Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-10
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the Orting Soldiers Home on a visi
to friends.
Another edition of 10, 900 copies @
the Olympia booster book la,
been ordered.
r. ID. COtter. our esteemed towns
man. is lying dangerously i'll, at hi:
home on EastSide
+. C. Dcckebach, of Salem, former
~ a resident of this city, is over on ;
visit TO his many friends.
The new German Lutheran Trinity
church. corner Of 2lst and Franklin
streets. will be dedicated Sunday,
at 3r. NJ.
The Tacoma Congregational church
people will make an excursion tC
this city, by the steamer Yosemite,
next Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs r. D. Shut, of Ia.
coma. were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. J. SwayHe during the 4th OF
July celebration.
jim Longmire, formerly of this
CITY, who now conducts q butcher
shop in Tacoma, was greeting old
friends here this week.
The jury in the case of George
Taylor yesterday rendered verdict
of $50 and costs amounting to about
So. for Sunday opening.
Shirley. little son of Charles V.
Leach, fell while playing at his home
on Franklin street, a few days ago.
and broke both bones in the forearm
near the wrist.
All over the country new school
houses are under consideration, the
old pioneer buildings being no long
err adequate to meet the demand for
larger Accommodations.
Grand Mound School District No.
% has voted to issue bonds in the
sum of $500, for the purpose OF
putting new addition to its school
house and for equipment.
The Washington State Pharma-
ceutical Association will meet at
Moclips next week. Our local drug
gists will be represented by Mr.. b.
L. Hill, a member of the association.
bob" Stack, an Olympia youth.
has been arrested at Chehalis, for
alleged burglary in saloon of $50
and other property which was cap
able of Identification, that was
found in his possession.
After seeking in vain enjoyment
from other amusementS. one turns to
the Lyric for true comfort. You al
ways have ground for expectancy
that you will see the latest and best
films at every exhibition.
Bald Hills School District No. u,
is now ready to begin the erection
of q new one-room school building,
the State having purchased its bond
issue for $500 at par and 8 per
cent. interest per annum.
The Equality Club will omit its
August meeting, on account of the
hot weather which render indoor
meetings uncomfortable. It will
meet in September, and then ad-
. journ till the Winter season.
The City Council expects to rate
splitting on the sidewalks, street.
cars, or other public places, as a
misdemeanor and hereafter punish.
able by fine of ten dollars, to &c
into effect five days after its enact.
ment.
If there was nothing else to con-
denim the primary election system,
the disgraceful scramble for filing
notifications by stationing long
line of boys before the Office of Sec.
rotary Nichols to secure precedence,
should, of itself, condemn it.
John Yonman, of Shelton, who
celebrated the 4th in this city, had
several fingers of his right hand
shattered by a big fire-cracker, on
the evening of that day. and re-
turned home minus the four digits
and probably loss OF the thumb.
Itwasn' t fireworks, but the unusual
menace of a pump that injured Geo.
Peterson ON the 4th. 1t was tied
firmly on one OF the floats, that OF
the Martin Hardware Company, but
was Jared loose, and falling upon
his head inflicted q painful wound,
cuttinga deep cash in his head.
w. A. Weller has built garage
for his own auto, at his home on
East Third street. 1t is the only
garage supplied with table,
by which ne can turn around to come
out. Hitherto he has been obliged
to come out backwards, an undigni-
he'd proceeding to say the least.
Miss Frances Sylvester and Miss
Lizzie MathesOn are making good
progress at Pullman in the study OF
Domestic Science. These ladies find
the climate somewhat different from
that which prevails on the Sound,
and will not regret returning to their
homes when the proper time shall
arrive.
DR.. n. ]. Redpath has purchased a
halfinterest in Charles T. Lansdale' s
cranberry marsh. The tract con-
tains So acres, two miles east OF
this city. They will soon erect a
house on the property, where Mr..
Lansdale will reside and devote his
entire time to the cultivation OF the
cranberry.
The Congregational Church il
being repainted without and re.
calcimined within. and the results
OF the work already done give prom.
Use of a neat, cosy and really ideal
place Of worship. The work is being
done by the Ladies' Aid Society,
under the able supervision of Mrs.
b. 3. Lord.
Mr.. Byron Millett has been re-
quested by citizens to write further
articles on the commission plan of
city government for the STANDARD.
de has promised to do so, and in his
next instailment will tell our readers
now Galveston came to adopt this
plan. which has accomplished most
iavorao'e results in the Coast city.
MISC Nfy-ff'., Dole.o