Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-30

Z. tIri>tCn~tn has Iiict"h'" on
electrical carpet--wccper III MS new
building corner of Fifth and Ounce.
1t is novelty on this Coast and Is
said to do its work we'll dlsinfectlng
carpets and rugs as we'll as cleaning
them.
The Enati Club has selected Mrs.
Streets and Mrs Robt. Blankenshlp
delegates to the state Federation OF
Women'S Clubs, t. be held in Port
Townsend, May 9th. 10Th and llth,
and Mrs. Niles and Mrs. Nichols
a!tcrnatcs.
The supreme Court has decided
that Superior Courts in this State
have no jurisdiction against foreign
corporations that do not have al
agent in the county where it is pro-
posed to bring action on whom service
can be made.
The Great Northern Railroad at
tempt to deprive settlers OF their lands
on the Wynooche. has been thwarted
by action OF the Register and Receiver
of the local land office. The railroad
company made their land filings on a
number of quarter sections on which
locations had already boon made by
settlers.
Dan Warner, who was engaged in
the logging business here decade ago
but early in the 9Os transferred his
field of cndeavor to Southern Oregon
and to mining operations, has drifted
back to his old stamping ground"
His experience has not been, however,
of the Alaskan order, and his fortune
is yet to be made.
Meeker was last week at Pendleton,
Ogn., on his donation tour. 1t seems
he is already hyas till, as the Indians
used to say Chat is, very tired) of his
slow progress, and has added team Of
horses and driver to his equipment.
That is radical departure from his
declared intention of duplicating the
journey of long ago.
The big steamship Bessie Dollar,
one of the largest lumber carriers in
the world is loading at this place for a
foreign port. She can carry 4 900 600
feet. She is so long legged she cannot
come up to the mill, and consequently
will take only about 100000 feet from
here. filling the remaining space from
the Muckilteo mill. She is loading al
Buffers Cove.
The following Road SUPERVISOR
have been appointed by the Commits
sioners in this county: No. l, jaime.
Mcmahon; No. 2, Alex. Henry, anG
No. 3, E. H. Bloomindale. The Sup
ervisors are allowed $3.50 per day and
laborers 81. The Supervisors are re-
quired to meet with the board mex,
Tuesday, for arrangement of details
for the seasons work.
Fred. Carlyon is heavy loser BY
the Wrangel fire. He had a large
jewelry and general merchandise store
which was wholly consumed, with an
insurance. however, of $4,000, the
only stock lost by the disaster
which had any insurance. 1t is 90 id
that Mr.. Carlyon is likely to return te
this city, where be conducted a jewelry
store several years ago.
The Elks have elected the follow ns
officers for the ensuing term: E. E
Hincks, Exalted Ruler; w. H. Brack.
EFT, Esteemed Leading Knight; E. H
Philbrook, Royal Knight; w. L
Bridgford, Lecturing Knight; Chas
Wilcox, Tyler; J. T. Mills, Delegate
to Grand Dodge; Gordon Mackay
Secretary; NJ. OConnor, Treasurer
and w. H. Num-, Trustee.
1t is said that residents along the
bay dislike very much the removal oil
the float and ware.room placed for
their accommodation, from the Long
Bridge on Fourth street to the new
location selected by the Council
on the Bsrbary Coast" They con-
template petitioning the government
to allow at least temporary retention
Of the south end Of Capitol Waterway.
A decided novelty, this afternoon,
has been announced by the Civic I'm.
provement Club. It will be called a
Floral Wedding" at the home OF
Mrs. Filley, and consist of a musical
programme and light refreshments
As its name implies floral decorations
will be prominent feature. An adj
mission of Is cents will 60 towards
augmenting the fund for civic improve
ments.
That the franchise granted to The
Pacific Traction Co. for construction
of an interurban line between Tacoms
and this city would not materialize, 9
prediction freely made when it wal
granted, is verified in part, at least, q
that company has transferred it te
the "Stone. Webster" Co., whatever
that may be. It was granted for 81
years and was allowed two years t
build the road.
Robert Taylor is erecting a large
rooming- house corner of Ounce ant
Fourth streets; Mrs. Laura j. Wolfe, I
building for the same use on Sixth
near Adams, and Mr.. Russell q cot
tage designed for still another room
ing house on Fourth near Ounce
Already the sign Rooms to Rent
occupies . conspicuous place on abou,
every other building in the business
part OF the city.
The Loyal Temperance Legion hav'
elected officers a. follows: Seniors
President, Miss Arietta Coulter; Vic
President, Verena Stauffer; Treasurer
Miss Findeisen; Secretary, May Isen
see; Ensign. A. G. McGonigle. Jun
iors-Pfesident, Marguerite Coulter
Vice President, Oscar Nell; Treas
urer, Marguerite Shahan; Secretary
Van Van Eaton; Ensign. Will Var
Eaton; Captain, Will Peters.
Thomas Ford, son of one of th.
earliest pioneers, Sidney S. Ford, Wit
settled on the Boisfort Prairie, nea
Centralia, in the 4Os. died Saturday q
Tenino, aged 76. His birthplace wa
Michigan, and he crossed the plain
with his father in 1874. Deceased
leaves wife. two sisters, Mrs. Ange
lins Shelton of Centralia and Mrs
Lizzie Tichnor of Oakville, and Sidne,
Ford of the same place. Mr.. Ford Wal