Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-22

will he decided at meeting to be
held May 3D.
Our townSman, II. q. Richardson,
l. very much ayitaied over the pro.
posed extension OF the Swantown
Ill TO the north side of Third stteet.
He wants the City Council to show
him what he can do to protect bis
interests. He claims he is unable
to 90 SO if the project shall proceed
as now contemplated.
The report of the Olympia post
office for the year closing March 3lSt,
shows total of sd 1921, as agains,
SO. 361 AZ for the preceding year. IN
increase of eight per cent. nntwith-
standing the Legislative session added
materially to the revenue of the
previous year. This is therefore re.
garded as an excellent showing.
The Commercial Club intend tina,
everybody shall wear the Booster
Button when it appears. They are
gold-plate and blue enamel. Around
the rim are the words " Olympia
Booster, - and in the center a picture
of the capitol building. The same
design is attached to ID pin. for the
use of ladies. The cost of the badge
is 30 cents.
One of the most remarkable eXpe-
riences of the census enumerator is
said to be the number of young
women we have in this county. Few
, of them are out of their teens" and
it is said we have really TO old,
women. Forty seems to be the
limit, that immortalized fat, fair
and forty" period. around which SC
many fond memories seem to cluster.
The Prohibition party is to make
its State headquarters in this city,
the three head officers residing here.
The executive committee also meets
| May 10th, when, it is announced they
will give "cold water" banquet, at
which plans will be made for State
campaign, when it is said full ticket
will be put in the field. The call will
be issued by James Mcdowell, the
! President.
Ten of the school districts in the
southwestern part of the county
have, under the new law, been con.
solidated with Yelm, to increase the
efficiency of tho schools, making a
strong district to replace the many
weak ones. The districts included
are IL. 80, 40, AZ, 43, So, Sc, SO and
Y. District SO is consolidation of
"a and Al, which makes practically
ten districts.
James Doherty and Fred. Birch
Ter were incoming passengers on
the steamer Greyhound. Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Birchler had business
] in Seattle in connection with the
Charles Wilson estate. of which he is
administrator. The amount of his
bond was fixed at $3.50 The
trust assumed by Mr.. Birchler is an
important one, but Fred is equal to
the occasion.
The wheat area contiguous to the
milwaukee and Puget Sound rail-
road, has been seeded with cereals
to the amount of 900, 900 acres, an
increase of 100 per cent. in one year,
according to figures of the traffic de-
partment of the system. 1t also re-
ports that 1000 carloads of immi-
grants and their outfits have been
hauled to points along the line, since
the opening of the movement in
March last year.
| A Seattle tide-land suit, involving
a million dollars worth of property,
has been on trial in Judge Mitchell S
court, this week. 1t is the Wash.
ington Dredging and Improvement
Company Us. George Kinnear ct al.
and was taken under advisement by
the court. The contest is for thu
right of the latter company to pur.
chase the property, in view of the
existence of preferred rights of the
dredging company.
An auto mix-up happened Sunday
on the Yelm road. A team OF horses
driven by L. F. Like, ran away in
the afternoon of that day, from
fright at an auto. and Mrs. R. E.
Cooper, his mother-in-law, was
thrown from the wagon and has
been confined to her bed by injuries
that resulted from the TALL. The cal
was under the management of G. ].
Lord and C. w. Maynard, who did
all in their power to avoid the acci
dent.
The Commercial Club are very
properly protesting against the cen
sus enrolment Of the crew of the
steamer Multnomah at Seattle, when
the steamers home port is Olympia
and the personnel Of its crew all resi-
dents of this city. 1t is proposed te
place these facts before the census
officers, and there is but little doubt
but that fairness will be done and
our iar-reaching nelghbor curbed in
this palpable fraud in padding
returns.
Gordon Mackay's wounded hand Il
not progressing so favorably for re-
povery az was promised at first, An
IX.ray examination shows q growth
developing which separates the
nerves from the blood vessels
causing great pain, which has inn
PEELED him to leave the city and live
on a ranch he owns near Little Rock
He will give up his law practice fol-
a while, and will live in the open
where conditions will probably bt
more favorable for the wohnd to heal
! The high school girls are making
arrangements to give a dance in tht
Tumwater Clubhouse on tomorrow
Saturday night, at which the boys
of the school will be the guests of the
young ladies who will bear all the
expenses of decoration and enter
tainment, which are under the i'm.
mediate supervision of Misses GLADYS
Clark and Lorraine Percival. Fruit
punch will be served by Misses Bon
ME Van Eaton and Agnes Piles, as
sisted. of course. bv their FELLOW