Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-20

The State Tax Commission are hav
ing some trouble over collection OF
part OF the inheritance tax Of DeXte
Horizons requests TO certain churches
They claim they are exempt from al
taxes, and the Commissioners insls
that exemption applies only to th'
general property tax. The amour
involved aS the states share l. II 300
Arthur w. Jones and Miss Fiorenc,
LItas. were united III marriage, sun
day afternoon, at the home 0i Mrs. Id
VI. Council, on East Bay Avenue, b,
Rev. \. q. Sawin. The bride is {
daughter OF Mrs. Council, and tn,
groom a popular young man who own
"A fire farm near Brighton Park, Bu.l
Prairie, where the happy couple vii
reside.
Miss Jennie McCarogher returned
sunday night from trip to the olC
country, whittier she had gone to at
tend, a. a visitor from this State, a,
Belfast, August LIST, Il meeting o: the
international Supreme Lodge Of Good
Templsrs. She made brief visits il
London and Paris, in her trip. and
may fairly be said to have performed "a
- continental tour"
Herbert karshner, of Aberdeen, who
lost his reason over the excitement
attending the tearing down OF shacks
in that place, few days ago, and
armed himself 10 stop the proceedings
having been adjudged to be insane,
passed through this city in charge OF
an asylum guard, for the Fort steil.
accom- hospital, Sunday. Karshner
was at one time resident OF Olympia.
0. Bouchard met with q serious &C
cident at Mentzer's mill. near Tenino
a few days ago. 1t appears that Bou'
chard was engaged in falling timber
when the board he was standing on
slipped from the tree throwing him
heavily to the ground. AS he fell he
extended his hands to break the fall
and one OF them struck the teeth of a
cross.cut saw, decorating it consider
ably.
The nights the past few days have
been cold, the mornings frosty, the
wind from the northeast and Fremont.
tions of snow-very unusual condi.
tons at this time of the year. The
ranges, which form such a
delightful establishment of our ever.
green landscapes during Summer, with
their light drapings of snow, now
CLEAN with an ample covering of the
ileecy garb of winter.
Charles Ormsby, whose mother, Mrs
resides at Fourth and
Pear streets, died at Walla Walla,
from the effects of an opera.
ton. The mother swooned away on
reception of q telegram announcing
the dread event, and narrowly escaped
severe burns from falling on a stove.
The funeral was held yesterday after.
noon in the NJ. E. Church, Rev. +. A.
La Violette officiating.
Frank Maahs, the tailor, has bought
the lot just south Of the Odd Fellows
on Main street, from the
Provident Life and Trust Co. The
is said to have been
Sc, 500. The lot is covered with wood
en- buildings occupied by Fred Weiss,
the tailor; Norris, the real estate
agent, and Meays' bazaar. He pro-
poses to fit up one of the buildings for
his present business in the Granger
block.
An old claim has been filed with the
War Department for injuries to Clyde
and Allen Drake, 9 and years of age,
by explosion OF a shell, while they
were picking Strawberries on a prairie
near their Tenino home, last June.
It is supposed to have been left by U.
S. troops. The children while playing
with it managed to explode it. sustain.
ing painful injuries. Major Dodds, of
the U. S. army is here to investigate
the matter, on behalf OF the Depart
ment. George G. Israel represents the
Doub's History of the United
q school textbook that has
been adopted by many districts in
this State, is the subject of a caustic
review furnished to the State Super.
by Phil Skillman. of this
city, Civil war veteran, who is also
an author and poet OF some note. Mr..
who has prepared the re.
view at the request Of the State Super
attacks the book on its
accuracy in the matter of dates,
geographical locations of Civil war
results OF battles and other
details.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
have found new quarters for their bust
ness in Stuart block, occupying part oil
the store-room at present filed by
Mrs. Wheeler Porter's millinery stock.
The telegraph company have had
their Office corner of Fifth and Main
streets nearly score OF years, but
have been compelled to vacate by the
encroachment of business requiring
location near as possible to the bust.
ness center. The stand when placed
in thorough repair will be occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Doane, as q shoe.
store.
At the sale of county property last
Saturday, the successful bidders were
as follows: Lot 3, block 3, just north
of the Green Tree saloon, to John
Byrne for $3.50, as agent for the Buck.
eye Extract Co.. the lot on the north
east corner of Main and Second streets
was purchased by the record-owner
Mrs. A. Bettman, for $425; five lots in
Maris & Whites subdivision, went to
J. Bowling for $3.50; block 81, Hsle's
addition, to w. P. Vance for $115; lots
5 and 6, block 10, at the foot of Wash.
ington street, to Gordon Mackay for
SOL; block 4, Squire's addition, to
c. M. Bolton, for $50.
P. H. Neuffer will Immediately clear
the ground opposite his present place
of business in the Granger block, fol-
a vooIorr fronrDof bn;lI;ur ~ be