Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-16
City and Country

the PEARL or PUGET SOUND
Attorney General and Mrs. w. V.
Tanner and Assistant Attorneys Gen
eral Campbell and Kelleran returned
Wednesday evening from ten days
outing, camping and fishing at Satsop.
Elmer Dover, Northwest manager
for II. M. Byllesby & company, owners
of the Olympia Gas company, inspected
the local plant Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Archie Deming of Little Rock, pres
ident of the Thurston County Lumber
& Single company, has purchased the
home of Daniel Gaby, Tenth and
Washington streets, and will move his
family here before the first of next
month, so his children may enter the
local schools. Prior to making this
purchase Mr.. Deming has leased the
Maynard residence on Tenth near
Washington and will live there for the
first six months. Mr.. Gaby, one of the
elder members of the local bar, is
building a new home at Renton, King
county.
Though there have been no develop
ments of more serious nature, the
condition of Gerry Lemon, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Lemon, has remained
unchanged since the accident week
ago. Young Lemon was severely in
jured on the head by falling tree
while working on the location of a
railroad in Mason county.
Work on the paving of Third street
was begun by Contractor William J.
Oller of Tacoma Tuesday morning and
will be rushed so as to be completed as
soon as possible. The improvement
will proceed westward from Franklin,
being finished at Water street, and the
block on Main street between Second
and Third will be paved when the
Third street work reaches Main street.
Tie question which the high schools
of the state will debate during the
coming school year has been changed
from a discussion of the parcels post
to that of good roads. the question be-
ing phrased: Resolved. that the state
should continue the policy of con-
structing state roads. with increasing
appropriations therefor" The change
was announced by Superintendent
Dewey this week.
1,
A lyceum course consisting OF, five
numbers, including Governor Hoch OF
Kansas and Strickland Gillian, the
humorist, Is planned for Olympia this
winter. Rex 8. Roudebush of the Red
path-Priest bureau, which had charge
Of the course given by the Y. M. G. A..
last winter. was In the city the first
Of this week endeavoring to arrange
for the new course. which probably
will begin In October.
p. J. O'Brien. B. A. Titus and Her
man Mallory have purchased the Ames
single mill. Bucoda, one Of the Oldest
plants in that vicinity. Mr.. Titus will
be manager of the plant.
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An award Of $3.50 for injuries to
the ribs and kidneys which caused him
to lose 10 days work was made to ].
C. Ellis Of Olympia this week by the
industrial insurance commission. VIII
liam Grove Of Shelton was granted q
monthly payment Of $50 for the frac-
ture Of the left leg and knee.
The attorney generals department
Wednesday gave an opinion to the eff
feet that no second-choice selections
would be permitted so far as the DEM
ocratic candidates for congressman-at-
large are concerned. It was ruled that
there must be four candidates for
given position before q second choice
can be permitted. There are only six
Democratic candidates for the two
places az ongressman-at-large. Nine
Republicans are after the two jobs,
however. and In their case q second
choice will be permitted.
Prof. Sparks of the state experiment
tai station will be one of the speakers
at grand rally Of pioneers to be held
at Rochester August ~ under the aus
pieces Of the Southwest Washington
Development club and the Rochester
Commercial club. The day will be
known ~ Pioneers and Old Settlers
day.
Miss Lulu Lucinda Bailey. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Bailey, and Ross
McMurry Of linton. Alberta. Canada,
were married 1t the home of the
brides parents. Ninth and Franklin
streets. Wednesday morning, Rev. DR..
R. M. Hayes. former pastor of the Pres
lbyterian church. performing the cere-
mony. The young couple went to Port
land Wednesday afternoon and will 60
to their home in Canada next week.