Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-13

1t the .oint session Of tie Thurs
tom and Mason county Institute.
which Facets on the 3I'h inst. in
session "i five days. an c;}or, j. being
mad" 20 secure the presence oi DIR.
N4r' If Chicago. author of Mace :
History of tine United States.
GoN. Hay. it is sad, intends to
r.-onnrnd the Legislature 70 make
Il flrthr" appropriation To finish the
land cruise for apprai>ing the valuc IF
tie Capitol land grant. with Il vi,.y
t. = sal" for iquidatng indebtedness
and erect a permanent State-hou>r.
Under the Jaw Of 1899. Juror, for
thu September term Of the Sup .rior
Co'rt must he drawn tomorrow
Saturday. Judge Mitchell. prior to
his departure, had arranged for a
visiting Judge 20 be present and
take steps for selection OF the jury
panel.
The State is getting ready to make
IL Scmi-annual call for bids to furn-
iSh the public institutions with all
kinds of supplies for that length of
time. The list includes about all the
necessities Of life. and the contracts
let aggregate generally from $l30,-
600 to 500. 900 in value.
The twins premium admission
tickets at the A.-Y.-P. exposition
were repudiated on Pay Streak,
where nothing but genuine nuggets
are current. The effort was at once
denounced a. an attempt to salt the
mine. The dcmdcd purchasers were
taught also that All that clusters is
not gold
Tee body of Joe Bramb, better
known as French Joe, was found
in the bay near Oyster Bay. Wcdnes-
day, where he had been drowned
probably while returning to his
home on that bay. He was in the
employ of II. G.. Richardson. on his
country place. The body was taken
! to Shelton for burial.
Miss Christensen. bookkcepcr of
the Olympia Hardware Company. fell
into the bay at Tykles Cove. while
boarding a launch for return to this
city, by the slipping of il gang plank
The water was shallow and no dan
ger was incurred nor inconvenience
| further than to sit in her wet cloth
ing until she reached home to make Il
change.
Mrs Mary F.. Church s illness was
noted in last week s issue of the
STANDARD. 1t is reported that the
lady was operated upon last Monday
at St. Peters hospital. 1t was
found an abScess had formed on the
right side just above the groin
Though her condition is serious. it is
hoped that under careful nursing and
efficient medical treatment she will
recover.
Mayor Harris. just before leaving
for New York, Monday, vetoed Coun-
Gilman Connor's ordincnce for clos
ing all places of business. but those
excepted by State law, on Sundays.
1t is predicted that the veto will be
sustained. for it is notorious fact
that the ring" passed the law sim
ply to reward its sponsor for the fifth
vote necessary to pass the police and
fire department bills over the Mayor S
veto.
Miss Janet F. Richards, lecturer
of national reputation, will appear
at date not yet decided upon, to adj
dress the club women of Olympia
, 1t will probably be, however. be-
tween August 10th and 23d. The
lecture will be held in the club house,
and the subject The Advancement
of Women" The Women's, the
Educational and the Equal Suffrage
clubs have joined effort in bringing
/ Miss Richards to this city.
, Now comes the announcement from
the Attorney Generals Office thai
there is no county poll-taX law. Or
l reflection. it seems there was once
S upon a time, when Olympia had ;
2 poll-taX ordinance, the enforcement
of which became very unpopular
Considerable money was collected
: from many unfortunate people under
= this ordinance which should, accord
ing to equity and justice, have beer
refunded.
1t is said by numerous Seattl,
: friends of eXChief Justice Hiram f
Hadley. of the Supreme Court o
Washington, that one year ago h.
e had an mixing of then approaching
b scandal ,n,crning member of tn,
F, court, and therefore concluded no
to be a candidate for reelection
The Root scandal is being revived
Notwithstanding Col. Alden J. Bleth
en-, editor of the Seattle Times, ha.
vouched for the honesty of Root.
1t now seems obvious that thu
Legislature will work their opportu
! nifty for all that it is worth during
the Schively Investigations; in Othe1
words that they will endeavor t.
| draw per diem for the forty days o
5 recess and extra mileage, for tn,
: whole membership. and worse still tt
open up general legislation with n,
definite idea of where it will end
Well may the people exclaim, From
, a repetition of such acts, Good Lore
! deliver us -
, The residence of Herod Wages. a.
Mud Bay was wholly destroyed by
fire, about three O'Clock Wednesda,
,, morning. A spark from stove pipt
; passing through the attic was tn,
tire-trap that originated the flames
Mr. w. was working in the fielt
when the fire was discovered, and 81
rapid was its progress that but ;
small portion of the furniture wa.
saved. The family were left without
shelter, and are Temporarily making
their home with their nearest neigh
Dor, Miner McLane.
The Olympia Hardware Co.'S new
warehouse, 30 by 80 feet in size, re
7 Gently completed at the foot of Mair
street. is credit to that enterpris
, ing firm. 1t is built with q concrete
foundation and enclosed entirely