Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-01

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! be enjoyed in cOnjugal relation.
The City Superintendent of Schools
has consented to make The Value
of Total Abstinence to Life" the
subject for consideration of higher
grades. with a view of presenting
that subject at the prize contest to
be conducted by the w. c. I. U.
Gov. Mead has granted a condi-
tional pardon to II. w. Smith who
was sentenced to a years servitude
for the crime of forgery. and is af-
f1icted with consumption, or condi-
ton that he remain in the State and
conduct himself as a good citizen.
Messrs. GuibersOn & Guiberson
will next week move their fine stock
of groceries into the west storerpom
of the new Chambers building on
Fourth street, where they will have
more room to display their goods
and be nearer the business center.
John G. Proctor, an architect of
Tacoma, has been employed to draw
plans and specifications for pro-
posed improvements to the State
house and identifying the grounds,
under terms of the bill lately passed
making an appropriation for that
object.
Representative William Fl. Weber
of the 18th district, Walla Walla,
was adjudged insane a few days
ago, and taken home by relative.
1t is hoped that a season of rest will
restore him to his full mental
power, which does not seem to be
seriously deranged.
County Assessor Rowe has made
the following appointment of depu-
ties: VIM. A. Weller, Olympia; Geo.
B. Aspinwall, Mud Bay; S. Y. Ben
nett, Puget City; ]. A. Van Eaton,
Grand Mound; George Sumption, Te-
nino; Walter Longmire, Yelm, and
P. d. Moore Office deputy.
The County Institute-consisti
of about an even hundred of "wielders
of the rod," as they wera called in
times of yOre-have been in session
here this week, bent upon improv-
ing methods of teaching; a teachers
school, as it were, in which mutual
improvement is the object.
Edwin ]. Brown, announced by
dodger" as a prominent lawyer of
Seattle, will lecture in Rabeck's
hall, this evening, at 8 o'clock, on
Socialism, Law and the Coming
Revolution" which latter sugges-
ton is indeed the worlds most i'm
portant topic" Admission is free
and everybody is enjoined to be pres
ent.
Our old tOwnsman, Mr.. D. S. B.
Henry, spent last Sunday in the city
with his family on East Sixth steeet.
He returned to the Gray's Harbor
country Tuesday. He reported times
to be very lively at Aberdeen, and
that that section of country is sOrely
in need of better overland shipping
facilities. The lumber trade by wa
ter is increasing rapidly.
Mr.. Chas. F. Frye of Centralia,
and Miss Edith Mcintyre of this city,
were united in marriage at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. r. Mcintyre, on Westside, yester-
day afternoon. Rev. C. B. Seeley, of
Coupeville, performed the ceremony.
The couple left for short trip down
the Sound, after which they will re-
turn to Centralia to live.
George H. Funk and his sister,
Mrs. A. S. Volland, have bought the
northwest corner of Main and Fifth
streets, of State Treasurer Mills, for
the sum of $40, 900. who bought it
less than three years ago for 81, 625.
It has q frontage of fifty feet on
Main street and 120 feet on Fifth. 1t
has always enjoyed good rental and
after deducting taxes and repairs, it
is easily understood that Mr.. Mills
investment has Melted him over ten
per cent. per annum.
Frank Tillotson, formerly of this
city, died in Tacoma Sunday morn
ing, from an operation for appendi-
citis. His age was IS years, and he
was employed for a time on the
Port Townsend Southern. road as en-
gineer, and had worked in the North
ern Pacific shops near Tacoma for rs
years. He leaves q widow, two sons
Olney and Frank H. and q daughter
Carol. Olney is on the transport
Dix, which steamer is probably near
Honolulu, on her return from Manila.
The upper works Of new steamer
for the Olympia-Shelton run will be
built and the machinery placed in
position here, after the hull, costing
about Sc, 600, has been constructed
at Tacoma, by Crawford and Reed.
tits said that the boat will be built
somewhat after the lines of the Multi
nomah, which has been such favor
tie with the travelling public, and
will have o speed of from Is to II
miles per hour. It is estimated that
the cost of the hull and equipments
will amount to about SIC, 900.
The STANDARD acknowledges q
pleasant call from Mrs. May De
Sucra, of Skagway (who many years
ago was Miss May Prout and learn
ing her letters" in that print-shop. }
She was, some time ago, the sue
cessful conductress of a daily news
paper in those northern regions,
equipped with a Merg" and fast
presses. The lady is unfortunately
the victim of paralysis, the whole
right side of her body being without
vOlition. She was on her way to
visit a daughter in Portland, who is
soon to be married.
Mrs. George w. Mills died at Tum-
water, Sunday, after a prolonged i'll
ness. About three weeks ago she
suffered stroke of paralysis, which
presaged her death. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon in the M. E.
Church of the falls suburb. Mrs.
Mills was born in Goncondo, H.,
August II, 1895, and married in
1853. She came west soon after
wards and the family settled in this
county, at South Union. where thew