Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-09-20

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company. October /, 8 a. m. f. N.
Sergeant VS.. c. NJ. & p. S. railway,
October 10, Q a. m. Matt Forstrom VS..
c. NJ. & p. S. railway, October II, a.
III. Olympia Light & Power company
VS.. ]. II. Morley ct uX, October 10, 9
a. m. Jack James, a half breed Indian
living at Mud Bay, pleaded not guilty
to the charge of assault recently per-
ferred by Ellen Sans, an Indian
woman of the same locality, and his
trial was set for 10 a. m. October 81.
D. Ross Wickersham has moved into
his new bungalow at Twenty-fifth and
Main streets. The house is modern
in every respect and located in a sec
ton of the city which is being rapidly
improved, four new residences having
been erected there this summer.
William Dammier and family moved
to Tacoma Wednesday, where Mr..
Dammier has accepted a position as
druggist. Mr.. Dammier made many
friends during the time he was con-
nected with Sawyer & Filleys store
and will be greatly missed.
The apparent disappearance of
James Fennell, county game warden,
caused no little stir among his many
friends in this city Monday and Tues
day, and searching parties were organ
lied by Sheriff CASTOR to locate him,
until word was received by the sheriff
Tuesday that Fennell was alive and
safe.
Fennell started out last Friday to
look for some hunters reported to have
violated the game laws along the
Skookumchuck and Des Chutes rivers.
He left his motorcycle at the Fox
farm near Rainier that morning. and
his failure to re-appear by Monday
caused fear among his friends that he
had met with foul play. A searching
party composed of Tom Giddings, Mike
Ward and Lou Eddy was organized
by the sheriff Monday morning, but
Tuesday morning w. Dean Hays of
Tenino was notified by Charles
Whalen, a rancher on the Skeekum-
chuck river, that Fennell had been at
his place Monday and had gone on
down the river to finish his work, and
Hays communicated the information
to the sheriff.
The steamer Lake brought ship
ment of cement from Tacoma We'd
nesday, the cargo consisting of 5000
sacks. 1t is stored at the warehouse
at Percival's dock and will be used in
the construction of pavements and
sidewalks in the business section
where new street pavements are being
laid.
The opening dance of the Tum-
water club will be held in Tumwater
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. H. B. Burlington and Mrs. w.
f. Colley. both of Darlington, Rhode
Island, visited Olympia this week.
Don Setchfeld, principal of the
Roosevelt school, Seely Martin, sup.
erintendent of the Tenino high
school, and D. A. Barber, principal OF
the Rochester school, were appointed
to the county board of education this
week by County Superintendent Kibbe
to fill the vacancies created when F.
D. Newberry, w. L. Miller and D. r.
White moved out of the county. They
will serve one year, the balance of the
two-year terms Of their predecessors
The Mothers circle of the Washing
ton school will give reception to the
teachers from $3.50 to this after
noon at the school, All the mothers
in the district are invited to be
present.
The regular meeting of the Helping
Hand circle was held at 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Julius Wertheim, East Fourth
and Ounce streets.
Isaac Blumauer and w. Dean Hays
Of Tenino are among the delegates
from this state named to attend the
National Irrigation congress at Sal
Lake City, Utah, this week.
Mrs. Allen Weir is visiting relatives
and friends in Jefferson county this
week.
A special meeting of the Parent
Teachers association of the Roose
welt school, to make arrangements fol
the annual reception to the teachers
was held at the school yesterday
afternoon.
An engraved marker to mark the
site of the old legislative hall on Main
street near Third is proposed by w
H. Gilstrap, secretary Of the Wash
ington State Historical society, who
visited Olympia Tuesday to arrange
for it. He plans to have it placed in
the new cement sidewalk. The build
ing, which was located just south Of
the New England hotel, was finally
torn down four years ago after having
been moved about several times.
Suit for a divorce from Hugh D.
Byles on the allegation of non-support
was filed by Mable r. Byles Wednes
day. They were married at Monte
sano, October 81, 1910. but have nc
children.
Councilmen and other city officials
Of Seattle stopped in Olympia this
week en- route in four automobiles to
Lake Cushman, where the down-sound
city has under consideration the es
tablishment of huge power plant tC
furnish cheap power to manufacturers
locating in Seattle and to compete
with the Nisqually power plant now
nearing completion near Tacoma. Tht
proposed plant is large one, involv
ing the expenditure of $4,S4S,000.
Falling from a fence to the ground
at the home Of E. w. Ross on Main
street, Doshe Rockwell. the 12-year-old
son of Tax Commissioner T. D. Rock
well, sustained a broken right arm
Tuesday evening. The lad showed
remarkable fortitude, not complaining
of the pain caused by the injury.
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Congressman Warburton, candidate
for reelection on the Bull Moose
ticket, and Bob Hodge, Bull Moose can
didate for governor, will speak In
81 H.