Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-12

city, Vice President; Mrs. J. Cope
land Secretary, and Mrs. Floyd Nor-
ris. Treasurer, both Of Tacoma.
The owner of the new shingle
mill on the Washington Waterfront
expects to begin operations on or
about the 18th inst. The bad wealth
er in January upset prizes on logs
so as to delay beginning somewhat,
but prices are again at about the
norma. stage.
\ small son of DR.. Lucia Cook
corner OF Ninth ard Washington
streets, fell from window, Satur-
day, striking on his head, and was
though to have been seriously injured,
but on examination by expert sur
geons was found not to be danger
ously hurt.
One cannot help assOciating the
old aphorisn> of Out of the frying
pan. etc, in the announcement that
Secretary Hause, of the Y. NJ. c. A..
lately resigned that office 10 accept
an appointment on the police force
of t'us city. to succeed Dan Me
travy as night Waterman.
Peter Poet, Il logger in the Simp-
son S camp, WAS brought up from
Shelton, Monday. severely injured
from beng crushed between two logs.
He was taken to the hospital for
treatment. 1t is not thought that
he sustained serious injuries and
hopes are entertained for speedy re-
cOvery.
Monday evening d. S. B. Henry
! was attacked with inhammatOry
,, rheumatism in his knees, obliging
him to take to his bed and call in
medical aid. His daughter. Mrs.
Ray Rogers. of Aberdeen. was mott
fed, and arrived here Wednesday.
At latest accounts his condition
showed signs of Improvement.
Very impressive services were held
in St. johns church on Easter Day,
the elimination of the festival of
Easter, on which the resurrection OF
| the Saviour was concentrated by
glad voices raised in joy and praise
by choir and congregation. Services
special to the occasion were held also
! in the other orthodox churches.
Judge ]. W. Robinson was in the
city this week on law business. He
| is still practicing in Seattle; has
recovered from his recent attack OF
shingles. which caught him in New
York city, combining him in a hos
pital for five weeks. The Judge is a
Roosevelt man, ard is liable to take
a hand in the political game this year.
The State Permanent fund has re-
ceived $9,646, 900 up to the 31st ult.
More than half that amount has been
paid in during the past three months.
OF the total amount in the Permanent
funds s., 232, 931 is invested in bonds,
while SAB, 128 represents cash. The
report shows that so, 600 of the Ac-
i cident fund have been invested in
bonds.
Treasurer MARI has turned over to
! the Sheriff the delinquent list of own
ers of personal property with instruc-
tons to collect at once by Selling Of
property of that classification suffi-
cient to cover the same, and from
now on several deputies will be on
the alert to prevent further evasion.
These taxes became delinquent on
March 18th.
Rufus Wilbur, of Shelton, commit
ted suicide at Shelton, last week.
His wife from whom he was separ-
ated, writes the Olyn,pian that after
the shooting she went home and
cared for him in his last hours. He
had been mentally unbalanced for
years, and had never asked her to
come back to him, as had been err
roneously stated.
The Helori paid a visit to our
port this week. She is owned by Orir
y. Denny, of Seattle, launched about
a month ago, 100 feet in length and
Isl feet beam, and is said to be one
of the handsomest boats on the Coast
She carries two standard gasoline
engines of 1924 horsepower, by which
she may be propelled II miles an hour
Mr.. Denny and wife contemplate a
visit to Alaska in her.
There will be four eclipses this year
two to the Sun and two Of the Moon.
A partial observation of the Moon, on
the night of LIST, was invisible in the
United States; a central and tOta
eclipse of the Sun will happen to-mor
row. A partial eclipse of the Moor
September 18th, visible in Contra
and Western States. A total eclipse
of the Sun will happen on Oct. 10th,
In the Gulf States the Sun will rise
with the shadow on.
A rarity was picked up on the
beach at Mud Bay, the other day, in
shape of q petrified clam, of the but
ter" classification. Very few, if any,
have ever seen q petrifaction of this
nature, leading to the belief that il
did not exist, but here we have
ocular and unmistakahle demonstra
ton that Nature has occasionally
contributed to this freak handiwork
Those desiring to inspect the curiosity
may see it at the Shelton bar, or
Fourth street.
The block bounded by Second and
Columbia streets doesn't seem to be