Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-06-09

Mrs. Mary Gilbert, who had her two
year old baby kidnapped from a famil,
at Ho4nIsm about ten days ago, where
1t had been placed for keeping, fount
IL In Seattle this week, where il haC
been placed 10y William Cooper, who
the mother claims did the dastardll
act through spirit of revenge for i'll
feeling held against her.
j. *. l.. Mitchell, manager OF the
ball team, under whose auspices the
Arnold Shows will appear next week
announces that handnmr bedroom
set Will be given to any couple thai
will be publicly married in the tent
during the engagement, beginning
next Tuesday for five days. Make
application to Mr. Mitchell.
Mrs. G.. Rcder died at her home
near Lacey, ut noon, Saturday, aged g.
of gradual decline. She leaves hus
band and five descendants, Lee, Jos
eph, Antoine, Henry and Mrs. Heye
The funeral rites were hold Tuesday
in st. Michaers Church, at 10 A. NJ,
and lntermcnt was made in Catholic
cemetery on Bush Prairie.
The Sunset telephone assessment
has been raised from $l5,90O to $780,.
800. The telegraph companies pay
on a valuation of 81 900 each on their
franchises; the water company ~ 600
the Capital National Bank is assessed
at 500 per share value, and the Olvm.
pia National at $50. their respective
selling prices being 5000 and 800 per
share.
Madge, Scobey and Stocking, of this
city, have established an inn, at the
Portland Fair. ostensibly to keep their
Olympia friends from being taken in
by the sharpers, who demand sky
high prices, but in reality to line their
pockets with filthy lucre, as profits
OF the venture. The hotel is known
as the Palmer, is conveniently located
and has Ga rooms.
A meeting of George H. Thomas
post G.. a. X. was held Wednesday
night, at which arrangements were
made for attending the department
encamPment which will be held at
Vancouver, Wash, on June 90, 81 and
%. June % is Grand Army day at
the Lewis and Clark Fair. Quite a
number OF the Thurston county old
soldiers expect to be present.
Lewis Mays. a logger aged 26, dis
appeared from his home in this place,
last Friday, and his wife fears that
there has been foul play and is pros
trated by his absence. On that day
he drew his pay, from $50 to $50. and
had paid some debts, when all trace OF
him is lost. He was not addicted to
strong drink and seems to have been
an industrious man and q devoted
husband. The police are searching
for some information OF his sudden
disappearance.
Mrs. Margaret Riley died Sunday,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Johnson, at the Capital hotel,
in this city. She was native OF
Limerick, Ireland, and 81 years of age
She came to this country in her youth.
and resided in New York and Iowa
till she came here eighteen years ago.
She leaves family of five grown
children. The burial rites were held
in the Catholic Church, Wednesday,
at 10 A. M, and interment was made
in ODD Fellows cemetery.
Our State may we'll feel proud of
her advanced rank in school enter
prise. The inventory being made by
Auditor Claussen shows that over
$11 ,OOO, 900 are invested in the public
schools of the State. The higher
institutions are estimated to be worth
more than 100000. as follows :
Agricultural College and School of
Science, $425,OOO; Cheney Normal
School, $l55.6l9; Ellensburg Normal,
SIG. 600; Whatcom Normal, $4,000,
and State University. 81, 49,, 900.
The Country Club have leased the
Parker home. at Priests Point. for a
Summer outing resort, and will take
possession about the 18th inst. Stand.
ing committees for the season have
been appointed as follows: Finance
Mrs. A. J. Falknor and Mrs. A.
s. Ruth; Care and Supervision OF
Grounds-Mrs. H. B. McElroy and
Mrs. F. v. Donnelly; Club, Property
and Supplies-Mrs. N. J. Redpath and
Mrs. 8. A. Madge; Revision of By
Laws-Mrs. A. J. Falkner; General
Referee-Mrs. 8. A. Msdge.
Peter Currie, one OF the men con-
victed at the last term OF court OF
cattle stealing, committed suicide
Tuesday, by shooting himself through
the head, at the home of Harry Grit.
fiths, at Woodland, where he had
stopped for the night, while en- route
for a camp on Lewis river. where he
had been employed. Currie was I'm.
der a $1,000 bond to appear pending
an application for re-trisl. About the
time the tragedy occurred, William
Macarthur, one Of the bondsmen ap.
piled at the Sheriff's Office for release
from the bond. The deed was done by
rifle belonging to Mr.. Griffith's son.
Currie leaves Q wife and two children.
A strawberry romance is related, in
which an Olympia young man figures
IS Leander and Hood River farmers
daughter as Hero. to complete the
beautiful story OF the former who lit.
orally encountered sea Of trouble by
swimming the Hellespont directed by a
flaming torch displayed by his sweet.
heart. The torch" in this instance,
consisted OF billet.doux concealed in
box of strawberries, whose spark at
once touched the heart OF its recipient.
The note asked for a correspondence.
1t began and the formal introduction
was followed by more sanguinary epis.
ties and exchange Of photographs and
now Leander is stripping for the
plunge that, let US hope, will be more
successful than the simile used,
for tradition says that Leander was
drowned in one of his nocturnal ex.
i petitions, when he braved a storm to