Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-31

upon the defenseless steamer missed
stays" and passed by without harm,
thus spelling poster head announce.
ment OF Narrowing Disaster at Sea.
John \. b,trander is down from
! VALDEZ on visit t. relatives and
friends. He has established a lucra.
tive professional practice in the North
ern wllds, and is interested in saw
mill, which Is doing "a good business.
The timber in Alaska is neither plent-
lful nor large, and confined mainly to
| spruce and hemlock, but it works I'D
into very fair merchantable lumber.
AT the annual election of officers of
b. 7. .. Elks No. 1856 held Monday
night the following officers were elrct
ed: J. L. Mills, Exalted Ruler; f. T.
HinckS, Esteemed Leading Knight :;
w. w. Bracket. Esteemed Loyal
Knight; +. IL. Philbrook. Esteemed
Lecturing Knight; Gordon Mackay,
Secretary; c. E. Maynard, Treasurer;
f. G. Mcpherson and J. Forstell,
Trustees.
Members of the local lodge Women
OF WooJcraft made visit to Shelton,
Monday night, to initiate class OF
eight into Ash Lodge of that place.
Alter labor came refreshment, and
dancing and feasting were in order.
The team sent from Capital Lodge in
cluded Mrs. Henry OFT, Mrs. Wendell
Williston. Mrs. VIM. Yeager. Mrs.
John Otis, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Alex Wright,
Mrs. Andrew Sage and Mrs. w. E.
| Waters.
Nettie Wallner. OF Tumwater, met
with serious accident while running
a mangle in the Model Steam Laun-
dry. The fingers of one hand were
caught between the hot rollers and
severely crushed and burned. Fortu-
nately the belt slipped from the pulley
or the whole hand might have been
crushed. As it was, the injury is not
serious, the loss of two finger nails
and the use of her hand for a time be-
ing the extent.
Eugene ]. Sullivan died at his home
on Eastside, Sunday night, after an
illness OF several months. Bright's
disease, aggravated by a severe cold
was the cause of death. He had been
a resident OF Olympia about fourteen
years and employed as contractor on
street work. He was 66 years of age,
and leaves large family, mostly of
grown descendants. Two of his sons
live at Butte, Mont, one in Alaska,
one at Tenino, and one son and three
daughters in Olympia, one of whom is
Mrs. William Mort. His only sister,
Mrs. 7. J. Russell, OF Chambers lake,
was with him at the time OF death.
The funeral services were held in the
Catholic Church, yesterday.
Our Horticultural Society will next
week take up "The Summer Care
of Orchards" With object lessons on
Grating and Pruning" by a compe.
tent instructor. At the same time
G. G. Israel will give q talk about
trap nests and their use, which will be
of intense interest to poultry raisers.
Mrs. B. B. Lord, whose talks are al
ways so interesting will speak on "The
Grange and Its Value to Farmers"
which all should hear. S. H. West.
over, one of our up-to-date farmers,
will come prepared to answer any
question on oslo and Its USE" AL.
together the meeting will be one of
the most interesting and instructive of
the year. Everybody come. A week
from tomorrow.
The State Library Association was
organized at Tacoma, Tuesday, with
an attendance of forty-four representa-.
tives OF libraries throughout the State.
Representatives from this city were J.
M. Hit State Librarian, aud his as.
sistants, Misses Holgate and Switzer,
the latter having charge of travelling
libraries. The following officers were
elected to serve a year: President, ].
M. Hit, Of Olympia; First Vice
President, Louis w. Pratt, member of
the Advisory Board Washington State
Library, of Tacoma; Second Vice
President, Mrs. E. Deffenbaugh, Public
Library, of Spokane; Secretary, Miss
Mary Banks, Public Library, OF Sc
attic, and Miss Ella G. Warner, of
State Normal School, Ellensburg.