Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-05-26

lnstallment of a caracious refrigerator
tie latest OF its Kind, built in Omaha,
especially Tor Mr.. Cameron. All the
appliances have been renovated, and a
neat office near the entrance is pre-
slced over by young lady whose
pleasant smile lessons the task of
paying money.
commencement exercises OF Olym.
PA High school will be held in the
thea'er this evening. The graduating
class Is a. follows: Prudence Estelle
Wyman, Ruby Auverghn Swan. Wini'
fred Alleen Lang. Frances LOOMS.
Julia Alling, Elizabeth Macleay, Ida
\. Ieager, Fanny Taylor, Gertrude
Lenore Conant, Charlotte +. Williams,
Laura Drum. Addie Algier, lone Rine
hart, Frank a. PhippS, Jacob Hanna,
Otis Murray. John Pierce, Roscoe r.
Fullerton and b. l.. O'Brien.
Its understood that the City Coun-
Gil will appropriate $500 for expenses
the Olympia hostess may incur, at the
Portland exhibition, and that Mayor
CarlyOn will ask the ladies to express
their choice by ballot for hostess
May 1t not result As did the golden
apple thrown by Eris, the Goddess of
Discord, over the garden wall, in
scribed to the Farest of the Fair"
which set even 4 bevy Of goddesses
Wild with envy, until transcendent
LII
The Order OF Lions, a fraternal in
sursnce organization. having quite
membership on this Coast, has united
with the Order of Washington with
like object, and will hereafter be
known by the latter name. 1t was in
the interest Of economy that the
merger was cOnsummated, cutting
expenses to one set of officers, Ieduc.
ing hall rent and all incidentals. The
united order now has membership
of 1900, and it is said is only ex
celled In numbers Oh this Coast by
the Woodmen of the World.
Ezra Meeker is making prepare
tons to retrace the track "the plains
across" he travelled in 1858, by OK
team, in "prairie schooner" He
will leave in few days from his camp.
ing ground at Tumwater over half
century ago, and travel back to Gains
vile, Nebraska, which place he left
90 years ago. on his long journey to
the Far West, arriving at his journeys
end, after several months OF incessant
travel in July, 1858. He will 90 by
way OF Portland and take part in the
parade at the Lewis and Clark Exposi-
ton.
Only fifteen of the thirty-two ap-
plicants for teachers certificates were
successful at the late examination,
owing principally, it is said to the fact
that many OF them were quite young
and found the questions beyond their
range of advancement. Those who
passed tho ordeal were: Faith Cham
bers, Bessie Comstock, Nellie Gwin.
Lena Abernethy, Mrs. w. V. Baker,
Evelyn George, Leona Leonard, Guy
Overhulse, 2. G. Moe, W. q. Parker,
Nell Shahan, Katherine King, T. d.
Young. Esther Packwood, Ralph M.
Whitcomb and Oren Il. Richards.
Good progress was made yesterday
IN trial OF the Lusher case in the Su-
perior Court. The witnesses exam
ined were Philip Northcraft, the 49,
year old son of the plaintiff, Mrs.
Northcraft, two Northern Pacific
brakemen, a Tacoma pawnbroker and
several residents Of Bucoda, and their
testimony formed a network about
the prisoner despite the attempt to
break the evidence made by cross
examination. Both the crimes OF
rape and larceny seem to be fully
established by the testimony of these
witnesses. The hearing OF the case
was resumed this morning.
Ten autos came up from Tacoma
with party OF excursionists Sun day
Fourteen started bnt four were dis.
abled on the route. The day was
iuclement and those who came through
arrived in bedraggled condition.
The auto may be more speedy than it's
equine competitor on good road. but
nobody can claim, from experience so
far, that it can approach the living
motor in safety. A bushel of oats
costs less than a fve-gallon can Of
gasoline, and there are no monstrous
windbags on the wheels to puncture.
or delicate machinery to get out OF
order in mid-plains, requiring aid Of
the four footed competitor to get back
to town.
C. M. Levy, Assistant to the Presi.
dent of the N. P. r., has notified the
citizens committee who lately made q
pilgrimage 10 Tacoma for filing petit
ton that the main train service be
restored to our city, that it will be I'M.
possible to do so, as the distance be.
tween Tacoma and Portland by the
Olympia "loop" is 16 miles longer
than by the main line and the grades
are sleeper. The company intend to
install the block system on the main
line, and feel it to be duty to give
the passenger service the benefit of all
appliances for safety. They will.
! however, in addition to the present
local service. after June 4th. make
connection with the Port Townsend
Southern at Tenino, at 5:55 P. NJ,
which will give our town another
train each day to Portland. arriving
at the Exhibition city at 1855 p. NJ,
and bringing in passengers each even.
ing from trains in both directions.
CROP BULLETIN.