Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-09-12

'ho city, because of his failure to fol
loW the plans and specifications pre-
scribed by the city engineer. The de-
cision. which atiirms that of the local
superior court. is a big victory for
Frank Owings, who acted as special
counsel for the city in the suit, and
Judge C. +. Claypool, who was then
city attorney.
olympia lodge of Perfection, No. 2,
\. A. & S. r., conferred the degrees
from the fourth to fourteenth inclu
siye on class of candidates from this
city and different parts of the South
west at the local Masonic temple We'd
nesday afternoon and evening. The
lodge is arranging TO go to Aberdeen
to put on the same degrees for a class
of candidates from the Harbor towns
within few weeks. The degrees from
the 18th to 32d will be put on in
Olympia Immediately after this trip,
probably all being conferred during
October, and it is expected that for
them the largest classes in the history
of the local bodies will be assembled.
1t was a crowded house that greeted
Mrs. Pauline Hall Graves and Miss
Lila Crosby at the concert given I'M
der the auspices of the local lodge of
Elks at the Olympia theater last Tues
day night, the first musical event of
the fall season. Mrs. Graves was in
fine voice and captivated her hearers
with her particularly pleasing rendi-
ton of classical program. which in
Guided among its operate numbers
the Indian love song, Lone Am l."
composed for Mrs. Graves and dedi-
Gated to her by Drusilla S. Percival of
Olympia. Miss Crosby's two piano
solos and her accomplishments for
Mrs. Graves proved very delightful to
the appreciative audience.
More students are enrolled in the
Olympia high school this year. than at
any time in it's history, the total en-
rolment being about 315, according to
City Superintendent c. E. Beach. A
gradual increase has also been no.
ticed this week in the enrolment in
the grade schools throughout the city.
No further reports have been received
as to the attendance at the different
schools of the county, several of which
opened this week, except that gen.
eral increase is noted. BY next week
all the schools in the county will be
in operation and present indications
are that reports will show larger at
tendance than was anticipated.
Not a single resident of Olympia has
so far signified his or her intention Of
being candidate for any of the city
Offices by filing an announcement with
the city clerk. No one is expected to
file, however, until the last few days
before October 4, when the books close
Extensive repairs are being made
to the room occupied by the Olympia
Oyster house on East Fourth street,
the restaurant being closed during the
progress of the improvements. An
entirely new front is being placed on
the building, while the interior is be-
ing re-painted and re-papered. Other
changes will be made in the interior
arrangement of this popular eating
house, which will enable 1t to improve
it's service to its patrons.
Another moonlight dance, similar to
to that held last Saturday night, is
scheduled for the Lobby tomorrow,
Saturday night, the music being being
furnished by Tacoma musicians. These
dances, conducted at various times
during the summer, have won consid-
cradle popularity.
With the signing of a contract by
]. A. Paulhamus of Tacoma with Dan
Shea, expert oil rig builder of Tulsa,
Okla, the fifth oil we'll for the Olympic
peninsula is assured. San Francisco
interests also are preparing to start
development work. The Washington
Oil company already has hole 1900
feet deep, and the Jefferson Oil COM
pany of Aberdeen will begin drilling
next week.
The Paulhamus rig will be work
ing in ten days or two weeks. Paulha-
mus is going to develop the Tahola
gas mound, a hill of sand and mud
thrown up by natural gas pressure on
the Quiniault reservation. Paulhamus
is an old oil operator and was conspic-
uous in the Beaumont, Texas, fields
when it first opened.
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