Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-06-10

OF Everett. and the latter a daughte
of Mr.. J. II. Meays OF this city.
Strange to relate, the jury in tn
case of Otto Stuth, charged wit
selling liquor to Indians. failed t
agree. although the evidence SCENE
TO be direct and conclusive. Defend
ant is held under bond of $500 70
retral.
The fine weather is reducing til
price of straw berries and causin;
vegetables to grow. If the count,
and city are hard in the matter q
levylng tributes on property owner
nature seems to offer compensation
in her kindness just now.
The basement of the court house
Monday, by the overflow of a SINAI
spring that was provided with a ce
ment receptical kept from overflow
with a syphOn connecting with thu
sewer. The clogging of this pipe b,
sediment was the cause of the over
flow.
The Single Weavers Union hav,
elected the following officers: Pres
ident, c. +. Law: Vice President. +.
I. Jones; Financial Secretary, J. +
Nelson; Corresponding Secretary
Thomas Giles; Treasurer, C. i.
Brown; Guardian, William Box
Guide. Len Rhor.
The Supreme Court has affirmed
the Judgment of 81, 900 awarded Mrs
Nellie Buckets against ]. w. Rev
nOlds, of Chehalis, awarded by tn,
Superior Court in suit for $25,
900 damages, resulting from the
death OF her husband by being STRUCK
by Reynolds auto.
The following marriages were per
formed in this city Monday: Ned r
Hacket, of Elma, and Mary Halla
baugh. of Summit: Richard Kranse
of Alder, Pierce county. and Miss
Gertrude Moore, of Yelm; William
White, of Olympia, and Edna B.
Bright, of Santa Cruz, Cal
The steamer Simpson ran upon {
snag while rounding Cape Horn
from Shelton to this city Wednesday
and stove hole in her hull which
compelled her to run to Arcadia
for repairs, and the steamer City OF
Shelton was substituted to continue
the service in the meantime.
The funeral of Angus Duncan, son
in-law of Mrs. A. A. Turner, wa.
held in Sticklin chapel yesterday at
ternOon, under the auspices of thu
local Masonic lodge. He died in Sc
attic, Tuesday, and was member o
Tanana Lodge of Fairbanks. Rev
r. NJ. Hayes conducted the services
A fire in the packing room at thu
rear of the Perkins grocery store or
Fourth street, brought out the fire
men about 10 o'clock Tuesday night
who very soon had the flames under
control and extinguished at q loss O
about $500. 1t is thought the FIRE
originated from q crossed electric
wire.
The Supreme Court has decided il
favor of the Aberdeen fill proposition
which if carried ahead to its fna
conclusion. will involve an expendi
ture of $3.50, 900, and may reach thu
half-million mark. The property in
vOlved is that which is contiguous t.
the work and improvement proposed
to be performed.
Cal. McClelland has just received Q
nine horsepower gas engine from
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. of Beloit
Wis, for the Harry Allen Oyster
company to be used for developing
their oyster grounds at South Bay
1t is a very compact little machine
for that size and uses gasoline to de-
velope motor energy.
A veritable sea serpent has beer
seen in North Bay, opposite Stretch
Island, by Stanley Lister anG
Slim House, last Friday, from the
launch Fairplay. 1t was about q
feet long and had head resembling
a horse. This is said to be the sec.
Ond time his snakeship has been
seen in the waters of North Bay.
The City Council has directed that
the water company connect the
Roosevelt school with the water sys
tenn, Notwithstanding the company
declares it will involve a cost Of
about %. 900, and requires the install
lation of a fire hydrant every two
blocks, or for the property owners te
pay $40 per lot, to cover the expense
Mrs. Viretta Talcott Marbles in
FAINT child was buried in I. O. O. +
cemetery last Saturday. Mrs. Geo
N. TalcOtt has been at the sick bed.
side of her daughter who resides al
Seattle. Mrs. Marble was born anG
grew to womanhood in Olympia
where she has a large circle of friends
who will sincerely sympathize with
the lady in her bereavement.
o. r. Thompson. of Yelm, has flee
a water-right with the County Aud
itor, appropriating 40 cubic fee
run OF water per second on Yeln
creek. He owns the land through
which the stream flows, but thu
source is upon other property and b.
wants to dam it up to obtain suffici
emit force to operate small electric
plant as generator Of power for bill
mill.
The Great Northern exhibit-ca,
arrived Monday and was visited by
many people who inspected the show
ing made with a great deal of prid,
and satisfaction. The car has GOV
cred q trip in the East of 10000
miles, and been visited by hundreds
of thousands of delighted people. 1t.
influence cannot fail of having 9
great effect upon promoting immi
grafton.
Miss Alice Yantis' condition still
continues to be serious, 1t is re
ported she 10 not able to leave hel
bed and requires constant care anG
nursing. This estimable young lady
is deserving of better and kinder
fate, than that which she has expert
enced during the past six months
May she soon recover her health is
the fond wish OF loving relatives anC