Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-08-31

o>toiilce department has ac-
copied She proposition Of Mr.. George
A. hoffman Tor lease Of the present
quarters on Sixth street for another
term OF five years, go the anticipate
change TO other quarters so persist
emily stated by the pewit papers seems
to have had no foundation i'll fact.
The Supreme Court has rendered a
decision in the case of Bartlett Doe.
respondent, rs. the Tenino Coal and
Iron Co., that the engines in coal
mines are part of the realty and cam
not he taxed as personal property, and
their sale, therefore, for delinquent
taxes by the County Treasurer. is null
and void
Frank F. Elder has bought OF W. S.
ID. Miller and wife, the southeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter of
northeast quarter of section -, town
ship Is, north range west; also
northwest quarter OF northeast quarter
OF northeast quarter OF section 10,
north range west, for consideration
of 100.
Mr.. O'Connor has moved into his
new and enlarged quarters, the Harris
building, next door to the First Ma
tional Bank. 1t is we'll adapted for
his business, and ample space will
enable not only enlargement of his
present lines of goods but the intro
duction of others, which we understand
he intends to dc.
Republican candidates for the county
offices are rushing to the front by the
score, and there is bound to be large
crowd OF disgruntled aspirants when
the convention closes. Knife and
tomahawk will CLINT when the polls
open, and the result will show that the
last shall come first and the first last.
Mark the prediction!
The jovial countenance of Henry
Eckert, an old-time resident of this
county, who now conducts a box fac.
tory at New Westminster, B. c., il.
lumined our sanctum one day this
week. He still calls Olympia his
home, and will be back in q few days
to harvest a crop of twenty tons Of
prunes growing on his ranch south of
this city.
Mrs. Maggie Dryer, who many years
imagined herself the "Queen of Ire.
land" while residing here, and for
that seemingly harmless vagary was
pronounced insane and sent to the
asylum at Steilacoom, died in that
institution last week. She at one time
owned property here, but it was ab.
sorbed like many other holdings by
the remorseless tax collector.
It is said that more failures result in
teachers examination for certificates
from the single branch of arithmetic
than all Others. Many excellent teach.
ers have trouble with mathematical
propositions. It must be admitted,
however, that the problems submitted
for solution partake moro of the ma.
ture of Chinese puzzles than the prac-
teal solution of any probable ques.
ton in numbers,
Miss Frieda Iffland, of Port Town
send, has been selected by the Olym.
pia Board OF Directors as a teacher of
German in the high school, and Miss
Jessie McClelland of California. has
accepted" position in the Sixth
grade of the Washington school. Miss
Anna Remnant, who (thank fortuneD
halls from Olympia, has been accorded
the position of Instructor in Drawing
in the several schools. She is a grad.
uate of the State University and has
studied at Stanford.
J. w. Hayden. q laborer in one of
the Simpson logging camps near the
Rollway, has brought to the hospital
Wednesday, suffering from bruises and
possibly internal injuries received from
the recoil OF steel cable drawn tn a
tight tension in hauling logs. The
force wrapped the rigid cable several
times around his body. pinioned one OF
his arms to his side and its pressure
upon the abdomen forced the breath
out OF him and rendered him uncon.
scious for quite q time.
There is nothing which knocks the
life out OF wooden sidewalks as much
IS riding bicycles over them. Their
riders generally pass at break-neck
speed and the jar and depression fairly
make the nails hop from their places
and in the course of time split the
planks and render them unfit for
service. There is no necessity for
wheelmen to ride on the pedestrians
thoroughiares during the dry season.
If there is some excuse in winter, and
an ordinance should be framed re.
quiring the use of the street for all
wheeled vehicles.
Little Edna May Madden, q babe II
months old of Mr.. and Mre. 8. T..
Madden, Of South Bay, fell into tub
of hot water, Tuesday afternoon, and
suffered exceedingly painful and ser.
ious injuries. When the clothes were
taken from the child the outer skin of
her arms, neck and chest came off
with them, but her back was not 90
severely burned. DR.. Strickland was
sum moned by telephone, but already
all had been done that could be for
alleviating the suffering when he
arrived. At last accounts the child
was alive but the result still doubtful
for recovery.
The Baptist church people extended
. pleasing reception 10 their new pas
tor, Rev. E. L. Swick, Tuesday night,
At the church, which was beautifully
decorated for the occasion with ferns
and climbing vines. Light refresh
ments we're served, after which w. H
Mitchell made the address OF welcome
for the church, and G. A. Marshall in
behalf Of the Sunday school. Their
followed mnsic by . male quartette
and extending the hand OF fellowship
by Rev. Hayes for the Ministerial
Association. The happy event closed
with a response from Rev. E. L. Swick
and q benediction by Rev. =. A
Violette.
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