Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-24

by request OF postmaster Cafau
augh the City Council will take &C
ton to complete the house numbering
and placing OF street names, for better
ment OF the mail delivery service.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Barbour, former
ly Of St Paul, Mimi, have arrived t.
make our city their future home
They have already purchased a resi-
dence OF Second and Puget streets.
The graduating exercises OF Provi
dence Academy took place Wednesda,
evening. \ fine programme was rem
dered with great credit to those wh'
took part, which delighted larg,
audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Bigelow cele
bra,ed their golden wedding last even
ing. Besides the immediate member
OF the family, a large number OF rela
tlves and friends were present on this
Joyous occasion.
Tonight, Olympia Lodge F. and A
NJ. celebrate the tiftieth anniversary o
laying the cornerstone" OF thu
pioneer lodge of Masons, north o
Columbia river, the structure on MAR
and Eighth streets.
\ very successful school entertain
ment was held at Tenino last FRIDAY
night. which netted $50 80 for the
benefit of the school library TIL,
Olympia High school glee club were
present by invitation.
The Degree of Honor will give {
moonlight excursion by the GREYHOUND
tomorrow evening. Music and dane
ing will be feature Of the joyou:
occasion. Tickets are on sale at Saw.
yer & Filley's drug store.
Some OF the State officers assigned
to the annex have moved to their new
quarters. among whom are Attorney
General Stratton, Adjutant General
Drain and Armorer Free, who has
been assigned ample space IN the base.
ment.
A meeting OF the Board of Higher
Education lie called for next Monday
At O'Clock. 1t consists of the State
superintendent, members of the State
Board of Education and the heads oil
several higher State educational insti.
tutions.
Mrs. Gordon Mackay has taken &C.
tive management of the Carlton hotel.
AS has been stated in these columns
Mr.. Mckee, who retires as lessee of that
popular hotel, will, with his family
spend the summer on their farm near
Chehalis.
The steamer Caswell will leave
Percival's dock, Sunday, at s A. NJ,
10 A. NJ, and and 5 p. NJ. for Dofile.
myers Point, and return at 8 and III
A. NJ. and 4 and GIN. Faro for round
trip 20 cents. Tickets on sale at
Hills drug store.
Herbert Lott and Miss Faith Hen.
derson were united in marriage at Sc.
attic Saturday, and spent Sunday in
this city enrOute for Hood River. Ore
gon, where they will reside in the fu.
ture. The bride is daughter of John
l.. Henderson, a former educator in
this city.
Margie Henry, a we'll known teacher
of this county, has come down from
ketchikan where she has just con.
cluded very successful term of school.
After spending the summer here, she
will return to Alaska and resume her
instruction, having been engaged for
an indefinite period for that service.
A decision of the Superior Court
gives Goss, the capitol contractor, but
nominal damages. It is ruled that he
should have extra compensation for
the steel in the roof construction, but
against extra for walls and metal used
in floors. The award amounts to
about $4,000. The matter will doubt.
lees be appealed.
A new ordinance reduces license for
vehicles from S. semi-annually to So,
and for two horse rigs from $40 to Sc
for like period. If more than three
licenses are taken out by the same
liveryman the rate, over three, shall
be one-half on the excess. A fine oil
from $25 to 500 is provided for in.
fraction of this ordinance.
John Brown, son of late Capt. Jas.
Brown, and Mrs. Finlay of Mud Bay,
died at the hospital, Monday morn.
ing, after a short illness. Interment
was made Wednesday, F. K. Howard
rector OF st. Johns Episcopal Church,
officiating. Deceased came here from
Ireland five years ago, and was a
brother of Hastings Brown, of Kamil.
che.
The funeral OF Charles Duncan
lately deceased, was held Wednesday
under direction of the lodge of Fores.
tiers, of which he was q member
Quite large number OF relatives were
present, including his father from the
East. Rev. w. s. Crockett preached
the sermon. The Brewery Workmen'e
Union, of which organization he was
likewise a member, adopted resolu.
tons of coincidence.
Lion Lodge No. 46. 1. o. L., elected
the following officers at its meeting
Saturday night: R. A. Graham, Presi-
dent; Izora v. Guiberson, Vice Presi.
nent; c. M. Moore. Secretary; C. H
Guiberson, Treasurer; Fred. E. Har.
ris. Chaplain; DR.. r. Kincaid, Medi.
cal Examiner; Jennie Johnson, Ser.
geant-at-Arms; John L. Olson, Door.
keeper; E. j. Hodge. Sentinel, and
Edith G.. Russell, Musician.
Sheriff McClarty took Thomas For.
rest, the burglar sentenced for break.
ing into the residence of George A.
Avery. and two prisoners sent up from
Mason county, Gates and Devers. ia
the penitentiary this week. He found
that both Forrest and Gates were ex
cOnvicts, the former having been out
three years and the latter three
months. he having served a term fol
implication with the postoffice robbery
at OIalla.
Mrs. Caroline ]. Hamer, widow OF
late Thomas Hamer, died at St. Peters
hospital, Tuesday night, after an i'll.
poss Of ooyar.1 -oala cbo no~.,,.:x l.