Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-18

oughfare will probably be week
longer closed to teams.
II is contemplated to make change
in the Greyhound's schedule, whereby
she will for the winter abandon the
lower part OF her route and make con
nection between Tacoma aud Seattle
by way OF the Interurban road. She
will make two trips day to Tacoma.
Mrs. Lillian Howard Mckinney died
suddenly, Wednesday night. at her
home on Eastside. She was horn in
Hastings, Neb., in lSS4, and came
here with her parents in 1889. She
had cen married a little over II year
The funeral will be held this afternoon
Bud Simmons, charged with the
crime of rape, surrendered to the
Sheriff, Tuesday, and was held by the
Superior Court in the sum of $1,000,
to appear and answer at the next
term of court. Bail was furnished by
his father and neighbors on Oyster
Bay.
The steamer Multnomah, which
sustained considerable damage by col
lision with the French ship Admiral
Cecile, at Tacoma, a few days ago,
came up Sunday to make her repairs
here. The injury is estimated at $3,
600. and she will be ont of service sew
eral weeks while in the workmen's
hands.
The apportionment OF State school
funds for this quarter gives this county
S2,S26.2S. SEamania receives the least
amount, $267.7S, and King the largest,
$29,3lO; Pierce the second, $l5,5l3.5O,
and Spokane the third of $l4.6ll.S3.
Our county stands thirteenth in the
ratio OF progression from the largest
award.
Loren Sorenson, for over twelve
years resident OF this place, died yes
terday morning, at st. Peters hospital.
He was about 30 years of age and a
native OF Denmark. He leaves W life
and two children, who live on East
Bay avenue. The funeral rites will be
held in St. Johns Church at lOo'clock
to morrow morning.
The Supreme Court, Monday, al
tirmed the Judgment awarded in King
county for $4,000 damages, to Adele
Edwards, against Thomas Burke, for
damages sustained by personal injur.
les received in an elevator of the
Burke building. Seattle. The jury OF
the lower court had cut the demand
from $4,000 to the amount of the
award.
Evangelists Ghorraley and Cook are
drawing large audiences at the Christ.
ian Church. The meetings are deep.
ening and widening in interest. The
services Sunday will be of great inter.
est. The music under the direction of
Evangelist Cook is inspiring. A mum.
Der have been brought into the follow.
ing of the church thus far in the
meetings, and many are contemplating
this all important step.
Judge George Turner, the defeated
Democratic candidate for Governor
was a guest at the Olympia hotel,
when the fire broke out, Wednesday
night, but had not retired. He made
his escape. but his grip was not as
fortunate. He left it on the veranda,
whence it disappeared, but whether it
was creamated or stolen, nobody can
tell. The Judge is over to argue a
case in the Supreme Court.
The residence of A. H. Christopher
on upper Main street. had a close call
from destruction by fire, Monday
night, by the crossing of a telephone
wire with the electric light current.
The fuses failed to burn and a short.
circuit was established and fire had
communicated to the wall. Forum.
ately the cracking of the flames
awakened the occupants and the fire
was extinguished without much diff.
Guilty.
One OF those foolish election bets OF
wheeling the winner in q barrow on
the public street at Tumwater, was
paid Monday. Frank Ekstatt was the
winner and rode, while Fred. Hahn,
the loser, carried the shafts. Specta-
tors say that it was difficult to de.
termine who it was that thus paid the
penalty OF rash judgment, that the
rider seemed as uncomfortable in his
cramped, jolly quarters as the man
who did the labor for losing the bet.
The official vote of Thurston county
was not canvassed till Wednesday
afternoon, when it required about six
hours to tabulate the figures and add
the totals. The work was done by
Chairman Pierce of the Board oil
Commissioners, Prosecuting Attorney
Frank c. Owings and Auditor George
E. Mckenzie. The result appears in
tabulated form in this issue, for which
we tender Acknowledgements to Mr..
Alling, who assisted by Messrs. Lang.
ridge and Miller, prepared the table
especially for this paper.
1t is said that with half a dozen
hose'streams at play several hours,
Wednesday evening. the supply oil
water in the city reservoir was ex-
hausted and at times the use of some
of the streams had to be stopped to
give force TO the others until the cup.
ply was replenished. If this be true,
the reservoir or the pumping capacity
of the water company should be in.
creased to meet such extraordinary
demands. 1t may be mentioned, how
ever, that the Silsby engine is now in
working order. and the tide would
have served for its use Wednesday
night.
A very cheap and effective means OF
spraying the roof of a building to pro.
vent it from ignition by falling cinders,
was in evidence Wednesday night.
While many people were on the house.
tops sweeping burning fragments from
the shingles a continuous spray kept
the roof OF the Paisley building, adioin.
ing the Light and Power office, thor
oughly saturated and with running
sheet Of water from the caves. Ali
that was used was a perforated pipe
on the ridge of the roof, connected
with the city water main, by a stand.
pipe and cock to turn the water on
soon as service was required. 1t seems