Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-07
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is ON the taps.
jos. Fi.>wick and wife left ycStrr
on an rXt"ndcd trip East.
y son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Mark Reed. at Shelton. Monday.
Bud Percival has been suffer
ing with grippe the past few days.
The city and county are making
diligcnt search for Il permanent pest
house.
Marvin Lathrop. who lives south
OF Tunwater. has been i'll with heart
trouble.
ClotheS-linc thieves have been
plying their vocation o nights, the
past few days.
Judge Millett made professional
trip down the Sound last week, going
far as Victoria.
l. Walter Dobbs of this city, and
tAiiss Farrer of Portland, were mar
ried at Spokane, Monday.
Ccntralia and Olympia high schools
will play game of basketball in
this city tomorrow night.
James Lane Allen and family have
been on a visit to Mrs. i. s parents,
Judge and Mrs. I. y. Allen.
Miss Jeanette Thompson, of this
city, and II. G.. Boardman, of Daw-
son. Yukon, will soon wed.
f. f.. Taylor has something OF
interest to say to riders of the bicycle
in this issue of the STANDARD.
Howard f. Gray is drawing the
plans for the Women's Clubhouse
and will have charge of its construc-
ton.
The public library will be open
from 2 to 5 and Z and o'clock to.
morrow, in charge of Miss Janet
Moore.
Preparations are being made for a
general system of permanent paving
on Fourth and Main streets the COM
ing Summer.
The fees in the general Office of the
Secretary of State for January broke
the record, being $S,062.85. The
next largest income from that month
was in January last year.
The enrolment of students in the
public schools up to date is 1,2o2,
which is an increase of III over the
record of this date last year.
John H. Price, of Tumwater, has
been enjoying a visit from his sister
and daughter, Mrs. Frank Theimer
and Mrs. George Blair, of Portland.
j. C. Conine, of Yelm, was in the
city Monday. He would like to be a
delegate to the National Democratic
Convention which meets in Denver
next July.
The Equality Club held an inter
esting meeting in the annex of the
Christian Church, Tuesday night,
with an attendance of about twenty
members.
Mary f. Lawrence has bought part
of block IL in Ayers addition, of H.
A. Cruikshank, for a consideration
of $780, 1t embraces three and two
third acres.
The Commissioners of this coun-
ty have about decided upon making a
new and thorough timber cruise to
, sGeure fair assessment and reduce
4burden of taxation.
y The Olympia Athletic Club won a
game of basket ball from the St.
Martins College team. Saturday
night, played in the Epworth League
hall, the score standing "a to IL.
The Eastside school has received
20 books of Juvenile reading to form
the nucleus of a school library. The
Westside school has likewise made a
beginning with about 20 volumes.
What is the use of compelling the
use of concrete or brick for the walls
of a building, to guard against fire,
and surmount them with a mansard
roof, which is notably fire-trap?
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Swayne enter.
tanned a number of friends last even
ing at their home on East Fifth
street, in honor of that gentleman S
birthday. Five-hundred was played
The County Commissioners of thu
State will hold a meeting in Tacom;
on Tuesday and Wednesday of mex
week, to discuss matters of genera
interest connected with their duties
The Railway Commission is about
to bring on a hearing to settle thu
question of grain-rates by railroad
1t will probably be heard at Ritz
vile. whence the complaint came, il
the latter part of April.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Martensen lief
Wednesday for California for severa
months recreation, and expect t.
return in the Spring, to occupy {
fine new residence they intend build
ing on East Fourth street.
A fire alarm at midnight Saturday
was caused by burning chimney in
the residence of Oliver Mitchell, or
East Fourth street. Flames hao
communicated to the wallpaper, but
were eXtinguished before any great
harm was done.
The petition of residents of the
South Bay road has been refused by
our County Commissioners, and some
residents who favor the proposition
threaten to take the matter into
court, on the ground that it has been
acounty road for years.
NJ. Morrell. chronic drunk. was
last Monday fined 800 and costs by
Police Judge Guiberson for indulg.
! ing in another of his periodical sprees.
As he has no money to pay he will
doubtless be imprisoned at public ex.
pense to keep him sober.
Walter G. Shotwell, OF Rochester,
was in the city on Tuesday of this
week. He expects to leave for