Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-12-22
OF age. The funeral rites we're held
AT the iantis home, Saturday after
noon, Rev. Eadie officiating.

HULL, new. Eaule officiating.
Yesterday was the shortest day o
the year, but it will take several day.
to demonstrate that there is any in
crease of daylight. The Winter sol
stice to day is said to be the beginning
OF the Indictment season, lasting til
the vernal equinox which begins
March 22d, but our Winter, or more
rainy" season, laps over 4
month or two at each end of the
meteorological limit.
Lion Union No. al, Order of Wash
ington, elected officers, Wcdnesha,
night, as follows: President, +. o. Rob
bins; Vice President, Gertrude OFT
Secretary. X. 5. Anderson; Treasurer
c. II. Guiberson Medical Examiner
DR.. Robt. kincsid; Musician. Edith
&. Russell; Chaplain, Izora Il. Guiber
son; Escort, Nettie NJ. Cook; Assist
ant Escort, d. G. Bates; Guard, Jas
A. Cheadle; Sentinel, b. j. Russell
Trustee. Joseph Chilberg.
Charles B. Collins has been reflect.
ed President of the BARRIERS Union
Charles Tellafaro, Vice President
Louis Sairdon. Corresponding and
Financial Secretary; ID. c. West, Re
cording Secretary, and E. r. Mohler
Treasurer. The regular meeting night
would have fallen on Christmas night
so it was held week ahead Of that
time, at which this election was held
The BARRIERS have agreed to keep the
shops open on Christmas and New
Year from s A. NJ. till noon.
The list OF jurors for the term be.
ginning on the 18th prox., has been
prepared by the Jury Commission, T.
N. Allen and Byron Millett. as follows
Fred Goldsby, John Hopp, c. J. Morris
Chas. Rossler, w. H. Hanna. Francis
Hettrick, J. G. Duff, G. B. Mason
John Finley, L. johnson, Dan. Lucas
John Price, John Johnson, David
Leonard Hawk, T. w. Egsn
Fred HAHN, A. F. Kuhn, C. C. Seaver
Jack Clark, ]. C. Ashley, Frank Tom
lin, J. G. Clark and Charles Wong.
One would suppose that an old shoe
was rather an unsafe place to store
jewelry, but it seems Marie and Der.
tina Williams of this city thought
till after giving away some
of their footwear, they found they had
severed themselves from some valua.
BILE articles of adornment that they
had stuffed into the toes of a pair oil
old shoes constituting part of the
bundle Of gifts. The girls immediate
ly visited their friends in the country,
and returned with the missing jewelry.
Rev. G. F. Whitworth, of Seattle,
was visiting his old time friends in
this city Tuesday. The circle who were
his compeers, in the prime of his life, a
great part of which was spent in Olym.
pia, is rapidly growing smaller-two
prominent members OF which, Messrs.
Reed and Wood-have passed over
the divide, since Mr.. WIS last visit,
less than year ago. Mr.. Whitworth
is now within few months of ninety
years of age. but hale and hearty as
most men who have not yet attained
the scriptural limit OF three score
years and ten.
The North Coast Railway Co.'S
amended articles of Incorporation were
fled this week. which have increased
its capital stock to $25. 600, 900, and it's
OF stock holders to nine. The
route of the proposed road will be
from Seattle to Walla Walla, $50
miles in length. and pass through the
OF King, Pierce, Yakima,
Benton and Walla Walla. The stock.
holders OF the proposed road are: r.
E. Strahorn, John d. Rudkin. Frank
A. Dudley. James A. Kerr, John H.
A. O. fletcher. Henry J.
Pierce, A. J. Smith, J. G. White and
NJ. E. Harrah.
The several churches in this city
will hold Christmas festivities this
year, but at different times, the 25th
falling on Monday. The First Presby.
terrain and the Swedish. Lutheran
will hold entertainments for
the children this (Friday) evening
the Christian, Episcopalian and Unit
ed Presbyterian schools will have
Christmas trees Saturday
night; the Methodists . sacred pro-
gramme Sunday night in the church
and in the morning Of the same day
a Christmas cheer party will be held
at 10 80 in the Sunday school room
and the Central Baptist and Congre'
gational churches will hold theil
Christmas exercises and tree festivals
on Christmas evening, Monday night
The Catholics as usual will hold mid
night mass on Christmas eve.
Mrs. Maria B. Wood. aged 76 years
widow OF ]. r. Wood, also lately de-
ceased. died, at her home on Fifth and
Columbia streets, Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Wood was born in Kentucky. and
passed several years Of her youthful
life in Missouri, previous to her de-
parture, with her fathers family fol
the Far West, in 1853. Her father
was Judge B. F. Yantis, and brother
and sister, John V. Yantis and Mrs
Fannie Gilbert. have grown up il
Olympia. She leaves . son and daugh
tor, Oscar and Addie Wood. A pecul
lar incident connected with her de
mise was that . few minutes before
her death Rev. G. F. Whitworth, o
Seattle, the first Presbyterian minister
in the Territory of Washington, was al
her bedside, administering the conso
lation of religion without thought
that the end was so near. It was Mr.
Whitworth who performed the wed
ding ceremony which united Mr.. ant
Mrs. Wood, over half Q century ago
The funeral services, likewise con
Quoted by him, were held yesterday
afternoon, al which many old.timefI
we're present.
An ordinance was introduced at tn,
meeting OF the Council. Monday night
and had its first reading. fixing thu
rate for water supply IS follows: Pri
vate house, one faucet. per month
$1.50. Hot water additional to above
10 cents. Bath tub, SO cents; wasl
basin, 80 cents; urinal. 80 cents; waite
closet, 80 cents; set stationary wash
tubs, 80 cents. After July l. 1905, on
faucet shall be not more than $l.25 pc
month; after January l, 1907, ont
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