Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-01
Mrs. Estplla .Johnson Bicbee died at

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last Friday, OF consumption. a disease
that had been sapping her life severa
years. The funeral services were ne
Sunday afternoon, in the bapti-
church, the pastor officiating.
Iii expected that Prof. Setchtleid
now OF Hoquiam aud formerly rs'
drns in Minne,o,s, will be the mex
principal Of the Washington School
He Is native OF England and was
educated at st. Cloud, Mimi, OF which
schools he has been principal several
years.
Milton Gable, at one time a hiei
late wears serving a term in the " Pen
for embezzlement, has been pardonet
bv Gov. Mead. He was, in his "palmy'
day repeatedly member OF the Legis
lature and once was Deputy Grain la
spcctor.
The city is engaged in good work
in removal of the remains OF tho pile;
driven many years ago for the Ions
wharf to deep water. 1t is fact to
be regretted, in this instance, that fir
timber in the ground will last prac
tically " forever" and remain . perm
anent menace to navigation.
Homer Thacker and Frank Osborne
doubtless saved the life Of Walter Mix
lad of eight years, Wednesday after.
noon, near the old Fourth street draw
He had fallen from raft into the wa.
tiers OF the bay, whom Thacker swan
out to him and held him above water
while his comrade camc to the rescue.
"Bull Frog Terrible" is the odd
name Of a new mining and milling
company lately incorporated at Sc.
attic. A similar company cast of the
mountains is called "The Seven Dew.
lis Mining Company" 1t has been in
existence long enough to demonstrate
that an eccentric name may neither
make nor break corporation.
A special levy will have to be made
by Thurston and nearly every other
county, this year, to square up with
the State balances that may be stand
ing Oh seven-year old taxes. In this
county it amounts to $3,15O.73 and is
another kindergarten protest against
extravagant appropriations, and those
of doubtful property as we'll as ques-
tionable legality.
James Manner. aged %, a grandson
OF DIR. A. II. Manner, of Chambers
Prairie, was crushed and instantly
killed by a falling tree, Wednesday,
in camp of the Union Lumber Co.
The funeral was held to-day at the
home of his father, David Manner, at
Tumwater, and interment made on
the Manner homestead on Chambers
prairie.
Mrs. B. F. Denton, our Oyster Bay
correspondent, has sent us q peach
that is indeed ga peach" measuring
eight inches in circumference, grown
on her husbands ranch, and it is said
to be by no means ali exceptional pro-
duct OF the tree on which il was
grown. The variety was not stated,
but it is freestone, resembling very
much the famous Crawford" in color
and flavor.
H. A. Sclack was arrested Wednes.
day on q warrant from the City Mar
shall of Shelton, charging him with
management of a lottery in establish.
ing suit clubs for sale OF clothing, the
plan being for enrolment OF twenty
five members who contribute a dollar
each to pay for q suit to be awarded
by lot to some one Of their number.
He was sent back the same evening to
answer to the charge.
A. s. Cation, manager of the Olym-
pia Development Co., had dangerous
experience, Wednesday, while blasting
out stump with dynamite. A charge
placed under the stump failed to ex.
plode, and while Mr.. C. was was en-.
deavoring to ascertain the cause, it
went off with terrific force. Fortu.
nately he was not in direct line with
its force or the result would surely
have been serious injury or death.
An Eastern couple who have been
sojourning on the Sound remarked the
other day, while visiting in Olympia:
II is . mistaken idea that people OF
the East have OF Washington when
they say it rains all the time out here.
Why We have been in the State three
months and scarcely bit OF rain has
fallen" II is lucky for the reputation
of the country that they did not de.
eide to remain three months longer.
Labor Day will be q day of Labor
at Mission Park Monday, till noon,
when a call to refreshment will be
made; ." feast of reason and flow of
soul" will intervene, in which Horatio
Alling, Robt. Bridges and J. H. Schive-
ly will be chief" cooks" and q number
Of expert clam.bakers, to complete the
smile, the bottle washers. The stores
will all close, and doubtless business
be wholly suspended, at least during
the afternoon.
Fire Chief Raymond and family
were inexpressibly shocked, last Sat.
urday, by receipt of . telegram that
was, through its vague wording,
thought to announce the death of his
father, who had been ailing for some
time. The Chief FASTENED to O'Brien,
where his father resides, to find him
alive and we'll. The error was made
through similarity Of names, the
death being of John Raymond, a son
of Horace Raymond, another branch
of the family.
Mrs. s. v. Mckinney, . pioneer OF
this county, 50 years of age, died at
her home on Fremont street, Wednes.
day morning. She had been i'll but o
short time. Her parents crossed the
plains in 1864, and settled on Boisfort
Prairie, where her mother still resides.
She leaves family of four boys and
the same number Of girls, all grown,
and five sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will 10 held at 2 80
this afternoon at the Christian Church,
Rev. w. s. Crockett officiating.
The newly-fitted Elks' hall in the
reconstructed Woodruff building, will
be dedicated Sept. 18th, at the regu.
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