Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-01-18

Oh luloIlLRtlun; tnAS the extremely low
temperature during the fore part of
this week, resulted in loss OF at least
$4,000 from freezing OF the oyster
beds in this and Mason counties. Our
fellow townsman. DR.. Mitchells loss
alone is over $1,000 from that cause.
Clinton Nanderveer and Miss Viva
Mills, both well known aud popular
young people OF Tumwatcr, were mar
red Tuesday evening, at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Mills, Rev. f. l.. Swick officiating
The STANDARD joins with many friends
/ in extending best wishes to the young
couple.
Ray Ackley, of Tacoma, who COM
mitted suicide in San Francisco,
Wednesday night, left farewell letter
addressed to " Agnes Downs, Olympia,
Wash" The young lady mentioned is
we'll known here. She was summoned
to Tacoma yesterday by telephone
from the unfortunate young mans
mother.
Young ladies of Olympia High
School met last Friday to form an
organization for mutual instruction
and benefit, in their assembly hall,
and elected for temporary officers Miss
Cora Whiteman President, Miss Jennie
Austin Vice President and Miss Ida
Wiley Secretary-Treasurer. The Pres
ldent appointed Misses Olive Davis,
Lavina Wilson and Hazel Conner to
frame q constitution and Misses Flora
Schively, Viola Mann and Pearl Duby
/ to select a name.
The Trustees Of the Chamber OF
! Commerce, nine in number elected
by a cummittee appointed by that
body, met at the office OF the County
Treasurer, Monday, and elected the
following officers for the ensuing wear
President, DIR. Carlyon; Vice Presi-
dents, c. S. Reinhart and G. H. Spring
err; Treasurer, T. J. Kegley, and Sec.
rotary, R. A. B. Young. Mr.. Schom-
her, who has so diligently and faith
fully filled that Office the past decade
declining reelection.
The band of the Chehalis Reform
School lie composed of 26 lads of that
institution. They were brought in to
greet the Legislature with those strains
OF sweet music that are said to sOothe
and harmonic conflicting emotions so
prevalent among politicians-before
they get acquainted. The coup d'etat
is said to have been arranged by the
Governor, his Board Of Control and
Superintendent Reed. May it not be
that it was this influence which caused
the "insurgen" programme to slip
through as though fabricated with
sweet oil?
Oscar Wood and family are making
preparations to depart Monday for
Oakland. Cal, where they will here.
after reside, and Mr.. Wood will pursue
his trade Of carpenter. He is Q native
son and excellent workman, and his
only reason for change of residence is
that much Of the labor now done by
the Door company, where he has held
. situation for years. is outdoor work,
and he prefers milder climate during
the winter months. Men of his voca-
ton are in demand in the Bay City,
of which Oakland is a suburb. May
luck 60 with him.
Charles McSorley, q twelve-year.old
lad. q son of Charles McSorley OF
Ballard, who met with fatal accident
while coasting near St. Martins Col.
lege, at Lacey, died at St. st. Peters
hospital in this city, Saturday night.
The manner Of the accident is peculiar.
Laths were used to keep planking in
place and the end OF one of these
braces becoming loose. it was raised
some inches above the track, used 10
coasting. While he WAS sliding down
the descent quite rapidly, his body
came in contact with the lath, which
penetrated the abdomen to the depth
of nearly . foot. A few hours after.
ward no died in great agony. His
parents we're unable to reach this city
until Sunday morning. His body
was taken to Ballard, tho same day
or burial.
The temperature Tuesday morning
sank to 8 degrees above zero, . record
mark that has not been attained for
mouy yCoIo ~ VCotCIu W0ouIUktOus
In fact, there has been but one in
stance in tho past half-century when
as close . Proclamation to that low
temperature has been attained, and
that was . couple Of score years ago,
when il is said thermometer in front
of "Jim Prsy's saloon" OH Main
street, one morning fell to one degree
below zero, but there has always been
some doubt about the authenticity OF
that record. The present cold spell
has caused great injury to the oyster
beds by freezing of the product. but
that experience il not new on Puget
Sound, or Gray's Harbor, ~ that
bivalve will freeze ct tho same temp
erature as water if exposed outof that
fluid. In the Puyallup valley and
some eastern parts of the State it il
reported that considerable injury has
, been done to fruit trees, by freezing OIL
the sap, and the work of demolition
seems to be going on by bursting Of
the bark with . report like pistol .shots