Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-01-11

hing any unclaimed packages. 4
search by Sheriff Connolly has failet
to discover any such deposit.
Mr.. O'Connor has for sale q few
copies Of "Across the Plains" b,
Randall II. Hewitt, q somewhat ex
tended reference to which appeared
in these columns few weeks ago. |
Is not only instructive and entertain
ing, both in text and illustration, but
Is valuable contribution to pioneer
history and should be in all lihrarie,
as reference book to strenuous eX
perience OF the "time that tried mems
souls" 1t is a volume OF 81 pages
attractively bound and profu-ely H.
lustrated-prlce ST.
The rapid ringing OF the frehe,l
Monday, just as it was rung in the
olden time when we did not have the
new-fangled electric appliance, was
due to the efforts Of a woman, Mrs. Ida
Mann, who manipulated the rope that
is now only thus used to ring the cur,
few warning for children to get off the
StiNCto. W iiiIIl 10 1CNtI ItdIu-UN LIIciu.
The cause of the commotion was ex.
cited nerves over an incipient fire in
her lodging house, corner of Fourth
and Franklin. The firemen responded
with corresponding e,acritv, and the
fire was extinguished with very slight
damage.
Miss Theo. Alexander, after a pleas.
ant visit with her sister, Mrs. Byron
Millelt, returned to Gle Elum, to be.
gin teaching in the public schools of
that thriving burg. Owing to the
scarcity of teachers. Miss Alexander,
after her arrival in Olympia, and the
acceptance of position in Gle Elum
schools, had several opportunities to
procure situation in Thurston county,
in line with her calling. She ex-
pressed her preference for the Sound
country to the section east of the
Cascades, as the winters there are
somewhat similar. though not as Sc.
we're as in North Dakota, from which
State she had emigrated.
The Chamber OF Commerce sue.
ceeded in getting quorum present,
Tuesday night, at its annual meeting,
and appointed committee to nomi.
nate a board of trustees. This com.
mittee consisted OF Willard Lemon, G..
H. Funk, j. I. Thacker, f. q. Blake
and w. IL. Dierker, and they after
consultation, named the following
Board of Trustrees: c. H. Springer,
F. G. Blake, r. A. B. Young, r. II.
Streets. T. J. Kegley, c. S. Reinhart
and L. p. Holbrook. These gentle
men will in the course of time an
nounce their selection of officers for
the succeeding year. 1t does seem as
if the very best ma terial should be OF
tanned by this somewhat complicated
system of sublima'ion.
Mayor McClarty appointed Tuesday
night, on his installation, the follow
ing committees of the Council:
Ways and Means-Meays, Mackay and
Swan.
Accounts and Current Expenses
King, Kenny and Weller.
Fire, Light and Water-Swayne, We'll
Ter and Meays.
Streets, Wharves and Bridges-Weller,
Swayne and Mackay.
Health, Police and Public Property
Swan, Kenny and King.
Franchises, Licenses and Sewerage
Kenny, Swan and King
He likewise named the following
appointive officers:
Chief of Police, Thomas Coates
.Patrolmen, Henry Turner, Geo. Gas
ton and J. w. Whiting.
Engineer of the Fire Department, E.
B. Raymond; Assistant, H. b. Barnes.
Driver of the fire team. o. G. Goodrich.
Street Commissioner, J. G. Lybarger.
Police Justice, Milton Giles.
Civil Engineer, j. b. Weddell.
The compensation of these officers
was fixed by resolution, as follows:
Marshal $50 per month, Patrolmen
$40, Street Commissioner $75, Chief
Engineer Fire Department $50, Driver
SIS, sleepers $40 each. and employees
in street work 1925 per day.