Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-29
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Square Is being painted.
4 brush fire burned one side Of the
reservoir fence Wednesday.
4 son was recently born to the
wife of August Wise, of Mud Bay.
On the oath inst, a son was born
to Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Westmoreland
The Y. NJ. C. A. building was
formally opened to the public Tues
day.
James A. Hildebrand left. this
week, on his long trip to the far
North regions.
Mrs. Scott Shaser was able after
a long siege of illness to be down
town Saturday.
The Civic Improvement Club is
making preparations to hold rose
show this Fall.
On and after May lst the Hoquiam
train will arrive at P. NJ. instead of
$50 as heretofore.
The firm of Peters & Byles, of Te-
ninO, has dissolved and w. ID. Hays
is IN charge as receiver.
Emery G. Williamson is east of the
mountains, looking after his ranch
interests near Richland.
Tumwater is to open bids for the
new bridge across the Deschuttes, at
Tumwater on the 18th inst.
The estate OF Max Baumester. of
Walla Walla, has paid $587.74 in
heritance tax into the State treas
ury.
DR.. A. A. Tozier, of Everett, the
newly appointed Oil Inspector. has
succeeded F. A. Clark, removed for
incompetence.
Sunday, May the 9Th. is Mothers
Day, and Gov. Hay has proclaimed
the fact and recommended its gene
raj observance.
The Great Northern Express has
paid to the State five per cent. of its
earnings for the past year, amount
ing to $l5, 3l0.12.
1t has been ascertained that King.
Pierce and Spokane counties pay
the State combined.
Mrs. Frank Braeger, mother OF
Otto Braeger, has bought the Davis
ranch Of ten acres, near the Hays
school-house, for 81 800.
Gov. Hay has appointed Charles
Lund, OF Spokane, to place on the
Board of Regents of the Cheney
Normal school, to succeed r. L.
Rutter, resigned.
Mrs. Clara Carter. of Tumwater
has filed suit for divorce from her
husband, Walter +. Carter, custody
OF the children, and other relief, on
the ground OF non support.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. T. Langridge,
with their two children, came over
from Elma last week, and spent sew
eral days visiting relatives and
friends in Olympia and vicinity.
Capt. H. M. Pierce thinks it will
not be long before Olympia will be
constrained to adopt the Commission
plan OF city government. Coming
events cast their shadows before.
Contractor Gaddy has gone to
Wenatchee and has undertaken the
performance of several important
building contracts in that thriving
town. His family remain in Olym-
pia.
W. E. Yelverton thinks that he
should have job of improvement OF
Sylvester street to the extent OF
$500, and the matter has been SUBJ
mitted to the City Engineer for re-
port.
The Martin Hardware company s
bid was the only one submitted to
the City Council, Wednesday night,
for a sewer on Adams street. from
Union to Thirteenth. and it was at
cost of 5000.
The automobiles were out in force
last Sunday, and succeeded in rats
ing considerable dust on East Fourth
street, which at times was far from
pleasant to pedestrians travelling
along this highway.
William Lyle, one of the pioneer
residents of this city, half century
ago, died at Ellensburg Monday.
He was the last surviving charter
member of Olympia Lodge No. A
f. and A. NJ. of this city.
J. W. Boyce, an Everett boy, Is
years of age. shot and dangerously
wounded his wife, Monday, through
insane jealousy, and then shot him
self. Neither shot was effective anG
it is thought both will recover.
The genial countenance of the
STANDARDS esteemed friend, Hon
Peter Mckenzie, was seen on oul
streets last Saturday. He is thu
kind of an individual who causes one
to have abiding faith in humanity.
Miss Alice Yantis is slowly re
covering from a prolonged attack o.
la grippe. This viii be gratifying
news to her many friends in thi.
community. At one time the symp
toms of pneumonia were apparent.
The County Auditor issued mar
rage licenses this week to Jesse B
Whalley and Ruth Haskell, both O
Olympia; Vim. A. Harlow of Delphi
and Tillie Noble, Olympia; Geo. W
Hopper and Ada G. Stanley. both O
Olympia.
Clarence Pickerell. a half-breet
Indian, who was serving a term il
Jail for stealing chickens, has beer
discharged with the admonition t.
leave the county, which is virtually
an order to transfer his industry tC
other coOps.
The city has taken the preliminary