Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-11-24

the south half OF section. IS, 90 and
80, and all of sectlous II and 80, and
the north hall and southwest quarter
ct section 3}, township IL north,
rang" east, W. NJ. have been sur
veyed, and that the official plat OF said
township will be filed in this office on
the 18th day Of December, 1905, at the
hour OF . o'clock y. ", and that on
and after said date they will be pre-
pared to receive applications for the
entry OF land in said township.
Mrs. L. B. Cornwall, OF Oakland,
Cal, is at the bedside OF her sister,
Mrs. Laurana w. Percival, in this city,
WHO Is feeble from age and steadily
failing in strength. Mrs. Cornwall
will be aforementioned by the few re-
naming pioneers OF the early sos, as
Miss Emma Cleal, who was school.
mate OF the writer when the only pub
lie school in the county was held in
the former courthouse. the old Olyns-
PIN building, just opposite northward
OF the present Capitol building. Mrs
C.'s stay is indefinite, depending, of
course, on the trend OF her sisters
health.
A chapter OF Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution has been formed in
this city under the name OF Sacsjsw ca,
and last Saturday, at the home OF
! Mrs. Elizabeth Lord the following Of
fieers were elected and installed: Mrs.
Elizabeth Reynolds Lord (by appoint
ment of the State REGENT Deputy
Regent; Sally Eaton Foster, Vice
Regent; Sue O'Bannon Porter Streets,
Secretary; Gertrude Wheeler Vance,
Corresponding Secretary; Ella May
Rowell Smith, Treasurer; Fanny
Steele O'Brien. Registrar; Malvina
Loring Hill, Historian; Mary A.
Bryan, Lon G. Filley, Edith McKen-
zie, Local Board of Management.
Chas. Whittlesey, who escaped from
the State penitentiary five years ago,
voluntarily surrendered himself to the
local authorities Sunday, and is now
in the county Jail waiting transporta.
ton to Wal!a Walla. He was sent up
from Cowlitz county for three years
for burglary. He had only five months
to serve, but ran away from fear OF
another convict who wanted him to
aid in his escape, which Whittlesey
was able to do from the fact he occu-
pied the place of a trusty in the insti-
tuition. This prisoner threatened to
cut his throat if he did not aid him.
and being the prison barber and an
expert with the razor, Whittlesey ran
away.
The boy who lost the blade OF his
knife and got new handle and then
lost the handle and got new blade,
was not more puzzled as to its identity,
than can be the owner of a building
which has had new stills. new floor,
plank sides, reinforced by scantling
and new sides built, and, to cap the
climax, will be surmounted by a new
roof, as it is found tn, old one leaks
badly. Why not let the owner build
a new house, at once, and not make a
crazy quilt structure of it? II the fire
limits are incompatible with present
ideas OF expansion, away with them,
and let poor Tom build what he
pleases honestly, as we'll as foxy Dick
and Harry surreptitiously.
Seattle last week had Floral Show,
and day set apart especially for ex-
hibit OF chrysanthemums, at which
splendid displays were made by local
florists. One OF these, by the Washing
ton Floral Co., took fifteen first and
second.class premiums for this flower,
and a magnificent collection of the
samples on exhibit were sent to the
STANDARD by Mr.. Hoffmeister, the
manager, through the suggestion OF a
kind friend, accompanied by liberal
supply Of equally large and perfect
carnations. 1t may be well to remem-
Der that the Washington Floral Co.
keep on sale magnificent supply of
plants, bulbs and cut flowers, and fill
orders accurately and promptly.