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

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: 800 cup for a series of auto races
between Tacoma and this city.
Three victories are required to take
!. the cup.
; ii. X. Steinhart porch-column
r factory, at BucOda. now employs
twelve men. During the past few
weeks. this concern has shipped six
carloads of its product to St. Louis
and Chicago.
} If the proposed interurban'
wants dOuble-t track on Fourth
street, as it is stated sometime in
the future it is well that the street
be widened now, while it can be done
at moderate cost.
After June 18th the fee for mar
riage licenses will drop from So to
81. by act of the late lamented Legis-
lature. They are entitled to some
credit for opening this chink TO the
door of matrimony
James Alcorne died yesterday at
the hospital after a short illness from
appendicitis, after an operation. He
leaves wife and child The funeral
will be held tomorrow at 10A. NJ. in
the Christian church.
A. c. Stevens is charging his shoe
store by tearing out the partition
in the rear and extending the shelv-
ing the entire length of the store
room to accommodate his large and
increasing patronage.
The Uniform Rank X. of P, ac-
cOmpanied by other members and
Pythian Sisters, visited Tacoma last
Tuesday, to attend the Grand Lodge
convention and dedication ceremO-
MES of the Tacoma lodge of their new
hall
T. NJ. HirSch, Secretary of the Pa
cific Tank Co., of Los Angeles, Cal,
and Ralph B. Lloyd. Manager of the
National Wood Pipe Co., of the same
city, have been on visit, this week.
to the big factory in the same line of
business here.
1t has been announced that a
corporation will be formed to build
a Conservatory of Music on Main and
Twenty-third streets, 20 cost 500
900. The incorporates named are
F. w. Stocking. ]. B. Stentz, Fred
erick Schmidt and Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
more Rice.
A third case of spinal meningitis
has developed in this city, that of
Mrs. Charles Masters, now in the
hospital. Her condition is said to
be critical. The cases of Clarence
Lybarger and little Marie Shahan
both resulted in recovery with no
bad effects.
The franchise for an interurban
road to connect this city with Ia
coma having lapsed from the expira-
ton of the time-limit of two years,
another one has been introduced
practically the same as the other,
and two more years of time are given
for cogitatiOn.
Gov. Mead has granted conditional
pardons to Grant Bogen and Edgar
Parsons, serving five-year terms
for robbery, committed in Chehalis
county year ago, of a fellow single
weaver, while all were intoxicated.
One condition is that they shall alb
stain from use of Intoxicating liquors.
The move of old buildings just now
are as numerous as pawns on the
board. The Grand Army hall
will soon have to move from the
school property on Union and Wash
ingtOn streets, to make room for ].
| w. MOwell's contemplated residence
Just where it will be placed has not
yet been determined.
City Attorney Bigelow has been
authorized by the City Council to
employ legal and clerical aid, at q
cost of $50 o month, to collect the
outstanding special improvement as
sessments, 50 long due and revived
by subsequent levies. The amount
due the city and warrant holders is
estimated at about $50, 900.
The ladies of the Eastern Star are
preparing to give their memorial
services next Wednesday evening, in
Masonic hall. The committees are
as follows: On decoration, Mrs.
Geo. CASTOR, Mrs. G. B. Owen and
Mrs. ]. Cottle; arrangement of pro-
gramme, Mrs. VIM. Num-, Mrs. ".
A. Lang and Mrs. Geo. CASTOR.
The logging camps, it is reported,
will all close for about three months
this summer. The reasons given are
that the camps are running somewhat
ahead of the demand by the mills,
and the danger to camp outfits from
forest fires. The closure, it is an
nounced, will be gradual, and re-
sumption is expected in September
and October.
Mr.. ]. w. Snider went to Seattle,
Wednesday, to attend the funeral of
his brother, Samuel Snider, who
died in that city, Monday, at the
age of q years. The obsequies were
held at Butterworth's undertaking
parlors in that city, at 2 o'clock,
Wednesday afternoon. Deceased was
an uncle of Miss Blanche Chambers,
the popular young confectioner, of
West Fourth street, this city.
Oscar Brown, a brother of T. L.
Brown of this city, who is forest
ranger living at Fairfax, ten miles
east of the Carbonate road, in Mt.
Rainier reserve, had his knee-cap
severed by q drswing-knife, with
which he was splitting kindling wood,
a few days ago. He was taken to
Seattle for surgical aid. The injury
is a severe one and he may not be
able to ever walk without braces.
Capital Circle No. 1859, Women of
Woodcraft, Tuesday evening, elected
the following officers: Past Guard
ian Neighbor, Lottie Grim; Guard
ian Neighbor, Belle Hager; Advisor,
Matilda Freitag; Magician, Ida Yea
ger; Captain Of Guards, Marie Otis;
Attendant, Mary Scofeld; Inner SEN
tinel, Anna Klam; Outer Sentinel,
Carrie Hopp; Manager, Nettie Brass
field. The installation takes place
the first Tuesday in July.
Mr.. Ed. Mohler, since the destruc-
ton of his barber shop by fire, has
become still more active in his pur-