Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-08-02
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\ $13. 900 fire occurred at Sno
homiSh at an early hour ycStcrtla,
morning. Cleveland block. the Com.
n"rci,tl hotel, the Coburg building
and several small store buildings
We're consumed. The insurance is
small.
1udgrJ. W. Robinson is enjoying
an outing in Eastern Oregon. among
the mountains hills and lakes. Nat
ura. beauty and scenery have cSpec.
ial charms for the Judge. He antici-
patrS returning to Olympia about
the 2Oth inst.
Mrs. W. l.. Sapp was entertained
Saturday evening by her friends in
COMMUNICATION of her contemplated
"trip to England. as Il Lon r"Yig,
testimonial of regard 4 silver card
Tray was presented her Us token of
remembrance
Sammy Prather. once the Buster
Brown of this city. has achieved inl-
mortal fame by dive from Il 6O-foot
tower into Spanaway Lake. last
Wednesday. Sammy is now Il years
of age and is employed in the Negc-
tartan Cafe. at Tacoma
Mrs. 7. +. Connolly. wife of our
efficient Sheriff. has been down the
Sound having her eyes operated upon.
1t is gratifying to learn the condition
respecting her eyc-sight was not
serious. but it was deemed advisable
to apply treatment in time.
a. Trullinger. H. II. McCray and
James A. Hildebrand have been APP
pointed appraisers in the matter of
the estate of Charles belong, a
minor. The ward is Il grandson of
Mr.. J. r. Grant, and nephew of
the guardian, Mrs. Harriet belong.
Smallpox is reported as prevalent
among the Indians at Mud Bay.
Mud Bay Sam and Joe Peters
being i'll from that dreadful disease
Sheriff Connolly has placed guards
on the roads leading to this city.
establishing quarantine far as pos
siblc
Mr.. George Langridge. of South
Bay. has brought us samples of eX-
cellent peaches. of the "ShOemaker"
variety. which prove that that rare
fruit i'll this country can he success
fully grown here. when proper judy
ment is exercised in selec ton and
due care is taken of the trees.
Harold, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. +. Kearney, was the recipient of
Il birthday party. at their home on
Fifteenth street, last Friday, to
commemorate the attainment of the
eighth anniversary of his youthful
existence. A goodly number of COM
paniOns were present, and with
games. music and refreshments, a
very pleasant time was had.
Willard Lemon. the civil encinccr
has just completed a survey for the
State Highway Commission of new
roadway which will avoid the steen
grade on Nisqually Hill, betweep
here and Tacoma. Mr.. Lemon rn.
ports the plan to be quite feasible
at moderate cost, and he is now
engaged in making profiles to show
comparison with the present road
The storm Wednesday night placed
out OF service nearly half the phones
of the Sunset exchange in this CITY.
by burning out the fuse of the in
struments. Repairers are diligently
restoring the service. but the tenn
pOrary interruption shows what n
prime necessity this method of COM
municatiOn has become, and affords
another illustration of the adape
We never miss the water till the
we'll runs dry
Martin Johnson, who was brought
up from Union City several days ago
and placed in the hospital suffering
from self-infiicted wounds in ATTEMPT
to take his own life. died Tuesday
from their effects. A brother and
other relatives were present when
the end came. Deceased was So
years of age and unmarried, and in
comfortable circumstances financi-
ally. The funeral rites were con-
Quoted at Whiteside's Wednesday.
The warm weather is causing a
scarcity of water at Seattle, and if
rain does not fall within q day or
two, irrigation supplies will be pro-
hibited. At Tumwater not drop OF
water has passed over the dam for
o week, all passing through the
fumes. The maple trees on the Cap
itOl park are beginning to show the
scared leaf and the grass on the
common is beginning to turn yellow.
Oh, for deluge! Since writing the
above the "deluge" has come.
! Boost your community. Our Olym.
pia ladies are doing oil they can tc
beautify the city. Now let the ladies
living in the country try to beautify
! their homes. Strangers come here
; and are not only taken around the
city, but out in the country, and as 9
general thing the looks of our sub
urban homes impress them more
than anything else. A few flowers
in the yard and vines on the porch
will change the whole from a look O.
dreariness to one of beauty and sun
shine.
!, The awards for wood to supply
; the school buildings. next winter
have been made as follows: r
Westmoreland, 20 cords of two-foo
wood for the Lincoln building a
$3.50 per cord; Cecil Rutledge, o.
Little Rock, 80 cords of four-foo
: wood for the Miller High school a
: 81. so per cord, and 40 cords of 10
inch wood for the Garfield building
at 81. 20 per cord, Madison & Peters
100 cords two-foot wood for thu
Washington school building at 81 Al
per cord.
The local branch of the Order o
+, PendO have been advised that Their,
|, is an additional sum OF $50 due tn
estate of James r. Bolton, deceased
on account of sick benefits. 1t i!
said this amount will 60 to Mis-
Blanche G. Chambers, residuary leg
aztec under the will, after payment o
the State tax of six per cent. ant
1 fees incident to making a supple
mental order since final settlement
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