Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-03-15

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THE PEARL or PUGET SOUND
F.. Y. Steele is home from his East
ern trip.
Attorney p. NJ. Troy visited Ia
coma during the week.
Miss Frances Watson left recently
on visit to Missoula, Mont.
Sol Myers has resigned his posi-
ton with the Olympia Knitting
mills.
Mrs. HANNAH Gansfield, aged Y
wears, died at her home in this city,
yesterday.
Your street assessment install
ments will fall due soon after the an
nual taxes of 1911.
Mrs. Mills, mother of Mrs. Robt.
Allen, of this city, recently died at
her home in Centralia.
DR.. Riley reports the birth of a
n-pound boy, Tuesday, to the wife
of c. Larson, near Lacey.
Two cars of steel have been re-
ceived for construction OF the Olym-
pia Terminal Company's belt line.
Martin Koopman has returned from
q visit to Seattle. While there he
bought piece of land near that city.
Mrs. Holgar Jensen is very ill from
reports. Her baby which had not
been well since birth, was buried
Sunday.
The STANDARD regrets to learn
that the physical condition of Mr..
Theodore L. Brown continues to be
poorly.
H. o. Fossum, of Detroit, Wash.
was in the city this week and added
his name to the STANDARDS extern
sive list of readers.
Robt. Trullinger, the teamster,
had leg broken yesterday, by get
ting it caught when his wagon over
turned on a hillside.
Victor +. Meyer, the contractor.
is trying to ascertain from the City
Attorney whether or not Eastbay
avenue is public street.
The claim of F. w. Davis for COM
pensation for a bite from a dead dog,
has been allowed. He is to receive
80 for lay-off of 9 days.
Father Malley has been elected
head of the Game Association; w.
K. Burntrager Vice President, and
A. J. Austin Secretary-Treasurer.
R. NJ. Montgomery and son, Gay
lord, left Olympia last Tuesday for
the country, to work in the vicinity
of South Union in hauling railway
ties.
Col. C. E. Claypool early this week
was called to Tacoma by reason Of
the serious illness of his sister, who
had been in poor health for a long
time.
Mrs. E. D. Cotter died at Aber-
deem Monday. She formerly resided
in this city and the funeral was
held Wednesday from the NJ. E.
Church.
The Tacoma Railway and Power
Company lost on appeal a suit award
ing Lee Richmond IS, 900 for injuries
sustained when struck by q street
car. July 9th.
Fleming. a five-year-old son OF
George Mills of this city. died at the
home OF his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. ]. Gordon, at Tacoma, Sun
day, Of diphtheria.
Patrick Dunning, an old-time resi-
dent of this county, who at one time
owned and operated an extensive
farm at So:th Bay, died at Port
Angeles, last week.
The city schools will close Friday,
the 18th, for one week, for the regular
spring vacation, and will hold q week
longer in May. or until May Gath. to
make up the full time.
Gov. Hay has declined to grant q
pardon to H. l.. Boone, former Pres
ident of the defunct State Bank of
Palouse, serving an indefinite term
limited to fourteen years.
The State has paid to Clerk David
G. Parker $22.222.37 for disburse-
ment to owners of property in trans
fer to capitol site, on basis of re-
wards established by court.
The U. S. Census Department
says that Thurston county has l, 173
farms, an increase from 665 in 1900.
The area in farms is given at Isl 243;
OF an approximate land area 453, 760.
The Public Service Commission
has authorized the general express
agent for the Northern Pacific to cut
the express rate on berries, during
the season, shipped to the canneries.
The Supreme Court afirms the
finding in the case of State vs.. W. H.
Ewing. appellant, charged with first
degree assault. He had been SEN
fenced for a term of three to ten
years.
E. T. Young. Of Mud Bay. pre-
aicts a good fruit crop this year.
from the frosty nights that have pre-
vailed. which coming so early will
not endanger the buds late in the
season.
=, An effort is to be made to secure
.ne old Union Pacific grade running
between this city and Bush Prairie |
acout nine miles south. and equip it !
WIN WIN rolling stock to unite the
Northern Pacific by water-grade
connection.
Miss Frances Sylvester read her
essay on the boy scout movement be.
lore the Socialist local last Saturday
evening. The audience was attentive
and generally agreed with the COM |