Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-09

ton to extend the ChehaliS-Centralia
inteiui ban line to tidewater at Olym-
pia came with the filing of a notice
with the secretary of state Tuesday
authorizing an extension of the line to
the southern terminus of the Olympia
Light & Power company's tracks at
fumWater.
The company has recently purchased
the Tenino Light & Power company
and tho Castle Rock Electric com
pany. operating the latter under the
name OF the Independent Electric com
pany. The company also has obtained
franchises in several of the small in
corporated towns en- route and also a
right OF way south of Olympia.
The STANDARD is the only paper put
,iShed in Olympia which aims to be
for Olympia and Thurston county. II
is YOUR paper-you ought to read it.
A rural free delivery route out of
Tenino up the Skookumchuck to John
son creek, over the Lewis More road
TO the TacOma-Tenino road via Clear
Lake and then back to Tenino, proba-
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as the result of road improvements Or
dered by the county commissioners
this week. Such route was petition
ed for by residents of the district last
year but representative of the post
flee department Informed them at
that time. after an inspection, that the
roads were in too bad shape. A route
was promised. however, as soon as the
roads were improved.
If you do not read the STANDARD you
will not get the political news of the
state, the news of Olympia and Thurs
ton county, or the national news of
general interest, all told in terse FORM
years subscription will cost you
only $3.50.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Eddy Lammon
of Lennon, S. d., went to Walla Wal
Ia Tuesday after spending a week Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Giles. Mr..
Lammon, who is nephew of Mr..
Giles. is touring the Sound country.
The STANDARD is the only paper pub
lished in Olympia which aims to be
for Olympia and Thurston county. 1t
| is YOUR paper-you ought to read it.
r. G. Ashby, who has charge of the
state college experiment station at
Pullman, is expected to visit Olympia
within the next two or three weeks
when it is hoped that the final ar
rangements for short course in agri-
culture here this winter can be made
Chairman s. H. Westover of the spe-
cial committee appointed at the farm
ers' institute is corresponding with
Nh. AsEby regarding the local visit
and expects to have a good sized rep
resentation of the farmers and Olym-
pia residents at the time of Mr. Ash
by's visit. 1t is proposed to hold the
school here for two weeks during the,
early part of the legislative session.
Chairman Westover. A. ]. Haycox, Dr.
l.. P. Holbrook, Duncan Bigelow and
Mr.. Hartsuck are members of the COM
mittee in charge.
Preparations to handle the largest
summer and fall business in its his
tory are being made by the Tenino
Stone company, in overhauling its
equipment and extending its electric
carriers. Final shipments are now be-
ing made of cut stone for the Walla
Walla federal building, the order for
the First Presbyterian church. Port
land, is about completed, while the
company Is just commencing on the
work for the First Presbyterian
church, Walla Walla, Olympia's fed
eral building, the King county crema-
forum at Seattle and the high school
at New Westminster, B. c.
The STANDARD is the only paper pub
lished in Olympia which aims to be
for Olympia and Thurston county. It
is YOUR paper-you ought to read It,
Rainfall during the month of July
was greater than that of any previous
July for the last 10 years, according
to the weather bureaus report This
year the precipitation was 1.21 inches,
last year .06 of an inch and the year
before .01 Of an inch. In July, 1891,
the rainfall was 1.91 inches, the larg-
est recorded
II you do not read the STANDARD you
win not get the political news Of the
state, the news Of Olympia and Thurs
ton county, or the national news of
general interest, all told In terse form.
A years subscription will cost you
only S1.50.
Because 1t is said that the State
Grange let the contract for printing its
year book to nonunion plant, a
breach is said to have formed between
the Grange and the State Federation
of Labor. usually closely aligned. The
printers have written Charles r. Case,
president of the federation, demanding
that he take the matter up with Mas
ter Kegley. The cover Of the book
was printed in union shop in Port
land and bears the union label. The
printers want the circulation of the
book stopped or another cover, not
bearing the union label, usel.
The STANDARD Is the only paper pub
lished In Olympia which aims to be
| for Olympia and Thurston county. It
Is YOUR paper-yoE ought to read It.
| Many objections to the new assess
ment of property in Thurston county,
by which the taxable valuation was in
creased $685. 400. have been regis
tered with the board Of equalization
during its first meetings this week.
The board, hoewver. has evinced dis
position to sustain the figures of
County Assessor s. Y. Bennett.
The new valuation placed before the
board OF equalization Is 311 1863, 495.
while that of 1911 was $9,218,026. the
largest gain being made In real estate
which jumped 25.23 per cent. Follow
ing Is the gain for the districts: Real
estate: Olympia, gain $469,261, or
1882 per cent; Tumwater, gain $16,-
23S, or $40 per cent; Tenino. gain 49,
906, or 8.21 per cent; Bucoda, gain
$2,749, or 9.25 per cent; county out
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