Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-17

ham f. Miller. Vancouver; Senior
Grand Warden, Ed. F. Wagner, Spo.
kane; Junior Grand Warden, Ralph
c. McAllister, Seattle; Grand Treas.
urer, Nathan Smith Porter, Olympia,
and Grand Secretary, Thomas Mil.
bourne Reed, Of Olympia.
Miss Mary V. Berry died at the hos
pital yesterday morning, as the result
OF an operation for an ailment from
which she had been suffering some
time. She had been employed as
teacher in kamilchie school and
came here Tuesday for surgical aid.
Miss Berry and her sister came from
Ashland, Kentucky, about year ago,
the latter finding employment at Sc
attic. She will leave to-day with the
body for her Eastern home. Deceased
was 81 years OF age.
The STANDARD acknowledges the
receipt OF beautiful boquet of flowers
from the ladies Of the Civic Improve
ment Society, who so successfully con.
Quoted the late Rose Carnival, and is
overjoyed at the kind words of APP
prevail OF what aid it was able to give
to their laudable eudeavor for bright
ening life's horizon by display of Ma
lures beauties. IL is hoped they will
continue in the good work, and that
we may have frequent exhibits of the
choice products of our glorious climate
and prolific soil.
Fred Brchler and Ollie Shaw start.
ed Monday morning for Shelton on
their bikes, via the Westside, the form
er declaring that he knew the way.
After Il while they found themselves
riding through Tumwater. They came
back here and made a new start and
this time took the Black Lake road
and went way out southeast. discover
ing their mistake by inquiry, they
made another start northward and
at nightfall found their way to
the Simmons place. on Mud Bay,
where they were provided with supper
and comfortable bed. They arrived
in Shelton Tuesday afternoon, and
have since endeavored to keep the
matter quiet.
Mr.. Spencer is about to inaugurate
novelty of outdoor vaudeville per-
formances, in connection with the
Edison. He has secured the Lang
ridge lot on the upper side of the
same block as the Postoffice, corner of
Sixth and Franklin streets, where he
has placed seats on the natural incline
towards the southwest, and built a
stage near Sixth street. A fence en-
closes spacious auditorium, with the
sky for n canopy that is frescoed with
twinkling stars and tleecy clouds sill
vered by the mellow rays of moon.
light. There will be no advance in
price. however. for this exalted plan
of decoration, and the conditions, it
will be noted, will he specially favorable
for scenic night effects.
Mr.. Ole Scar, an old time Olympian,
who once clerked for Thomas Macleay,
now a wealthy merchant, banker and
townsite proprietor, of Lake Mills,
Iowa, visited his many friends here,
Monday. while on one OF his periodical
tours of the West. Mr.. Scar finds
time to devote some attention to var.
ious other enterprises, among which |
are a wooden mill and cannery,
whose products are sent all over the
country. He sold, q few days ago,
while in San Francisco, ten thousand
cases OF corn to Tillman & Bendall,
Wholesale grocers, to be delivered in
the fall. He seems to possess the
Midas touch which literally trans
forms everything he handles into gold.
It is pleasure to meet a man who is
80 full Of business and yet seems to
carry weighty responsibilities with so
much cheerfulness aud activity.