Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-04-17

Fred ". Lewis, Tuesday. organ
lzcd Union Center Grange of p. of II
AT Sharon school house. near Porter
1t starts out with Is members.
County Treasurer Schomber has
under preparation a call for all the
1894 general fund warrants and a
number of school district warrants.
Theodore L. Brown. of this city
has been elected Grand Outside
Waterman of the \. O. L. W., al
their recent convention in Spokane.
West Bay avenue is now being
graded from Fourth street to Snider :
hill, nearly a mile. under the efficient
management of Commissioner Claud,
Weston.
Gordon G.. Violet of Tacoma. and
Miss Libbie Barr of this city. were
married at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Wertheim. on t.aStSlde, last
evening.
Motion for suit money was filed
this week in the case of Lcona Banks
VS.. Lynee =. Banks, in which she
asks for Il divorce, alleging non
support.
Fred w. Weightman has begun
suit for divorce from his wife. Lena
Weightman, on the grounds OF de-
sertiOn and incompatibility of tenn
permanent.
The Multnomah is to be changed
from an oil to cOal-burner The
steamer Sterrett will take her place
while the changes are being made
about ten days.
A game of baseball will be played
on the Athletic grounds near this
city, Saturday afternoon, by the
Shelton Athletic and the Olympia
High School club.
1t is reported that Jack Cronin,
who murdered an Italian in saloon
in this city. several years ago, will
soon be released from the State Pen
itentiary at Walla Walla.
The smiling countenance of Ar
thur Callow, of Elma, was seen on
our streets last Monday. Mr.. Cal
lows presence is always welcomed
by his many friends here.
1t is said that there is gang
evidently organized this city, to
steal bicycles A number of valll-
able wheels have been spirited away,
within the past few weeks.
Alexander Mcintyre, SO years old,
died yesterday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Fred. Moulton, at
South Union, where the funeral will
be held Sunday, at 1:3OP.M.
The legal fight for guardianship of
little Dorothy Mckay, between Mrs.
Peter Currie of Tenino and Miss
Currie of Sault ST. Marie, Michigan,
is still in the Superior Court.
Hugo Stuth and Miss Mabel Fitz-
simmons were married Wednesday
evening, at the home of the bride S
mother, at the Golden Rule lodging
house, Rev. w. S. Crockett officiat-
ing.
1t is announced that the Cover
nOr's mansion is to be of the Colon
ial Style" and patterned in some re-
spects after Tacoma residence
show place" on the Point Defiance
road.
The MUMMY single mill has re-
c11nnn6 npnf.n,,c rrrSth f,,1l
1t has been closed several months on
account of fall in prices East and diff
ficuity of obtaining cars for making
shipments.
Mrs. Redpath, wife of DR.. N. J.
Redpath, sustained an operation for
appendicitis, Tuesday, performed by
the doctor and an expert from Ia
coma. 1t is thought that it will be
successful.
Nelson Langley and Mrs. Frances
G. Parker of Shelton, were united in
marriage in this city, Wednesday
morning, and left the same afternoon
by land for their farm near Shelton,
their future home.
John S. Darville, late of Ballard,
has bought site for a homein this
city, on East Bay avenue, where he
will construct modern building.
He will fill a position as machinist
with the National Wood Pipe Co.
1t will probably save some bike
riders a fine, if they bear in mind
that it is unlawful to ride their
wheels on Main, Fourth and Frank
lin street sidewalks, and that the
police are keeping an Open-eye for
offenders.
Treasurer Schomber, Monday, paid
! into the City Treasury the sum OF
$l4. III. Is, as the citys share of the
tax collections for March, the largest
amount ever thus transferred from
county to city. Tumwater's share
was 81 ,371 SO.
The efforts of our Street Com.
missioner in the vicinity of the resi-.
dence of D. S. B. Henry, have i'm
proved East Sixth street very much
which teamsters who are accustomed
to travel over this bad piece of road
in wet weather will appreciate.
Mrs. Mary f. Church Cullen and
her son, Rollin, expect, in the nea,
future, to visit relatives and friend.
at Chicago and vicinity. 1t ha.
been about eighteen years since Mrs
Cullen has enjoyed the pleasure O.
the earlier associations of her young
wOmanhood.
An athletic meet between thu
schools of Shelton and the loca
schools is to be held in this city Nav
10th. Selected teams will engage ir
running, leaping, wrestling, pole
vaulting, pitching and all the ath
letic games that made old-time Olym.
pia so noted.
City Attorney BigelOw has brought
suits against many non-residents TO,
street assessments on Page street
WeStSide. The grading was donf