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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-02

ty will be sold by the County Treas
urer at the front door of the Court
House on Saturday, March II, 1906,
sale beginning at 8 o'clock a. NJ:
OLYMPIA PROPERTY.
Application No. co.,
The equity of the county in and to
lots S. 6 and 7, block 339; lots 5, 6,
I and 8, block $40; all OF blocks 81,
BIG, 33S, 341 and 342 Cess right of
way) Olympia tide lands; minimum
price, $25.
Blocks 1888, 339, $40. 341 and 342
lie just south OF the Fourth street
bridge between the waterway and the
P. +. & S. r. r.. blocks 311 and 316
lie north OF the N. P. R. r. west of
the waterway.
Application No. 639-
Lots l, 2 and 5 and 10 to % inclu-
sive in block 2 and all of block in
Doane's Subdivision Of lot II, Mott
mans Subdivision of the Warbass
tract; minimum price, $3.50.
This tract lies almost directly east
OF Maple Park about one-fourth mile
outside the city limits.
Application No. 640-
Lots 5 and 6, block 8, Sebree's Ad.
dition 10 Olympia; minimum price,
$40.
These lots lie just south OF Leaven.
worth street and are each about so by
120 feet.
Application No. CAL
All OF block &c, as shown by the
plats Of Hsle's addition and Hale's
Subdivision of G. H. Hale's Addition
to Olympia; minimum price, $36.
This block lies one block east OF the
bay north of College Heights.
Lot l and 2 OF lot l and lots and 2
Of lot 2, in block %. in Hale's Subdi-
vision Of c. H. Hale's Addition; mini.
mum price. $24.
These lie two blocks east of block 26.
All of fractional block So in C. H.
Hale's Addition; minimum price, $50
This block is located on the north
side Of Pine street and contains five
lots each 60x120 feet, and also q strip
OF land containing about one.third Of
an acre.
Application No. 642-
All of block "a OF Olympia Land
Co.'s Park Addition; minimum price,
$3.50.
This block is located in the eastern
part Of the addition, and contains II
lots each 5Oxl0O feet.
Application No. 645-
Lot /, Gslliher's addition to Olym.
pia; minimum price. $40.
Located between Parker and Barnes
street.
OUTSIDE ADDITIONS.
Application No. GAG
lots l to 6 of block 3, North Olym.
pia; minimum price. $l2.
Lots l to 6 OF block 10, North Olym.
pia; minimum price, $l2.
Lots l to 6 Of block 80, North Olym.
pie; minimum price, $l2.
Lots 7 to IL OF block "a, North
Olympia; minimum price, $l2.
North Olympia lies just north OF the
city limits. on the east side. and the
lots and blocks here mentioned are
located on the west side of the addition
near the bay.
The north half Of block 1872, Olym-
pia Tide Lands; minimum price, Sill.
This block is on the west side, north
of the West Side mill.
ACREAGE PROPERTY.
Application No. 644-
The hf Of the ne Or OF the NV Or
sec 9, twp 16, 9; minimum price.
$50.
Located inst north of Rainier
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-02
woman should 40 proye IN the sat;.fac.

woman should so prove to the sati.fac.
ton OF the court, having jurisdiction
over bis estate, she shall be given 50.
The executors, or either OF them, are
authorized to sell or use any part of
the estate in order to carry out the
purposes of tho will; their decision
therein to be final on the beneficiaries.
II could not conclude rights of credi.
tors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-02

PRESIDENT Roosevelt's benediction to
the bridal couple Was short and ex.
pressive: To the bride he said, /" Be q
dutiful and loving wife," to the groom,
"Love and cherish your bride through
life."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-02
To Rent-Cloverfisld's Farm.

One-half mile from Olympia on Tum.
water car line. Fifty acres cleared for
pillow. 200 pasture, orchard 500 bearing
trees, house, two barns, well fenced.
good water, well adapted for dairy or
poultry. Also for sale, $50 Angora
goats. Apply to L. B. FAULKNER.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-02

THAcKRR is sporting new coat. Is it
possible the Tacoma electric people have
made an advance payment for services
rendered. "-Oly.
Possibly. And it may be for want
Of advance payments" that Oily laid
aside his coat OF many colors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-02
You get shoe safety
in SELF shoes

Shoe safety means lot things you want
when you spend shoe-money
1t means being sure of good quality, good
fit, good style, good value for your money
1t means satisfaction in every respect.
You are sure of it all when you get SELF
Royal Blue or Perfecto shoe; you may get it
all with some other shoe, and you may not
You don't want to take any chances even
with the little shoe-money you spend.
Be sure of shoe-satisfaction by being sure
of SELF on the sole of your shoe.
We sell lots of EN-
M0TTMAN MERCANTILE:l'C0
OLYMPIA, WASH.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
Building Demolished.

The recent storm played havoc with
the old engine house at the bessemer
blast furnace which was left standing
after the dismantling in order to shell
ter the large blowing engine, which
was considered too valuable to be
thrown among the scrap and which
the owners hoped to disposed of at a
profit.
One end of the building was blown
out and the remaining walls were
much weakened by the explosion OF
dynamite, used i'll breaking up the two
other engines. Early in the spring
during high wind the roof was blown
off, leaving only the rafters in posi-
tion
On Saturday afternoon the greater
part of the remaining walls were
blown down, the mass of brick and
mortar, along with the heavy timbers
forming the roof system, falling down
upon and half concealing the engine.
1t is believed that the big engine
will now be reduced to scrap along
with the other machinery of the plant.
1t would certainly add very much tc
the appearance of our town if the site
were cleared. The spot is an elevated
one conspicuous from a good many
parts of the borough and our citizens
are becoming weary of the unsightls
mass of debris, which is permitted to
disfgure a spot at a day when the
last trace of dismantling should be re.
moved.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
New Factory Law Saving Lives.

Factory Inspector Jonathan W. Davis
of Luzerne county, in his report for
the last SIX months declares that the
enforcement of the new factory law
has reduced the number of accidents
in factories rs per cent. and the num-
ber of children employed so per cent
He says:
In one particular factory, before
the present child labor law became eff
fective, there were employed 1875 chill
dren under the age of Is and there was
an accident daily. These little ones
were forced to work by the piece, and
what they made in one week would
not keep the shoes on their feet. And
yet they worked on, some being maim-
ed for life and others disfigured.
But since the new law became op-
erative not one of these children can
be found in the mill, not a single ac.
cident has been reported during the
first six months of the year, and the
employer is compelled to pay the girls
decent wages. Other examples of a
similar nature could be cited. The re.
form is one of the most beneficial that
could be inaugurated.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
STATE APPRO-
PRIATION RECEIVED

NJ II. Schram, treasurer of the Dan
vile school district, Friday receiv-
ed the warrant for the state appropria-
tion due the district for the school
year ending ON the first Monday of
June. The fact was announced that the
State Treasurer this year would pay
off the state appropriation Immediate
ly, in the order in which the reports
from the various districts were re-
ceived. In order that the Danville dis
trict might be among those first serv-
ed especial pains were taken by our
school board to get it's reports to Har-
risburg without any unnecessary de-
lay. Upon being adopted Monday night
the report was at once signed by the
officers of the board and early Tuesday
morning was dropped into the post
office
Such prompt action on the part of
the department, however, was not an
ticipated. 1t is, indeed,a record break
er. Last year the state appropriation
was not paid until October oath and
the year previous, until December
21st.
In 1908 it was paid on December
3rd.
The State appropriation this year
for Danville district is $603S. n. This
is slightly less than last year when it
amounted to S6066 30.
The regular annual appropriation to
| schools-the gross amount Of which is
So, $50, 000-was made by the legislat-
| ure at its session of 1905. From the
gross amount the Legislature deducted
1887 500 for the State normal schools
and 500, 600 for township high schools,
leaving s5,2l2, 500 for the common
| schools.
AS 1905 was the year for the bienni-
al return of the number of regularly
employed teachers and of children be-
tween six and sixteen years of age
there are new bases for the distribu-
tion of two thirds of the appropria-
tion. In consequence of this change
of bases the amounts due the several
districts throughout the State have
been changed, some receiving more,
Others less, than the previous year.
| Unless the increase in the number of
teachers and children in district is
in proportion to the increase in the
State at large, the district receives less
appropriation than in 1905.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
Almost Shocked to Death.

Miss Helen Sterling, one of the
"hello' girls in the U. Il. u Il. ex-
change, at Shamokin, had narrow
escape from death Saturday when five
hundred volts of direct current elec-
tricity passed through her body. She
was rendered unconscious and remain
ed i'll that condition for several hours.
The cause of the accident was cross
of the Shamokin Extension Company s
and the telephone company's wires
near Weigh Scales.
In stretching the trolley wire from
the Tharptown end of the line, the
wire was spliced and then fastened
to the mast arms of the poles by wire
instead of the insulated bells as are
usually used. The telephone company's
wires lay on the mast arms and when
the current was turned on the new
part of the line, the telephone wires
were at once charged and the current
was flashed into the exchange. 1t en-
tered the exchange on the board con-
Quoted by Miss Sterling. The force of
the current was so great that she was
thrown backward from her chair un-
conscious to the floor. A physician
was summoned and for three hours the
young lady was worked with before
she regained her senses.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
First Steel Passenger Car.

The first steel passenger coach ever
made was turned out Saturday morn
ing by the A. G. and f. shops, at Ber-
wick. The car is built entirely OF
steel. and is a most beautiful speci-
men of car construction. While it is
not, strictly speaking, parlor car, it
is nevertheless as sumptuous and ele-
CANT as great many of that class, hav-
ing ladies' and gentlemen's retiring
rooms, etc. The furnishings and other
equipment of the car are also of a
most handsome order.
The car was open for the public in
spection Sunday at Berwick, and will
be sent to Atlantic City to enter the
exhibit held by the Master Mechanics
and Gar Builders National conven-
tion, to meet there this week.
This car is the first of an order of
1876 to be constructed for the New York
Central railroad. While steel has been
used to some extent in car construc-
tion. this is the first time an entire
passenger car has been so built. These
cars will be much stronger than old
style wood cars.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
"Prepare to Meet Thy God.

Prepare to meet thy Cod is the
inscription painted in big white let
ters on huge rock along the road
leading to the White Haven consump-
tive sanitorium. While the inscription
was placed there for worthy pur-
pose many people are of the belief that
it is likely to do more harm than
good. Many of the prospective patients
of the sanitorium must pass the rock
when going to the institution and the
inscription is apt to greatly discour-
age them and thus retard their recup-
Grafton. Patients going from the hos
pital into White Haven must also pass
the rock and with cemetery not more
than 80 yards on the opposite hill their
mind is constantly drawn to the pros
pect of death.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
Williamsport Centennial.

There will not be dull moment at
the centennial celebration at Williams
port, July 3rd and 4th, but one of the
spectacular features of the gorgeous
carnival on the evening of July Bird
will be the carnival queens and
their retinue of attendants and sol
diers. Real queens, attired in the
costumes of long ago, and just as pretty
as any throne queens dared be. The
queens will begin the carnival by call
ing on the mayor and surreptitiously
acquiring custody of the key of the
city-and then the fun'll begin. On
the 4th splendid program will be
carried out, and the fireworks at night
will be the finest ever. Special rates
on all railroads.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
DISEASE GERMS
IN WATER CRESS

State Health Commissioner Dixon
has been paying some attention to the
investigation of the waters from which
cress is taken for food, and in speak
ing of what he has discovered, said:
"While much attention has been
paid to insanitary slaughter house con
ditions, it is perhaps not generally ap-
preciated how great danger lies in
that most inviting of garnishments for
daintily served meats and most whole.
some condiment, the water cress. Un-
fortunately, however, Investigations
made by the health authorities of this
State show that much of this inviting
article of food is seriously polluted
from the fact of it's having been grown
in filthy water.
SIN one instance of this kind, the
cress bed was found directly in the
rear of small hotel in limited body
of water having very sluggish cur
rent which received most objection
able drainage from that source. Sam
pies of the water collected showed the
following results That, collected about
three degrees below the surface of the
water in an open space in close prox-
unity to the cress showed the pres
ence of 36, 900 bacteria per cubic cen
timeter, among which were a number
of those always present in water
suspected as being the cause of typhoid
fever
"Another sample collected from the
same place showed in peptone solution
$40, 900 bacteria. A hand full of the
cress collected at this point and wash
ed in water which had been sterilized
and boiled for half an hour was found
to contain more than twice as many
bacteria in a given quantity than was
found in the water itself before treat
ment. In fact, they were found in such
enormous quantities that it was a mat
ter of considerable difficulty to even
estimate their number. 1t was really,
however, almost unnecessary to make
these tests at all, as on the under side
Of the leaves and along the stems a
yellow glutenous material was found
strongly adherent which would not
have been removed by any ordinary
washing in preparation for the table.
Further investigation with regard
to the industry of cultivating water
cress, which in this State is a very
considerable one, the product being
shipped to all the large cities of the
north, showed that most objection
able procedure was resorted to i'll or
der to produce large and succulent
leaf This was withdrawal of the
water from the bed at the time of sew.
ing the seed and depositing manure
directly upon the bottom of the pond.
This was allowed to remain quite d
considerable time before water was
again allowed to flow in and cover the
bottom. There did not appear to be
in the minds of the cultivators any
difference between the use of manure
on the surface of the ground and il
the water in which these plants grew
but it can readily be seen how great
are the chances of serious pollution OF
vegetables thus nourished. "
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
new SUITS
WIN GAME

The Danville base ball club accom-
panied by large number of fans wend-
ed their way to Bloomsbury Tuesday
afternoon where they were scheduled
for contest of nine or more rounds
with nine sturdy warriors of more or
less renown, who represent our neigh
boring city on the diamond. As stated
in these columns the home team was
to make its first appearance in its new
uniforms presented by the Moxie Nerve
Food Co. Some one had said that new
uniforms never won game, but that
saying surely went wrong yesterday
for the way that the grey and blue
went after everything was delight
to the local rooters. Bibby and Hum
mer were in the points for Danville
and the battery work was up to the
standard. Bibby, ON one or two oc-
casions got himself into hole by al
lowing two or three men to get on
bases with no one out, but invariably
pulled himself together and prevented
his opponents from scoring. While the
hits were about even, Danville bunch
ed theirs and tailed while Blooms
burg were too much scattered to bring
runs across the plate. Deem and Logan
each made two Dagger but Deem also
had two singles, which aided materi-
ally in the run getting. Clay, who
pitched for Bloomsbury retired in the
fifth inning and Rabb was substituted
and his wildness was responsible for
| another run or two. The same teams
played at Bloomsbury yesterday and n
great crowd from Danville wit
messed the game. The score follows:
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
]. T. BUCHANAN
AWARDED CONTRACT

j. Z. Buchanan & Co. ON Saturday
were awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the building to h ouse the
heat, light and power plant being in
stalled at the hospital for the insane
and they broke ground for the struc-
tu1e Monday morning.
DIR. Shoemaker, of Wilkes-Barre: W.
f. Shay. of Watsontown, and @. G.
VanAlen, of Northumberland, men,
bers of the building committee, along
with DR.. Meredith and H. M. Schoch,
of this city, were the only trustees
that were present at the meeting Sat
urday. The1e were only two bidders,
d. ]. Rogers, of this city, and J. T.
Buchanan of Philadelphia, who has the
contract for the heat, light and power
plant. The contract for the building
was awarded to J. F. Buchanan & Co.
as the lowest bidders.
Mr.. Buchanan arrived at Danville
on Friday evening and left for home
on the Z :51 Pennsylvania train Satur-
toy hiSho. IiO udy oo
the hospital Saturday and was much
pleased with the progress made in the
work of wiring, etc., full description
of which was given in these columns
on Saturday. Before leaving Mr..
Buchanan told representative of the
paper that it was his intention to push
work on the building along as rapidly
as possible. The work of excavating
will begin this morning and unless
plans fail the building will be COM
| pleted in three months time. The
seventy three men employed by Buch-
anan 81 Co. will be augmented by 9TH
er accessions of workmen as the work
progresses.
The building will be constructed of
concrete and will be ,100x64 approx
mately. 1t will contain a boiler room
46x64 ; a pump room l6x44 feet; al
engine room 3lx44 feet.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
NATIONAL GUARD

There will be no Pennsylvania troops
at the big Mt. Gretna camp. Owing
to the fact that Division encamp-
ment had already been ordered for
Gettysburg, the state authorities did
not feel like ordering any part of the
guard with second camp. The Third
Regiment volunteered for the service
but when the Adjutant General for
warded the offer he was told that Penn
sylvania, having declined to send
troops when the notice was first sent
out, her share in the allotment had
been given to other states.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
Splendid Advice.

We are about to enter upon more
or less interesting and exciting cam
paign in the state of Pennsylvania. In
reference to this fact the South Beth
lehem Globe philosophically declares
that Sin days of political strife it is
we'll to remember that after all we are
just band of brothers here on earth,
travelling from the cradle to the
grave We live side by side, we attend
churches together, most of us, our
children attend the same school and
after the smoke of the battleIhas clear
ed away we will still be friends and
neighbors. And then the Globe ad-
vises that the bitter things go un-
said" Splendid advice; would that
we might all live up to it.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
LOCUSTS BY
THE MILLIONS

The visitation of the seventeen-year
locusts is proving great object lesson
to the younger generation, who are
permitted to view the voracious in
sects for the first time. Persons under
twenty five or thirty years, it is true
in their childhood may have seen the
locusts but their recollections are ma
turally indistinct after the lapse of
seventeen years, even if the insects
made any impression on their mind.
Persons of middle life may have seen
the locusts two or even three times
and to these they cease to be such a
marvel as they appear to younger per-
sons, although to all classes the seven
teen-year locusts are full of interest.
No part of the state seems to be in
tested worse with the insects than this
immediate vicinity. They have al
ready appeared in millions. One of
our town physicians in making call
ON Bald top in driving up the dug
road" was amazed to find the locusts
raining down from the over-hanging
branches into the buggy. He was kept
busy brushing the insects from his
clothing, two or three of which were
found clinging to his clothing at the
same time. When he reached home he
gathered up large number that had
fallen into the bottom of the buggy
and placed them in his office where
they have been examined by many per-
SONS, who had only an indistinct idea
of what seventeeny year locusts look
like.
They are big finely developed speci-
mems over an inch in length. The physi
clan said that the woods on each side
of the road, where he encountered the
locusts was one ringing chorus of
sound, produced by the insects. On one
of the wings of each locust is a clearly
defined "w". In +he past among sup
erstitious ranp.a the "w" found on
the locust wing was generally re-
garded as presaging war. In as much,
however, as the "w" is permanent
characteristic of the locust and there
is seldom such long period as seven
teen years in which there is not a:waI
or rumor of war the letter on the
locusts' wing may be regarded as an
ill omen or otherwise and yet accord
| with facts.
There seems to be general dread OF
the locust S sting and yet well known
physician yesterday stated that he was
not prepared to say that there are any
we'll authenticated cases on record il
which locusts have stung persons or, il
so, whether any injury has resulted
from the sting.
All seem to agree, however, that the
locusts do int1ict injury on trees
especially chestnut trees, and there il
some fear entertained for the chest
nut crop this year.
The locusts have many enemies tt
contend with in the form of birds ant
domestic fowls and it is hoped tha
their numbers will be materially re
duced. Principal among the birds il
the fight against the locust are Eng
lish sparrows, robins, woodpeckers
blue birds and pheasants. These birds
it is said, devour the insects before the
eggs are laid.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-15
Geo. O. Roper, d. p. A.

AS told in these columns some time
ago d. l.. Mauger, for several years
district passenger agent of the Sha-
mokin division, has been transferred
TO the Reading division, and is sue
ceeded by Geo. o. Roper. Mr.. Roper
was formerly attached to the general
passenger agents offices at Philadel-
phia. The change took place on the
1st inst.