Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-24


oyster lands to his brother Pnhert
and his children at death.
1t IS up to the residents Of the
north East Olympia school clarified
SrhooJ to emulate the good example
st by Picty Hill residents and ok,
the Garfield school a tiagpole ana no
douot the school board will pat IN
the poles and supply the flags.
ChaS. II. Morse, bookkeeper at the
Back Lake Lumber Co. ; plant.
made several trips to the city during
the week. on business. He is said to
be very proficient in his calling. He
has found that the lake contains
many excellent fish that have re
Sponded to his skill with hook and
line.
The Hollopeter-Glenn prosecution
Tor forgery OF consent Of parent, of
a fourteen-year-old girl lmOgene
Glenn, was dismissed in the Justice
Court, Wednesday, by Justice Frost,
on the finding that the evidence was
conflicting and not sufficient to hold
the parties for trial in the Superior
Court
st. John Guild held very salts
factory donation party at the rectOry,
Tuesday night. at which many fur
nishings and considerable money
We're contributed, to prepare the
home for the new rector. Rev. George
Messias and wife. Refreshments
were served and a very pleasant
time resulted.
Vim. Jacobson has been extradited
from Hanford, Cal. on charge of
seduction preferred by Maud Adams,
of this city. He was arraigned be-
fore one of our dcf,cto Justices of the
Peace and placed under 81 900 bond
signed by Otto Braeger, Chas. Wet
zen and A. Meeker to appear for trial
in the Superior Court.
Gordon Mackay has been quite ill
from throat trouble which threat
ened pneumonia this week, but is in
fair way for complete recovery
He was absent for day or two from
his office, but that only served to
show how widely he was missed from
his large circle of friends, in both
business and social life.
1t seems that the dismissal of the
Thacker charges upon a technical
ruling in the Superior Court, is in
reality as unpleasant a result for the
defendant as "Out of the frying pan
into the fire" the public prosecutor.
Mr.. Troy, announcing his determin-
alton to file new charges Immediate
ly and bring the matter to trial in
September.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the gas power company to
bring into operation the newly in
vented apparatus for manufacture of
power-gas from low-grade coal. 1t
is capitalized at $4,000 with L. f.
Schmidt and Peter G.. Schmidt of
Tumwater, Frank McKenny and w.
W. Gore, of Olympia, and NJ. S. TAFT,
OF New York, as trustees.
R. H. Leupke was Monday night
chosen Councilman to fill the vacancy
in the Fifth ward caused by the
resignation of H. C. Flagg. The
new Councilman is competent man
in all respects, "a years of age,
married and has been a resident of
our city the past five years. He re-
sided in Chicago the greater part of
his life, and is cashier of the Olym-
pia Brewing Company.
Mrs. George S. Allen OF South
Tacoma, where her husband is en-
gagged in the lumber business, paid
the STANDARD pleasant visit Mon
day. She still has a warm place in
her heart for Olympia, where she
spent her youthful days and a great
err part of her maturer years. They
still maintain their property inter-
ests here, and may return sometime
to make our city their permanent
home.
Do not fail to register, if you ex-
pect to vote in the primaries, and in
the important matter of Judges the
primary vote may beside the matter
without q chance for a choice at the
general election. All voters must
register to vote in incorporated cities
and towns, and it behooves residents
of Olympia, Tumwater and Tenino to
give this matter their immediate at
tention. Register, and do it now.
De lays are dangerous.
The temperature Monday, reached
96 degrees in the shade, the hottest
day of the year so far, and an I'M
usual condition for this country, the
heat continuing until shutdown, but
in a somewhat mitigated degree.
One boast of our people is that we
never have a heat that precludes
sound sleep at night, but the record
was almost broken Monday, when
the open doors and windows gave
evidence of considerable warmth af-
ter nightfall.
School block No. 8. Fourth street.
Boulevard Addition, in short distance
of the old Piety Hill school, is now
under contract to be cleared. MIR.
J. w. Wade is the contractor and
the grounds will be ready for the
new building by August LIST, Mr..
Wade receives $195 for the clearing.
The new school-house will occupy a
commanding position in an excellent
location fronting on the boulevard, a
short distance east of the bridge.
The block contains about three acres
SO that plenty of room is provided for
play grounds.
Everett, a ten year old son of J.
W. COombs, of Tumwater, met death
by drowning at the upper Tumwater
falls last Friday. The lad had evil
IDENTIFY been taking a swim, for his
clothes were found on the bank, and
the body had drifted quite distance
below, with bruises that indicate he
may have been climbing over the
many shingle-bolts in the forebay and
fallen between them. The parents
are the victims of misfortune. having
lost their home by fire few months
ago at South Bay. The mother is a