Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-23

III NtiirlllCt W OAllSlAit l)tit Dtit iaillS,
but II must have been satisfactory to
the membership from the number of
fine geese and turkeys that we saw
vending their way homeward under
the arms of their new owners after
the trot was over
There will be no Socialist meeting
this evening at Rabeck 5 hall. At
the last session of the Olympia local,
an adjournment was taken waiting
the call Of the Secretary. Miss Frances
Sylvester. DR.. John Barnes, local
Socialist, thinks he can provide II
place of meeting at IA small expense
TO the membership.
Mrs. Mamie Boggs. of Cate,
through attorney Troy, has applied
for a divorce from her husband, Nate
Boggs, who is serving term in the
State reformatory. for participating
in the late attempt to dynamite u
Japanese clubhouse Of that town.
Conviction of felony is one of the
legal causes for release from the
marriage tie.
]. T. Quigley and wife, of San
Francisco. have been on Il visit to
this city the past week, to look after
the estate of Mrs. J. c. Horn, de
ceased, who was a sister of Mrs.
Qulgley. They express themselves
as very well pleased with our town
and community and it is not beyond
the range Of probability that they
may drift hitherward as permanent
residents some time.
The following teachers, nine in
number, received secondgrade GER
titicates at the examination Satur-
day; Louis Beardsly Elma; Myrtle
Farrow, Tumwater; Helen Littell,
Vaughn; Mary B. McGill Oakvillc;
Della Scott, Yelm, and Cecil Wallace,
Olympia; third-grade certificates
Fora c. Castle, Olympia; H. G. Raft
tig, Olympia, and Pearle Lehneer,
Olympia.
The local lodge, Fraternal Union
OF America. at their regular meeting
Wednesday evening, in Mallory Hall,
initiated nine new members and bal
lOted Oh Othors. Initiation cere-
mony was conducted by their Su-
preme Officer, George Ostrum of
Portland, Oregon. A musical pro-
gram was given, both instrumental
and vocal, after which a banquet was
held and enjoyed by all present.
The Postmaster General has an
nounced that the Postal Savings
Bank service will begin Jan. Sd.
There will be one experimental office
opened in each State and Territory.
There will be twelve of these offices
on the Pacific Coast and Rocky
Mountain States, and the Post
masters of these offices have all been
called to Washington to receive in
struction. Postmaster Cavanaugh
is expected home in time to receive
deposits on the Sd.
Senator Piles announces by tele-
graph that he has introduced in the
upper house of Congress a bill car
rying an appropriation of $43, 900
for the improvement of Olympia
Harbor. This is the remainder of
the $58,OOO recommended by the
Government engineers for a channel
aloug the west side of the bay to a
point near Fourth street bridge,
where turning basin is to be exca-
waited, 1t is embraced in bill max
ing appropriation for additional aids
to navigation in Alaska.
A. L. Thomas, business manager
Of the Recorder. has relinquished his
job and the business office is now
under the supervision OF H. L. Wort
man. w. E. Hassler. the best edi-
tor the Perky force had, relinquished
his position as editor of the Olym-
pidn, after few days trial, and
James D. Brown likewise stepped
down and out" and D. f. McKen-
ma, former editor, and Miss Dode
Van Eaton step into the vacancies
thus created. The significance of
these changes is not apparent.
The Tacoma Eastern railroad has
paid $1,000 into the State treasury,
on judgment confessed by the rail-
road for failure TO have its frogs,
switches and guard rails proper
ly blocked. Two other judgments
against railroads on commission or.
ders have been granted by the courts;
one against the o. r. & N. for fail
ure to provide suitable station at
Hay. in Whitman county, and an
other against the Great Northern for
failure to provide station at Chat
leroy. Both were for 81, 200 and APP
peals are pending.
The Commercial Club, at It's meet
ing held Wednesday night, resolved
to hold its second annual banquet on
New Years eve. and make provision
for entertainment of the incoming
Legislature. Officers were elected
as follows: President, J. II. Brown;
Vice President, e. Will Shaffer;
Secretary, S. G. Ward, and Treas.
urer. Harry Van Arsdale. 1t was
resolved to increase the club mem
bership to 500, and the feasibility of
the suggestion is more apparent, af-
ter the limit of age has been strick-
en- from the qualifications for men,
bership.
Representative Shut, fir ON Pierce
county, announces his determination
to introduce and favor a bill provid-
ing still another license for liquor
selling. His plan is to have every
holder of a Federal and State IL
censes to take out Especial municipal
license also, and make it apply to
all who sell liquor-including drug
gists and disorderly houses, as well
as clubs that dispense to it's member
ship and their frie nds. This will, of
course, meet with determined op-
position, but it must be admitted
that it covers some elements of JUS