Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-04-03

july !. 1906.
Vim. McGinnis died Monday al
Bucoda. from the effects of drinking
"mna,mIng fluid from bottle. His
wife died recently and the fluid was
Ieit IN the house by the undertaken
who cmbaiincd Mrs. M,Ginnis at the
time of her demise.
The knceland hotel is to br given
a thorough overhauling and rcttting
to prepare it for accommodation of
the Legislative members and tran
Slent visitors. All the tenants on
the upper floor have been notified to
Vacate, at least temporarily
Brad Hill has started up his soda
fountain and opened his ice-cream
parlors for the holiday season. In
these delightful relishes Hill surely
leads. both in quality and service,
and the knowledge acquired from
experience, guarantees Il ready pat
rOnage.
Eggs can now be eaten with rcck
less prodigality. for the price of the
..eshest variety has DECLINED TO II
cents per dozen buying, and Il! sci
ling. That means of course that the
consumer will have to pay - cents
for Il single dozen or 30 cents for
two dozen.
Minnie Easterly. an Olympia girl.
II years old, attempted to commit
suicide in the county jail at Tacoma,
Wednesday, by taking large guam
tity of tooth powder, which contained
a small amount of laudanum. She
was under sentence to the State re-
form school. at Chehalis.
George F.. Thompson, a well-known
former Olympian. now of Seattle,
and Mrs. Katherine Hall, of this city.
were united in marriage, Monday.
at the home of the brides daughter
Mrs. f. b. Graves, Rev. X. NJ.
Hayes officiating They will reside
at the Waldorf, in Seattle.
With four Justices of the Peace as
sorting their right to hold only Of
fees enough for two, and two boards
of School Directors wrangling over
the question as to which is entitled
to the empty honor of serving the
people. Olympia shows proclivity
for office holding that is remarkable
to say the least.
Mr.. Geo. C. Israel has added to
his well-knOwn kennels near this
city " Edgewood Biddy," the second
best of her class of bull-terrier spe-
cies. Biddy has won over a hundred
prizes, and it is fair to presume that
she will keep up her record in ex-
hibits at Victoria, San Francisco, Sc
attic, Portland and Vancouver, B. c.
A man giving his name as Fred
Mitchell, was caught wearing an
other mans OvercOat last Saturday.
Its owner was found to be Percy
Shields. Mitchell plead drunkenness
and want of knowledge of his trans.
gression. Tae police say, however,
that he was sober, and drunkenness
can not be plead as an excuse for
crime anyway.
A lady patron of this paper said
the other day that one of the most
interesting features to her was Mott
mans announcements of special sales.
She declared that his promises were
reliabl and that she had saved fully
one-third the cost of her wearing ap
parel by keeping her eye on these
heart-tO-heart talks with customers
by means of the STANDARD.
MesSrs. Hilderbrand' Curiosity
Shop and Pap Aten's cigar stand
have had to vacate this week to make
place for Mr.. Lemon concrete build
ing. Hilderbrand has moved to ,
location near West bridge and Mr.
Aten to the former fish-stan on Eas
bridge, thus verifying the nursery
rhyme of the fight of the birds, lone
flew east and one flew west"
The STANDARD requests those VIII,
are indebted to us for the paper tt
pay up without further delay. Tn
der a ruling of the Postal Depart
ment weekly papers cannot be sen
through the mails to subscribers VIII,
are behind for over one year. 1t will
compel US 20 place accounts in Othe
hands for collection, of those who d.
not pay promptly: "A word to tn
wise is sufficient"
1t is rumOred that VIM. Scofield
engaged for many years as teamste
in this city, cOntemplates a remova
to Twin Falls, Idaho, conditioned
upon his ability to sell his propert
here. The many friends OF himsel
and his estimable family, while no
wishing him any i'll, will not be sci
iously disappointed if he should fa
to dispose of the property that hold
: them to their present home.
In passing the showroom of tn
gas company in Rabeck's building,
fine display of gas-heaters and stove
, can be seen, but right in front {
them is circle of meters, which,
it be true that they are a simile fo
D a stalwart liar, should have bee
9 kept in the background. 1t is sal
9 to say that the individual who al
r ranged that display had never hear
the expression, He lies like ga.
Z meter.
a New oyster grounds have bee
: found near the railroad crossing 9
: the mouth of Percival creek, c
rather a renewal of growth, on
tract owned by Mr.. Geo. c. Isra,
( many years ago, now owned by til
3 Mason County Logging Co. This
: one of the first points at which tt
little Olympia oysters" founded
= reputation which has increased wit
the improvement of the prOdu(
:, under cultivation.
a Another gasoline launch explode
Q last Friday, at the mouth of til
Nesqually, or rather the tank WI
e blown to fragments and the boat el
:. !. velOped in flames. The engineer
: clothing took fire and he had to di,
y twice before extinguishing his burr
! ing garments. BY liberal apple;
ton of water, the boat and engir
were saved, and this week were towe
: to this city for repairs, Her preser