Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-12

@35,0UU, the minimum price fixed by
The commissioners. The notice also
stipulates that the sale viii be made
with the understanding that the coun-
y will have free use of the building
for six months after the date of the
sale, that is, until new building can
De constructed.
Two state guards from the Walla
Nalla penitentiary are now in pursuit
Of the bandit, believed to be an eX-con-
Vet by the name OF Mike Donnelly,
who with his partner terrorized the vi
entity of Toledo last Saturday and
who made a successful getaway" al
er duel with posse OF officers near
hat city, thoUch his partner was kill
I'd. The men are charged with having
robbed a Castle Rock store early Fri
lay morning and a posse started in
pursuit Of them after the discovery of
his robbery, catching up with them
near Toledo. Donnelly has not been
seen nor have any traces of him been
,ound since his getaway and it is
thought he might have come north in
% 1hurston county. The man who
vas killed has not been identified.
Realizing that two or three mem
Ders of the old association cannot long
n carry the burden of it's work il the
bers of the Thurston County Poultry
association, meeting at the Chamber
of Commerce Wednesday evening, au-
thorized President Charles A. Burr to
call meeting of all the members OF
the association to effect re-organiZa-
ion and the election of new officers,
so that the management of the asso-
cations affairs can be placed in new
hands and a fu!er cooperation among
he poultrymen OF the county can be
J-oueht about. The date Tor Tins
..eetlng has Lot been fiAeu.
Forty-nine deer were killed in Thur.
ston county during Inc two months
sc ason ended December 1, according
70 County Game Warden James Fen
nell, who heartily supports the Jaw
preventing the bounding Of deer with
dogs, declaring 1t prevents their whole
q a eli re- tC
increase rapidly and to work into the
lowlands where they not only get bet
ter lood but are less troubled by war
mints." There are 3,Ol4 game Ii
censes in use III The county, one fol
every six residents on the estimated
population of $4,000, but out of the "a
convictions for violations of the game
laws obtained this season, only six
were residents of this county.
Mrs. M. e. George of Olympia was
elected president of the Thurstor
County Humane society to succeed l
D. O'Neill, who has gose East, at 9
meeting Wednesday at the apart
ments of Mrs. Cook in the Olympic
hotel.
"The Fatal Shot," farce comedy
Aich is said TO be highly entertain
ing, will be presented at the Olympic
theater at SIS tonight by the Dramat
ic club of st. Martins college and thu
advance sale of seats indicates tha
the boys of the near by institution will
be royalty received on their first ap
pearance in Olympia. They have
worked hard in the preparation Of thi.
comedy for their local appearance
| though 1t has been given with grea
success in the college auditorium, fol
they are anxious to make good i'm
preston, and those who attend are as
sured of an interesting evening.
F. Jordan was elected president o.
the Retail Clerks Protective associa
tion at meeting Wednesday evening
when various business matters were
disposed of and several new member.
initiated. The other new officers are
H. F. Hildebrandt, first vice president
Fred Sullivan, second vice president
L. r. Davis, recording secretary; H
A. Dittmars, secretary treasurer. ant
0. Mitchell, guide.
The Olympia schools will close fol
the holidays December 10 and elabo
rate programs will be given by the
different classes that afternoon. Fac
ulty and students of the high schoo
and all the other grades are now busy
preparing for these exercises.
Only two other cities in the state
handle their public schools as cheaply
as does Olympia, and they are Cen