Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-15

Miss Ethel Young and C. w. Carl
son were married Monday, Chief JUS
tice NJ. A. Fullerton performing the
ceremony. The happy couple are
now on their wedding trip down the
Sound
G.. II. Thompson, son OF Geo. r..
/ Thompson, was P.-L prize winner.
in a Photographic contest lately held.
/ The subject was a picture of the L. ;.
bat,leshlp New York, while she was at
Bremerton.
The Goss Construction Co. have
promised to restore color OF the CAPT
tol annex, probably by sand blast. The
telephone wires will be placed and
the windows secured. IL is well, how
ever, for the commission to keep the
reins we'll in hand until these promises
are fulfilled.
The Goss Construction Company
| has notified the owners of the TeDino
stone quarry from which the stone
used in the capitol annex came, that
they must remedy the defects and
stains in the stone on account Of
which the Capitol Commission refused
to accept the building.
The following prices now prevail for
leading staples: Butter 50 and 40 a
two-pound roll, eggs D. and 25c, po-
tatoes new DC, old &c, flour $l.l5 per
sack, sugar ID pounds for ST., onions
Sc. cabbage and &c, peas 2 and &c,
beans SIC, tomatoes (Wenatchee) 15c
per pound, hay $40 and $25 per ton.
Secretary of State Nichols is making
preparations to move into the new
quarters of the capitol annex, despite
the protest of Gov. Mcbride. that the
building should not be occupied till
the disputes between the Commission
and the contractors had been settled
and the building accepted by the State.
Mrs. Alex. Wright has secured the
premium offered by the B. L. Hill
Drug Co, for the best bouquet OF
sweet peas delivered before the 10th
inst. She was first in the production
of this beautiful flower last year, and
may, therefore, lay claim to the honor
of being the champion sweet-pea
grower.
Arther H. Fairchild and Miss Au-
gusta Avery, daughter Of S. S. Avery
were united in marriage, Tuesday
morning, Rev. R. NJ. Hayes officiating.
The bride has grown to womanhOod
in this city and the groom is likewise
we'll known, having been employed
several years as yardmaster at the
Westside mill.
A Business Mems Club met and
effected a temporary organization
on Wednesday evening, by elect
ing Charles H. Springer President,
John Bowling Secretary and w. J.
Foster Treasurer. The roll OF mem.
bersh;p includes sixty of our promi-
nent citizens to start with, and it is
contemplated to have comfortable
quarters with reading, billiard and
card rooms in the Bowling building,
corner of Fifth and Washington. The
admission fee is S. and the monthly
dues 81.
Jennie Slocum, a "dusky maiden
of the forest" and of the royal blood,
being daughter of Chief Slocum, of
the Mud Bay tribe, was fearfully NAL.
treated by Jim Hix, her brother.
in.law. and Albert Price a half.caste,
the other day, while they were un.
der the influence of fire.water," it
is alleged. The two braves fought
over the girl, who is only fourteen
years of age, and in the alteration
she came in for the larger proportion
of punishment. notwithstanding she
should have been considered by all
rules OF warfare q non-combatant. It
is. however, a greater crime than mis-
demeanor for which the braves are
wanted, and for which they will be
arraigned. when caught. The people
of Oyster Bay, it is said, will back the
prosecution.