Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-26


Brccher l.. Cook and family, O
Minnesota. former residents of thi
city. have returned to cast their 10
in this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. y. Rice. of Yclm
were in the city Saturday for brie.
stay. They own 800 acres of lant
near that place.
Adolph Schmidt reached German,
safely yesterday. Us was learned from
cablegram from him to his father
Leopold Schmidt.
Arthur Ready and wife are her,
from Corvallis to make an extended
stay with Mrs. KS parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. p. H. Neuifer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. McKenna, OF
Little Rock, visited this week with
Mrs. Mckenna's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. &. Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs. r. W. Reed. who
lately purchased the Cox place at
PickcringS Pass. moved to their
new home this week.
The city is to purchase Il new horse
for use of the fire department, to re-
place Prince who has served his
time on the ho>c-cart,
John GunStOne's farm team ran
away Monday, the wagon being de
molished by striking Il telephone pole
near the Baptist church.
Albert Brucker has been called to
San Francisco by the serious illness
of his father. He was accompanied
by his wife and daughter.
The family of C. J. Van Eaton left
Tuesday for their new home on Orcas
Island, where Mr.. Van Eaton is en-
gagged in the mill business.
Fred COttle suffered u painful in
jury, Wednesday. by heavy casting
falling upon his left leg, while at work
In the Pioneer Iron Works.
Nate Foster, of Tumwater. is suf-
fering from blood poisoning in his
right hand. rs a result of getting it
punctured by catfish horn.
Daniel Warner, an old-time logger
of this county, died Monday of paraly-
SIS at the home of his son, Charles
Warner, at Tacoma. He was 20 years
of age.
Tumwatcr has made formal de-
mand upon the Port Townsend South
ern company for sidc-track and
station facilities in that enterprising
little burg.
A purse containing $40 was lift
ed from a handbag belonging to
Mrs. j. f. Walker. who lives in the
country, while at Mrs. Jennie Loves
rooming-housc, one day this week.
The remittitur in the case of AL
bert Wilson has reached the Sheriff
and he has notified his bondsmen for
his delivery to begin term of three
years Imprisonment for cattle-steal-
ing.
Br'r Scobey," now of Portland.
the predecessor of Boss Thacker, paid
a visit to the faithful this week.
He is doing well in Portland, and
declares that it is the ideal city of
the West.
The Elswick suit for 81. 900 dam
ages against the Mayor and CITY
COuncilmen for destroying the dock
to his boat house on Tilton street.
engaged the attention of the Super
Tor Court yesterday.
Everybody who desires to put in a
days work at Mission Park, Tuesday.
will be furnished free Transportation
by reporting that fact to Mr.. r. G.
Blakeslee, who has been assigned the
duty of providing for that service.
David Leek of Tenino was COM
mitted to the asylum yesterday by
Judge Linn. on u showing that he
was demented. Religion seems to
have affected his brain, and he has
made threats which render this
course necessary.
1t is reported that on last Satur-
day Rev. +. X. Howard fell off lad
der spraining his ankle. The acct
dent happened at St. Johns rectory.
This mishap incapacitated the rever-
end gentleman from holding the us
ual services last Sabbath.
A parole has been recommended
for Edward Albrccht, of Vancouver.
serving term for assault. Proba-
bly, sympathy had something to do
with the recommendation for a wife
and several children residing in East
Portland are in need of his aid.
Ed. Johnson, a logger in Simpson S
camp near Shelton, who sustained
injuries few days ago while at work,
died in the hospital here Sunday.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day by Rev. VIM. HOhberger, and
interment was made in Masonic
cemetery.
Mrs. Sylvester, of South Bay, has
returned after visiting with her sis
ter and friends in Seattle. During
her weeks absence, her daughter
Eunice was in charge of the fourth
street store. Miss Frances Sylvester
is enjoying her vacation at the old
| homestead.
Tae quarry of stone operated by
cOnvicts in Lewis county, for crush
ing rock to be used by the county in
road repairs, has closed down and
the labOrerS returned to the Peni-
tertiary at Walla Walla. This was
done for the reason that the Legis-
lature made no provision for continu-
ance of that labor.
Mayor McClarty urges the City
Council to cut down, much rs posi-
BILE, public expenses. He calls at
tentiOn to the fact that there is little
more that $1,000 in the current ex-
pense fund, with fixed charges ag-
gregating about $1,000 per month
and only licenses and fees to depend
upon until the tax levy comes in.
The State Board has appointed j.
r. Pritchard, M. d., of Cheweleh,
Superintendent of the State Institu-
ton for the Feeble minded at Medi.
cal Lake. DR.. Semple, Superintend
ent of the Eastern Washington Hos
pital, who has been temporarily in
charge of the former institution will
resume entire control Of the hospital