Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

ers spent Yesterday in wrestling will
the problem of arriving at a prope
assessment of the Olympia Brewery
The Assessor has returned the valua
ton at $I6j, 900. The brewing people
claim that it is excessive, hence thu
trouble.
The sharp putting Of a multitude 0
gasoline launches can now be heart
all day long on our bay. A few year
ago the silent yacht was the fad, ans
long before that, the most perfec
model for fleetness and beauty OF al
water craft, the Indian canoe, was the
only means of navigation, even fol
long distances.
You can ride in Hewitt & Ashley's
automobile for - 80 per hour and in
wife a couple of friends to accompany
you, if YOU so desire, which with the
chauffeur, just makes load for THU
Odds machine. That is much cheaper
than owning a machine and operating
it yourself, when danger from grave
piles is considered.
The Chamber OF Commerce has ap.
pointed Elias Payne, John Miller Muir
ply, 7. J. Kegley and Henry Drum a
committee to meet with the new
farmers organization, on the 10Th
inst. and urge the necessity for q
proper display of agricultural products
at the Lewis and Clark Exposition in
Portland next year.
Miss Anna l.. Frost was united in
marriage, Wednesday. at her home on
East Bay avenue, to John q. Aldrich,
prosperous business man Of Ellens.
burg. Rev. X. NJ. Hayes officiating.
The bride is a native of this city and
universally respected. The good wishes
OF the whole community accompany
the pair to their new home.
Rhode Island clam-,liggers reported
the other day the finding of a clam
shell Al by 81 inches in size and placed
it on exhibition as the largest shell of
the kind in the world. Mr.. Elias
Payne, of this city, sent, this week, to
the Smithsonian Institute at Wash.
ington. clamshell ST by y inches in
size, with claim for the champion
ship to be transferred to our State.
Paul Underwood will have TO serve
fourteen years in the penitentiary for
murder OF his little girl baby. 1t is
over a year ago that he and his young
wife committed the crime, for which
they were jointly indicted, at Ballard.
The wife was cleared, in the Superior
Court, but the husband was sentenced
and an appeal taken to the Supreme
Court, which has just affirmed the
judgment.
Roy Scott, a son of Frank H. Scott,
II years OF age. died Monday night, of
typhoid fever at the family residence
on Third street. He was born at
Fremont, Neb., aud lately came here
with his parents. Ho was a bright
lad and made many acquaintance
who are panied at his loss. As mark
of sympathy for the bereaved family
the grocery stores of the city closed
Wednesday, from 10 to II O'Clock, dur.
ing the funeral services.
The County Commissions rs Monday
opened the bids for building the Slater
Kenney road, connecting with the
East Fourth street road in a southerly
direction a distance OF 5000 feet.
The contract was awarded to Stickler
& Barnes, for the sum of 1869. So
Two other bids were submitted as
follows: Smith & Davis $3.50, and
Larry Cormier and associates $685.
The contract includes stumping, grad.
ing, turnpiking and the construction
OF half.dozen culverts.
A Farmers Society is in process oil
organization in this county. One
meeting has been held and q temper.
airy form adopted, and a meeting il
called for Saturday, the 10th inst. tO
make it permanent. DR.. Holbrook is
temporary chairman and he possesses
just the vigor and enthusiasm to make
it success. Nearly every other
branch OF business has its organization
and why not the farmers? 1t is be-
coming almost a matter of self-protec.
ton for tradesmen and craftsmen to
unite.
Among the delighted visitors to the
Worlds Fair who returned few days
ago, is Mrs. Rebecca McNair Bloom
but her delight is in getting home
from the whirl and turmoil of the
busy world as exemplified in a meet.
ing OF nations in holiday attire. She
and her husband extended their tour
to Philadelphia and several other
Eastern cities, and that was the pleas
ATTEST part OF the trip, by her account
from rational standpoint. If you
have plenty of money to spend and
time to devote to acquiring informa
ton OF the worlds progress, 60 to the
Fair; il you want an outing for pleas
ure and comfort, 60 where normal con-
ditions prevail.
Harry McElroy is reported in de-
scribing the glories OF Paradise Valley
in the foothills Of Mount Rainier, as q
place where you can pick up . snow
ball with one hand and "gather hands
full of the most dazzlingly beautiful
0uu OtuiIuub hOWCIb VIob uI0u CNCI %
eyes upon, with the other" That. il
will be seen, is quite practical, if there
is short walk between the "pick up
and the "gather." But there is said &c
he place at the crest OF the old noun
tain called "Hell's Peak" where one
may pick up birthstone with one hand
and fondle melted lava with the other
without changing his position, dis
covered by Gen. Stevens and Mr.. Var
Trump, q few years ago.
The Evening Recorder put forth
another astounding sensation, this
week, equaling in laborious detsil
the fall of Mt. Rainier, a hold-up OF 9
Northern Pacific train, or removal o.
the brewery. 1t is no less than the dis
covery Of rich nugget diggings in Mr.
Cheadle's doorway, on East Bay ave
nue.. Fortunately, however, the ex
element created by the big. head an
nOuncement was OF short duration
when it was proclaimed by the frs
visitors to the find that the yellow
fakes we're only mica, or fools gold,'
that is often found in decomposed
granite. But then Oily had q railroad