Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-12-21

Mrs. Annie McDufr, a we'll know,
resident Of Eastside, died of pneu
m"nia, Wednesday, at the age of 7
years. She was widow, survived b,
five children.
Kew. Paul Groschupf and Rev. G. J
fanschert, two Lutheran pastors, wer,
IN the city during the week, investi
eating university proposition OF tina
denomination.
Mrs. A. E. Stanford and T. ]. Keg
ley OF this city, and Mrs. S. y. Ben
nett, of Nesqually, won prizes a, tn,
Tacoma Poultry Show for bloodet
chickens they had on exhibition
Examine the stock of A. l.. Krieder
IT you are in need of holiday presents
You will indeed be hard to please il
you do not find something that will
snlt every member OF the family il
his extensive stock.
Harmony Lodge No. Is, Masons
have elected the following officers
Master, Brad Davis; Senior Warden
Alex. Lang; Junior Warden, w. II
Bennett; Treasurer, VIM. Foster, and
Secretary, Chas. Leach.
MIR. A. II. Chambers has moved into
his new stone building. corner of
Fourth and franklin streets, and Miss
johnson will move her millinery store
into the stOre-rOom vacated, soon as it
Is refitted for occupancy.
State Land Commissioner Ross has
refused to lease stone lands belonging
to the State containing rock deposits
suitable for razor-hones, and told the
applicant he would have to purchase
such land if obtained for that purpo Sc
The City Council have authorized
the placing of an arc-ligbt at inter.
section of Central and Pacific streets.
A petition Of ten citizens for a light
on Union and Eastside streets was
referred to Light Committee with
power to act.
Mrs. E. J. Hoge, wife of the head
sawyer in Crowell's mill at Plum Sta
ton, died on the Nth inst. She was
81 years of age and leaves a husband
and four children. The funeral was
held Sunday, and interment made in
Odd Fellows cemetery.
The Attorney Generals Office has
rendered an opinion that School Sup.
erintendents' salary must be based
upon the population of the county
and not on the number of school dis.
tricts therein. as has been claimed by
that officer in Whitman county.
The Nesqually river is go high from
present rains that the Com missioners
of this and Pierce counties are consid-
ering the propriety of united action in
Strengthening the channel to facilitate
the flow from the large watershed
drained by it during the winter season.
Gene Taylor, of the firm OF S. K.
Taylor & Son, oyster cultivators, of
Oyster Bay, was up this week on bust
ness connected with their extensive
industry. He says that they have
lately made several large shipments of
the celebrated Olympia oysters to San
Francisco.
An ordinance has been passed by
the Council prohibiting use of the
streets for storing building material,
without procuring permit from the
Street Commissioner. This is intend.
ed to limit the time that builders ap.
propriate the streets, If possible, to a
single season.
The young men of Tumwater have
organized Bachelors Club, with Fred.
Swanberg as President, Paul Schmidt
Vice President and Treasurer, and AL.
bert Sanford Secretary. They have a
fine club.room and dance. hall, and
will give weekly hops during the
winter season.
Sportsmen and others, while in
search Of holiday presents, should not
under any circumstances fail to in.
spect the stock of Mills & Cowles, who
lead in everything they undertake.
Their Windows are an interesting study
in many things that are just now OF
special value as souvenirs.
Sawyer & Filley's windows are ex-
ceedingly artistic in arrangement but
they exhibit but small portion of the
immense stock displayed in such
lavish profusion upon the many coun.
ters Of their beautiful store. It is 0
chow. in itself. and An educator as we'll
on the momentous question, What
shall l buy for the loved ones?"
An unknown tramp committed sui.
eide Monday night, by jumping into
the slab fire OF the White Lumber
Co.'s mill, near Rainier. He was
about IS years Of age. He Was dragged
from the fire still alive, but coon died.
As the sufferer died in Pierce county,
Coroner Bridgford did not consider
that an inquest came within his juris.
diction.
Mr.. Moulton, OF Bush Prairie, on
returning to his home from town yes.
terday, found his wife had died during
his absence. He left her in the morn
ing quite we'll. having recovered from
an attack of acute stomach trouble
last Saturday. They are old residents
and deceased leaves beside her hus.
band two sons, Frederick and Francis
Moulton.
Nobody should miss O'Conner's
splendid assortment of holiday goods
in filling the list of Christmas presents.
His long experience has qualified him
for making it complete in just the
kind of goods that meet popular de.
mand. His stock, this year, is fuller
than ever. embraces many novelties,
as we'll IS standard supplies that are
always acceptable.
Johnnie Patton, . lad of about
twelve years of age, recently made a
trip East. While he was visiting
Niagara Falls, he remarked to q gentle.
man near by, that Tumwster falls in
Washington beat Niagara call hollow"
The child believed in the wonders of
his own State and did not propose
that bis home place should be over.
Swallowed or eclipsed by natural seen.
cry elsewhere.
A large purchase Of coal lands, in.
volving an expenditure of many hun
dred thousands of dollars. has been
made near Tenino, Bucoda and
Skookumchuck, probably in the inter.