Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-11-17

the family OF State Treasurer Mis-
have returned home.
The prospective marriage O: VIM
Coyel, of Tacoma, and Ms Hannah
BJckwell. Of this city. IL announced
for next Thursday, IN this city.
Jules Stampiier, the ~eil-huown Mt.
Rainier guide. who received serious
Injuries 10y falling IN" creva>se ol
the mountain, some time ago, had the
misfortune whilc taxing bath Satur.
day night to slip in the tub and trea X
the same leg that had been broken
h. tprt.
The Mutual Lumber Go, Of BucoJa,
have purchased the timber on the coal
mine land near the mill and expect
soon to have logging camp in opera
ton there. 1t is said there l. enough
timber on the land to keep the mill
running steadily for the next four or
five years.
Articles OF incorporation OF the Port
Angeles and Olympia Railway were
filed yesterday. The capital stock i.
placed al 1900 600 and Jacob Furth.
Lester Turner and W. d. Hotrus, OF
Seattls, 4. 4. Arthur OF New York, and
NJ. J. Carrigau of Port Angeles are
named as incorporators.
The old Percival store, on Main
street, between Second and Third. i.
being renovated with new sills and
taking the kink out OF its ridge pole
in other words from the ground up
to enter the hist OF an available bu,i
ness stand, now that the trend OF
business is down the street.
The Kellems revival in the Chris.
tian Church, closed Monday mig ht,
with 81 accessions as the result of his
six weeks labor in this corner OF the
Lords vineyard. He lectured Monday
night, on "The Seven Devils of Olym-
pia," but whether he succeeded in
killing either of them or seriously
wounding any, remains to be seen.
f. NJ. RaEls, attorney for the Wal.
lula railway was at the capitol this
week to purchase Columbia river lands
for wharfage and TOWNSHIP occupation,
for his line, in section 81, township 3,
range 8 east. which is said to contain
the only dockage site on the river for
many miles. The company already
owns forty acres at that point and is
doubtless intent upon protection" of
its rights. The land was purchased
in the name of Lewis Erlinger.
w. d. Hedges, said to be quite we'll
known here, a one-armed fighting man,
met his death by the hands of logger
in Southern Oregon, Monday, while
on one Of his periodical sprees in
which he had assaulted and badly
beaten several men, and fred two pis.
toll shots at Mrs. Elder, who cooks for
the camp. In self-defense her hus-
band shot him with Winchester rifle,
blowing off the top OF his head. Spec
tators say the homicide was plainly
justifiable.
James A. Graham, the barber, is
from a sprained knee that
resulted from jumping over q pole,
placed across the thoroughfsre at the
draw, during the opening of the lift
for the passage of a steamer. The
placing of the pole as a temporary Oh.
struction is intended as notice that
he who runs may read, of danger
ahead, and that all passage over the
channel by the bridge is for the time
being barred. Mr.. Graham, it appears,
was in a hurry and assumed all re-
sponsibility Tor the damage that re-
suited.
Information was filed in the Police
Justices Court Tuesday that Harry
Cowles and companion named Bah.
cock, Of Tacoma, had been hunting
in Thurston county, without
licenses, whereupon warrants were is.
sued for their arrest. Soon as the de.
learned OF the proceeding they
offered to plead guilty and settle fine
and costs, rather than to run the gaunt.
let of amusement which personal ap-
pearance would inevitably result in. So
the telephone was used for settlement
and SIS and costs were taxed against
each defendant, the fines paid and
only q memory OF the incident re.
mains as warning against Sunday
The beautiful Lutheran Church just
corner Of Fifth and Adams
streets, was dedicated last Sunday,
with appropriate ceremonies. The
morning service was conducted in
German, by Rev. J. Fiekelborn. OF
and in the afternoon Rev.
6. F. Panschert preached in English,
with many members of that denomi-
nation present from Tacoma and
Puyallup, who came on "Chance"
Wiman's new steamer, the Vashon,
for the occasion. Rev. VIM.
Hohberger delivered the dedicatory
address, in German. Mrs. Haas and
Miss Moore, sang some beautiful and
classic selections at each service. The
new church will be known as the 81.
Paul.
a real pleasing entertainment was
that given by Rev. Jesse Kellems, the
revivalist, in the Christian Church,
Tuesday evening. That gentleman is
. finished elocutionist and q splendid
impersonator. with enough good ma.
ture and liberality in his personality to
look on the bright side Of life and
satirize the weak points Of even his
own profession. This latitude enabled
him to give some OF the best recita-
tons Of the evening. such a. "a Welsh
Classic" and "The Three Preachers"
His versatility was remarkable, and
was shown in his ability to change
from satire to sentiment, from pleas.
antry to pathos, in a succeeding sen.
tence. The most Of Mr.. Kellems' &C.
lections we're of the comic order and
he kept an immense audience smiling
during the whole evening and ready
at moment to break ont into ripples
of appreciative enjoyment.
Fred Graves. an old.time Olympian,
returned Wednesday from q twelve
years. absence to make our town his
home. He has been engaged during
nearly all that time in the saloon bust
ness in Chicago. and sold out for the
special reason that he preferred life in