Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-02
Peter Cook, an old.time resident OF

"ash., celebrated his NNth birthday
ie" days ago. He is enjoying good
health and is apparently Just as
young Us he used to be when he had
ms carpenter shop on the corner OF
Third and Columbia streets. The
building Is still standing.
a fire started in box Of sawdust in
.. Georges store, Tuesday morning at
an early hour, and might have soon
resulted in serlou. contlagration,
had it not been discovered from the
smell Of smoke. The box had been
used as a cuspldor. and whether that
Tact hal anything to do with ignition
OF the sawdust is a matter OF conlec-
ture.
James II. Brown, who has been
managing editor of the Oigmpian the
past year or more, has been appointed
Secretary OF the State Board of Con.
troll. in place Of Chas. A. Burr, who
has resigned to engage in other BUSH
ness. He is a son of the late veteran
editor Beriah Brown, and brother of
Major A. n. Brown, the Governors
Private Secretary.
1t may not be generally known that
you can have magazines and papers
you wish to preserve in convenient
form, bound, or books rebound, at the
bindery Of the State Printer, in first
class manner and at reasonable rates.
In the absence of public bindery for
such odd jobs, the statement is made
purely as a news item, for the sole
benefit OF the public.
The following appointments have
been recommended by the Washington
Congressional delegation: A. j. Gil.
lis Register and Jesse &. Miller Re-
ceiver of the Land Office at WalIa
Walla, and e. b. Hopkins for U. S.
Marshal in the Eastern District of the
State. Mr.. ellis was q resident OF
this city few years ago, and C. B
Hopkins lived here in "auld lang
syne."
The evening paper reports progress
in selection of Fish Commissioner,
to succeed kershaw, who is an appli-
cant for re.appointment, as follows:
kershaw adherents get the ear OF
Governor, today" The question now
is" What will they do with it," 1t is
the office that is wanted, not the
gubernatorial auricular appendage,
however we'll proportional and sens
tive it may be.
The State has accepted the city's
application to lease the block OF har.
Dor area bounded by First, Second
and Water streets and the channel.
March 18th is the date set for making
the lease, which is for 80 years. I'm.
der the State laws this property must
be improved by the lessee and used
only for purposes benefiting naviga-
ton. This is matter of congratula.
ton to every well.wisher OF the city.
Acquillar Justus, convicted in Che.
halls county couple of years ago for
robbery, aud sentenced to a five years
term, was, on Jan. 18th of this year,
after two petitions had been presented
for pardon, granted parole, which he
has already violated by attempting to
commit the same crime this week in
Seattle. He will be returned to the
penitentiary to serve out his full term,
without credita, and if his later offense
is pushed will probably be sentenced
for life. He is "a years of age.
s. G. Cosgrove. OF Pomeroy, is here
to induce the Governor to modify the
condition Of pardon OF Hop Mon and
Willie Mon, which was that the &C.
cused should leave the country. The
plea for pardon was based upon al
legged evidence that they had been
wrongfully convicted of the murder
of a fellow countryman. 1t was an
attempt to deport these men, in com.
pliance with the stipulation of the
executive, that has impelled their
attorney to ask for further clemency.
Mesdames Buffum & Wright, the
former from New York and the latter
from Iowa, have bought out Mrs.
Porter's stock OF millinery, and are
refitting the store and furnishings for
reception of an immense and up.to.
date stock Of goods in the same line.
A designer and trimmer will be over
from Portland. to aid in putting the
finishing touches upon what is de.
signed to be . modern store in all
respects. The date for . grand open.
ing display will be announced in these
columns next week.
And now our local capitalists pro.
pose to form . syndicate and buy all
the county lands, by accepting at the
minimum price, all lands not bid in,
and then abolish the bargain counter
method by which the small fry some.
times interfere with larger bargains
at the weekly sales. The county still
has from 5000 to 10000 acres and
many town lots in reserve, on which
il is thought the county will realize
from $25, OO0 to $50. 900 by that means,
and the spectators. after perfecting
title be able to place trust prices on
all property thus acquired.
The new lodge OF Rathbone Sisters,
installed the following officers at its
first meeting in X. of P. hall, Tuesday
evening: Mrs. T. F. Connolly, Ex-
allied Chief Mrs. N. C. Davis. Exalted
Senior; Mrs. Robert Doragh, Exalted
Junior; Mrs. G. Will Shaffer, Mana
ger; Mrs. Clara Lasityr, Mistress OF
Records and Correspondence; Mrs. H.
P. jacobson, Mistress of Finance; Mrs.
H. H. McCray, Dictator; Miss Adna
Lasityr, Protector Of Outer Temple;
Mrs. Palmer, Past Chief; Mrs. M. M.
Martin, Trustee for Is months; Mrs.
NJ. J. Shaw, Trustee for IL months !;
Mrs. F. G. Blakeslee, trustee for six
months.
P. D. Moore passed his S0th birthday
on the 9th, Tuesday, by a family re-
union at his pleasant home ON Capitol
Hill. Congratulations we're received
from friends all over the State, and
the recipient. except from his white
hairs, would scarcely show the i'm.
prints of Time. Nobody ever calls