Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-05-27
\ 1-months'-old baby Of Mr.. and

Mrs. G. II. Cook, died yesterday.
Orrin Tew died at his home in thi
city "Wednesday night. He was a soI
OF Capt. Tew, and his death resulte'
from abscess of the lungs. He leave
a wife and several children. The fun
eral will take place to-day at , 30 I. NJ
at the family residence.
The knockers are still "at it," N
less than three of the property owner
whose land is to be traversed by thu
street railway from Doiilemyre's Point
refuse to give right OF way, and new
route will have to be surveyed, or con
demnatory proceedings instituted.
The Olympia Brewing Co. has re
ceiyed a couple carloads OF machinery
for extension Of their brewery at Ium
water One OF these is a 2OO-hOrse
power electric motor, to receive rs
current from the Olympia Light 4
Power Co, and large ammonia com
pressor to be installed in their new ICE
house.
Let us see, is it the seventh OF
eighth time the capitol annex has re
ceived baptism to free its walls from,
the unsightly stains of first conversion
Anyway, Mr.. Richie, the architect
declares that the acid cure has beer
tried and found wanting, and nothing
but Il vigorous sand blast will remove
the unsightly color.
Mrs Minnie NJ. Mattinglv has sold
a half interest in her livery stock and
realty to p. II. Nissen aud John An
derson, of Seattle, for S6, 800, who will
hereafter make their homes here
The transfer of the realty include.
interest in half block on COlumbia
street, where the stables, carriage sheds
and blacksmith shop are situated.
The services for Memorial Sunday
will be held at the Baptist Church a,
) p. NJ. Sunday. Seats are reserved fol-
members of the &. A. 4. and other
veterans, for the Women's Relie
Corps and Sons OF Veterans. The
pnblic is cordially invited. The ser.
vices will be conducted by the pastor
assisted by other ministers Of the city
The Supreme Court has decided
that the Attorney General is entitled
to no more than the salary of $4,000
per annum provided by law, and that
he has no claim to ten per cent. OH
judgments obtained for the State as
provided by the Territorial law. This
is reversal of the opinion OF the Su
perior Court in which the demand was
made for fees.
A small beginning of the trade Incl
dent to development of our city water
front at Dofflemyre's Point. is noted
in the daily trip made by the naptha
launch Queen of Hearts, Capt. Chas.
to the district of much prom
Use and great expectations. She leaves
every morning at 7 80, from the city
float, and returns about 8 80; fare for
round-trip, SOC.
1t seems that there is something
radically wrong in the electric light
of the capitol. On its trial,
the test closed by inadequacy of power,
and inability to keep up a steam press.
ure required to run the engine, which
it was thought would be remedied by q
heater. That has been supplied, but
Monday the service was suspended
from some unexplained cause.
An insane man giving the name OF
Joseph Monroe Perch, was arrested
near Tenino, and Saturday had hear
ing before Judge Linn and was de-
clared to be mentally unsohnd and
to the asylum at Fort
Steilacoom. He claims to have re-
sided in California and in his lucid
admits that he has been an
inmate of the California asylum.
The Grand Army has prepared the
usual programme for observance Of
Memorial Day, next Monday, the 3Oth.
Gettysburg address will be
read by Commander H. X. Hill, and
an address will be delivered by Rev.
r. NJ. Hayes. and appropriate music
by Wright's band. Refresh.
ments will be served at 80 p. NJ. in
G. A. r. Hall by the Ladies' Relief
Corps.
The Drewry brothers OF Bush Prairie
have added to their farm equipage a
powerful Case traction engine, to be
used in all sorts of operating OF ma.
chinery that now does the work OF the
pillow, the cradle and scythe and the
fail. The new acquisition took as
naturally to its new field of duty as a
duck to water, and when placed under
its own steam proceeded to traverse
the distance of about six miles to its
new home.
1t is said that OF all the "dinky'
shows ever given in Olympia. the
matinee in Olympia Theater, las,
Saturday, caps the climax. The only
redeeming quality was that prices
we're low-1Oc and l5c-but even these
rates were hundred per cent better
than the prizes, consisting OF DUNN,
watches, penny trumpets, brass stick
pins, etc-while the " Punch and Judy
performance and singing were on &
par with the presents. How have TIT
mighty falien." may be truly said O
this playhouse.
A shooting gallery" with a loud
voiced mechanical piano. has opened
on Main street, next door to the old
time Barnes brick, at which a sho
may cause an owl to flop his wings, o.
leaping rabbit to drop his ears, or ,
gong to sound, when cigars are forth
coming. Then there are rag doll
babies to knock over, a machine 4
pull and one to punch TO develop you
strength and moving pictures to see a
a nickel a sight. If one forms al
opinion from the strident tones of tn
piano, or the crack of the rifles a
times, a Gland Office" business is on.
That the knockers are at work OF
the Dofflemyre's Point improvement
is shown by paragraph in a lette
from Mr.. Carroll, enclosing a Chez
for printing " folder" He says tina
the man who furnished the piles TO
the wharf at the "Point" made a pill
grimage to Seattle to see about his pa
on "rumOrs that his hill would not h