Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-02-25

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service somewhat.
The jury in the assault ease against
Samuel Deaton failed to agree.
The Lincoln Annuity Union will
give a social dapce in Mallory Hall
next Monday evening.
The funera! of Robert Swan, who
died at the hospital, Wednesday,
will be held this afternoon.
DR.. Daniel W. Hull is still indis-
posed. Owing to his advanced years,
he does not mend very rapidly.
Missionary work is sometimes Il
good thing; at other times it is not
so good. Like charity, it ought TO
begin at home.
Whitworth College team of Ia
coma is to play the Tumwatcr club,
Saturday night, in the club at
the Falls city.
The many friends of Mrs. Scott
Shaser will be glad to learn that her
state of health is improving, after a
prolonged illness.
\ large dclegation-a score or
delegates - went to Aberdeen this
week to represent this county in the
Good Roads Convention.
Librarian c. Will Shatfcr attended
the Good Roads Convention at Abcr
deem, this week The grange inter
ests are strongly opposed to the
projects of the owners of automobiles.
Thomas II. Phipps and family have
moved to Kent. in King county,
where they will live on ranch near
to that of their married daughter,
Mrs. f. +. Cavanaugh.
Bucoda is making another effort to
incorporate, defining the corporate
| limits proposed to remove the OBJ
lection of the Commissioners to sane
tiOn ,he former move for that object.
Mrs. Edith L. Sylvester has pur-
| chased the Dixie restaurant on Main
street. She not only knows how,
but is competent, ready and willing
to prepare foods that are palatable
and beneficial to the human system.
]. T. Quigley, of San Francisco, a
brother-in-law of the late Mrs. J.
C. Horr, who visited this city with
his wife few months ago, just after
the death of Mrs. H., has arrived to
spend few days, looking after the
estate of deceased.
1t is stated on reliable authority
that at recent banquet, under the
the auspices of certain secret So
ciety, held in this city. a Spokane
man became much excited over his
patriotism and in the condemnation
of the l. w. VS..
1t is said that q government ex-
pert representing the U. S. Geologi
cal Survey, has secured samples of
coal near Chehalis. in Lewis county,
for verifying the test made several
years ago, that it is the best in the
State for naval use.
Mrs. Price McNeal recently visited
Old-time friends at Tacoma. While
absent she listened to the lecture of
Clarence Eaton, q prominent Chris
tian Scientist of the Board of Lee
turers. under the authority of the
Mother Church in Boston.
The present wet season exceeds all
for length of continuous rainfallS;
the one latest on being for "a hours.
In November it was one almost con-
tinuous shower, when the record
breaker of p inches precipitation for
the month was established.
The Eagles ball, in the Lobby, on
Washington birthday evening. was
well attended and q success in all
respects. The dancing did not end
till A. NJ. on the 23d, and fond men,
DRY will often revert to the occasion
of one of brightest given by an order
that ever does all things well.
Mrs. Blanche Chambers Williston
has received $3.50 from the John
Bolton estate, in Chester county.
Pennsylvania, by reason of having
been the residuary legatee of James
r. Bolton who died in Olympia in
1906, from pneumonia. 1t is nice to
be remembered in such a gratifying
manner.
1t is said that the convicts in the
State penitentiary are served with
: the best cuts of Government inspect
ed meats. and wholly devoid of
freezum; better meat than is served
to nine-tenths of people who buy
their own meat and do not carry a
chain -and-ball.
The Y. NJ. C. A. and the Women s
Club have arranged for a spelling
match, to be held in the gymnasium
Of the former institution, Monday
night, at which an admission fee will
be charged of % cents, and the pro-
ceeds be divided between the two
contestants. Twenty on each side
will constitute teams.
The Supreme Court has decided
that the city of Tacoma has power
to condemn the plant of the Power
company on the Nesqually river,
between this and Pierce counties,
for municipal purposes. The court
stood FIVE to four in favor of affirm
ind the decision of the lower court,
and awarding $50, 900 damages
The Olympia Commercial Club is
now asking that the Cruiser Olympia,
the flag ship of Admiral Dewey when
he destroyed the Spanish fleet at
Manila, on a pleasant May-day morn
ing, q few years ago. after the Ad-
miral remarked "You may fire when
you please. Mr.. Gridley," be reward
ed station as training ship on
Puget Sound.
Attention is called to the an
nouncement of the Oregon and Wash
ington and the Southern Pacific
PaiironA cnrcial ayoppcinp trim "