Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-11-10

lifted up by the DOlne shoe 20, the
former stand OF the Western Union
Telegraph Co., tomorrow.
Sam Percival, in the employ of the
y. 2. Railway, at st. Paul, WAS here
this week on visit to relatives. His
main object in coming was to see his
mother who is quite feeble from age.
The Attorney General gave an opin-
ion the other day in which he holds
that the informer on violations OF the
game laws is not entitled to half the
fines imposed. The law of 1903 re-
pealed the law OF 1897.
A little daughter of C. Il. Peck, who
is physical director of the local y. M.
c. A., died at her home in Spokane,
Sunday. The classes were in charge
Of Horace Yerkes, during Mr.. Peck s
absence to attend the funeral of bis
child.
II. w. Goode. President of the Lewis
and Clark Exposition. has written a
letter to Gov. Mead, in which he
compliments very highly this State
display and thanks the people for
their zeal and patronage. All he says
is merited.
Revival meetings will come to a
close in the Christian Church Mon
day evening, when the subject OF Rev.
Kellem's lecture will be "The Seven
Devils of Olympia" Seventy con.
verts have been the result OF these
meetings so far.
The City Council have authorized
the purchase of another horse for the
fire team, the excessive weight of the
chemical engine making it necessary.
This will necessitate the addition of
another stall at the re-barn and en-
larging the doorway.
Mrs. Mary Giddings, of Plum Sta.
ton, died at the hospital Tuesday.
She leaves three sons. Philip, George
and Joseph. all residing in this county.
The funeral services took place yester-
day afternoon and interment was
made at Bush Prairie cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kloeber, the latter a
sister Of Paul Christensen and Mrs.
Holthusen, who arrived from North
Dakota, last week, are so much i'm
pressed with Olympia that they have
decided to make it their home, and
have purchased some property here.
The City Council granted renewal
of the Green Tree liquor license on
condition that its vaudeville stage be
abolished and the dance. hall closed.
In 1891 the city charged the manage.
ment of the variety theater at the foot
of Main street $500 month for Ii.
cense to do business.
The property owners on Main street
from Third to Sixth have almost unan-
imously signed petition for an as
phalt pavement over that part OF the
main thoroughfsre. 1t was read at
the last meeting of the Council, and
will doubtless receive favorable action
at tho next meeting.
The death of either party to . di.
vorce proceeding, whether before or
after the decree is issued, eliminates
the subject of the controversy. So
holding, the Supreme Court affirmed
the Superior Court OF King county in
refusing to grant a decree of divorce
to Elizabeth Nolan from John L.
Nolan. Property distribution was 10.
volved in the controversy.
Rev. DR.. Nevius, Of Tacoma, preached
the funeral sermon of the pioneer,
James r. Wood, Sunday afternoon. II
was an act of friendship as we'll as Of
duty, Mr.. Wood having been q leading
supporter of St. Johns church in its
early days and always Jealous church.
man. The funeral was we'll attended
and an impressive recognition of the
modest worth of the departed and of
deep sympathy for the bereaved fam.
lily.
Complaint has been filed with Labor
Commissioner Hubbard that William
H. Davis is working bis men on the
country road bridge at Little Rock,
over eight hours per day. tits claimed
that this class of public work falls
under the State law inhibition Of
long" hours of labor, and it 10 init.
mated that the complaint is in retail.
alton for Mr.. Davis prosecution of
violators OF the gambling law in this
city.
The Southwestern Washington Lum.
bermen's Association have asked Sec.
rotary of State Nichols to prohibit
Eastern insurance companies from
doing business in this State, for the
reason that they have formed an un.
lawful combine, in violation of the
statute of 1897, and that they have
fixed rate that is almost prohibitive,
and greatly in excess of a fair rate for
the risk involved. Complaint has
been made by w. e. Yeoman, chair.
man of the insurance committee of
the Lumber Manufacturer Associa.
ton. Secretary Nichols has set JAM
uary 4th for a hearing.
Mrs. Chas. F. Haywood, vile of the
local agent of the Northern Pacific
Express Company, died at her home
on Main street, Wednesday morning,
about l o'clock. She had been i'll
several months and the end was not
unexpected. Deceased was native OF
Portland, Oregon, and her family
name was Cashen. She leaves three
sons, aged II, Is and II years. She
had been a resident of this city about
two years. The funeral rites will be
held at her former home in Portland,
where interment will be made. The
ladies of the Altar Society, of the
Catholic Church in this city, OF which
she was a member, held memorial
services yesterday morning, previous
to the departure of the train on which
the mortal remains Of their departed
friend was taken to Portland.
Assessor L. E. Duval OF this county,
and Louis j. Wade. for many years
cruiser for the Northern Pacific, have
made a proposition to the Commits.
of this county to furnish relia.
bic timber estimates on 60,O00 acres