Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-14

Elma. this week.
Improvement work on the capito
IS about completed.
Many Of our farmers report 600,
hay crops this season.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Powe are on
visit TO Victoria. B. c.
Have You noticed the broad smil,
that candidates are wearing?
A daughter was born to the wifi,
of John Pennington. Monday.
A jury term of the Superior Courr
has been called for Sept. Nth.
Tom McConkey has returned from
trip to Southeastern Alaska.
Miss Lillian Matson is home from
a visit with relatives in Frisco.
The BARRIERS have raised the price
Of children haircuts from % to 35c.
Talcott Bros. have just received
two new sections of safe deposit boxes.
Miss Bertha Maynadier is recover.
ing from an operation for append
citis.
Mrs. L. Thorn, of Elizabeth, n. j.,
is visiting her brother, | Launsbury
of EaStside.
The State Board of Education be-
gan a session in the Office of Supt.
Dewey yesterday.
Mrs. Otto Ramm and three child
rem are up from Seattle on visit tC
the family of &. A. Schultz.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Scofeld left
Monday on few days visit to the
principal down-Sound cities.
Gordon Mackay and wife are on a
two weeks tour of the Sound in
their trim little gasoline launch.
John ]. Rhode of this city, and
Miss Eta NJ. Sandal of Spokane,
have been granted license to wed.
Quite a number of our people visit
ed American Lake Sunday, where
several thousand soldiers are in camp
Mrs. B. EppersOn, of Anacortes,
is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Chesser, at South Union
Henry Rauchert is undergoing
treatment at the hospital for injuries
sustained while at work in the brew.
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Duncan, who
live near the Lincoln school, are thu
proud parents of baby boy, borr
Monday.
Donald, the 12-year-old son o.
J. N. Rutledge, of Little Rock, dice
Wednesday at that place of stom.
ach trouble.
How do you like the big raise in
the assessed valuation of your prop
erty, just made by the County Board
of Equalization?
Mrs. ]. B. Forbes and nephew
Herbert Bun, of Kamilchie, are on {
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Claude B. Yves
ton, of this city.
The funeral of VIM. Sanderson
who died Sunday at the hospital
was held Tuesday afternoon, from
Whiteside's chapel.
The copious showers of rain thai
fell early in the week have laid the
dust and relieved us somewhat from
the smoke of forest fires.
Mr.. W. T. Melvin, who is over
from Everett on a visit to relative.
out in the country. was in town yes
terday greeting old friends.
Mrs. Johanna Hagemeyer was thu
recipient of a surprise party by 6
number of friends, Monday even
ing, in honor of her birthday.
Max Findeisen, Carl Hartman and
Gus Freeberg caught 423 tomcoc
Sunday afternoon, on Eastside, op
posite from the old Hosneider brew
cry.
Martin Burns, aged 81, died at ST.
Peters hospital, Saturday. The fun.
eral was held Monday, and burial was
made in Forest cemetery, east o.
this city.
Doc" GoIdsby. % years of age
died Saturday at his home at Delphi
The funeral took place Sunday anc
interment was made in Bush Prairie
cemetery.
The Lyric will have Rafles" TO,
its next attraction tonight and Sat
urday. The famous craftsman never
fails to draw" in whatever form
he is presented.
A house and three lots belonging
to the Mary Duncan estate, on Bige
low avenue, near Central street, have
been purchased by w. J. LETTERS, fol-
a consideration of $3.50.
Richard p. Noble. of Mud Bay
died at the hospital, Wednesday, af
ter an illness of seven years from
paralysis, at the age of SO. Tit
funeral rites will be held Monday.
The Tenino Light, Power ant
Water Company has been formed
capitalized at $4,000, by w. S
Short aad l. Gilmore of that town
W. Dean Hayes, the banker, is ont
of the directors.
Miss Belle Melvin, formerly f:
well-known school teacher of thi.
county. now following the same call
ing at Everett, will arrive mex
week for visit to Miss Jennie Cham
bers, of Eastside.
Shorty Davis has got together
a number of good musicians and or
ganized Davis Union Band. They
were engaged by Olympia Aerie Of
Eagles to head their order in the
big parade at Seattle yesterday.
T. N. Henry, an old-time Olym.
plan. now a resident of Yakima
county, is over on brief visit. He
says that aside from his present
home, our county is first in his heart
OF hearts. He is now Postmaster at
Prosser.
The County Commissioners have
increased the assessments of down
down property from 10 to 30 per
cent. 1t is said to be practically a
re-assessment. horizontal raise"
which subordinates the work of the
Assessor.
Judge Robinson's condition is
worse than was aptioiuotod nr