheria. Several other mem
bers of the family are recovering from
the disease.
A complaint was sworn to, Monday
in Justice Giles court, by Chas. Nor
RE. OF Little Rock, charging Jane;
Mitten, who conducts saloon at thai
place, with selling liquor on Sunday
The case will be tried some day next
week.
"Pokey" is the name of the latest
and probably the smallest gasoline
launch yet built, if indeed not the
prettiest. She is owned by Fred. Erb
built by the McClelland boys" has
one horse power, and was launched
last evening.
Harry Beaucamps, a restaurateur,
and William Cofiey, a jeweler, have
shaken the dust from their shoes and
departed for greater pastures, within
the past week, leaving numerous
creditors to quarrel over such spoils as
could not be carried away.
The County Commissioners have
authorized the establishment of the
McNulty road, connecting with the
Missionary road, and authorized sur
vey of the Frederickson road. The
award of contract for a new grade on
Mud Bay hill was deferred till the 9Th
inst.
The Lions have postponed their
picnic TO Robbins ranch,
near Woodland, till corn is ripe, when
they intend to have new-fangled
corn roast to go with the old-fashioned
clam-bake. The royal band seem to
be the king in pleasing means Of
Mrs. Caroline Drake died at her
home in this city Monday morning,
aged 65 years. Deceased was a native
Of Indiana and has resided in this
State about 30 years, and leaves a
family Of ten children, all residing in
this county. The funeral rites were
held Wednesday.
Philip Hiltz writes that the Chicago
Convention is his first and last service
in the deeper pool of bolitics." He
has had enough OF conventions" to
last him the remainder OF his life.
Doubtless his labors were excessive in
keeping run of the undercurrent which
operated the machine.
the rural route for Bush Prairie
and South Union, which was to have
been inaugurated today. has been
postponed till the middle of the
month. 1t will start from the Tum.
water Office, and supply wide district
of patrons. Senator Foster has an.
nounced that John Hopp will be the
carrier.
Thomas Cubit, an employee OF the
Mattingly stables was seriously in
jured by a fractions horse, Tuesday.
The animal kicked him as he was
entering the stall and trampled upon
him while down. He was dragged
from his perilous position by Peter
Nilsson, another employe. or his in.
juries would doubtless have been
greater. He is being cared for at the
hospital.
Thomas J. Church, of Seattle, Sec
rotary of the Democratic State Central
Committee, made very pleasant call
on the STANDARD last evening. He is
passing over the State to counsel with
his party associates and obtain and
make suggestions for unity of action
in the State campaign. He seems to
be just the man for the work, pleasing
in address, intelligent and active, and
we bespeak for him a cordial welcome
from the cold guard"
While nearly every hamlet has re.
solved to celebrate the Fourth of July,
Olympia lies supinely on her back
while the opportunity to arouse the
hallowed impulses of patriotism passes
by. The reason for this is that the
holiday had degenerated into a purely
mercenary desire to make money out
of the occasion, and three days cele.
bration, like the three-ringed circus,
resulted in disappointment, and it was
charged that it only resulted in open.
ing q broad field for grafters. Those
who had subscribed literally for such
demonstrations, drew the purse-strings
when the matter was broached and
the result is that we have no celebra.
ton.
Duane R. Terry, Of Tacoma, q SOD.
in-law of Rev. R. NJ. Hayes, was
drowned in Spanaway Lake, Pierce
county, while bathing, Monday. He,
with his wife and number OF friends,
were enjoying an outing on the lake
Mr.. Terry went to . secluded spot on
the shore for bath and that is the
last that was seen Of him alive. He
must have been in the water some
time, for all attempts at resuscitation
were failure. Deceased was . native
of Davenport, Iowa, 80 years Of age.
He came to Oregon, while boy, and
was married at La Grande, Ogn. He
lived with his family in this city a
couple OF years, filling q position with
the Capital City Abstract Co. At the
time Of death he was a resident oil
Tacoma and in the employ of the
Commonwealth Title and Trust Co.
The funeral was held in Tacoma yes.
terday afternoon, and the body brought
to this city on the evening train and
burial services took place in the Pres
byterian church this morning, inter.
ment being made in Masonic GENE.
terry. Mrs. E. L. Terry, mother oil
deceased, and Mrs. Lee G. Bell, his
sister, arrived from Baker City, yes