Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-10

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to eXtingush it without damage
Nr. \. had been oiling some linoleum,
and hung up the mop used in ms
wood,hod near a barrel of shavings.
The conditions seemed perfect tor
ignition. Given oil. mop. >havlngN,
and il only required combustion OF a
Spontaneous nature 70 perform the
chemical wonder of evolving a gas
scou> compound that results in flame,
The Smouldering tire was discovered
bv Mr.. NeayS, next door and ne I'M
mediately eXtinguiShed it without
much trouble or eXertion.
Miss Blanche Chambers and Al
beat WillistOn. two well-known PEG
pie Of our community. were married
Wednesday. The bride is noted for
her indus try and perseverance. hay
ing maintained successfully for srV-
eral years the confectionery and
fruit business left to her by }. K.
Bolton. who died several years ago.
She * the most competent little
saleslady who has yet established the
claim of woman s capability for earn
ing a livelihood by pursuit that has
fallen generally to men. Mr.. Viii
liSton is likewise known to be IN
dustrious and deserving. The best
wishes of the STANDARD will ac-
company the young couple in the
Journey of life.
W. II. Kneeland, of this city, has
sold 5000 acres of logged-otf lands
in Mason county. in proximity to
Lost Lake, to parties representing
homesteaders in New Hampshire
1t is arranged for Mr.. Kneeland to
deed direct to the homeseekers, in
tracts of 80 acres, at 50 per acre.
1t is agreed that the purchasers
shall finish clearing of the land,
rapidly as possible, and devote it to
mixed farming. Embarrassing and
dairying. This is believed to be
the beginning of well-developed
scheme for adding a large and de
sirable accession to the population
of this and Mason counties. where
conditions are so favorable for those
profitable products.
The address of Mr.. p. d. Moore,
before the Equality Club, Tuesday
night, was delightfully."- reminiscent
review of facts and condition in the
early history of the movement for
impartial suffrage, and its beginning
and progress in this State. One
advance he claimed was in the lead
of all other States and counties
The Washington Territorial Legis-
lature elected the first female enroll
ing clerk, Miss Peoples. and she did
her work so well rs to receive a vote
of thanks from that body. His ad-
dress abounded in interest to all,
and especially those who took part
in the movement during auld lang
syne, when the people were noted
for fairness, zeal, hospitality and fra
ternity.
On the 4th of July, Mr.. Aaron
Newell and Miss Pearl C. Smith
were united in bonds of holy matri-
mony in this city at the residence of
the brides parents. The wedding
was quiet one. Both of the con-
tracing parties are educators and
last year taught in the Lincoln
school building; the groom was
principal and the bride taught the
second grade therein. The bride
has long been well and favorably
known in our midst, possessing ac-
complishments of rare merit with
excellent qualities of mind and heart.
Her well-earned celebrity as a vocal
ist singer made her social favorite.
The parties expect to reside in Ia
coma after August LIST. The STAND
ARD predicts happy future for the
young couple, and regrets
that they did not conclude to live in
Olympia.
The Council has resolved by Or
dinance to pave Fourth street from
the sidewalk to within Is inches of
the car-track on both sides, and in
vited bids to be submitted at the
meeting on Aug. Sd, with brick,
asphalt, hassam cement or other
paving. All the Councilmen voted
for it, except Cormier. This action
seems designed to institute the
groundwork of a guo marranto pro-
ceeding against the car company to
determine whether their franchise
can be held under mortgage FORE
closure. AS the company has not
yet attained a paying basis, after
years OF endeavor, it may possibly,
sometime be led to reconsider q
resolution voted down when the car
barn was burned, several wears ago.
to abandon its railway service
altogether. The resolution then
failed by bare majority vote. 1t is
the same spirit manifested in an
other Olympia enterprise when pat
ronage was urged tomake both ends
meet" On him, he got into the
hole; let him get out of it,"
Many old-timers will regret to
learn of the death of Quincy A.
Brooks, who died in Port Townsend.
Tuesday, at the age of 80 years. He
was resident of this city several
years in the early Sos and was the
first U. S. Attorney in the part of
Oregon, afterwards set off into the
Territory Of Washington. He was
afterwards general agent of the
PostOffice Department for the entire
Coast. He was also a member of the
famous COwlitz convention, which
took the preliminary steps for a
division. II 1886 he was appointed
Collector of Customs, and held the
office till removed by Cleveland.
MIR. Brooks was Pennsylvania by
birth, graduate of the Western
University of Pennsylvania, at the
age OF twenty, and taking up study
of la-v was admitted to the bar in
lS49, at Pittsburg, where he prac-
ticed till 1851, when he crossed the
plains by ox-team to Portland, soon
afterward coming to Olympia. Mr..
Brooks was an able, philosophical
citizen, a genial companion, q faith
full and devoted friend, and a man