Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-08-24

Billy Steelman and wife have gone
to North Yakima to res do. Tn"
change Is made in the hope that Mr..
Steelman will be relieved Of an a>th-
matio affection. Of which he has been
sufferer for long time.
While the Republicans are franti-
cally calling upon its members to
register. to quality them for voting, it
might he very proper to ascertain
whether all Democrats have their
names on the roll as we'll
Mrs. Il F. Stur,ievant. mother OF
Mrs. L. NJ. Troy, is guest Of her
daughter. She brought home Marion
Troy. her granddaughter, who has
been making an extended visit with
the odd folks at Dayton.
w. J. Lohr mashed his hand quite
severely one day this week while oper-
atlng a re-saw machine in the West
side sawmill. The next day his SON
ln-law, Frank Myers. met with SINH
lar mishap in the same mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. III. Hum, of Le-
BAN, Pacific county, passed through
the city Monday on their way to Ia
coma to consult specialist about
an ailliction to their daughters eyes.
They formerly lived in Olympia.
Miss Marie Simenson, of Ho1uiam,
has been spending the past few days
with her parents and friends in this
city. Miss S. is an industrious yonng
lady and q valued employe of the
office force OF big mill in the harbor
city.
The Commissioners have refused to
lower the assessment of the Sunset
Telephone Co.'s holdings in this city.
The same course was pursued with
reference to the Olympia Development
Co.'S property and that OF Emil Mar
Jensen.
Clyde Patton, of Rochester, is making
vigorous contest in the P.-L scholar.
ship award. His standing is excel.
lent although he entered long after
the race had begun. He won a
scholarship a year ago in the same
manner.
Smelt are running" in great num-
bers and are much larger than usual.
Fishermen are reaping a rich harvest
just now. Two Italian fishermen came
in early yesterday morning with GOO
pounds of the fish that were caught
during the night.
The tug Olympic was in the harbor
Monday after a raft of logs. While
backing out from Percival's dock,
where she had been taking water, the
boat bumped into and knocked down
bunch Of piles near the basin. The
tug was slightly injured.
The State, through Gov. Mead, has
again asked that the city abandon
Washington street east of Sylvester
park. placing the tract decided to the
State for capitol grounds into one
piece. The matter will be given
full hearing on Sept. 18th.
Willard Lemon and J. H. Schively,
paraiso nearly a quarter of q century
ago, engaged in the occupation OF
teachers. The city, they declare. was
beautiful one and was rightly named,
Valparaiso, signifying "Vale of Para
disc"
J. L. Johnson died recently at his
home on the SkOokumchuck. He was
a pioneer Of Thurston county; born in
Philadelphia in 1920 aud came to Cal.
ifornia during the gold excitement OF
'49, and to his home where he passed
away in 1873. He leaves Q wife and
one son.
The City Street Commissioner has
torn up portion of the old sidewalk
along Sixth above Eastside street, as a
safeguard against the municipality
being mulcted in damages in the event
of an accident. Unless this part of
the walk shall be rebuilt. it will make
muddy walking when the rainy season
begins.
Alvin Ellis fell from q tree on the
plot of ground where excavations are
being made for the telephone building
striking his head against mortarbox
and cutting q deep cash. His ankle
was sprained also, and the wonder is
he did not break his neck, by that
noted proclivity of youth to climb into
forbidden places.
The mosquito fleet by a persistent
boycott OF the Mission Park landing.
pier, compelled Christopher & Allen
to sell il to the city for $3.50, which
added to the $3.50 already paid by the
city makes it's cost to the public $500,
which amply clears its owners from
any loss in the transaction, except it
may be in expectations.
1t is said that the Postal Depart.
ment has applied for quarters for the
postofice in the new Winstanley.
Blankenship building, on the ground
that it will be within the prescribed
limits OF a half.mile that will require
the railroad company to deliver and
receive the mail at the Office instead
Of on the depot platform.
Hunters Point, q few miles down
the bay, is a popular place for outing
parties. At present there are fifteen
or twenty people from Seattle and
Tacoma who are rusticating there. Mr..
A. A. Hunter conducts regular Sum.
mer hotel for the ccommodation of
the pleasure. seekers. Several new
guests arrived at the point this week.
While E. E. Inman was attempting
to quench fire on the roof OF his
home at Skookumchuck. Sunday, lie
fell and broke his leg. His wife and
Mrs. Spar kept up the fight, one work.
ing on the roof and the other carrying
water. and succeeded in saving the
building and probably Mr.. Inman's
life, for after he fell he was unable to
care for himself.
! Dan McNamars went to Portland