Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-27
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took a trip down the bay Tuesday.
A teachers institute has been in
session here the fore part of this
week.
The vets have won in their de-
murrer to the TeninO local option
petition.
Miss Frances Van Eaton contem-
plates spending the winter at River
side, Cal.
Scarcity OF gravel is delaying work
on the concrete buildings in process
of construction.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Shut, of Ia
coma, were guests of MIR. and Mrs.
G. J. Swayne, this week.
Charles Meixner suffers q severe
cut of his left hand from an AK, while
choppiug wood yesterday morning
Charles Olson and Miss Martha C.
Vasser, both of Tacoma, have been
licensed to wed by County Auditor
Burr.
Miss LUCILLE Wilson, who was o
teacher several terms in the Lincoln
school here, is now teacing at Nome,
Alaska.
The Olympia registration had
reached 400 yesterday, and is ex-
pected to crowd 1900 before the
books close.
c. Will Shafer has returned from
o business trip to Wenatchee where
he and his wife have valuable prop.
erty interests.
An Euterpean Society has been
formed in this city, whose object it
will be to attempt fights in the i'm
perial realms of melody.
Harold Preston has declined the
appointment to the Public Service
Commission, made vacant by the
death OF H. A. Fairchild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madden, OF Seattle,
are visiting this week at the home of
Mr.. John H. Sanders and wife, who
are the parents Of Mrs. NJ.
James Avery, the well-known
rancher. died Saturday at his home
down the bay. He was buried Mon
day from the Sticklin chapel.
The Y. M. c. A. intend to give a
"Grand Musical and Aesthetic Enter
tainment at Olympia Theater. Satur-
day evening, the 18th inst"
Sensational preacher NJ, A. Mat
thews OF Seattle. had an opportunity
to exhibit his headlight" in the
Baptist church, last evening.
A burning chimney in the resi-
dence of ]. Koors, on Eighteenth
and Columbia streets, caused 6 fire
alarm last night abont nine o'clock.
Frank H. Thayer has been award.
ed 81 $50 damages from the Mil
waukee Railroad Company. for right
of-way over his farm in Snoqualmie
valley.
HolIowe'en will strike us next
Tuesday night and everybody hav-
ing serviceble gate is advised to
chain it to post to keep it On its
hinges. H. f
1t is expected to make the poultry
show TO be held this winter the larg-
est that has taken place here. It
will probably be held during Christ.
mas week.
Matthias Becker, lately q resident
of Puyallup, died here Wednesday,
in the hospital, after q protracted
illness from Bright's disease. aged
76. He leaves q wife and a grandson.
l.. B. Falknor has been appointed
by Gov. Hay one OF the committee
to the ed Annual Mississippi Com
mercial Congress to be held in Kan
sas City, Mo-, from Nov. 14th to the
18th.
Lew He Soon, an old Chinese vege-
table peddler, was found dead in bis
bed, in bis shack Sunday evening,
on the old U. P. grade, Eastside.
He was better known as "Old Char
lie.
1t seems that Hoquiam has lost
about $4,000 by neglecting to i'm
pose city liquor license the first u
months this year. How would an
&c post facto law work In such an In
stance?
A sister OF w. A. Jax. OF this city,
lost her life in Buffalo, N. Y, Tues
day, by burning. The explosion Of
some chemical set fire to her clothes
and she was burned so badly she
soon died.
Four Weary Willies applied for
lodgings in the city bastile last Fri
Gay night, and were taken in, but dis
Charged before breakfast the next
morning with the admonition to pass
on and sin no more.
On November 11th an election will
be held to validate an issue of SO. 900
~ bonds. to take up a like amount
9f oulstan ing warrants. Somebody
mas sale it is to wipe clean the slate
Tor further exploiting.
An ordinance is suggested for pre-
Seniion OF the use of the concrete
SIDE w.-lrs for advertising purposes,
which is very properly declared to be
mere heincIs than use of the abb
frusiye bili-boards.
An expenaitare of half a million dol
lans is to he made in the University
campus oil the State. in a accordance
with nians made by Olmstead Bros
ana as mich more in building as q
oome 20 Il 3.Dinstration hall.
henry l.. Workman, OF Vancouver,
ana Miss Katherine Rawson Skill