Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-10-11
Temperature, Rain

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Tempe nature Rain
Man. Min. fall
Wednesday o,;. e.... IS IS $500.
Thursday. oct. $.-... 80 II 10
Friday, oct. l........ - 81
oct 5...... 66 81
sunday, oct. G..-.... 90 30 ...
Monday. oct. 1....... 60 81 ."a
Tuesday. oct. \-..... n5 30 90
Sparks blown from the refuse fire AT
the end of the carrier towards the mill
caused a bad fire at the building Of the
Mccain shingle mill Monday night
and might have caused the new indus
try on the waterfront much damage
but for The quick work of the local fire
The fire had q good start
down in the midst OF a pile of wood and
saWdust and. though the rest of the
building was quickly saved, ii was
after midnight before the fire was en-
tirely eXtinguished.
Ira and George Collier, sons OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Collier, spent the
weekend with their parents. They
are students at the University OF Wash
ington.
Mrs. Oliver Matson has returned
from Seattle where she attended the
funeral of Mrs. r. c. West. former
resident of Olympia.
Mrs. Spurlock and Mrs. Crawford of
Plum station were in Olympia We'd
nesday.
Lindley +. Moore returned this week
from a short trip to Portland.
c. c. Aspinwall John Barnes and DR.
Beckett of Seattle, are spending few
days vacation around Hoods canal
hunting and fishing.
Miss 10 Oppenheimer and Mrs. A
Bettman returned Tuesday from a
short visit with William Bettman, the
local clothier. in Portland. Mr.. Bett
tman recently underwent an operation
which was made necessary by an alb
scess of the ear, and is recovering
rapidly.
N. c. Christensen of Buffers cove
was an Olympia visitor Tuesday.
Miss Florence C. Atkins of Nash.
vile, Tenn, national lecturer for
the w. c. T. u, spoke at the Christian
church Wednesday night.
Margaret Davis, who spent the last
three weeks travelling through Cali
fornia, returned to Olympia this week.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con-
gregational church met at the home of
Mrs. P. NJ. Troy Wednesday afternoon.
A meeting of the Parent-Teachers
association of the Garfield school was
held at the school at 3 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. T. L. Conant of the West Side
has as her guest her mother, Mrs. H.
E. Conant of Denver, Colo, who ex.
poets to make her home in Olympia
She is also visiting Mrs. c. J. Van
Eaton of College Heights, West Side.
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G. ]. Goodrich, Yelm merchant
whose store was destroyed by fire last
week, was in Olympia Monday replen,
ishing his stock. Mr.. Goodrich lost
ell his household effects in the fire
his damage being $4,000, unprotected
by insurance.
Chief of Police Alex Wright arrested
six joyriders Wednesday on complaint
of Tenino residents. They will have
hearing before the Tenino justice
of the peace.
A construction company to complete
the big Yelm ditch, the largest irriga
ton project now under way west of the
mountains, was formed at meeting
of the stockholders of the Yelm Irriga
ton company Wednesday at Yelm
Four miles of the big ditch have beer
finished and the right Of way for the
remainder has been cleared.
P. NJ. Plamondon of Kelso, former
Thurston county teacher, was bust
uCSo tlSltOl " Wy lIpld ucSudy.
w. E. Howard and wife of Charleston
were Olympia visitors this week.
Mrs. A. C. Baker and two children
have returned from a short visit a,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bow
man at Oyster Bay.
The annual convention of the State
League of Building & Loan associa
lions began yesterday with about 81
delegates in attendance. An address
by State Auditor C. w. Clausen is the
principal feature of the two days pro
gram. The delegates last night en-
joyed banquet at the Mitchell hotel
Incorporation papers for the First
Free Methodist church were taken out
this week by B. Ensign, D. j. Cone, s
G. Wilson and Cecille Bellinger. The
company is joint stock corporation
with no capital stock.
A stereopticon lecture on Mt. Rainier
will be given at the Roosevelt school
Saturday night by the Parent-Teachers
association of the school.
Cantata music of the best character
will be sung at the different intervals
this winter by the choir of st. Johns
Episcopal church, following the hearty
reception given to the cantata, "Dau
ghter of Jairus," sung last Sunday
evening. Beginning next Sunday
evening, also, the music for the even
ing services will be sung by vested
choir of boys and girls who are now
under training by Mrs. Will Anders.
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The solo parts in last Sundays can
tata by Stainer were taken by w. M
Ross, tenor, Linus Brewer, basso, and
Miss Flora Schively. soprano, Mrs
Anders acting as leader and Miss Mar
jorie Percival organist. The adult
choir plans to sing Gounod's "Galila'
on the evening of the first Sunday in
nooaynhar