Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-31

The TcnInO Bucoda road has been
changed so As to traverse a route con-
siderahly removed from the railroad
tracks. for which work the Commits
sioners have appropriated 800.
ID. Il. Bigelow, the well.known pio-
nccr, celebrated the Slst anniversary
Of his birth, last Friday evening. A
large number of relatives and friends
participated in the joyous occasion.
Surveyor Henry left Tuesday with a
party consisting of his son Charley
Herbert Raymond and William Yea
ger, to prosecute seasons surveys of
government land in Douglas county.
In these days OF supremacy of the
American Hen as profitable producer,
1t might he we'll to investigate the
merits OF the Petaluma Incubator, on
sale at the Olympia Hardware store.
A will made by William II. Clark
leaves his estate consisting mainly Of
land, to his daughter, Mrs. Alice
Hutchinson, OF Tacoma, and names
Waldo q. Rex, of Shelton, as executor.
1t is rumored that the Northern Pa
cific will soon discontinue the "stub"
train, and put on a thorough service
from Seattle to South Bend, connect
ing at Centralia with the main line to
Portland.
| While on her down trip yesterday
morning the Greyhound had a pipe
disabled shortly after leaving the
wharf and had to return for repairs.
She left, however, on time for her
afternoon trip.
William Magrum, OF Tacoma, and
Miss Jennie Broadfoot, of Olympia,
were united in marriage, Saturday, in
the former city. They will reside in
Seattle, where the groom is engaged in
contracting and building.
Isaac N. Holmes, ticket agent for
the N. P. railway in this city, and Mrs.
Lulu f. johnson, were married at the
home of the brides parents, Rev. and
Mrs. G. N. Drury, on Fifteenth street,
Saturday, the father of the bride per.
forming the ceremony.
Game Warden Mossman arrested
Louis Bargetti for infraction of the
game law by shooting wild fowl out OF
season on their feeding grounds at
Bigelow's lake, Tuesday. He pleaded
guilty and was fined $40 and costs,
amounting to about $l4.
Olympia will be represented at the
Seattle Kennel Club exhibit on the
18th of April, lasting till the 10th, by
some excellent dogs owned by George
Israel. Two of the entries will be
prize-winners, Woodland Gladiator"
and Newmarket Queen"
The new board of school directors
organized Monday, by election of F.
Schomber chairman. A textbook COM
mission, consisting of Willard Lemon,
F. Schomber, w. w. Montgomery, d.
o. Dean and Miss Anna Iverson, was
appointed. No Secretary was selected.
A meeting will be held at the court
house on Saturday, April 9Th, at l
o'clock, to hear-the report of the COM
mittee appointed at last meeting OF
the Horticultural Society. All straw.
) berry growers should be present. Come
early so as to get through and attend
the Society meeting.
The Chamber OF Commerce com
mittee met last evening at the Olym-
pia Development Co.'s Office and
| agreed upon Recommendation for deep.
ening the harbor channel to Is feet
and that the basin be enlarged so as
to permit turning around of the
larger deep-water vessels.
George G.. Mills. the State Treas.
urer, has bought twenty feet on Main
street, adjoining his lot corner of Fifth.
1t is occupied by o. r. Simenson and
Marshall Darling. He bought from
Mrs. Amelia r. Miller. of New Jersey,
paying for the fractional lot So, $50,
or $162.50 per foot frontage.
Chas. Balsh, who was accidentally
drowned, a few days ago, in the Chehalis
river near Oakville, is we'll known in
Olympia, and his mother was q sister
, OF U. E. Hicks, the pioneer newspaper
man, killed by a railroad accident .
, few days ago at Orting. Balsh's father
was drowned in the same river . few
years ago.
Chas. Williams, logger in Bordeaux
camp No. l, near Little Rock, died
Wednesday evening, after an illness OF
few hours. He came from the woods
at noon i'll, and died the same day
He was about 40 years OF age and had
been working in the camp but short
time. Nothing is known of bis home
or relatives.
T. N. Henry. for several years
County School Superintendent and
the last few months local editor of the
I Olympidn, has resigned the latter posi-
ton to become State representative
of the Rand, Mentally school.book
company. M. Henry is q rustler and
can be depended upon for faithful and
jealous work.
, The Supreme Court has decided
that a Seattle peddling ordinance is
constitutional, Notwithstanding the
inferior court had declared it invalid
from its prohibitive nature. A ped.
dler named Garfinkle had been ar.
rested in the prohibited district, and
, was released on habeas corpus pro.
, ceedings, the Judge declaring the pro.
vision invalid.
! Grant Sherman. the guard at the
Federal prison on McNeil's Island, who
, was in charge of the prisoners when
convict Albert E. Bell escaped las.
r week, has been dismissed from the
, government service. After a search
on the island several days. Bell was
found hiding in the hay.loft OF the
, prison cow.barn.
Mrs. William Billings intends to
open restaurant and lodging house
in Portland during the Lewis and
Clark Fair. She expects to buy an
established business, if possible. and
, will thus be able to entertain her
Olympia friends, in first-class style,
and keep the innocents abroad" from
being imposed upon.