Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-01-25


The newly welded parties will resid,
in Oregon.
W. l. Sapp. OF Tumwater, has con
tracted to furnish the State buildips
with 100 cords of wood, delivery to bs
made a. wanted, which will reliev.
State officials and the Legislature O
any apprehension OF freeze-out this
session or indeed during the winter.
Olympia, it seems from late Stats.
tics. gives a higher educational indi
cation than any other city Of its size
on the Coast. Besides liberal pat.
ronage to her own schools, there i.
scarcely college or university in the
State but has delegations from our
city.
The burial OF Thomas Johnston, an
aged pioneer who died at Tacoma,
Saturday, will be held 10 this city at the
Catholic Church, 1t 10 o'clock to.
day. He was 80 years of age, and
leaves family OF six soue. A widow
likewise survives him. Deceased re.
sided may years in this city.
The City Council met Monday night
only long enough to grant the appli.
cation of August Schneider for vaca.
ton OF certain streets on Westside and
thus enable him to construct a saw
mill of $4,000 per diem capacity, and
then adjourned to this Friday night
to finish up routine business. The
postponement was owing to important
engagements of several of the mem
bers.
Gov. Mead has received from the
Department of Agriculture a warrant
for 81 ,922.22, which represents ten
per cent. OF government receipts from
forest reserves in this State. This
cum is to be divided among the nine
teen counties in which the reserves are
situated. and the money can only be
used for schools or roads. The Legis.
lature will provide the form of distri.
button.
The Home Missionary Society of
the NJ. E. Church, at their meeting
Wednesday, elected the following of.
ficers: President, Mrs. L. A. Coons !;
Vice President, Mrs. H. E. Gray;
Recording Secretary. Mrs. s. E. Banks !;
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. E. C.
Suiter; Secretary of Literature, Mrs.
w. E. Waters; Mite-box Secretary,
Mrs. M. Giles, and Treasurer, Mrs.
McBratney.
The jury panel for the term OF the
Superior Court. beginning February
4, has been drawn as follows: J. N.
Carlson, James A. Cheadle, w. H.
Kinerin, A. Taylor, VIM. Jordan, E.
Egbert, Peter Higham, David West,
J. w. Kelley, Joe Reder, w. C. Gaddy,
w. o. Turner. Will J. Langridge, T. S.
Perkins, W. H. Shahsn. Clyde Barry,
Wash Hartman. J. Brenner, E. Mum,
D. P. Brissy, g. E. Wilberg, r. w.
Taylor. G. w. Whitney, w. E. Hutson,
H. Wright, T. R. Boone, C. A. Hart.
suck, A. P. Huston, w. T. Bryant.
J. H. flasher, a lawyer of this city,
has begun an action sgainst the Port
Townsend Southern Railroad Co. for
damage to property of pleasure re.
sort near the Narrows, by cutting
down trees and shrubbery near his
hotel and damaging the property to
the extent of 500. He likewise esti.
mates damage TO business by delay
caused by litigation and prays for a
judgment of $27.50O on that behalf.
The company admits making . survey
but denies all other allegations.
The dwelling house of A. A. Hunter,
| q poSv
Friday and burned quite briskly till o
hole q dozen feet in diameter was
made 10 the roof. The flames we're
discovered by Arthur Weston, who
was going by in his launch, and by
rapid toOts of his whistle he managed
to call the attention of Mr.. Hunter to
what was passing. Being without the
usual appliances for quenchiug fire,
Mr.. Hunter climbed TO the roof and
his wife handed him q bucket full Of
salt, which he threw in handsfull on
the flames. water being scarce on &C.
count OF tho freezing weather. II
worked like . charm, and very soon he
bad the fire under control and finally
extinguished.
Miss M. L. Patterson, who for the
past three months has been sojourn.
ing with her brother in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, was expected 10 return
to the Sound during the present
month on account Of the serious i'll.
ness of her nephew, Harold Walters,
at Tacoma. About six weeks ago,
the young man had An acute attack
of kidney and bladder troubles, with
diabetic tendencies. Recently his
symptoms appeared to be more favor
able, and at latest accounts his re.
covery from a prolonged illness seemed
probable. The Walters family re.
sided in Olympia in the early nineties,
and have many scqusintances and
friends in our midst. The daughter,
Gertrude, is expected TO be in town
in order to pc present at the reception
of Mrs. Governor Mead, to be held ct
this date.
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