Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-04-28

appropriated 5000 towards bulk head
ing the ChehalIs river at a point be.
tween Rochester aud Independence
whore the river is cutting away the
meadows and causing a bar and the
turning OF the watercourse where il
viii create still further damage. The
farmers along the river agree to furn.
l>h the labor aud other requirement t.
to complete the work in good style.
Gov. Mead has appointed Harry
Fairchild, of Bellingham, Railroad
Commissioner; l.. Davis, of Daven-
port, Dairy aud Food Commissioner,
and Charles f. Sheppard, OF Seattle,
and Ira p. Englehart, of North Yak
ina, Commissioners for promotion of
uniform legislation in the United
States. Sam c. Hyde will probably
be Commandant of the Soldiers
Home at Orting, and n L. Grigg, of
East Sound, may be appointed AID.
jutant.
Mrs. Maud Fanchier, aged ID, wife
of Bert Fanchier, died Wednesday
evening OF cancer Of the stomach.
Deceased was the daughter OF the late
Joseph Gale, the FISHERMAN. She in
herited property to the amount OF $780,.
600 in oyster lands, which will 60 to
her l months old baby. The funeral
will be held to morrow at 2 P. NJ, from
the Fanchier residence, Rev. w. S.
Crockett conducting the services. In
terment will be made in Masonic ceme-
terry.
Two fire alarms in one day is an
unusual thing for our town, but it was
the experience of Tuesday. One was
sounded from Box 25 on Eastside, and
was caused by flames on the roof oil
George Talcott's home. It was ex.
tinguished before the firemen could
reach the place, it being nearly half a
mile distant, but they were there in
good time. The other alarm was by
telephone and caused by burning soot
in the chimney of the residence oil
Robert Swan on Westside.
A crazy crank has written a letter
from the bastile at Fort Steilacoom to
Gov. Mead, ia which he represents
that he is a Britith subject, unlawfully
restrained of his liberty, and that if he
is not Immediately released and pro-
vided with board, lodging and pocket
money. at Spokane, he will let the
dogs of war loose upon our own State,
and he does not believe there will be
an inch Of it left" after the ordeal.
He signs himself "Kinneth Harrington
Bellaire," which sounds toney if its
writer does make a vicious stab at the
rules OF orthography in writing it.
The Olympian gives a list of houses
to be built for homes this season,
under contract OF the Olympia Manu-.
featuring aud Building Co., as follows
A residence for State Auditor Clausen,
on Franklin and Fifteenth; one for
Mrs. Alvina Cotter, on Main and
Eighteenth, a cottage for Mrs. P. A.
Skillman on Twenty-first and Main; a
residence for Mrs. James Fell on
Nineteenth and Main: Westside
cottage for Miss Elizabeth Mag, and
a residence for VIM. Naumann at
| uulW6tCT. ITO oNCkukO OooS vi buCSC
buildings will be from 81 800 to $4,000
each.
Adjutant General Drain has an.
nounced the holding OF camp Of in
etruction for the Washington National
Guard, at American Lake in July.
The Oregon militia and Department
of the Columbia have been invited to
join the Washington rifle team in a
match. Eighteen will comprise each
team, three of whom will be officers
and three alternates. There will he
no general encampment of the w. N.
G. this year, but it will bo q camp fol
rifle instructions from July 10th to
the 10Th inclusive. The record of the
instruction camp and ensuing rife
matches will be used partly as the
basis for selecting the team of eighteen
officers and men who will be taken ia
Sea Girt, N. j.. from this State in
August to participate in the national
rifle match.
The representatives of a trans
montana railroad by Cowlitz pass
made application to the Chamber o.
Commerce Wednesday night for con
sideration of a proposition to make the
tidewater terminus on Budd's Inlet
They want terminal grounds donated
and subscription for bonds bearing si,
per cent. to the amount Of say $5O, 600
The proposed route taps c,al beds said
by the government in its inspection
for marine purposes to be the best 10
the State, aud a dense timber belt
1t is claimed this route will shorter
the distance at least $50 miles be
tween North Yakima and this city
The President and other members o
the Chamber discussed the matter
with the gentlemen. Messrs. Taylor
and Holmes, yesterday. The road i.
known as the Puget Sound Eastern
and it is claimed that the Washington
Trust Co., of Seattle, will finance thu
enterprise.
On the farm on which she was born
SO years ago, at Nisquslly, Mrs. David
E. Hartman, one of the best known
pioneer residents of the county, died
last Sunday afternoon, at 5 o'clock
She had been ill for several weeks,
death being due to form Of dropsy.
Mrs. Hartman was the daughter o.
James McAllister, a member OF the
Michael Simmons party who founded
the town OF Tumwater. Mr.. McAllis
ter crossed the plains with an OK team
in 1874, and not q great while after
reaching Puget Sound settled on q
donation claim at Nisqually. Nc.
Allister creek and springs bear his
name. Deceased was the mother oil
six children, three daughters and
three sons. all of whom, but one who
resides in Spokane. we're present at heI
death. The father was killed in the
Indian war, near Puyallup, having
enlisted as q volunteer. Deceased was
public spirited and possessed consider.
able literary talent, having taken the
premium of two tickets to the Chicago
Fair, awarded by the Ledger, for the
best story on frontier life. One oil
her brothers. since deceased, was said
to have been the first white child born
on Puget Sound. The funeral rites