Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-08-26

be now finds here. He is one of the
finest OF workmen at his trade and is
now engaged in making billiard
tables in Kansas City, Mo He will
remain a couple of weeks, for recre-
alton.
\. Brandt, last Monday, was fined
So and costs for cruelty to animals.
He was found guilty of having beat
IN livery horse belonging to Elmer
lew over the head with the butt end
Of a buggy whip and cruelty driving
the animal, which he had hired to
drive to South Bend. This is the re-
salt of existence OF the Thurstol
County Humane Society.
Miss Zoe Rowena kincaid, dauga-
ter of Dr. Robert Kincaid of this
city. who has been engaged in edu-
cational work in Japan several years,
is announced as engaged to marry
John Newton Pallington. editor Of
the Japom 1drertiscr, in October
His paper is the only American paper
in that country. Miss Zoe is well
known to our people from her con-
nectlon with the press as correspond
ent of several leading papers.
Oscar Duval, who eloped with
Ellen Little, from Little Rock. de-
serting his wife and two children,
last month, plead guilty to the charge
of abduction in the Superior Court
and has been sentenced by Judge
to the limit for that crime,
an indeterminate term of from five
to ten years He is as lucky as he
is unprlncipied, for this was not the
severest of the several charges that
might have been brought against
him.
Four strokes Of the fire-bell Tues
day night gave notice of telephone
alarm, and as the word " theater
was used the tiremen very naturally
it was at the only theater
in town-the Olympia. The alarm
was caused. however, by the burning
of transformer on pole in the rear
of the Acme moving picture hall,
which is in no sense a theater. The
flames were eXtinguishcd by the
timely application of bucket of
water.
About dozen Indians, who have
adopted some sort Of u toD,aEairas
performance that they call the Shak
er faith of religion, have been grant
ed licenses to preach by self-con-
stituted ecclesiastical head; and seem
to think that their papers are an
all sufficient evidence of authority
for clerical service. The church
papers are embellished with IA new
seal of its own, which is supposed to
and establish complete juris-
diction.
A Seattle dispatch of the 10Th
inst, says that 2. Thomas KillOran,
aged 80 years, a resident of Olympia,
was found dead in his room in the
hotel that afternoon. Kill
loran had been drinking heavily the
past few days and recently attempted
to commit suicide. The authorities
believe that he ended his life, as he
had been respondent for several
days, and since his previous attempt
at self-destruction he had been drink
ing unusually heavy.
Little Melissa Oades who was
stricken with infantile paralysis, q
disease that has an alarming prev
alence in the State at this time, is
said to be in fair way of recovery,
and better still it is thought that a
remedy has been discovered in cleo,
tricity for this strange and danger
Gus malady. AS the case is said to
have been an exceptionally severe
one this discovery will be hailed with
delight by those within the danger
limit, and exposed to the contagion.
Mrs. Ekstadt, of Tumwater, and
Mrs. DR.. Kohlman are involved in a
dispute over small dog said to have
a pedigree long as his hair. in which
it transpires that the doctor was to
have paid $40 for the animal and that
she has paid $40 and 50, leaving $21
still due. That she has somewhat
soured" on the dog. for his destruc-
ton of curtains and other furniture,
and she refuses to pay more or return
the dog, without refund of the
amount paid. The case is stih under
in a Justice" court.
c. J. Roberts, father of Bernice
Sturgis. his Is year old step-daughter,
who was accidentally shot at Ameri-
can Lake Monday, by boy. Paul w.
Beck, reports that she is almost past
recovery. Her father says, she was
abducted by q squad Of soldiers who
had come to this city with a wagon
for supplies. They asked her to
take a ride in the wagon. If the men
are identified they will be turned
over to the civil authorities to an
swer for q charge of abduction, and
possibly q graver charge.
Fannie Sturgis. 15-year-old girl,
was shot. Saturday, in the woods
near American Lake. by a boy named
Paul w. Beck, who with another boy
named Bob Rogers, was in posses
sion of a rife. They saw something
move and fired at it. They heard a
scream. and on going to the place
they found it was q human being
they had mistaken for some proving
There is little chance of
recovery. She was sent by her
mother on an errand and probably
followed a band of soldiers to the
lake.
Eric Anderson, a lumber worker
employed the last month or two at
the Union mill, walked into the po-
lice headquarters Saturday and gave
himself in charge, refusing to as
sign any reason. Believing him to
be drunk, the officers placed him in
the cooler" where he was after
wards found stark naked and pray
ing. He was turned over to the
Sheriff as insane, and his brother in
Tacoma was notified and came up to
take him to the asylum. 1t is sup
posed his alteration is due to too
steady contemplation OF religious"
matters.