Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-21
About Olympia

Wives of the members of the legisla-
ture were guests of hoonr at a recep-
ton rendered them Tuesday afternoon
in the church parlors of the Congrega-
ticnal church by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the church.
Mrs. II. M. Wallace was hostess to
the Young People branch of the w. C..
T. U. Monday evening. An interesting
program was enjoyed.
c. Fl. Springer and wife sailed from
Honolulu for home February s, reach
ing here this week after spending a
most enjoyable vacation in the Ha-
waiian islands.
BERRY GROWERS, ATTENTION!
Thurston county growers will meet
in the Forum, sos Columbia street,
next Saturday, February %, at 2 p. M,
to arrange for marketing present
years crop Of berries. A full attend
ance is desired.
2-3-1 COMMITTEE.
The old Barnes residence, moved
this week from it's former location at
Fourth and Adams streets, was the
first building to be placed on the
Swantown fill. 1t was purchased by
A. T. Rabeck.
The annual banquet of the Congre-
gational church, which was to have
been held last Tuesday evening, was
was postponed until next Tuesday
night.
Dan Cook of Yelm, T. E. Tabor of
Tumwater, E. A. Nichols of Bucoda.
end c. P. Remley of Grand Mound
were chosen by County Assessor ]. c.
Sans this week as four of the seven
deputies who will assist him in the
1913 valuation of real and personal
property in Thurston county. The
work of determining the valuations
will be begun shortly.
FOR SALE.
Incubator and brooder for sale. Tel.
ephone 572 L. 2-2-tf
Those members of the senior class
Of the Olympia high school who will
take part in the annual class play, In
Quality Street." to be presented at the
close Of the Lenten season, was an
nounced this week by Miss Hannah
Phelps. who is directing the rehearsals.
The cast includes:
Phoebe Sparrow. $3.50. .vivien Hindley
Sarah Sparrow. ....... Elva Woodland
Julie Longweed. 49,. Ruth Fitzgerald
Isabel Appleton. ....... Georgia Bell
Ellen. ............ Faith Yantis
Granville Howard. Jack Claypool
Lieutenant Wright. !. Ward Mckinney
Captain Winchester. Dick Mitchell
Lieutenant Small. /. /. Albert Van Eaton
Major Pepper. Jesse Leverich
Albert Sidney Wallace. Howard Ray
Sergeant. .............. Irving Miller
E. 0. Ferguson of South Union was
elected president; John Rogers, Pleas
ant Glade, vice president, and Walter
Barnard, Chambers Prairie, secretary
treasurer, of the newly-organized
Thurston County Rural Telephone as
ISOLATION, which Is a consolidation of
Is of the 20 farmers telephone lines
running out of Olympia, effected this
week. The numbering system Of the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph COM
pany was adopted and with the changes
necessitated by this move almost COM
pleted, the farmers lines will be con-
nected with each other through the
Olympia switchboard.
LOST.
January 31st, Irish Setter, female,
color red. Liberal reward for informa-
ton leading to return.
w. C. SEXTON,
(adv-2-2-4) Tumwater, Wash.
Funeral services for George e. Law
ton, 70 years old, a resident of Wash
ington for "a years. most of which time
he lived in Olympia, were held Tues
day afternoon. interment being made
in the Masonic cemetery by the side of
his wife. Mr.. Lawton died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Jen-
kins, Sunday afternoon after suffering
a long time from paralysis. He was