Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-09-16

iHdl Hc uiu ~ nave "a permit from IL
fire warden to burn a slashing
Tom Giddings, a well-known ranch
er, was thrown from his buggy when
his team took fright Monday, sus-
tanning severe fracture of his skull,
which it is feared may prove fatal
James l. Seward and wife returned
to Olympia last Sunday after an ab-
sence of six weeks in Idaho. near
l,ichville Mr.. Seward while absent
perfected his title to 40 acres, under
the arid land laws.
1t is said that new transporta-
ton company has been organized
with Willard Lemon, r. D. Melon
aid, +. V. C. Young and Z. NJ. Troy
OF this city, and +. H. Prosser OF
I Tacoma as incorporatorS.
James NJ. Hutchings. the horti-
culturist, has purchased u small
tract of land near Elma, on which
he is erecting dwelling house. Mr..
II. has not as yet determined wheth-
er he will move to Chehalis county.
Mrs. Mary G.. Parsons, who set
tied on Chambers Prairie with her
husband % years ago, died on the
9Th inst. and was buried on Sunday
afternoon. She is survived by two
daughters, both of whom are mar
ried.
W. p. Taylor, formerly employed
in the State Highway Commission
ers' Office, has been appointed Ac-
cOuntant in the Office of the State
Board of Control, to ill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of J. b.
James
The Board of Directors of the Y.
NJ. G. A. have secured the services
of r. c. Horn to act as Secretary
permanently and F. II. Gawley for
Physical Director. So the business
side of the Y. NJ G. A. will be well
cared for by these gentlemen.
George H. Funk has successfully
contested the raise of the board of
equalization increasing the assessment
Of the Funk-Volland building from
$4,000 to $1,000. The Judgment of
the court was filed on the plea that
the owners had not been given the
legal five days notice of the pro-
posed increase.
]. A. Kosher, Tuesday, was nomi-
mated by the Thurston County Prohi-
bitiOn party as its candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney. Squire Gig
gey, of Little Rock, seems to be his
chief push. 1t is reported Mr.. Hosh-
err will make a personal and house-to-
house canvass of the county during
the coming campaign.
Chester Rutledge. son of Mrs.
Belle Rutledge of Little Rock, met
death instantly Monday afternoon,
being crushed by a rolling log while
at work in a logging camp near
Aberdeen. The funeral rites were
held from the Methodist church in
this city Wednesday afternoon, and
interment made in Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Fraternal Union of America held
special meeting at the home of Mrs.
c. J. Swayne on East Fifth street,
this week, for the purpose of COM
pleting their plans towards running
a refreshment booth at the South
western Washington Fair, to be held
between Centralia and Chehalis, for
which they are going to compete for
the 500 prize.
The ancient controversy entitled
Nipple Us. Lee, Jas. |. MURRAY inter-
venOr, was up again before Judge
Mitchell, Tuesday. 1t seems Murray
has the COW about which the litiea-
ton centers. Assuming the whole
law in case is represented by ten
points, an old lawyer has wisely
remarked possession represents nine
| of the number.
The new form OF money order is
now in use at our local Office. A de.
tached coupon replaces the advice"
formerly forwarded the paying Of
flee. The order does not contain
the name OF the payee, and the
amount is shown in Arabic numer-
ais but is written on the coupon. A
receipt is attached TO the form and
given to the applicant.
B. NJ. Price, the secretary of the
local Poindexter club, smiled again
and again over the results ut last
Tuesdays primaries. Several en-
thuSiastic gentlemen forgot for the
time being whether they were Dem.
ocrats or Socialists and joined in the
hurrah. Brother Gaby looked glad
and his heart rejoiced at the crafty
ing news, rernarking What did I
tell you p
Mrs. Letitia Huggins. aged 70
years, wife Of late Edward Higgins,
died Tuesday at Seattle. Mr.. Hug
gins will be remembered as an en-
ploye of the Hudson Bay Company
over half a century ago, with DR..
Tolmie, at Fort Nesqually, on the
site of which the Higgins homestead
was afterwards located. 1t is now
the site of the Dupont Powder Co.
Six sons and one daughter survive.
Messrs. S. H. Brown and John
Goldsby. of Delphi, were in the city
Tuesday. They are Socialists and
are somewhat at sea on the present
political situation, as the party with
which they affiliate has no ticket in
the field. 1t has been reported by
some OF the local Socialists there is q
prospect OF Q State and Congressional
ticket being placed in the field be-
tween now and the November cleo.
ton.
The proposed union fair for this
and Mason counties at the Carlyon
Driving Dark, this fall. has been
abandoned. on account of the late
ness of the season. but in its stead is
proposed the holding OF an exhibit
of "Made-in-O Olympia" articles and
farm products Of this county in some
downtown store-room, OF which sug-
gestion the Commercial Club and
Chamber of Commerce will have in
charge.