Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-17

men finally appeared ana ny tiir""
ing off a portion of the load succeed
ed in cxtricating him. Mr.. Griffith
is Young married man. living on
East Second street. His right leg
WAS broken below the knee and ne
was badly bruised. but will recover.
He is in the employ of the Olympia
Donr Go.
Clarence. the l5-yrar-old son OF
Frank Wood. living Il few miles from
this city. met a shocking death last
Friday afternoon. while entering "a
boat on Chambers Lake to hunt for
ducks. As usual it resulted from al
lowing a mere child to handle fire
arms. Nobody saw the tragedy; just
how the gun was discharged is mere
IL surmiSe. 1t is thought that he
had attempted to push the boat from
shore by placing the stock of the
gun against the bank and pushing
10y the muzzlc. In some manner
the gun WAS discharged and a great
hole in his breast showed that death
must have been instantaneous.
The shot was heard at his home,
and il seems the mother had
an impression an accident had hap
pened and dispatched his two broth
ers for the lake. His body WAS found
beside the boat lying in the water.
| The funeral rites were held Sunday
afternoon, Rev. W. $. Crockett Of
ticiating, and interment was made
in the Lacey cemetery.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. NJ. Troy will regret to hear that
they lost by death, Wednesday, their
oldest son, Robert Sturdevant, at the
age of ten years, after an illness OF
but single day. He was taken i'll
about one O'Clock on the morning OF
that day with a complication of stom-
ach and liver troubles, and sank
rapidly till after daylight when he
apparently grew better; so much SO,
indeed, that his father thought the
crisis had passed and came down tC
the courtroom to attend to some inn
pOrtant business. Before the court
was called to order, word came tC
him that Robert had passed away
Death in any form is Il terrible shock
to parents and friends, but when il
comes without warning, like thun
der-bOlt from clear sky, words art
pOwerleSS to express the intensity o.
agony that OvercOmes those near t.
the departed. May the blessed hope
of meeting beyond the grave temper
their sorrow as nothing else can do
The funeral will be held tomorrow
Saturday at 1890 A. NJ, at the fam
lily residence on Seventeenth street
conducted by the pastor of the Con
gregatiOnal Church.
Mrs. Mary E. Compton and Mrs
Mary f. Loveless, residents of Roch-
ester, came to town Monday and ap
peared before the Superior Court t.
testify as witnesses of the will o
Elizabeth Hash. deceased. The in
strum INT was probayed and Waite,
G. Shotwell was appointed executor
of the estate without bond. Tit
property left by deceased consists
mostly of money and notes valued al
about 5000. After making prOvis
ions for the payment of debts, fun
eral expenses and costs, the balance
of the estate is divided among the
children and grandchildren of de
ceased; the large part OF which. one
half, is given to q daughter. Mrs
Sarah ]. Huston, of Rochester, a
whose home Mrs. Hash resided, wher,
she died. The neighbors report thai
for several years prior to her deatf
and during her last illness, Mrs
Huston was very devoted to the care
and welfare of her deceased aged
mother, who had reached the ript
age of about 81 years. There is pro
vision in the will giving the executor
the power to make the division anC
apportiOnment among the respective
beneficiaries, and that his decision
in this respect shall be final in law
and in fact. The majority of the
legatees reside at Cross Keys, Cool
county. Oregon.
1t seems that the care for smallpox
patients the past year has cost thu
city $500. This includes 'foOG
nurses and medical attention, and
just now there appears to be several
cases of the disease developed, anG
as party was held at the Vol
home, on Eastside, where several
members Of the family have had the
disease in a mild form, it is feared
that other cases will ensue. Edwin
HendricksOn, Edward Arnold, Mrs
Cheadle and daughter, two adults
and three children at the Wolf home.
say about half O dozen persons anC
possible development from exposure
constitutes the full extent OF the
menace at this time, but it is enough
to double or triple the cost of hand
ling the disease. to say nothing oil
danger to life in the near future. II
is urged as an ameliOrating condi
ton, that the disease so far has beer
OF mild form, but that affords very
little assurance that, if physical con.
ditiOns happen to be favorable to its
development. that o mild form Of
varioloid may not cause severe case
OF continent smallpox. 1t is said
A stitch in time saves nine," anG
experience this year should leave NJ
hesitation on the part of our city and
county authorities in supplying q,
once a modern pesthOuse, and that
even more stringent measures bt
taken for prevention than cure.
w. w. Bradbury and Miss Effie
Mcbride were united in marriage iI
this city, Friday night. They were
residents of Tacoma, and will reside
In that city. 1t may alsO be noted
that Charles B. Colt and Miss Emma
o. Garrett were united in marriage
Saturday afternoon, in the Presby
terrain Church. They were likewise
residents Of Tacoma, which suggests
the inquiry whether Olympia may
not be regarded as a Gretna Greer
by manageable couples, fron. ont
cause or another. The origin of thi.
term, applied to runaway marriages
came from England. Gretna Green
was the name OF q farmstead in thu
parish of Graitney. Scotland. Ii
the old coaching days this was tn,
most convenient haltipUplaoo IN,