Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02

position of assistant engineer at the
capitol, to accept place at better pay
from the pipe factory. Frank Inlay
who has been fireman. was promoted
to the vacancy hy Secretary OF State
Nichols, and he has selected Thomas
Il. Jordan, OF Everett. ron Of the head
Janltor, to fill the place OF fireman.
II appears that delayed Santa Claus
cite are largely in evidence this year,
IN the shape Of lcsacies to people in
thIS community. Several have been
reported and the last is OF $4,000
legacy left to James w. Patterson, AN
empioye @! the Westside mill, by his
grandmother in Philadelphia. who left
that sum to each Of her grandchildren.
Miss Aidie Wood has found among
her parents effects a picture of ex
Governor Fayette McMullen, of the
early Territorial days. and has placed
it in charge OF Gov. Mead for enlarge.
ment to complete collection of the
Territorial and State executives to
place in the capitol. Gov. McMullen's
wife was Miss Mary Wood, a sister OF
the late j. Il. Wood.
Articles of incorporation of single
mill bureau have been filed with the
Secretary OF State, in accordance with
an agreement adopted at the recent
meeting of the millmen to bring
about the closure that has just termi-
mated. 1t lis claimed that its object is
solely to gather statistics regarding
cedar timber and the manufacture,
transportation and markets for the
finished product.
The Art Exhibit conducted by the
Women's Club, in The Lobby, for aid
of the circulating library fund, is said
to have been great success. The
exhibit consists of over 200 reproduce
tons OF masterpieces, purchased by
the State for exhibition in aid of the
circulating library movement. 1t has
struck popular appreciation and there
are many applications for its use in
the smaller cities.
A. H. Chambers received a carload
OF fine cattle from Yakima, consisting
OF % head, last Friday. While Mr..
Chambers lately paid visit to Eastern
Washington he made arrangements
for regular shipments of fine stock
from both Yakima and Kittitas coun.
ties. He was greatly impressed with
the rapid strides made by that section
of the State since a visit several years
ago, especially in farming.
Our oyster trade is managed by four
companies who ship, on an average,
about sixty tons a month of oysters
and clans, shell and open. They
have been shipped clear across the
continent, and almost every State
traversed by the trunk lines has point
of supply, and the Olympia Oyster"
is found in almost every city in Cali
fornis, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah
and Montana, as we'll as British Co
lumbia.
l.. w. Hanson, Deputy Dairy In.
spector, under the State Food Inspec-
ton Board, was here about a week ago,
and of his tests of milk delivered in
this city says that they average higher
in butter fat-rating 4 to 6 per cent.
than of any city that has come un-
der his examination, and that the
samples taken without previous no.
tice, from cans on sale, ranked higher
in general quality. They contained
no trace of adulteration OF any sort.
T. ]. Ryan. a San Francisco detec-
tive, was here few days ago. to OBJ.
tain the necessary papers on q requisi.
tion from Gov. Pardee, for the person
OF WoLg 10y, foreman of a big ranch
owned by a Chinese company. He is
charged with selling large shipment
of potatoes and appropriating the pro.
ceeds, about $4,000. The certificates
for deposits in Portland banks were
found in his possession, as we'll as a
ticket for China, when he was arrested
in Seattle.
It is rumored that Gov. Mead will
soon appoint successor to L. Davies,
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
in response to Q demand of the dairy
people, who allege that he has been
wanting in quite number of impor.
tant details Of the service. 1t seems
that in many things he has been a
law unto himself, as for instance the
statute provides that his office shall
be at the State capital but Mr.. Davies
insists that it shall be at Davenport,
where be is at one side OF his field OF
duty.
George Chambers, this week, sold
his large and valuable farm near Yelm,
to Fred. Carlyon, of Wrangel, Alaska,
for $4,000. The farm comprises l..
500 acres with l25 head of cattle, SO
OF smaller stock, completely equipped
creamery, large barn, and other farm
buildings. This site is historic ground
having been the site of Fort Stevens,
during the Indian war. and the chief
base of operations Of the campaign
Tho headquarters were in q large
blockhouse, which served also at times
as a place Of refuge for imperiled set.
tiers in the then wilds OF western
CIVILIZATION.
President H. T. Scott, of the Sunset
Telegraph and Telephone Co., ia on g
visit to this part of our State, and
promises that many and great will be
the improvements made in the service
in the near future. Mr.. Scott ha:
just been elected to the responsible
position OF President and almost biz
first act was to gather around him
the principal officers of the company
and make q tour OF investigation tc
place the service as nearly as possible
on the plane of perfection. Let u.
hope that this is a verification of the
old adsge about the effectiveness o.
new broom.
James Swan has bought from DR.
Mitchell and son the well.known
Prescott property. corner of Third and
Main streets, willed by its former
owner, Henry Prescott. to the children
of Judge Milo Root, It was, how
ever, heavily burdened by tax liens, anG
in the course of time passed to thu
county. DR.. Mitchell after securing
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