Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-06-28

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, Il cncampment at Ballard this week
, Mrs. Hildebrand, Mrs. Agnes Skin
nrr. Mrs. Dave Lincoln. Mrs. W. a.
Lang. Mrs. H. A. Van Eaton, Mrs
Ben Brewer. Mrs. Ellen Parrot. Mrs
:. Savidrc. Mr.. and Mrs +. Ne
EynnIdS. MIR. and Mrs. f., A. Bald
win. !. ". BIker and J. Ahrrnethy
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Niles movrC
thi, week To Everett, where they
will make their future home. Mr.
Niles. short time ago, resigned the
position of Deputy State Land Com.
missioner To take the presidency OF
Il large corporation in SnoholniSh
county. The Niles residence, corner
of Eighth and Adams streets, will be-
occupied by Railway Commissioner
J. {. Lawrence and family.
The City Council have adopted a
good rule in requiring that all claims
for rebate in tax for street improve
mcnts be made in writing, stating
the grounds on which it is asked.
filed with the clerk a day before a
regular meeting of the Council.
These requests had become so general
that it was deemed necessary to have
some record evidence to Justify ac-
tion if taken for relief.
Miss Marie. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. q. Il. SimcnSon. of this city,
WAS married Wednesday morning. to
Jesse NJ. Shelley, of Hoquiam. The
wedding took place at the home of
the bride parents, on Maple Park.
Rev. f.. X. LOOMS. of the Congrega
tional church officiating. They will
make their home at Hoquiam, where
Mr.. Shelley is employed by logging
and mercantile company.
George Serge, Il lad of nine years.
was before Justice Giles Wednesday.
charged with having set several build
ings on fire in the vicinity of Little
Rock. The last of these was a blaze
at Deming's mill. The boy is an
orphan. living with his grand par
ents. who say that, aside from this
seeming uncomfortable desire to burn
property, George is good child. He
was bound over for a hearing in the
Superior Court.
John Petrinc has sued the Mason
County Logging Co. for 81 800 dam
ages for injuries received while work
ing for defendant as Swamper, to
clear skidr road of underbrush, while
crew of men were telling trees near
by. One tree struck the plaintiff.
and he was for long time in the
hospital, and is still partially par
alyzed from the injury. and has not
been able to work a day since the
accident, last November.
1t is reported that l.. Z. Brautigan
and wife have sold their fine resi-
dence property to Mrs. Catherine A.
Turner for the consideration of 81
600. The premises are located at
the corner of Eastside and Third
streets. Possession is to be de-
livered Immediately. Mr.. Brautigan
is a street-car conductor, and will
soon take vacation, when he and
Mrs. B. will visit Portland and other
points before returning to Olympia.
Rev. G.. Taylor Griffith, pastor of
st. Johns Church, has requested
two months vacation beginning July
LIST, on account of ill-health. Ar
engagements have been made for
holding services during his absence.
The former pastor, Rev. +. X. How
ard, is in the city, and it may be his
services during this interval will be
solicited. However, this matter rests
with the local wardens and vestry-
men of the parish in conjunction with
the wishes of the Bishop of the do
ceSe.
Mrs. James Kendrick, we'll
known resident of this city, died
Monday afternoon, after a long ILL.,
ness from stomach trouble. She was
a member of the Christian Church
and held in high esteem by her fell
low labOrers in the cause of right
eousness. She was native of New
Jersey, 46 years of age, 10 of which
were passed in this city. She is sur.
vived by her husband, four sons and
three daughters. The funeral rites
were conducted Wednesday by the
pastor, w. S. Crockett.
Mrs. ]. B. Walsh, formerly Miss
Irene johnson, of this city. daughter
of our well-knOwn citizen, Glenn John
son, died on her wedding trip, a tour
of Europe, while in Kanturk, county
of Cork, Ireland. She was taken i'll
of typhoid fever and died June 10th,
interment being made in the hus.
bands family plot in Limerick county,
about rs miles from Kanturk. She
was "a years of age and was married
in April. She grew to wOmanhOod
here and leaves host of friends. Be
sides her parents she leaves a sister,
Mrs. Ed. McClarty, and a brother,
Ed. Johnson.
The autO-races from Tacoma to this
city, last Saturday. drew u crowd on
our streets like circus. The first
prize was awarded REQ 20-horse-
power machine OF the American
Auto Co., Of Tacoma, driven by Sam
uel Kenyon. 1t covered the distance
in one hour and 26 minutes running
time, distance 81 miles, and won by
IA minutes and 38 seconds. The
Rambler, owned by G. A. WOltOn, of
Tacoma, won the runabOut race, al
though the time is contested by the
Ford auto, on the claim that it was
arranged a handicap should be al
lowed over the Rambler.
Mrs. f. c. Ferguson, of Snoho-
mish, died last week, at her home in
that city, after several weeks illness
from typhoid fever. She was one of
the earliest residents of Olympia, be-
ing a daughter of the sturdy old
pioneer, H. d. Morgan. She was
married here in the early days to Mr..
Ferguson, quite as prominent an old
settler and as active in founding the
beginning of our prosperous State.
She was So years of age, a woman of
rare talents and pleasing personality.
Miss 1vie Ferguson, stenographer in
the State insurance Office, is a
daughter of the esteemed lady.
A very good ordinance was intro
duced by Councilman Mackay Mon