Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-27

. in Lewis county, on thursday Oh idSI
week. 1t is said that the victim has
identified his assassin. wfo is now
held on charge Of attempted MUIR
der
Man Will De- happy when his de-
SircS and expectations Shall CO.
ordinate. The disciples of the new
thought claim they are working 10
accomplish this result, that if man
gets in harmony with the Infinite.
the good things of life will be the
fruitagc.
There was good attendance at
the Christian Science services at
/ Labor Temple, last Sunday morning,
an important feature of the occasion
was solo rendered by Miss Mar
garet Eastman. This young lady is
becoming proficient in her calling as
a vocalist.
1t is said Schively's poor memory
and his indefinite manner in answer
ing questions put to him on his cross
examination, disguSts his attorney.
1t may tranSpire Schively'S defense
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ness stand than ii has been at any
time since.
If your eyesight is defective, or
your glasses are not not what they
should be, call on DR.. c. r. Ridge
way, the expert optician, and have
your eyes tested by modern methods.
| He is located on East Fourth street,
next door to SCOTS grocery. His
| prices are reasonable.
| Hannah Ethel Bclvillc. Il girl IL
years of age. of Centralia. died at
her home Saturday. from blood
poison that resulted from stumbling
her toe about month ago. The in
jury became intiamed after the acct
dent and was followed by poisoning,
which resulted Us stated.
Stanley Cormier has been familiar
izing himself with the legal aspects !
Of agreements in escrow" regard
ing land titles This is feature of |
legal Jurisprudence with which the
ordinary man is unfamiliar. As the
State gets older such terms will be
better understood by laymen
j. II. Norris and wife, nee Ade-
laide Dobbins, of Vancouver. Wash, !
arrived in Olympia Monday. for the
purpose of visiting among relatives
and friends. J. 5. Dobbins. the
father of Mrs. Norris. though in
feeble health, is holding his own
pretty well for 4 man of his years.
The will of the late W. r. Lewis
leaves all to his wife and appoints
c. A. Marshall, Geo. \. hoffman
and L. ii. PhippS, appraisers of his
estate, and Mrs. Lewis his exccutrix.
His realty is worth about s., 600 and
one-half interest in the grocery store
If Rcder Il Lewis, is worth about
i So, 900.
Chas. Morse, Jr., a young plumber.
! who had been in the employment of
! Price McNeal of this city, for about
ten weeks, left for his home at Fern
. Hill. Pierce county. Wednesday.
His fathers health is in precarious
condition, which will be sad news to
his many friends in Olympia and
vicinity.
A man by the name of Mike Bart
lett, working in q grading camp at
Little Rock committed suicide
Wednesday night, after u drunken
debauch, by cutting his jugular vein
with pOcket-knife No inquest
was deemed necessary, and the body
was brought to town by w. r. White
side for burial.
Next week the STANDARD may
have something to say concerning
the material mems lien law, which
was amended at the late special SEES
sion Of the Legislature. 1t needed
fixing and it is to be hoped the last
state will not be worse than the
first. What thinkers these legislators
are, to be sure!
Fishing is now at it's height in
both salt and fresh water. 1t is
said that O. G. White and son caught
"a fine mountain trout on the Des-
chuttes, at the upper end of Hays
meadow, last - Sunday. But then
If it is no sin to pluck corn on the
Sabbath day, there surely cannot be
much harm in casting q line for fish
to eat.
Peter Christensen, native of
Norway, 33 years of age. and mar
ried only three mon tbs, was instant
ly killed, Wednesday, at Camp Z,
near Shelton, 10y being struck by
what is known in camp Language, a
stem winder" He was an eX.
perienced wOodsman. His brother
took charge of the funeral which was
held at Tacoma.
Mrs. ]. A. Yemen, widow of
brother Of the late l.. p Yemen, is
stopping at the Carlton. She is a
resident of Ohio, and is accompanied
by Mr.. A. C. Miller, of Fairfield,
Cal, an uncle, as well as Mrs Bertha
Piper Yemen of Seattle. They are
making a brief visit to the long
continued home city OF their much
respected relative.
An open switch on the Peninsular
road, at the lngersOll mill, one day
last week, resulted in the engine
and several cars being piled up in an
indiscriminate heap. Mrs. Bosse.
| WIG vi tuc cuSiuccr dt tuc Hill anu
her son were on an empty fiat car.
and barely escaped being crushed
between the logs on the car behind
and the tender in front of them.
The Blakeley Mill Company have
been taking up the rails which con-
nected the Northern Pacific and
Peninsular roads at Matlock. The
company wanted the rails for ex-
tension to another section, having
denuded the lands they owned tribu-
tary to the road. 1nasmuch as they
had Incorporated the road as COM
mon carrier, the contention of the
Shelton people is effective and it APP
pears the track is permanent fix
ture.