Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-12-18

bar OF ThurSton and Mason counties
Tie announced that when in town his
regular office hours will be from III
to II A. NJ. and 100 to 5P VI.
Con Daley was rescued from the
bay. cllnging to sheer boom. Mon
day evening, about $50 by Bert
tancher, in an almost exhausted con-
dltion. He fell by some means oil
the bridge and would undoubtedly
have persisted had not his cries at
tracted attention and assistance in a
boat.
The funeral of the late DR.. J. C.
McClelland was held Wednesday.
conducted by Rev. Frank t'indlay,
of the Third United Presby terrain
Church in Seattle The funeral SER
vices were held at Queen Ann Crema-
tory. The body was cremated and
the ashes placed in the Crematory
vaults.
The sale under the auspices of the
Woman s Guild of St John Church,
on last Wednesday afternoon. Melted
over one hundred dollars to the So
ciety. The attendance was large.
The numerous articles on sale ex-
empllfled in a positive manner the
industry and Influence of the ladies' of
the organization.
The sports have arranged another
mill, for Christmas eve, between
Nike MclSaacS and Dummy" Row
an, OF fifteen rounds, in Eagles hall.
Again the improperly of the day is
noted. Respect for matters regard
ed as sacred by the civilized world,
should protect the day of the Ma
tivity from such sacrilege.
The steamer Simpson had a plug
blown out of her boiler. on the run
to Shelton, Tuesday, and the Gray
hound was compelled to tow her to
! this city for repairs. No serious
damage was done, but much disap-
polntment was caused by delay of a
number of passengers en- route for
dedication of the new Hotel Webb.
An Olympia firm recently brought
an action to recover commission for
| sale OF real estate. but the sui. was
dismissed because the partnership
had not complied with the laws of
1907, page 2S9, by filing in the
County Auditors Office the proper
certificate stating the individual
names OF the members composing the
firm.
The international Single Weav-
ers' Convention will meet in this city
Jan. 4th, and remain in session sew
eral days. Delegates are expected
from California, Oregon, Wisconsin.
Michigan, British Columbia and
all parts of this State. The local
union has about 60 members and will
royalty entertain their visitors by
banquet and ball.
The new fire-prOof Webb Hotel, at
Shelton, erected in place of the i'll
fated building which went up in
smoke a year or more ago, with the
loss of number of lives, had a grand
opening Tuesday night. 1t is thought
that ample precaution has been
taken to prevent repetition of the
terrible tragedy and supply the little
city with first-class and comfortable
hotel.
Monday is the shortest day of the
Observation-Disclosures it will be so
short difference in length as to
justify the name of solstice, or stand
still" a time when the point in the
Earth's elliptic has reached its
farthest from the equator, cOnstitut-
ing the winter sOlStice, when the
Suns rays fall so obliquely as to
exert very little of their heating
power
The owners of the Puget Sound
shingle mills have decided to close
operations till the early Spring, to-
morrow. This action was taken in
accordance with the deliberations of
millmen from Skagit, Snohomish,
King and Thurston counties, who
thought that an Overstocked market
would assume healthy turn by the
activity of building matters if al
lowed to recover its normal condi-
ton.
Beginning at an early hour last
Friday, the rainfall became inces-
SAINT and the prevailing wind from
the southwest in continuous gusts,
varying from prevailing breeze to a
velocity of from Is to IS miles an
hour. The telephone and telegraph
lines were in a bad shape and the
steamboat travel was decidedly I'M
pleasant. The rain falling the first
"a hours of the storm aggregated
1.37 inches.
An attempt was made to break
into Bettman's store, Wednesday
night by forcing a back double wood
en- door, to get at the fastenings,
probably with jack-knife. The at
tempt was bungling one, evidently
made by some one not an expert who
had been alarmed by passers-by and
abandoned the JOB from fear of APP
prehension. The attempt will have
the effect of eliciting greater care
for safety of property, and somebody
may find it dangerous business be.
fore many such efforts are made.
The funeral of Mrs. o. B. Frisch,
whose death was announced last Fri
day morning. as our paper went to
press, was held Sunday at White
sides chapel. A feeling tribute was
paid to her memory at the bier, in
the presence of many friends, by
Hon. P. D. Moore, a neighbor who
realized her worth. A quartette rem
dered beautiful melody while num-
erous floral offerings yielded their in
cense on the way to the grave in Odd
Fellows cemetery. The bereaved fam
lily have the heartfelt sympathy of a
host of friends in their deep Attic
ton.
Fred. Carlyon has bought the old
Fair Grounds, east of Tumwater,
where county fairs were held in Ter
ritOrial days, and intends to establish
aconvenient racing track and training
stables, in connection with the erec-
ton of fine suburban home in Pleas
ant & rove tract cOntiouOuS also az