Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-09-27

rotary of the treasury deposit a part
of the treasury surplus with the banks,
that it may be made available for
business, and yet under the sub-treas-
ury system the government goes On
taking in and boarding money neces
sary TO business. The government
takes the money without regard to
+ Tie needs ct business and will return
/ 1t in the form Of deposits in national
/ hanks il the secretary Of the treasury
50 decides. The use OF the govern
cents money in business depends Oh
/ The whim of the secretary of the treas
my. II every big merchant in the
country boarded his receipts instead
/ al depositing them in banks there
would be q panic within week.
The Public Service Commission of
/ Washington las adopted a rule under
which the state grain inspector will
/ fix the amount Of dockage taken by
grain buyers OH damaged wheat. The
buyers have been eXacting such dock
age as they saw fit, some cases being
/ held excessive by the commission.
/ Hereafter the inspect ors will not only
grade the grain but viii say how many
pounds to the hushel the grain is TO be
| locked on account OF dirt and smut.
! farmers.
Six hundred enc students were en-
rolled i'll the State University during
| The year l90i-02. Nine hundred
thirty-two students registered on the
first day this year.
James praham has returned from
a business trip to Chicago, Ill.
Mr., and Mrs. Ray Talmage of Bel
| lingham, who were married in Bel
| bingham couple of weeks ago, visited
Miss Clara Collins of this city,
recently. They are spending their
honeymoon visiting all the Sound
cities and expect to take a trip through
Hoods canal.
Chalmers Musgrove was chosen
president. Walter Crombie vice presi-
dent, Fred Sullivan, treasurer, Cora
Davis, secretary and William GOodro,
Sergeant-at-armS of the freshman
class of the High school at a recent
meeting.
The stores of the Harris Dry Goods
Co. Rosenthal Dry Goods company
and the Emporium we're closed all day
Saturday until 6 o'clock in the even
ing. according to the custom of the
Jews in observing the Day of Atone
| la bn1U Of oil tho icb
holidays According to the custom
the followers pray constantly and
abstain from food and drink from
Friday evening until Saturday
evening.
Will CASTOR has accepted a position
with the Northern Express company.
of this city.
Work on repairing the Mckinley
school, recently damaged by fire, was
started last week by White & Wright,
the contractors, whose bid of $500
was accepted by the board of educa-
ton The building will be a one-story
structure, four rooms on the ground
floor and four rooms in the basement,
1t will accommodate zoo pupils.
The enrolment of the Olympia
public schools now reaches almost
1900, according to City Superinten-
dent c.. E. Beach. The last report
shows that there are 352 pupils en-
rolled at the Washington school, 297
at the Lincoln, 165 at the Garfield,
ia at the Roosevelt, 80 at the McKin-
ley and 253 at the high school. Recent
additions since this enumeration was
taken will make the total about 1900
Mr. Beach says.
Mrs John Grimm and daughter
have returned from a visit In Portland,
Vancouver and The Dalles.
Mrs. II. w. Smith has returned from
Aberdeen where she has been visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Bridges, of that
city for the past two months.
Miss Agnes Sutherland has returned
to her home in Seattle after a months
visit at the McLane home at Mud Bay.
Chas. " Aspinwall returned to
Seattle last week alter a few days
isit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
aspinwall. of this city.
Miss Marie Schmidt of Hope Island,
has returned to her nome after visit
to Portland and Salem with her
brother. Paul Schmidt.
=
Bert Query, the drayman. has re-
turned from a two weeks hunting trip
to the Olympic mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins and son have
returned to their home in this city
after having visited Portland and
down Sound cities.
| Perry Baker came up from Kamil-
che last week to visit for few days
! with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Baker of this city.
H. A. Raymond has purchased
new Ave passenger Overland car
Mrs. Simpkins of Tacoma. is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. F. A. Harmon, at
Chambers Prairie.
MISS barDard SlmpklnS retuTHeu W
| Tacoma last week, having visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon for the past
month.
| The old building at the northeast
corner of Fifth and Main streets, for
merly occupied as a saloon, is being
torn down to make room for the new
bank building which the Olympia
National bank expects to erect there
shortly. The demolition of the build
ing will remove one of the eye-sores
of the business section of Olympia.
There was an interested crowd In
Justice Crosby's Office Tuesday after
noon when Rev. w. H. Jones, Tenino
minister. was tried on a charge OF
having maliciously killed dog be-
longing to Thomas Finan of that city.