Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-08

Olympia ou september 10Th.
BIG Bill never knew how big be
was till me Jcffries-Johnson fight.
The Board of Control is about to
make lis quarterly inspection of pub
lie institutions.
Mr.. Fad, son-in-law of policeman
Tracy, has gone to visit his father
who lives in Nebraska.
81. Johns Woman'S Guild has ad-
iourned to meet on the first Wednes-
day afternoon in September.
Thomas Berrigan and wife, of
Summit, came to town to celebrate
and visit relatives on the 4th.
Since Roder & Lewis introduced
Pyramid -four we have as good
bread in Olympia as anywhere.
Mrs. Chas. Toellner and her daugh-
ter Stella Irving, of Seattle. are on
visit to Mrs. Ike Ellis of this city.
Ben Howell, of Ballard, is up on a
visit. He was for long time sexton
at the Masonic cemetery, near Tum-
water.
The City Council has resolved not
to extend the city floating dock, be-
cause there is not room to make it
larger.
Has Mayor Harris asked permits.
sion of Boss Mackay to announce
that the fight-pictures will be adj
mitted?
Gordon Mackay is having pump
ing station installed to irrigate a
large orchard on his farm a few miles
from town.
The Goth inst. has been designated
as Park Day and the Motor-boat
Club is arranging for a regatta the
same day.
Harry Barnard, residing near Nc
Allister's Lake, has been adjudged
insane and committed to the Steil-
accom- asylum.
Eng and and India in the inter-
est O public decency." have pro-
hibited the exhibition of the JeffrieS.
Johnson pictures.
John Matheson, formerly of this
city, who was recently injured in a
runaway at Sunnyside, is still in a
serious condition.
Matthew Shields came up from the
Soldiers Home at Orting last week
for few days visit to relatives and
friends in this city.
Judge Mitchell expects to 60 to
Bellingham on the 18th inst. for the
purpose of attending session of the
State Superior Judges.
The jute mills at Walla Walla have
closed, it being more profitable to
employ convicts on the roads and
quarries in the Summer time.
James R. Carpenter and wife came
up from Peterson's Spur, Pierce
county, on the 4th to make brief
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Carrie Diggs, who conducts
the Ditman hotel OF Shelton, and
her daughter, Miss Fannie Edgerton,
were visitors to the city Tuesday.
R. N. Montgomery spent last Sum
day and Monday with his family in
Olympia. He has contract for
delivery of railroad ties at Rainier.
The school board has paid SIS, 900
of the 1886 bond issue of $59. 600 from
the sinking fund. also reducing the
Indebtedness by the refunding pro-
cess.
VIM. Weller has asked permission
of the city to construct a spur. track
from the N. P. depot to his ware
house on Columbia street over the
new fill.
The quarterly report OF the City
Treasurer shows amounts collected to
have been $43, 9544l and diSbursed
$34, 41l.90. A cash balance is re-
ported of Sl9,678.23.
at a race-riot at Grand Mound on
the Northern Pacific camp yesterday
six Americans held up forty Hun
garians with shovels until the peace
officers quelled the excitement.
The X. of p. Grand Lodge meets
at Aberdeen next Tuesday. at the
same time and place as the Pythian
Sisters. Many local Knights and
ladies expect to attend these sessions.
Mrs. Mary Root, wife of Clyde
Root, died yesterday morning, at
her home OF East Fourth street, of
tuberculosis, at the age of 20 years,
leaving a husband and two small
children.
John Aver, of Seattle. was in
Olympia during the week. Mr.. A.
is an original thinker; believes the
study of phrenology has been too
much neglected during the present
generation
Peter McFarlane has returned to
work near Little Rock. He objects
to the newly established grade OF
Sixth street, on which his dwelling
faces, and has fled his protest with
the City Council.
And now there is trouble regard
Ing the box-sewer plan for Nozzle
Greek under the proposed fill, and it
may resul! in delay that will SER
ilously endanger the prospect of the
Improvement this season.
The State Treasury has lately
loaned from the Permanent School
Fund Pacific county s150.000 for
construction OF court house, and
whitman county School District
slo,Ooo for contemplated improve
ments.
Alter az absence OF about two
months Rollin Church has returned
from visit to his relatives in Hi
nols and Wisconsin. He said he had
experienced considerable hot wealth
er, tnat the heat was oppressive in
IL VIII be gratifying news to the
many friends Of Rev. Clarence B.