Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-13
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al i'UIio 10 morrow.
i division Of the " {. +. L. ha
been organized on Vests side.
Tn, revival season opened Will
great promise at the Methods
Church. this week.
J. A. Graham. the well know,
bIri,rr. has been confined to hi
home tine past week 10y illness.
Sneak thieves are plyin. their vo
cation. Ashley store WAS robbed o
so worth of bicycle tires "Wednesday
night
otto I'ra"gcr i recovering from
the operation he recently underwent
in Portland. but is still confined tC
the hospital there.
Mr.. O'Connor informs rs that til,
rainfall last night was the largest
ever recorded al this etation-2. Gt
inches up to ! \. VI.
Fruit shippers have succeeded, by
means Of the State Railroad Commits
sion, in obtaining Il reduction OF t,
PER cent on rates for their products.
Iioodlums have stolen the Holy
Rollers stove, and now Apostle Holy
Peter keeps nightly vigil with cooked
gun. guarding the place it was but
is not.
Monday night Miss Viola Nc
Clintic of this city and l.. II. French.
of Myrtle Creek. Ogn.. were united
il marriage, Rev Il. NJ. Hayes Of
ticiating.
a letter from San Bcrnardino,
Cal. from b. r. Denton, written on
the 4th, says that his wife at that
date was nigh unto death from con-
gestion of the lungs.
The Supreme Court of this State
has decided to hold that common law
marriages are valid in this State, if
performed in a State which rccOg-
niZcS them as lawful.
Street Commissioner Claude Yves
ton has done some good work by
building new crossings in different
parts of the city Claude has an eye
to safety and comfort of the public.
Frank Stevens Civil war veteran
died Tuesday night at the Hospital,
of drOpsy, He has resided at Black
Lake. He has no relations here, all
his people living in New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Smith who
recently arrived in our midst, are
now located at $50 Swan street, neal
the Lincoln school building, in which
their daughter, Pearl, is employed as
a teacher.
Mrs. G. W. Whiteside, noted in
our last paper as being seriously ILL
at her home on Chambers Prairie
died Friday night. The funeral was
held Sunday, from the Whiteside bur
ial parlors.
Charles Burr has severed his con-
nection with the Capital Nationa
Bank as boOkkeeper and will here
after be associated with Gordon
Mackay as manager of his extensive
and growing real estate business.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ
f. Church of Tumwater, held an en-
joyable party at the home of Mrs
Isaac Wolfe, about a mile east o
that town, Wednesday afternoon. A
good time was had by all present.
A large lumber deal was cOnsum
mated last week at Vancouver, B. c
whereby Lester w. David of Blaine
and other stockholders, disposed of
three million-dollar interest in tn
Fraser river sawmills and large tim
Der areas.
The State Treasurer was in receip
of remittance of $27, $40 from SpO
kane county this week, of which $22,
524 was apportioned to the Genera
fund. Walla Walla county has sen
in SO, 4l9, of which $40, l50 goes t.
the General fund.
Charles Brown, Sr., is engaged il
? clearing off two of his lots on Fred
erick street, in Fourth Street add
ton, east of the city limits. 1t
also noted that John Layman, in tn
same locality, has made some valua
BILE improvements upon his property
Many sidewalks in the vicinity c
Lincoln school are out of repair an
still there are no damage suits. TIL
Lord may be favorably inclined tC
wards Olympia, thinking our citizen
have enough burdens with the 4;
mill tax levy and the poll-tax. Il
is long lane that has no turn.
Two brothers of ]. B. Weddel
former City Engineer, one of whol
has a family, have arrived from Ohio
with the intention of making GU
city their future home. The new
corners have moved into the res
dence lately vacated by former Pc
lice Chief L. O. Coates. on Westsidt
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Hauser, {
Tumwater, have recently disposed {
some valuable residence prOpert
located at St. Paul, MINI. TIL
HaIsers are good citizens and are t
be congratulated ON their very luck
deal. These parties may conclude
invest in Thurston county property
A musical cantata entitled "Dreal
in Fairyland, is under preparatiO
by the pupils Of the Second, Thirl
Fourth and Fifth grades of the pull
lie schools, under direction of Mi.
frankie Sullivan. 1t will be give
some time in April, and the proceed
applied to the High School piar
fund.
Edward Schinke was united
marriage. Wednesday evening,
Miss Susie Miller, at the home {
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mr.
Joseph Miller, at Elma About :
guests enjoyed an excellent weddin
supper. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schink'
of South Bay, parents of the groom
We're present.
! stranger believed to be Fran
cisco Salvatore, a photographer {
Seattle. committed suicide at I'll
y. Z. depot, Monday afternoon, b
shooting himself through the hea
with Il 3S-calibcr revolver. Letter
found i'll his pocket indicate that h
has a father. mother and sister i
Los Angeles. Cal.