Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-05-20

place Sunday. 1t cost about $500
They did all the carpenter work them
selves and hUc-hUod oysters for tn,
lumber that entered into its con
structiOn.
A big time for the Nasons i
promised next week, beginning Mon.
day. The first four days will be de
voted to comforting degrees from the
fourth to the thirty-second. Many
candidates for the degrees will com,
from abroad.
Hon. I. L. Mentzer and George
Sumption, Jr. of Tenino, were in tn,
city Monday. Mr.. Mentzer is of the
opinion that the Northern Pacific
will doublet track its road between
Tacoma and TENN" before the end of
the present year.
Mrs. Flora Brgy. OF Paris a native
of this city and daughter of jacob
S:amtler, arrived here last week. Sh,
moved to Paris when IL years of
age where she was married. She
will remain on an extended visit tC
her relatives here.
The band of St. Martins College
treated the people to band con.
cert. Saturday evening. and were
afterwards made the guests of a re-
ception rendered by the ladies OF
that place at which light refresh.
mentS were served.
The condition Of Miss Alice Yantis
seems to be improving. Her lungs
appear to be affected. A change of
climate to a higher altitude has been
recommended by medical talent, as
soon as the young lady shall be able
to take the journey.
The mill of the Blumaupr Lumber
Company, one mile south of TeninO,
including three cars of lumber. were
destroyed by fire Monday afternoon,
at a loss of $4,000. The factory
near by was saved. The origin OF
| the fire is unknown
Last Saturday Mrs F.. n. Steele
was threatened with an attack of
pneumonia. With. prompt medical
assistance and careful nursing, the
menace was warded off, which will
prove gratifying news to her many
friends hereabouts and elsewhere.
1t is now decided that the prelimi-
nary work on the new depot will not
begin until the fill on Columbia
street is completed. SO as to afford
a temporary site for use in removal
of the present depot to its pro-
posed location in the freight yard.
Fred Num-, a brother of County
Clerk William Num-, died on East
side, after long illness from liver
trouble. He was born at Tumwater
in 1887 and had spent his whole life
in this vicinity. He is survived by
his parents, three brothers and three
sisters.
Upon presentation of a numerous
~ signed petition for a fill from
Percival's dock to. Springer's mill,
the City Engineer was directed to
report an estimate of the cost and
the City Attorney a resolution for
the proposed improvement, at the
next meeting Of the Council.
Sunday morning the Olympia
MOtor-boat Club made a cruise to
Boston HarbOr, where a clambake
was held, instead of going to Mud
Bay spit, as had at first been ar
ranged. Commodore Frank McKin-
ney was in command of the feet with
his launch, the Lucille as flag ship.
Isaac Louns5ury, who died in this
city last Friday. after long illness,
was born in New York city. March
18th, 1928; was married to Miss Eliza
bath w. Lincoln in 1871; moved to
Detroit in 1880, and came to this
city June LIST, 1889. He is survived
by one son. Lincoln r. Lounsbury.
The school board has adopted the
free book system for all grades up to
the Twelfth. There may be some
saving to q few parents, but it will
necessarily fall upon the general tax
payer, and the chief delight of the
pupil in having occasionally new
book that he may call his own, may
be eliminated.
The case of Sallie Weatherall rs.
K. A. Weatherall ct al. has been re-
ceiving some of its finishing touches
in the Superior Court. The testi-
mony is voluminous, much of which
is immaterial regarding the real is
sues involved. Whichever way it
may be decided in the Superior Court
an appeal to the Supreme Court will
doubtless follow.
Articles Of incorporation of the
Kneeland Investment Company of
this city were filed this week which
include q large number of projects
now in probable state Of develop
ment. The company consists of
w. H. Kneeland, .. G. Hansen
George Draham of Shelton. E. T.
IOrth of TeniEo. and Horce Fogg and
Franklin Fogg of Tacoma.
Little George Sumption, a school,
boy only seven years old, was badly
stabbed by another pupil of ten.
named Fred. Blue, on the school
grounds of Tenino, Wednesday, in
AsOsiu8 q WOuuu III tuC iclt 6Tlu budb
had to be closed with five stitches
by surgeon. The incident was
the result of rough sky-larking
which developed the ire of the as
sailant.
An alarm of fire from Box %,
caused o run to Sixth and Eastsidc
streets. where q blaze in O roof was
being famed into a spreading fire.
AS usual. however, the neighbors
by bucket and garden-hose had ex-
tinguished the flames before the hill
could be assembled, but the boys
were there, just the same, had it
passed the bounds of old-tlme ap-
pliances.
The much advertised comet that was
to have been seen so prominently
Wednesday, night failed to put in an
appearance. which demonstrates how
little scientists know about those er-
ratio bodies. The only purpose
served has been to fill papeS of pan-