Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-26

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yet found in the country, as has beer
shown by the samples made from j
10y Eastern experts in brick making.
The Thurston County Horticulture
Society is called To meet IN the Su
perior Courtroom, Saturday, at sc
7. NJ, to reorganize, or merge with the
Farmers Club, as may deem exped
lent
Workmen are engaged in cutting &
channel to drain Barnes lake neal
Tumwater, to reclaim quite All area OF
rich land. The Job is an easy one as
the trench need not be over 30 feet in
length.
Lock Lip has opened restaurant in
the dining room of the New England
hotel. 1t looks very m uch as if the
" Heather Chinee" is absorbing this
as well as the laundry and garden
business.
f.. y. Steele, of this city, and Miss
Charlotte f. Stevens, of Cedar Rapids
Iowa, were united in marriage, Sun
day evening, at the residence of DIR.
Miller, Rev. J. w. Satterthwaite of.
ticiating.
c. o. Young, State Organizer of the
Federation of Labor, returned from
Eastern Washington, where he has
been engaged in official duty several
months, to his home in this city, last
Saturday.
The campaign is coming on small
end foremost, the Socialists firing the
first gun, in Columbia Hall. Wednes-
day night. The agitation began with
an address from State Organizer Geo.
II. Goble.
All the real property belonging to
the estates of o. B. and Margaret Nc
Fadden will be offered for sale on the
10Th of September. For particulars
read the advertisement in this issue of
the STANDARD.
The County Commissioners have
directed the County Auditor to adj.
vertise for bids for building a bridge
across the Skookumchuck river at a
point near j. X. Canon's place. about
four miles east of Bucoda.
Annie Taylor. eleven years OF age. a
daughter of Alfred Taylor, died Mon
day night Of typhoid fever, at the fam.
lily residence on Westside. She was ill
but a week, and her loss is severely
felt by relatives and friends.
The Supreme Court has declared
the poll-tax imposed by municipalities
illegal. The finding is based upon
a refusal of Collector Ide, of Port
Townsend, to pay - and costs imposed
by city ordinance OF Port Townsend.
The appraisement of Capt. Tsw's
estate schedules various items which
foot up value of $3.50. Most of his
holdings had, however, been trans.
ferred to his wife during his life, the
above being the part that was omit.
ted.
A new school district has been
formed of that portion of Mud Bay
that had been attached to District No.
this city. 1t will be known as No.
Sc, and will be great convenience to
people residing just beyond our west
ern suburb.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna L. Lund,
who died at New Kamilchie, Monday,
was held in the Lutheran Church,
Tuesday, Rev. VIM. H. Hohberger,
officiating, and burial was made, in the
Odd Fellows cemetery. Deceased was
55 years of age.
H. w. Tyler, who has been holding
the position Of Chief Deputy under
U. S. Marshal Hopkins, has taken the
position OF Assistant to Grand Secre-
tary I. M. Reed OF the Masonic Grand
Lodge Of Washington and will make
Olympia his home.
A. E. Stanford, our affable railroad
agent, will 90 East next month to see
the Worlds Fair, then proceed to
New York, and on his return visit his
former home in Kansas. Mr.. S. has
been fifteen years steadily at his post
here and deserves q vacation.
The town OF Tumwater is improv.
ing the roadway leading southwark
from the falls to to Bush Prairie, a
much.needed improvement that will
be appreciated by people having com
munication by it with our suburb and
this city. The work will cost abou,
5000.
w. w. Montgomery and Lawrence
George have returned from a trip ia
California, where they attended Sum
mer school at Berkeley. They made
the larger portion of their journey on
their wheels, only using the train
where the road was too mountainous
for the silent steed.
Miss Edith Blaine, OF this city, is tn,
third representative from here whit
has entered the North Pacific SAM.
tarium, in Portland, for a full course
of instruction in the duties of trained
nurse. Miss Marian Blankenship ant
Hansin Christiansen having already
entered upon the course.
The steamer Marian has gone OF
the Olympia-Shelton run to connec
with the Greyhound for down.Soun,
points. She is sixty.five feet long
l2I feet beam, has triple-expansior
engines and it is said has a speed
of eleven miles an hour. Her initia
trip was made yesterday.
The list of Thurston county teach
ers receiving certificates, sixteen GU
OF thirty applicants. at the late OK
animation. were as follows: Agnes E
Farrell, Edith Burch, Helen Simmons
G. S. Charming, d. o. Dean, Cassandr
Messegee, Tillie Noble, Guy Overhulse
Willard Parker, H. N. Raymond ant
Susie Kinney.
It seems that the order to opel
Tilton avenue, on the water front ha
demonstrated the fact that tho Hor
dock projects over 26 feet on tn
thoroughfare, and the Westside Mil
Co. is likewise trespasser on the pub
lie highway. Engineer Weddell viii
report these facts to the Council at it
next meeting.
Hugh Ross, candidate on the loca
Republican ticket for Wreckmastel