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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04
COUNTY MATTERS.
WEDNESDAY. NAY 10Th lA

Elm r>SDh1, MAY 18TH, ivy
Board met at 10 n. m. Commissioners
Mann. Raymond and Van Eaton present
and L. J. Morrison. Clerk. Minutes of
previous meeting read and approved
Ed. r. Pakey and others filed petit
ton praying for the appointment OF Geo
Solomon as Justice OF the Peace for the
Yelm Precinct.
Upon motion the petition was granted
and Geo. Solomon was declared to be APP
pointed as Justice of the Peace for the
fclm Precinct for the unexpired period
The Thurston County free scholarship
Tor the year 1883 at The. Washington
state College was conferred upon Edgar
l. Ludwick Of Little Rock.
duncan j. Bigelow appeared before the
Boaru asking for certain change in
tne road which is an extension of Miller
81. In Galliher's Second Addition to
Olympia; Board directed him to make
ing.
DIR. w. l.. Bridgford was directed to
care Tor Barney Brogan who was badly
injured by being thrown off the train
at Gate.
A warrant for s9l.oo in favor OF f. A.
Nichols Of BucOia was directed to be
drawn i'm payment of his services AS
Deputy Assessor during April.
j. ii. Watrous ct al. filed petition
Tor a vacation and relocation OF road
in the NELL of swift Sec. Bill w.
The Board directed Mr.. Watrous to
make his petition conform with the law.
The petition was then withdrawn by Mr..
w
The Board fixed the hearing on the
road as petitioned for by Arthur Payne
ct al for June 9th at 10 o'clock n. m and
directed the Clerk to prepare notices OF
the same and deliver to said Payne for
posting.
Board then adjourned to meet at 1:3O
p. m.
Board recOnvened at one thirty p. m.
all members present and the clerk. AZ
ter hearing all parties concerned in the
Neat road matter a compromise was per-
fected by the owners OF the land agree
ing to fence the same on both sides of
the road. said road to be located by the
County Engineer.
The County Engineer made verbal
/ report on the petition OF w. J. Abbott
and others for a change in the middle
road recommending that the change he
made so as to straighten the same.
: J. III. Watrous filed the county Treas
urers receipt for the deposit of one
! hundred dollars as a cash bond in tht
case of the road as petitioned for 10y
him.
The school board Of School District
| Number One appeared before the Boart
asking that an appropriation OF five
hundred dollars be made by the Commits
soners for the exhibit to be made by IN.
Olympia High School at the A. Y. +
fair at Seattle: they were referred To the
committee having in charge the eXpendi
ture of the money already appropriated
by the commissioners.
: Petition for the vacation or part or th'
Plat Of Second Capital Addition to Oiym
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04

In order to avoid giving offens e to
the prejudices tor predictions, if
you prefer the world of many people
who profess righteousness on the
street-cOrnerS, or those who wear
their unbelief, or infdelity, like a
charm on the shirt-front, we shall be
Obliged to restrict our correspond
ence hereafter on topics that only
serve to harrass and annoy those who
nave the temerity to write or the in
cllnatlon to read them. If there is
a more persistent hatred than that
OF a true bigot, or a more relentless
dislike for his christian brother than
what Is manifested by the so-called
1ree-thInker, We have yet to see it.
There Is just about enough of virtue
and purity in a Beecher to offset the
oiasphemy of an Ingersoll or the as
surance and Sophistry of Payne.
IL TO reason is to doubt, where NAV
we ma the bridge that will bear us
10 Safe ground? If Faith is the lode
stone why in this age of wireless
communication, have we not been
oole 10 lit corner of the curtain that
shrouds Futurity on a matter which
~ mite understanding, possesses so
II Il bearing upon the SUBJ
''ie economies of Nature?
6. are we not right, Bro. CONNIE and
Sister Mizpah?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04
NOT,cE TO CREDITORS.

IN IN. Superior Court oi the state of Washing
] ton for Thur-ton County.
In the matter of the estate of Pa nj +
Uo,thusen. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Paul Cars
Jensen. the undersigned. has been duly
annointei executor of the last will and
state of Paul p Holthusen. deceased, hy
the said Superior Court.
All persons having claims against the
said deceased or his estate are hereby
required to present them with the neces-
sary vouchers. within one year after the
4th day of June, 1909, the date OF this
notice to such executor, at the office %!
Daniel Gahv. JIG Washington street
OLYMPIA. Washington, that being the
nj ace for the transaction of the business
of said estate. ,..,
PAUL CARSTFNSEN.
Executor of the last will OF Paul L. lol
| thusen, deceased.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04
Too Much Hair-Splitting.
Let Us Discuss Things We Know To Be So
Rather than Things We Think Ought To Be.
VEIN, Wash, Nav 90. 1903.

VEIN, WASH, May %, 1909.
Ed. STANDARD:
Who in the Dickens is Mizpah :?
Whoever she is, | am glad to know
that she has sense enough to reject
the Adamic theory of the creation of
man. OF course | am disappointed
in not getting the light | asked for
as regards the different brindle
colored kids from the same parents.
Perhaps some Of our theologians will
be kind enough to enlighten me on
the subject for, as | said, am all
balled up and need LIGHT. | can't
say that | am thoroughly converted
to the Darwinian theory either, so
you See am in a muddle. | have
Just read book by Judge Stallcup
OF Tacoma entitled A Retaliation of
the Darwinian Conception and ORR
gin OF Mankind, " which looks good
to me. Id be pleased if Mizpah"
would get it and, after careful pc
ruSal, give me her opinion of it.
With a hope that your children
will not bother you too much, Mizpah,
L am Yours Respectfully,
J. c. Coo.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04
y AsHING1oN STANDARD
METEOROLOGICAL.

The following record Of temperature
and rainfall Tor the week endin. Wrdnes-
day. June ,, is from record kept and
kindly furnished the >rtSD,RD hv NJ
. Cnun"r. Voluntary Observer Depart
mrnt oi Agriculture Weather Bureau:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04

The Bull Run waterwOrks of Port
land is to construct a second line,
costing $1,000, 900, to augment the
supply for that city. r. H. Thomp-
son, of Seattle, has been employed as
consulting engineer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04

,o iAF7' at Charlotte, North Da-
"ol , on the Goth ult.. assured his
S "uui'orv that he Will name the best
Southerners for Office, regardless Of
party.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04

THE State Inheritance tax for May
was $3,034.93, and the amount col
!ected since the first of the year has
been $37 1863. A.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04

PRESIDENT TAFT opposes any re
duction of the regular army.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04
hymn enjoins

A SHORTAGE has been found of
S137 900 on the books of the Lewiston
idaho National Bank. Clarence
Robnett and J. f. Chapman. the for
mer teller and the book keeper, are ac-
cused of responsibility. The former
was convicted of implication in the
Idaho land frauds, three years ago,
and is now said to be at ST. Paul
Chapman is thought to be in Tacoma.
The stockholders have made good the
shortage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-04

FRAY ERS Tor the recovery Of a sick
borSc an" being made by four Meth
odj~t ministers, at Elgjn. III. His
affection is iockjaw, and his recovery
would be- most remarkable vindica
t'"n OF Faith in the power IF PRAYER.
Bat Then Il was shown that Provj-
d"ncc seldom intcrfrrr> with the -
tao.i>hed iawS of Nature. 10y the test
ot prayer gauge for President Gar
i".d. who died sept. -. ISL. after
a nearly threc-mOuthS fight for recov-
cry from an a>>dSSin'S bullet fired
July "a. during which time the spec
tarlc vas presented of a nation en-
gagged III heartfelt prayer for a Pres
ldcnt whose dcplOrab.c death wiped
out absolutely for the time every YES
tigc OF partisan feeling. 1t is diff
t.cu't for finite understanding to
grasp the intent OF an AllwiSe and
overruiing Providence in matter
:" fervcntly desired by 50 many
millions of Christian people.
The UDb'g Rn"ri,r. however. gives
the county exceptional value for wider
circulation than any other weekly paper
puhiIshed in the county.-Dldg r.
rori,r.
! Oh, no. most astutc iugglrr Tn
less You talk of the II,.LIy Rocon}.r
and think of the Daily Rrcor,'cr, with
It's padded circulation. as a tail for
the weekly kite, it is manifcstly I'M
true. You can walk the streets of
olympia and not find one out of a
/ hundred you meet who has ever seen
a copy of the IE,AIy Rccorler, and
in the country the same condition
very generally prevails. 1t is all
right for the Rccpr},r to bid and get
all the honor there is in such mere
tricious methods. but to indulge in
boaStfnl laudations Of its exploits
seems both in bad taste and of ques-
tionable policy as business deal.
Rev. II. g. BusSe. a Baptist minis
ter at ColfaX. and his wife. are hay
/ inc a personal warfare with thei,.
congregation over an attempt to
eject them from the church and par
sonagc The difficulty began over
an effort of BuSSe to collect 800
he alleges is due him on salary. The
parishioners hauled the pastor from
his house. beat and kicked him, and
he called to his wife to bring a gun
which she did and threatened to use it.
The row was finally quelled by the
authorities, and at last accounts the
fighting preacher and his roSolute
wife Held the Fort" as the old
hymn enjoins.
STATE Labor Commissioner Hub
bard has declared that a loboring
man cannot live and support a family
on less then 81 a day. Conceded
and mighty small family at that.
Almost everything a human being
eats, drinks, or wears, has frightfully
increased in price within the past
decade-in some cases doubled, not
withstanding the prosperity that
has been a continual boast of the
Republican party. Just hear the
hum of industry that nor prevails.
A SHORTAGE has been found of
S137 900 on the books of the Lewiston
idaho National Bank. Clarence
Robnett and J. f. Chapman. the for
mer teller and the book keeper, are ac-
cused of responsibility. The former
was convicted of implication in the
Idaho land frauds, three wears ago,
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19
GENERAL NEWS.

Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor. has
received commission to make a
bust of President Taft.
Elidore Villazon was inaugurated as
president of Bolivia on the 18th inst,
in succession to Ismail Montt.
The National Encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be
held at Atlantic City, N. j., next year
At Monroe. La, John Stoner, a
negro. was lynched because he had
the temerity to sue a white man who
killed his COW.
The steamer Lucania of the Cunard
line took fire at the docks in Liver
pool and had to be submerged by let
ting in water before the flames could
be extinguished.
In view of the precarious health OF
King Menelik of Abyssinia, full pow
ers of regency have been granted to
Res Tesama, the guardian of Prince
Lidj Jeassu, the heir presumptive to
the throne.
Fourteen lives were lost and much
property destroyed in Monterey, Mex.
leo. on the 11th inst, by an overflow
Of the Santa Catarina river. Some es-
Inmates place the number Of dead as
high as fifty
In the presence of about 900 Irish.
men the $4,000 monument dedicated to
the victims Of the Irish famine of 1847.
4S by the Ancient order OF Hibernians
was unveiled on the 18th inst. at
Crosse Island, Quebec, where several
thousand Irish immigrants are buried
A fued has broken out between the
White and Triplett factions in Knott
county. Kentucky. and in fight Dodd
White was shot and seriously wounded
and Ferris Triplett was struck on the
head with sledge hammer and fatally
hurt. Both sides are armed. The
trouble arose over the disposition Of
livestock.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19
IN AGONY WITH ECZEMA.
Whole Body a Mass Of Raw, Bleeding
Torturins Humor Hoped Deatk
Would End Fearful Suffering.
In Despair; Cured by cutlcura.

Words cannot describe the terrible
eczema 1 suffered with. 1t broke out
on my head and kept spreading until
1t covered my whole body.
was almost solid mass of sores from
head to foot. l looked more like a
piece of raw beef than a human be.
ing. The pain and agony endured
seemed more than could bear Blood
and pus oozed from the great sore on
my scalp, from under my finger nails.
and nearly all over my body. My
ears were SO crusted and swollen
was afraid they would break OF.
Every hair in my head fell out.
could not sit down, for my clothes
would stick to the raw and bleeding
flesh, making me cry out from the
pain. My family doctor did all he
could, but 1 got worse and worse. My
condition was awful. did not think
l could live, and wanted death to
come and end my frightful sufferings.
"In this condition my mother.in-law
begged me to try the Cuticura Rem.
edies. l said would, but had no hope
of recovery. But oh, what blessed re.
lief experienced after applying Cuti.
cura Ointment. 1t cooled the bleeding
and itching flesh and brought me the
first real sleep had had in weeks. 1t
was as grateful as ice to a burning
tongue. l would bathe with warm
water and Cuticura Soap. then apply
the Ointment freely. I also took Cuti.
cura Resolvent for the blood. In q
short time the sores stopped running.
the flesh began to heal, and knew !
was to get well again. Then the hair
on my head began to grow, and in a
short time was completely cured.
I wish could tell everybody who has
eczema to use Cuticura. Mrs. VIM.
Hunt. 1875 Thomas St.. Newark, N. j.,
Sept. 2S. 1905"
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp. sols Props, Bostoa
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Acting Secretary of the Interior VIII
son has designated 1,65S,640 acres
more of land located in the north
western part of Montana along the
Missouri river near Fort Benton, as
coming within the enlarged homestead
act. This makes 25,466,20O acres thus
designated in Montana.
President Taft has appointed
Charles A. Overlook of Arizona as
tory. The retirement of B. F. Daniels,
who has served as marshal during the
past few years, marks the passing
from office of another of Mr.. Roose-
velt's rough riders.
Facts recently submitted to Richard
A. Ballinger. secretary of the interior.
and Fred bennett, commissioner of
the general land office, concerning
fraudulent entries on 100000 acres
of Alaska coal land, are expected to
uncover the biggest, most farreaching
scandal ever brought to light by spe-
cial agents of the government.
Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh
is said to contemplate re-designing
the paper currency of the country.
His idea is to put the same portrait
on all notes of the same denomina-
tion, and he also believes that the de-
signs should be so distinctive that no
confusion could occur. He thinks that
the present size OF the paper money
could be reduced abo.it one-quarter,
conforming in size to the French pa.
per money.
Owing to the existence among sheep
in Wyoming of contagious, communi.
cable disease known as lip and leg
disease. the secretary Of agriculture
has declared quarantine effective
August 18th of all the counties in wy.
oming except those on the southern
border line, prohibiting the interstate
transportation, movement or trailing
or driving of sheep from the quaran.
tined area except under rigid restric.
tions and inspection by the bureau of
animal industry.
The following census supervisors
have been appointed for Colorado:
First district, Albert B. McGaffey; sec.
ond district, Charles +. Hamlin.
In q letter addressed to Secretary
Nagle OF the Department OF Commerce
and Labor. President Taft has served
notice that any man engaged in the
taking OF the thirteenth census who
engages in politics in any way will
Immediately be dismissed. Outside OF
casting their votes the President be-
lieves that census supervisors and
enumerators should keep clear OF any.
thing that savors OF politicu. national,
state or local.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19
Look at the Names.

In A. D. Fearaidhach-Fi -Fionfashtna
was an Irish king, most just and
good prince" who was slain by his
successor. Fiachadh-Fion, who was
treated to similar fate by Finchadh.
Fionohudh, "the prince with the white
cows" who died at the hands of "the
Irish plebeians of Connaught." Eoch,
airh-M h-Moidmeodhain was one of the
half dozen who died of natural causes
and Flaithheartagh was one of the
two to resign the monarch's scepter
for the monks cowl-New York
Press
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19
WESTERN NEWS.

Seven deaths from heat occurred at
Omaha on Sunday, the 18th inst.
John E. Wilkie, chief of the federal
secret service bureau, has declined to
accept the position Of chief of police
of Chicago.
The Encouragement of Oklahoma
has ruled that the occupation tax levied
by towns in Oklahoma does not apply to
companies of other states.
The National Irrigation Congress at
Spokane selected Pueblo, Colo, as the
next place of meeting. B. A. Fowler
OF Phoenix, Ariz., was elected presi-
dent.
Practically the entire town of Iron
Mountain, Mont, in the Occur d'Alene
district. was wiped out by a fire on the
night of the 18th inst. The loss is es-
timated at about $4,000.
Hotel Arlington at Santa Barbara,
was destroyed by fire on the night OF
the 18th inst. 1t contained several
hundred guests, all of whom escaped.
The Bankers Deposit Surety Com
pany, an organization formed to in
sure deposits of Kansas National
banks, has been denied permission to
do business in the state. The COM
for writ of mandamus.
The controversy between the Chi
cago street railways and their en-
ployes was settled at meeting Of the
street railway officers and officials OF
the union. There will be no strike.
Formal peace under a three and a
half-year contract was agreed upon.
With but 142 miles of it's line from
Salt Lake to Oakland to be construct
ed. the Western Pacific Company ex-
poets to have trains in operation be-
tween the two cities within ninety
days, according to the estimate made
by HI NJ. Mccartney, first assistant
engineer.
The United States mint at Denver
has been closed since the LIST day of
July for the annual cleanup and set
tlement, and waiting orders from
Washington. Word is expected with
in the next two weeks from the di.
rector of the mint instructing re-
sumption. Until this order is re-
ceived the mint will continue closed.
The Oregon trunk line which is con-
testing the route up the Deschutes
canon into Central Oregon with the
Hartman system, is said to be con-
trolled by John F. Stevens, former
chief engineer of the Panama canal.
James ]. Hill, as an individual, is
financially interested in the Oregon
Trunk line. to any extent necessary to
carry the road through to a successful
completion.
The Rev. Robert ]. Burdette, the
noted lecturer and humorist, has
formally rendered his resignation as
pastor Of the Temple Baptist Church
in Los Angeles and it has been &C.
cepted by the board of trustees. DR..
Burdette is i'll at his summer home,
"Eventide," at Clifton-by-the-Sea, and
his resignation was made upon the ad-
vice of his physician. He asked that
he be made pastor emeritus and this
request will be granted. He has been
pastor of the Temple Baptist Church
since its organization, July 26, 1903.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19
Severe.

Samuel Gompers was talking in the
smkoeroom of the Baltic about re-
cent newspaper attack on a rich cor.
poration.
1T was cruel attack" Mr.. Com
pers chuckled. 1T was as cruel as
the Jonesville Clarion's paragraph
about old Deacon Hiram Ludlow.
This paragraph header the Clar.
ions obituary column. 1t said:
Deacon Hiram Ludlow of Frisble
township. aged so. passed peacefully
away on Thursday last from single
blessedness to matrimonial bliss after
short but severe attack by Maria
Higgins, blooming widow of 81 sum.
mers' detroit Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19
They Were Good Mother..

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is quoted az
saying that woman's first duty is to
develop all her powers and possibili.
ties, that she may better guide and
serve the next generation. Mrs. Stan.
ton raised seven uncommonly healthy
and handsome children, says an ad.
mirer of hers, and the children Of Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe testify to the vir-
tues of the noted woman as moth.
er. The eagle may be as good q
mother as the hen or the goose.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19

Many a man makes his mark in the
world-with a whitewash brush.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19
BAD DREAMS
Caused by Coffee.

II have been coffee drinker, moro
of less, ever since can remember, un.
til few months ago l became more
finally / could not sleep at night for
l was horribly disturbed by dreams
of all sorts and species of distress.
ing nightmare.
Finally, after hearing the expert.
ence of numbers of friends who had
quit coffee and were drinking Postum,
and learning of the great benefits they
had derived, / concluded coffee must
be the cause of my trouble, SO / got
some Postum and had it made strictly
according to directions.
Il was astonished at the favour and
taste. 1t entirely took the place of cof.
fee, and to my very great satisfaction,
began to sleep peacefully and sweet
ly. My nerves improved, and / wish
could wean every man, woman and
child from the unwholesome drug-or.
dinary coffee.
People really do not appreciate or
realize what powerful drug 1t is and
what terrible effect 1t has on the hu.
man system. If they did. hardly q
pound OF 1t would be sold. ! would
never think of going back to coffee
again. I would almost as soon think
Of putting my hand in q fire after I
had once been burned.
"A young lady friend of ours had
stomach trouble for a long time, and
could not get well as long as she used
coffee. She Ana1lv u,,tt cofFoo opd ha
gan the use Of Postum and is now per.
fectly we'll. Yours for health"
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever read the above letterS A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genulnes true, aaa fan of Auna.
Interest
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-19

The deficit in the treasury of the
Children's Hospital Association al
Denver, caused by the defalcations OF
Mrs. Electra Beard, formerly treasurer
of the association. has, by the sale OF
the Beard home and by the receipts OF
witness fees and donations been re-
Auced to $1.24772. The original deficit
was S2.119.30