Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-03


J. c. Coninc left yesterday for
Denver. Co.o., whittier he goes as ;
delegate from this State To the VA
tional Democratic Convention. wheel
meets there on the sth inst.
10 is not far behind modern prog
res. Mud Bay Sam. high priest @
the Shaker denomination. ha, gon,
70 Yakima to hold protracted meet
lngs. al!csame Boston man.
Mrs G. J. Messegee. the popular
miillner, has greatly reduced The
price OF all her trimmed hats. Don
fail 10 call at her parlorS. on East
Fourth street. and get a bargain.
Peter Mcfarland has been en-
ployed the past week in cutting hay
on his EaStside property. situated ON
Seventh street. That gentleman Is
one Of Olympia most Industrious
citizens.
Another 18th of July victim. in aid
vance Of tn day, is Ray Slingby. al
Puyaliup. lad sixteen years of age.
who died from the effects OF lock Jaw
caused by discharge OF Il toy-pistol.
wOunding his hand.
Roy. David Mcdonald. of Nashon
Co'lcg,, has accepted Il call as pas
tor of the United Presbyterian
Church of this city. and will soon
with his family take up his perma-
nent residence here
G.. S. Prince says he captured the
two timber wolves that have been
providing around in the vicinity of
Long Lake. Some of his friends
seem to doubt it, but, you know, Mr..
Prince is a truthful man.
The final payment for $500, 600
Seattle lighting bonds. of One-third
that amount, was mace Wednesday.
These bonds are owned by the Per-
mancnt School Fund, run twenty
years and draw three per cent.
a Tacoma auto was wrecked on
Nesqually hill Sunday. while return
ing from this city. One of the party
only. was injured. a Mr.. Metzler.
The party consisted of that gentle
man and his wife, and George A.
WootOn and wife, all of Tacoma.
Miss T. Ethel Royal and Harry T.
Hardman were married Sunday morn
ing. at the BigelOw home on East
Bay avenue. The groom is a resi-
dent of Victoria, b. c., at which
place the happy couple will reside.
Rev ]. W. Flesher performed the
Tumwater has appointed a COM
mittee to ascertain the cost of plac-
ing water-mains, to adopt Mr.. Leo
pOld Schmidt's generous offer of sup
plying pressure from the brewery
pumps at times of fire. They have
also ordered two chemical engines of
2O-gallon capacity.
Mr.. f. ]. Korrs, rate expert of the
Railroad Commission, has just re-
turned from St. Paul with j wife.
formerly Miss Winnifred A. Sexton,
of that city. They were married on
the Oath ult., at the home of the
brides parents. They will make
their home at 2O9 Adams street, this
city.
Several of the bike-riders do not
seem to care for expense in indulg-
ing in their favorite recreation.
Saturday, C. A. Burrs. H. H. Jack
son and Henry Kreider paid FIVE
plunks" each for the privilege of
pedestrians scatter from the
sidewalks to make room for the silent
steed.
A site for the new school build
ing on Piety Hill has been purchased
from T. G. Van Epps. 1t embraces
about three acres of area, and is
te a couple of blocks north of
t.. ID building. Clearing will com.
mence Immediately, and work will
begin On the new building about
August LIST.
DR.. David Mitchell has been ap-
pointed guardian of James E. Kin
ney, an old stockman who has al
most lost his. eyesight and has been
for some time stopping in this city.
He had been quite wealthy and still
retains a competency, and having no
relatives it seemed desirable to auth
orize somebody to manage his af-
fairs.
Arrangements have been made to
provide ample seating for the large
number OF people who will be pres
ent on the 4th, tomorrow. Planks
have been distributed at all the avail
able places to see the procession and
witness the programme, SO that the
principal reason for fatigue incident
to two days celebration will be
Obviated.
Rev. Kingsley F. Norris is about
to return to his home near Roches-
New York, after a short visit in
Oregon, where he and his daughter
Louise will prove up on timber
claims they have located in that
State. Mr.. Norris has been tempor.
arily in charge Of the Congregational
Church here. They intend to re-
turn home by way of California.
The many friends of Mrs. B. F.
Denton, who changed her residence
from here to Southern California.
about year ago. with her husband.
in the hope that it would benefit her
health, died last week, at San Bern
ardino. They were old residents of
this county, and she was specially
we'll known to the readers of the
STANDARD from her contributions
to its columns.
II our Fourth OF July decorators
would but visit the Lyric Theater
and witness the Carnival of Nice. 1"
they would obtain some valuable
suggestions on the construction of
floats and other embellishments of
street parades. Some of the most
beautiful and effective displays can
be made of nothing more than
what our forest growth and flower
gardens afford in cuoh v,uof,,c;o.