Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-09-12
SOME NEWS NOTES Of THE CITY

DIS III lllt tlIN WIS Ntth OH business
with The suprcu. court. When Attor-
uey Ponder is not busy at his profes-
sion he puts in mis- time hunting and
GRATED some envy among open air
sport lovers in Olympia Oh his present
visit by his description of a $500 shot
gun that MAS made on his special Or
der by the l.. c. Smith company. He
expects to give this expensive rowling
piece its first experience on the Mis-
qualify flats this fall.
Olympia plays quite a prominent
part in The first issue of The Greet
ers Guide" a monthly publication
originated by Jay Dinsmore, formerly
of this city who has lately been living
in Seattle and who apparently still
has warm spot in his heart for his
old home The book is designed to
give tourists an idea OF the many
places of interest along Puget Sound
and is handsomely printed. Inciden.
tally, Mr. Dinsmore frequently refers
to THE WASHINGTON STANDARD as the
oldest newspaper in the state, advising
his readers to visit this Office.
j. c. ThOmmen of Seattle has been
spending some time in Olympia and
! Thurston county recently in an effort
to interest farmers of this section in
the Olympic Trading & Supply COM
pany of Seattle, cooperative mail
order house which sells at a discount
to holders of its shares. The con-
Germ is a branch of the Northwestern
General Trading company of Spokane,
which claims to be the largest cooper
States. having 1000 members.
The first issue of "St. Johns Par
ish," a neat monthly publication de-
members of ST. Johns Episcopal
church of this city, was published by
the job department of THE WASHING
TON STANDARD last Saturday. H. l..
Whiting, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Eagle Freshwater
compose it's editorial board.
Some 25 or 80 high school students
turned out this week for the first foot
ball practices of the season, under the
direction of the new coach, L. w. Her
rington. Prospects for high class
team are said to be excellent as there
is quite number of old players about
whom a team can be built. The sea-
sons schdule has not been completed,
uut includes game with Tacoma
high on October A.
The garage of N. E. George on East
Fourth street was completely destroy
ed in a mysterious fire shortly before
midnight Tuesday night, also burn
ing an automobile driven by Lynn
Brown, which had been put in the gar
age few minutes before the fire start
ed. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
!
Judge John R. Mitchell of the local
superior court this week held uncon-
stitutional the state law prescribing a
special per cent. excise tax on the
gross business of all express compa-
MES doing business in this state, on
the ground that they are not exempt
from other taxation and that this ad-
ditional tax would be burden on in
lterstate business. The case will be
appealed to the state supreme court.
Failure of Olympia's pitchers to
come up to their usual standard re-
suited in the defeat Of the Senators on
the local grounds last Sunday by the
Nonpareils of Seattle by score of Z
to 4.
The old Turpin properly at the
northwest corner of Sixth and Main
streets, was purchased for approx
mately $12,SOO during the last week by
Fred w. Carlyon, the second time it
; has changed hands in the last two
years. Property owned by Mr.. Car
lyon in Seattle and Olympia formed
part of the consideration.
Complete vindication of former City
Engineer E. l.. Van Epps so far as
the Swantown fill is concerned, was
contained in the decision given last
Saturday by the state supreme court
UNFOLDING the city's contention and de-
claring that Henry Mallory, the con-
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