Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-22


tcrtainmcnt Olympia week, Mt thu
Portland Fair, made Mrs. Chambers
the hostess, a surprise call, Monday
night, and presented her with gilt a,
n token OF their regard.
The City Council have accepted The
chemical engine although 1t exceeds
in weight the contract stipulation anC
will require another horse to manag,
it with expedition, which is an essen.
tai consideration in fighting fire.
Mrs. Il. X. Deal, vile of the we'll
known barber who formerly conducted
a shop in this city, died at Oakville
Tuesday. She was a daughter of C.
H. Reichel, of Rainier. The funera
services were held in this city yester
day.
Mrs. y. II. Owings and her sor
Frank and wife and daughter left this
week for Seattle, where they will take
passage by the steamer Dakota for
China, Japan, and other lands Of the
Orient. They will be absent about
three months.
The street cars now run over the
new route west of Mr.. Israels resi-
dence, at the head of Main street.
This does away with the short curve
on the bluff which has always been
the cause of serious apprehension from
accident by timid people.
The Governor has granted paroles
to Santiago Eglasias, of Kitsap, con-
victed of burglary, Bessie Mcdonald,
OF Spokane, of shop-lifting, and Lon
Mason, of the same place, of horse.
stealing, for all of whom influential
petitions were presented for clemency.
1t will be we'll to bear in mind that
Rosh Hashonah, the Jewish New
Year, begins a week from to-day,
and that all places OF business of our
Israelitish friends will be closed on
that day. The Jewish year begins at
sunset, Sept. 10Th, it being the 5G66 OF
their calendar.
James Lasityr, OF the Bon Ton bar.
Der shop, has bought the Fashion bar
Der shop, few doors east, OF Joseph
Forstell, and will move to the new
location Monday. The rooms vacated
by Mr.. Lasityr, will be used for the
extension OF Sawyer & Filley's drug
store. Mr.. Forstell, it is said, will 60
to North Yakima.
In runaway, Sunday, OF II. X.
Kreider's milk-wagon team, On Fourth
street., little Annie Kreider escaped
death or serious injury by almost q
miracle. While the horses were dash.
ing wildly up the street, they ran into
another team resulting in an admix.
ture of splinters, milk nd dust, from
which the child was extricated with
scarcely scratch. The team took
fright from q passing automobile.
Miss Bessie E., daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George S. Allen, of Little Rock,
died at st. Peters hospital, Monday
morning, of typhoid fever. Bessie was
IA years of age, born and raised in this
city and was, in all respects, an ex-
emplary child, of charming manners
and cheerful disposition. She leaves
besides her parents, two sisters and
four brothers. The funeral rites were
held in the Presbyterian Church, yes
terday morning.
The Superior Court has decided the
friendly suit regarding boundary line
between Jefferson and Chehalis coun-
ties, favorably to the claim of the
former contestant. It seems that the
boundary was established by the chan.
mel of the Queets river, which is, at
its mouth, a sand fiat about two miles
wide, on which the restless river per.
sists in frequent change of bed, not
it had been chosen for
the responsible position of arbiter.
Do not forget the address to be de
livered before the Taxpayers League,
at l o'clock, in the Super.
ior Court room. Mr.. Alling thinks
that he will be able to demonstrate
just how the tax levy can be reduced
without impairing the public service,
and indeed improving it. He wants
the cooperation of the people to do
this, and he desires everybody, there
fore, to hear what he has to say on
that subject. Do not fail to be pres.
ent.
The Olympian has moved into its
new quarters in the hoffman building,
and is, as consequence, proud as a
peacock. In one respect it reminds
the public of the comedy "Cousin
Joe," in which the hero describes the
he wore on an occasion for
dress parade As having Buttons all
over" Oily rivals Cousin Joe in hav-
ing signs " all over" no less than half
a dozen catching the eye from every
possible point of view. If it is a true
sign of the times, it shows some ex-
travagance in the use Of gold-leaf.
"Dr. JIM" q well.known Indian,
was drowned from an up.turned canoe,
Tuesday night, while party of card
players in a Kamilche cabin, a few
yards off heard bis shouts for aid, but
thought they came from oystermen
who sometimes make outlaudish noises
as . sort OF relief from the loneliness
of their occupation. The next morn.
ing the body was found floating near
Squaxon island. The Board OF County
Commissioners on request of Indian
friends, directed Undertaken White.
side to furnish coffin for the victim.
The State Land Commissioner has
cancelled 135 leases of State lands,
covering an aggregate of 75,278 acres,
mostly in Eastern Washington, on
which q merely nominal rental was
being paid. Some of this land had
been leased for two cents an acre, and
the highest rate was Is cents, the
average being 81 cents per acre. The
Commissioner expects to receive for
these lands the same rates that are
paid for rental of private lands, and he
does not think that it will take very
long to secure desirable tenants at
fair rates.
The following people from this city
attended the Lewis and Clark EXPOSE.
ton during the past week: James
Mcdowell, Mrs. M. A. Ward, Robert
Cameron. Miss Gertrude OFT, Dave
parntt and wifo n Ms-ohalI .,J