Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-01-08


Mrs. VI. Pdtburg of RosSburr. this
State. visited our city this week. t,
Make arrangements for tran>porta-
ton "i tn" body of her son Harry e
Il'-r h"n". who died from injuries
received IN night at Icnlno. on
{ hr~tnas day.
Monday morning. Miss Frances c.
Sylvester returned from her vacation
visit with her mother at the South
BAY ranch, T. resume her duties IL
teacher in the high school. TIA,
Socialist meeting. SUNDAY evening.
missed her presence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse T. Mills will r,.-
move to Tacoma in week or two.
where MIR. Mil, will engage in bust
ness with his brothers John and
James Mills. who have lately re-
ceiyed several large contracts fOr
streetwork in that city.
The report of County Treasurer
S.honber for the u1lartcr ending
Dec. 3lst. shows a balance Oh hand
in the comfy treasury of So. 30. 10.
The total rrceipts for the month
amounted to SOB. $685. and dis
bursements We're $5o,904
1t is rrported that Mrs. John d.
Atkinson will take a cour>e Of in
struction at the STATE Normal School
at Bellinrbam while her husband
may be away on business in the
F,aS, and in AIasko during a GOOD
portion Of the present year.
With eight inches of snow on the
level ground. local business is neces-
sarilv much depressed, and that is
the condition in Portland. Tacoma.
Seattle and other places. Several of
our mills have shut down and camps
closed. while all outside work is sus-
nended
The election of L. S. Senator to
succeed Ankcnv will take place on
the Dist inst. the tenth day of the
session as provided by law for bal
lot. and will doubtless be Wesley l..
Jones, as he received the popular en-
dorsement in November for that
position.
Tho r e. X Meat % g advertise.
ment appears in this issue of the
STANDARD. The proprietors, l..
5. Barnard and G. F. kaler, are To-
Gated in the new Wright building on
West Fourth street, and have adopt
ed Abe strictly cash method Of doing
business.
A. G.. Arlett. our well-known bak-
err. left Yesterday for a visit to his
aSeu ihother' IN Ciil'on' IeAas' Mrs.
I auliIe Ariel1' VINO he mas hot seen
lOr sixteen years. ne VIII DC absent
aoout a month: Whlie ne IS away:
ms business IN the east room OF
olympia theater' VIII oe managed oy
his "l'e.
The Supreme Court calendar for
the January tenn, shows a total OF
122 cases set for hearing. The term
DeslnS January IL ana ends feoruay
10. rierce county mas iiVe cases se1
ior January 10; lour cases set jan
VARY 10, anu one case ior January H.
= I've lnurston county cases VIII oe
nearo january II.
The new city administration was
inaugurated Monday night, after the
old had held a short session to clear
ND all unfinished business. The ap-
pOintive officers were all continued
except that f. l.. Van Epps sue
ceeds John DesGrangeS as Engineer
and Casper Bremen that of Henry
Turner as patrolman.
I,ansdale's cranberrv marsh ;s no.
coming nu;te nnnular from some.
thing that is icver if not nicer than
it's merchantable nrodm,t The first
Marty of vmnp folks we're ont Tines
dav niubt and renorted the ice in
soiendid condition and that was
enough to set pleasure-seekers NOV
ing IN the gliding procession thlther-
wards.
Isaac p. Griffiths died yesterday
at his home on Eastside, at the age
OF So years. He was born in Penn
sylvania and was a civil war veteran.
He came here six years ago. and is
by wife and six descend
ants, all grown. The funeral will be
held Sunday, at 2 p. NJ, under the
auspices of the l. 90. F.. in the
Baptist Church OF which he also was
a member.
The report of the CITY Clerk shows
that the deficiency in the current ex-
pense fund has increased IS, 900 dur
ing the year. With an increased de-
ficit in county expenses, as shown by
the warrant issue of $4,000, may
not our taxpayers, whose property
is mortgaged for all debt that may
be crowded upon it, conclude it is
about time to call q halt in this rapid
of responsibility.
49, n, ,s VIZ u
Sloane who is serving a term for
drawing n gun ono =. Mallory at
Ten;no q wear 400 in defense ri the
honor If his home The nardon re.
m;ts also costs and fine imnosed
This is done in response to a petition