Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-24

number of people have undertaken to
sleep in the room and all bear witness
to the weird light, while none are
able to explain it. Lieut.. Chesham,
of the local Salvation Army corps
daily fights the devil and he saws he
is not afraid of ghosts, lights or any
thing of the sort. He slept in the
room to get line on the light busi-
ness for himself. He now swears
upon the honor of q Salvation Army
officer that he saw a light, of strange
and unusual appearance. He is un-
able to say what it was, but admits
the uncanny sight caused cold shivers
to run up and down his spine. For
twenty years the house in question
has borne the reputation of being
haunted. The real estate firm which
rents it has experienced great trou-
BILE in securing renters, and recently
moved it to new location to try and
dispel the tradition concerning it.
The present family announce that
the apparition is too much for their
nerves and are moving out to-day.
A number of citizens who do not take
much stock in ghosts plan a smoker
in the haunted room and expect soon
to have some plausible solution of the
phenomenon.
A Threat to Fire Pest House Provides wo-
man Nurse.
After three days of agitation, the
county officials sent a woman nurse
to wait upon Christine Livingstone,
the smallpox suspect who has been
confined at the pest house, at Bel
bingham, with only man attendant
This action was forced by the women
of the city, who threatened County
Physician Stauffer, the County Com
missioners and officials with dire ca
lamities, if their demand was not
complied with. DIR. Stauffer, in re-
ply to the adverse criticisms show
cred upon him by the ladies, said the
county could not afford the extra
expense; and, secondly, that the pa
tient did not need o nurse and was
not complaining. DR.. Stauffer went
further when the women's clubs gave
out interviews as to the disgrace
full treatment" and burning shame"
by giving out the following state
ment in the daily papers: People
in the city think nothing of allowing
their daughters to remain out until
midnight or later in company with
men, so 1 do not see anything more
Objectionable in leaving this young
woman under the guardianship of o
man of good character. If those who
have made fuss over this matter
had come to me to talk it over I think
l could have made them see it differ
entity" The County Commissioners
were appealed to by the women, but
they at first refused to take the mat
ter up, saying it was entirely in
the hands of the County Physician.
They promised one woman's club to
send q representative to the pest
house to investigate the situation.
Members of the club replied that this
was not necessary, as the knowledge
that the woman is alone with no 9TH
err attendant tllar, q man is Sufficient
to order a woman nurse employed.
The girl, who is an employe of the
Sunset Telephone Company, in
formed DIR. Durand that she spent
the first night alternately laughing
and crying. 1t is said she has not
yet fully recovered from her hysteria.
Finally Riverside woman called DR..
Stauffer, the County Physician, over
the telephone, threatening to burn
down the detention house unless q
woman nurse was Immediately sent
out to take care of the young tele.
phone girl. The nurse was immedi'
ately provided.