Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-29

Boulevard Oranges.
Governor Hay and commission ap-
pointed by the last Legislature to
expend $4,000 for erection of a
Historical Society building at Ia
coma, visited that city this week. to
make selection of a location. which
by the terms of the act is to be deed
ed free to the State.
Harold Hopkins. a convict from
kitsap county for burg larry, escaped
from the convict camp at Meskill,
Lewis county, where a rock -crusher
is in operation. Saturday. He had
only few months of the indetermin-
ate sentence to serve had he not at
tempted escape. He was captured
Monday.
Gov. Hay has issued extradition
papers for Constance a. Chamber
lain, Of Sar Francisco. under arrest
at Tacoma on 4 charge of grand
larceny committed on the 18th inst.
She is accused of taking a bag con-
tanning 5000 in money during the
absence nf its owner from his Office in
San Francisco
y small blaze in an old slabpile,
corner of Third and Chestnut streets.
where excavation was being made for
the big SwantOwn sewer, Wednes-
day morning at an early hour, was
extiDguished by our firemen without
loss. bat it was well for the adjacent
property that discovery was made
and relief prompt.
Two pitmen were caught in a slide
near Rochester while working on
railway construction, Wednesday,
and were seriously injured. 1t hap
pened at the construction camp. ON
the night shift. One of the victims
had leg broken and sustained Sc
we're bruises, while the other was
badly cut about the face and head.
. The State Board of Control is
trying to devise a plan that will
result in preventing the escape of
cOnvicts. Three have escaped from
the State road camps in the last
week. The board Tuesday received a
wire from Blanchard, Skagit county,
telling of the escape of John McLarn,
committed to the Penitentiary from
Mukil,eo for robbery.
William Errick, a logger impound-
ed in the city Jail for disOrderly con-
duct, Tuesday night, tore set of
bed springs to pieces, and demol-
ished everything, breakable in his
impotent rage to get even with
somebody. Justice Frost gave him
sentence of ten days to enable him
to become accustomed to his new
srrroundings-sdns bed and blankets.
II. +. Brilliant. an Ohio farmer,
has arrived to settle in Thurston
county, bringing all his household
goods and several head of stock from
Warsaw, that State, over the Chi
cago and Milwaukee railway. ria Ia
coma, it being Mr.. B. intention to
engage in farming. which seems to
be case of that well-worn but sell
dom verified shipment of Goals to
Newcastle.
Well, well; what the Olympian
don't know about the political situa-
tiOn-SO far at least as the Demo
Gratis are concerned-would fill the
Congressional Record. 1t now states
as profound secret, that Messrs. p.
NJ. Troy and L. NJ. Rice have been
secretly decided upon for Represent
atives. Unfortunately it is not true.
The partv NAV 90 farther and fare
worse, however.
Gov. Hay favors an appropriation
by the State Legislature for the pur-
chase of the tract of land near Lake
Segualichew, in Pierce county, the
historic spot on which the first
Fourth of July celebration west OF
the Missouri river was held. by Ad.
miral Wilkes and his men in 1841.
1t is said to be beautiful spot and
one of which the State may always
feel a commendable pride.
Henry Carr. a resident of Nc
Kenna. IS years of age, was found
at the point of death, Tuesday night.
He had cut the cords of his left wrist
severing an artery and sat down in
an armchair to bleed to death. He
died soon after he was discovered
Carr lived alone in a small house oil
the village. He was unemployed and
lived of q small income. 1t is
thought that dependency was the
cause of suicide.
Object lessons are the most lasting
and instructive. One of these may
be seen in Anders drugstore win
dow. 1t consists of figure repre-
senting a human being bandaged fol
wounds to head and limbs in proper
clean and antiseptic manner, with all
the appliances necessary in such emer.
gencies at hand for ready relief. II
can be seen at glance how essential
,, is order in such emergencies and a
supply of the best means for relief.
Miss. Gertrude Knox, of this city,
came very near being an inmate oil
the Hoquiam hotel fire. Friday night.
She had contemplated stopping al
the hotel on her way to Humptulips,
but fortunately selected another
pioSO ouH luChily 0SOluCu tuC rlSh,
where two victims lost their lives in
the fire. They were Mrs. Mary
Olson, u years of age and G. M.
Junett. and it is feared the same
fate met Winfred Shaw, who is miss
ing.
1t was rather an unpalatable, not
to say an ungracious thing, for our
local baseball nine to defeat the U. S.
S. Colorado team, Saturday, in o
contest with the Senators who scored
to the middies 2. It seems also to
be rather inhospitable treatment un-
der the circumstances, but aside
| from this there could have been no
doubt OF the cordiality of their treat
ment while here. The attendance
at the theater was an ovation, and
the applause as unstinted as it was
merited.
John p. Gamble, a convict from
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