Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-04-14

tween 'iEmpla and Tacoma, las tor
mal!y accepted the franchise for track
age On Olympia streets, conditioned OF
the completion OF the line III two years
The Secretary OF state has con
tracted with the Olympia Wood {"
for the delivery of - cords furnace
wood per month, at 800 per cord
Three bids were submitted, ranging
from the price contracted to 500 pei
cord.
Gov. Mead has designated Tue sdsv
the 10Th inst, as Arbor Day, and ii
his proclamation suggests that tho
school children and citizens generally
observe the day by cleaning up the
premises and planting trees ant
flowers.
& c. Israel's Sound f nd kenne
entries Of bull-terrlers took all the
prizes for their class at the Seattle
dog show. The only bull-terrier win
ming prize not entered by Mr.. Israel
was Tobasco, which was bred at the
Sound End kennels.
Rev. w. r. Cunningham, resident
Of this city in 1879, now living in
Adams county and largely engage d
in the real estate business, paid visit
to his old stamping ground" this
week, the first visit he has been to
the capital in II years.
Henry Cheadle, boy who had been
arrested on charge OF petty larceny
has been held to appear in the Super.
Tor Court on more serious charge, as
the testimony seemed to warrant
burglary. His bond has been fixed at
$500, which he has been unable to
give.
James Kinney, young man who
lives on Westside, was arrested Wednes-
day. on = charge of petty larceny
brought by Alfred Sanderson, who
alleges that Kinney had entered his
room the previous day and stolen sc
in money and hat belonging to CON-
plainant.
A. G. Walker, of Bush Prairie, who
went to Arizona some time ago in the
hope of lettering his health, died
there Saturday. Burial will be
made here. Mrs. Walker was pros
trated by the news Of her husbands
death. In addition to his wife he
leaves two sons, one Is and the other
years OF age.
President Holbrook, OF the Horti
cultural Society, has very properly We
think, adopted the custom of opening
the sessions by an invocation to Di.
vince Providence for His blessing, by
some competent professor of faith in
the better life and immortality. The
meeting was opened Saturday by
prayer of Rev. d. w. Montgomery.
The two year.old son of Alvin
Wiley, who lives on Eastside, met with
serious mishap, Monday, by being
hooked by a vicious COW, the horn
cutting deep cash in the cheek
which required three stitches, made
by DR.. Redpath who attended the
little sufferer, to close. He bore the
pain manfully and did not finch when
the needle passed through the flesh.
When will people learn that electric
light bulbs are not intended for warm.
ing-pans? A roomer in the Wright
clearinghouse, on Weet Fourth street,
tried to warm his pedal extremities,
Wednesday night, and soon thought
in his dreams that he was walking in
the crater of y Mount Pelee. A tele-
phone call brought our firemen to the
rescue, and the flames were confined
to the bed.
Articles of incorporation of the
Puget Sound Eastern Railway com.
pany were filed Wednesday, with AL
bert E. Thompson, L. L. lies, X. A.
Swan, John Schram, H. L. elise, John
E. Ryan and E. P. Whiting for in
corporators. The capital stock is fixed
at 81 ,0OO, 600 and the object defined to
be to build, equip and maintain q
railroad from Chehalis over a feasible
route to the State boundary east and
north.
Fred Richer, the man who burglar.
lied the Port Townsend Southern
depot lazt Friday night, pleaded guilty
to the charge Wednesday and was
sentenced to three years in the peni.
Tertiary. Richer Was anxious to begin
his sentence and have it over. The
punishment Was made sufficient to
cover both OF the offenses Of which he
was guilty, although no formal charge
was preferred against him for having
raised and passed check upon local
saloon. keeper.
A compliment paid the STANDARD
the other day land by q lady patron,
that she did not see how it could be
made any better except by increasing
its size. we think will apply equally
we'll to the Oympian: especially it,
Sunday issue. 1t is not so much the
extra space given to matters Of inter
est, but the quality of selected as well
as of the original matter presented
Every column indicates the service o
a master brain in its preparation. and
it is q pleasure for us to take off ouI
hat in acknowledgment OF success of &
fair and honest business rival.
Mottman's windows always betray
the artists hand in display of season
able goods. This time it is an infinite
variety OF lighter shoes for ladies
summer wear. They fill al the biz
show.windows of the double.store
front and every foot of the plate glass
is covered with the display suspended
by almost invisible threads, while ths
background consists of superb litho
graphs, on which no money has beer
spared for perfection by the rival deal
ers in footwear. It is by such Object
lessons that Mr.. hoffman elbows thai
he leads all others in almost any line
he makes the object OF practical dem
onetration.
George Dennis was arrested Mondsy
charged with assault with intent L
commit felony, at Little Rock, ant
is now in Jail. The ofFense with
which Dennis is alleged to have beer
committed on Feb. 25th. He is {
neighbor of the Tibbets family, and
on that day it is charged that he wen
to their house while in Q state O
intoxication and made improper ad