Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-11-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Beware of roorbachs on the eve OF
election.
W. H. knceand is i'll with muscular
rheumatism.
Vote for the qualified candidate for
Corouer-Dr. Redpath.
\ son was born yesterday to the vile
OF c. p English, OF Westside.
Congressman Cushman is announced
to speak at the thea,er this evening.
Mrs. Ellen Shields is contt mplating
an extended visit TO her daughter in
Seattle.
NJ. Shields will come over from Ort-
ing next Tuesday to vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
Now is the time to purchase phon-
ograph Read E. E. Taylor's adver.
tlsement in this paper.
Miss Flora Chambers is taking a
course in medicine at the University
of Southern California, in Los Angeles.
Abram Quale, son of Mrs. Henri
eta Quale, of this city, died Monday
in North Dakota, of heart trouble.
Interment will be made here.
1t is said that a new machine shop
is to be established here by Henry
Thompson and George Lovelace, late
OF the railroad shops at Shelton.
James Calderwood, the pioneer log
ger, who injured his knee while at
work in camp, about three weeks
ago, is able to leave the hospital.
King and several other counties will
have to secure new ballots for the gen.
eral election, an error having been
made in failure to designate the
length of terms OF the Supreme Judges.
Protracted meetings are still in
progress at the Christian Church, un.
der the leadership of Evangelist A. ID.
Skaggs. As the result of this revival
thirty eight conversions are reported
to date, and the good work continues.
State Treasurer Mills yesterday took
up $1OO, 900 OF State bonds issued on a
loan from the permanent school fund.
and paid the semi.annual interest on
bonded Indebtedness amounting to
$23,45O. The remaining bonded debt
aggregates 81, 100000.
Read the two large lists of county
property in this paper, to be auctioned
off-one list tomorrow and the other
a week later. Be on hand and get
some choice bargains. The Democrats
are doing good work in getting this
property back on the tax-rolls.
A locomotive ran into an open
switch at the N. P. depot Sunday
evening necessitating substitution of a
yard engine to haul the Gray's Harbor
train out on time. The 10 O'Clock
train was delayed, however, till mid
night, when the heavy machine had
been replaced on the track.
The State Highway Commission has
let contract for building a road nine
miles long from the mouth OF the
Washougal river to the Skamauia
county line, at cost of 81 800. includ-
ing grading and bridging. This is the
final contract this year to be let for
roads in which State aid is given.
At the Socialist meeting held at the
Lacey school house, on last Monday
evening, the address Of Miss Frances
Sylvester was q pronounced creditable
effort from her standpoint as Social
list. She told her hearers in explicit
language where she stood regarding
the educational affairs of this county.
Mr. Israel's visit to Aberdeen, this
week, for defense of John Jones,
charged with the murder OF Alex.
Wallgrin, in longsboremen's disturb
ance, was successful. and the jury re.
turned verdict of not guilty. 1t will
be remembered Mr.. l. left q bed OF
serious illness to appear for the de
tense.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Bacon,
who died last week, was held Wednes.
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
S. S. Avery, 9O7 Fifth street, and the
body was taken aboard the evening
train for Kansas, accompanied by her
son who arrived from that State Tues.
day, to be present at the funeral and
superintend interment in Sunf1ower
State"
Walter, an eight year old son OF
George Ayers, OF South Central street,
died Sunday night from some internal
injury received the same morning,
while at play with his elder brother.
The exact nature OF the injury is I'M
known, but he suffered great pain.
Interment WAS made Tuesday, Rev.
Walter S. Crockett conducting the
services.
A splendid meeting was held by the
Democrats and Socialists at Grand
Mound, Monday evening. which was
addressed by P. NJ. Troy and others.
1t seems the Socialists had engaged
the hall for meeting of their own,
but kindly divided time with their
political opponents, who ouly differed
with them mainly in the methods of
political reform.
A sample sack of the celebrated
"Olympia Oysters" came to the STAND.
ARD this week from the famous cult
waited beds OF S. X. Taylor & Son, at
Oyster Bay. This firm has q trade
that extends beyond the Rocky Mount
aims, British Columbia, into the Alas.
kan wilds and to Southern California,
and The product, like the Olympia
beer. is finding permanent market
wherever introduced and it's merits
become known.
Henry T. Minchew, the popular
travelling representative of the Ameri.
can Paper Co., we'll known in Olympia
from his frequent trips in the interest
OF his house, has resigned his position
with that firm, and will to morrow
begin the duties of Chief Clerk and
Cashier OF the Washington, the lead.
ing hotel of Aberdeen. He is a first.
class business man and we are sure
that the big hotel will prosper under
his management.
A crook passed a worthless check
calling for $l4, upon C. E. Hewitt, the
iumwater druggist, Tuesday. purport.
Ing to have been drawn by II. q
Richardson in favor of ]. ]. Morris
The man told plausihla s,orv A..