Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-01-29

! Mrs. Lucinda Thomasson, aged /
years, died Monday, near this city
Hhe came here two years ago iron
Missouri. The funeral rites too
place yesterday, at the residence Q
Joseph Cottle, East Fourth street.
\ number Of friends rendered NJ
and Mrs. Lee keder a pleasant ,urpris
party at their homo on Washington
street, "Wednesday evening. Cards
games aud music were among tn,
features OF the evenings enjoyment.
County superintendent Brown, las
Saturday, appointed as County Gram
mar School Examiners for term O
one year, the following well-knowr
teachers: I. y. Henry, l.. j. Morri
son, II. w. Durboraw and Frank ID
Cook.
y leap-year ball, by ladies who me
at the residence OF Jesse r. Mills, ha,
been agreed upon, and it will be hel,
next Tuesday night. The statement
OF the daily papers that it i. under
the management OF "The Strollers," i,
a mistake.
G. c. Chapman, +. J. Cordray and
Albert +. Hickey were fined $3.50 in
Justice Giles court, Tuesday, for
shooting on the bay within the city
limits. Officer Mort secured row.
boat, overlook the offenders and made
the arrest.
w. S. King, brother of our genial
townsman Chas. d. King. late of San
Juan, is up on visit, and may posi-.
bly, become resident of our city. He
is a lawyer by profession, and is al
ready an owner of realty and tax.
payer in our community.
Mrs. NOVEL; and Frederick Sprague
left Monday for San Francisco in re-
Spouse to message that their sister,
Mrs. Underwood, was seriously i'll. A
dispatch received from them yester-
day brings the gratifying assurance
that she is out of danger.
The jury in the Byrne VS.. Funk
case. for $1,000 damages, alleged to
have been sustained by publication Of
a peppery letter in the Olympian some
months ago on official matters, after
two hours deliberation, yesterday,
brought in verdict of 81 for the
plaintiff.
The Puget Sound Pipe Co., manu-
facturers OF the celebrated wooden
water-pipe, has passed into the hands
of a receiver, A. ID. Sheldon, foreman
OF the factory, on application of J. ID.
Ross, a creditor of the company. 1t
is thought that the receivership will
be only temporary.
County Surveyor John Henry has
just completed the tracings for the
new maps which will show the bound
aries of the four new road districts in
which our county has been divided.
They run north and south, east and
west, dividing the county districts
into four equal parts.
Walter G. Bethel, of this city, has
and patented device, oper.
ated by electricity, to record the posi-
ton and movements of every car on q
street railroad system, by which
record of each days operation may be
filed away. A recorder is being in.
stalled on our local service for a test of
its merits.
Mrs. J. NJ. Patton has returned from
her trip East, which has been short
ened somewhat by the illness of her
husband. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Lindsey, who
came over with her from Portland.
They found that Mr.. Patton was
much improved in health and that
there had been no cause at any time
for anxiety.
The following officers have been
elected by the congregation OF the
Christian Church: Elders - H. r.
Hit, ]. R. Grant. Deacons-J. w.
John Rothermel, Clarence
Boone, Otis Hawthorne, John Lynch,
Dell Brissey. Trustees-Joseph Aus.
tin. Stephen Cottle, Mrs. C. w. Nosker.
Deaconnesses - Mrs. Joseph Austin,
Mrs. G. w. Howard, Mrs. Dyre.
Mrs. Barbara Metzger, aged 80 years,
died on the 22d inst, at her home
east OF this city. She is survived by
two sons, George and Edward, who
lived with her, John of Steilacoom,
and three daughters in Dubuque,
Iowa. She came from Galena. ILL.,,
sixteen years ago. The funeral SER
vice was conducted at her late home
by Rev. A. G. Sawin, Sunday after
noon at l 80 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Miller and
Miss Brocklen, of Minneapolis, are on
q visit to Mrs. Miller's mother, Mrs. A.
B. Allison, of this city. They express
. due appreciation of our mild and
climate, Mrs. Miller having
spent some time here, q while ago,
during the Summer months, is now
prepared with a winter experience, to
agree with our people that this is truly
the "Land Of the Leal."
1t is intended, during the time
necessarily taken in making repairs
to the Greyhound, to convert her fur.
mace into wood-burner. This change
from coal to wood, a local product,
will add very materially to advance .
leading industry. Besides that, the
company manifest q proper spirit in
having the repairs made at our local
machine shops, instead Of throwing
that patronage whersit probably will
not be done cheaper and surely not
better.
It is said that the Tenino Stone Co.
have found chemist who thinks he
can remove the stains on the outside
walls of the capitol annex made while
trying to make it match the Chucka-
nut stone of the main building. It is
hoped that it may not prove only an
like the former attempt,
which served the purpose admirably
for few weeks after application, and
then made the stones look az If they
had been fished from the mill.race of
some structure of bygone age.