Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-17

stilct quarantine and little fear is felt
OF spread Of the disease.
y apecial meeting was called Mon.
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. j. Swayne, on East Fifth street
to Initiate into the secret OF the Fra.
t"rnal Union Of America our popular
groceryman, Charles L. Lansdale, a
number Of the members being present
to take part in the ceremony.
State Superintendent Bryan has
called a meeting of the board OF high.
er education and the State Board OF
Education to meet in this city. April
llth and 18th. 1t is expected hat a
course OF study will be prescribed and
other details arranged with reference
to the next years work OF the Normal
Schools.
Henry c. Otis, father of deputy
Auditor John T. Otis, diel Saturday
afternoon, at his home on Puget, near
San Francisco street, at the age Of u
years. He was born at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. He came to Oregon in 1873
and TO this State in 1891. He is sur
vived by his wife, two brothers, sis.
ter and two SONS.
E. n. Tunin, who so many years
successfully managed the Olympia
Hotel, and during the Legislative ses.
sion The Lobby" has gone to Seattle
to assume the management OF the
Waldron, a new modern hotel, com.
plete in all its appointments. The
Lobby will be closed tomorrow and
the building dismantled.
Edward Callow, who died Monday
at kamilchie, was buried Wednesday
afternoon, the services being held in
the Congregational Church and under
the auspices OF the Masonic and A. o.
U. w. orders, OF which he was a men,
Der. Deceased had resided in this
county since 1871. A widow, seven
sons and four daughters survive.
Interment was made in Masonic
cemetery, Wednesday, of the body OF
Mrs Blodgett, formerly resident OF
Olympia. who died at Bellingham a
few days ago. She was the mother Of
Frank 1. Blodgett, who was Territor-
ial Treasurer the last term before
Statehood, and she was buried beside
the grave Of her husband who died
many years ago.
By placing a big tie, which was com.
pletely covered with brush, on the
railroad tracks mile east of Nesqually,
an attempt was made Sunday night to
wreck the Northern Pacific Olympia
special, which left Tacoma for this
city at 5:l5 o'clock. Fortunately the
tie was cut in two by the huge wheels
of the big engine, and no damage re-
suited from the dastardly plot.
L. d. Frost, OF Little Rock, disap-
peared from his home Sunday morn.
ing and did not return till Tuesday
morning and was unable to explain to
his friends where he had spent the
two days. While his mental powers
are generally of normal force, he is
subject to intervals when his memory
seems at fault and he appears to be
wholly irresponsible for his acts.
Mrs. Charlotte E. Thompson, wife
Of the shipping clerk at Percivals
dock, was arrested this week on a
charge of larceny preferred by the Sc
attic police, arising out of alleged
over insurance of premises that went
up in smoke presumably from a spark
generated by attrition of hard times.
Mrs. Thompson is confident that she
will be able to establish her innocence.
Mrs. G. w. Mills, OF South Union,
has been for several days past in q
critical condition from pneumonia.
Every care and attention has been
bestowed by her sons George and Jesse.
Her illness is verificstion of the
adage that misfortunes never come
singly, for the aged father is likewise
i'll of la grippe: Late accounts are
that her condition is eighty i'm.
proved.
It seems that the crooks have q
Partially for Myers store on Fifth
street. as q place to secure firearms,
and Saturday night q second call was
made and three revolvers constituted
the extent OF the second requisition-
the first was the same number OF rifles,
sometime along in January, it will be
remembeted. In both instances en-.
trance was effected by breaking the
glass of Windows or door.
The Supreme Court in reversing an
award by the Superior Court of Clarke
county to Alice o. Wolff, respondent.
vs. Washington Railway & Navigation
Co., for loss of her husband killed by q
locomotive near Vancouver, which
was for SIT, 500, declares cit is in
conceivable how the jury could return
such verdict except upon the theory
of absolute Disregard OF the instruc.
lions OF the court and the evidence"
The County Commissioners have
decided to return to tho Poor Farm"
system Of providing for INDECENT peo.
pie, and have decided to purchase the
farm OF Mrs. Allie Shore, generally
known as the Lynn Bloom place, a
mile and half east of Tumwater for a
site. The consideration is 5000.
Possession is to pass to the county by
April let. The farm consists Of twenty
acres and large two. story house, with
attractive surroundings.
Arthur Weston, who lately sold his
launch "Tumwater" to the Kentucky
Liquor Co. of Tacoma, has let q
contract to Phil Vincent and John
Hager for the construction of . new
boat 48 feet long and 9 feet beam.
! 1t will be propelled by q Is horse.
power modern gasoline engine, and
it is expected, when completed, to be
able to beat any launch of her class
in speed on the upper Sound, The
keel will be laid next week.
John r. Msloney, q telegraph oper.
ator, was killed by q freight train OF
the Northern Pacific, Sunday night,
at Bucoda. He attempted 10 jump
from the train while In motion and
fell beneath the wheels. His body
was so badly mangled as to be almost
unacceptable. Maloney was about
IS years of age. Coroner Bridgford
ordered the body brought to Olympia