Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-10-28

route home.
The weather the past week has beer
sunshine by day; cool nights an,
ioIgy mornings. Very little rain Ina:
fallen, hut promise oi showers has
been frequent. 1t has most of the
characteristics OF what is called, in the
west, " Indian Snmmer.'
DIR. David Mitchell is placing new
siils under the large store-room next
door to the old brick bank building
on Main street, between Third and
Fourth, and it will soon be occu.
pied As a Temperance Billiard room,
under the management OF ii. VI. Max.
we'll, OF Tacoma
The steamer Marian has announced
a new tlme-card which takes effect to.
morrow. Under the new schedule she
will leave Olympia at 7:45 A. NJ. and
> 30 T. NJ. and leave Shelton at 10 A.
NJ. and 4:45 T.. NJ. On Sunday one
trip will lie made leaving Olympia at
5 A. NJ. and Shelton at 4 =. NJ.
The saffron hue on the capitol an
mex is being washed off by Mr.. Ryan
OF Seattle and crew of workmen
from that city. 1t is said to "work"
we'll but will it stay worked, or re-
turn to the copper colored hue, when
the damp OF winter sets in? Aye,
there is the Grub. Well see.
Hawley's merry-go ronnd has been
removed from the Blinn block" at
the head of Main street to the corner
of Fourth and Water streets, where it
will begin operations this afternoon.
The former location was too far from
the business center to make its bust
ness profitable; hence the change.
The Republican " First Voters" C Tub
is announced to hold rally at Tum.
water tomorrow night. The prom
ised 100 membership has not yet ma.
terlalized, and even the so promised
in the line of march to the Jones
meeting at the opera house, the other
night, was shy" at least one-half.
The State Treasurer's report shows
that the State school fund has to its
credit in cash and bonds s., 1857 $50.
%, the cash aggregating SAB, 600.
The balance of over two and q half
millions is drawing interest at the
rate OF 3! to s per cent, which is used
in maintenance OF the public schools
J. w. Haworth is driving a second
artesian we'll on his Fourth street
property, the first having ceased to
flow. This is result that has long
been feared, as the number of wells
increased, and some effort should be
made to prevent waste. Several wells
are flowing at the rate of many thous.
ands of gallons day. which is lost to
everybody.
The mother of Guy C. Winstanley,
OF this city, died at Vancouver. B. c.,
Saturday evening. Mr.. Winstanley
visited Vancouver last week, owing to
an aggravation of her illness, and as
she had much improved and was
thought to be in fair way of recovery,
he returned home, but about the first
information afterwards received was
the announcement OF her death.
John L. Murray, Assistant Com.
missioner of Public Lands, has re-
turned from the national capital, and
reports that the department has de.
cided to turn over $1,000 acres of
land in Yakima county, to this State,
for reclamation by extension OF the
Sunnyside canal, under a contract to
be made between the State and the
Washington Irrigation Co., its owners.
Mrs. Miles C. Moore, of Walla
Walla, wife of the last Territorial Gov.
ernor of Washington, died last week
in California, where she had gone for
benefit Of her health which had been
impaired for many years. Mrs. M.
was native of East Portland, Oregon,
where she was born in February, 1853.
During the term of her husband as
Governor, she resided in this city, and
many acquaintance can testify to
her loving traits of character.
Fred. Guyot, ST., has been nomi.
mated by the Republican committee
to fill the vacancy in the Office of
Sheriff from Nov. 9Th to Jan. 9th.
McClarty having been appointed to
fill vacancy, his term ends with the
next general election, and the law
prescribes the tenure to begin at the
latter date. It seems, however, that
either of the regular nominees elected
would be the proper person to fill the
short term, by appointment OF the
Commissioners if any doubt might
exist of the validity of other course.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Coots died Sunday at
the home of her cousin on Westside,
Mrs. H. B. Smedley, with whom she
was living. She came west from Min
neapolis. several months ago, to bene.
fit her health. but the change was not
for the better. She left no children,
and her husband died in California
seventeen years ago, where he had
come in quest Of the same object,
health. Wednesday her body, which
had been embalmed. was sent to her
former home for burial in charge of
Miss Corona Sumner, who had been
her faithful attendant for years.
Quite large number of former res
idents of Olympia attended a lunch
con given at Alameda. Cal, by Mrs.
Joyce Monson (nee Shelt0n) few
days ago. They we're: Mrs. P. c.
Hale, Mrs. Josie Grant, and her niece
and nephew, Laura and Harold Nun.
son, Mrs. Lucy Van Buren,, Mrs. Whit.
ney, wife of the old-time manager OF
the Carlton House, Mrs. Wright, once
Libby O'Brien, Mrs. Rogers, once
Nettie Horton, Mrs. Barry, once Lizzie
Baldwin, Mrs. Brown, once Kate Rus.
sell, niece of Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. E. T.
Munson and Mrs. Henry L. Chapman.
Rival oyster companies have got
into q quarrel over the construction OF
an extensive wharf and new ware.
house of the Olympia Oyster Co. by
Bowman & Waldrip, dealers in the
bivalve, placing distractions in the
way of an outlet over Tilton street.
The Chief OF Police has served notice
on the latter to remove distractions
placed in the way OF the Bremen Oys-
ter Co. and the admonition has