Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-21

The public service commission has
granted the Northern Pacific permits
sion TO put into effect at once rate Of
. cents hundred on fuel oil in car
load lots from Olympia 20 Bordeaux.
For sale-Relable mare. weight
about 1,l0O pounds Address Box SOB,
X. F. ID. l, Tumwater, Wash. 1874
Anna Katherine rhill, A. years old, a
resident of this county in the vicinity
of Rochester for a quarter of cen
tury, died at st. Peters hospital early
last Monday morning. A brother, w.
F. Thill, and sister, Mrs. Mass, both of
Rochester, and number of nephews
and nieces survive. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Father Mally
of St. MiChaels Catholic church, in
terment being made in the l. o. O. F.
cemetery.
Carey Martin of Tumwater is look
ing for the person or persons who en-
joyed themselves in his automobile
Sunday night and manipulated it
down a winding hill until they lodged
1t gutter at the bottom, with the rear
wheels caught on a ridge in the road.
Martin was calling on friends at the
time and had left the machine stand
ing at the top of the hill after setting
all brakes and removing the spark
plug. Luckily the machine received
only minor damages.
j. j. Adair, well known Thurston
county rancher, recently brought in
two big carrots of the White Belgian
variety, each weighing four pounds,
for exhibition in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Adair says
his carrots reached 40 tons to the acre
Word was received in Olympia this
week telling of the death of Van Spon-
ebert at his home on Lincoln creek,
in the southern part of the county. He
was quite well known in this city and
county
Chasing dancing as recreation"
and hence not unlawful, Attorney Gen
eral w. V. Tanner has given an opin-
ion to State Superintendent Josephine
Preston to the effect that school boards
and directors, if they desire, may per-
nit dancing on school property under
the new law, directly reversing an
opinion given by this department sew
eral years ago.
Relatives who have just recently ar
rived from the Middle West to make
their home in the vicinity of Tumwa-
ter, were delightfully."- entertained at a
dinner party at o'clock last Sunday
afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W.
Lewis of Brighton Park. The guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Newman,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Twiss, Mr.. and Mrs.
Newman. ST., William G. Kinney,
Frank Newman, Misses Hazel and Ada
Newman, Vena Lewis, Masters Glenn,
Ralph and Lee Newman, Vern Lewis,
Orville, Harold and Preston Kinney,
Fred and Ada Lewis and Ray Lewis.
The Coast Bridge company of Port
land, which Is now constructing the
new Prather bridge near Rochester,
was awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the new steel bridge
across the DesChutes river near Rain
Ter, known as the Ruth bridge, by the
county commissioners this week. Bids
we're opened last Monday, the Port
land concerns offer being $780,
There were two other bidders, Charles
G. Huber Of Seattle and the Dibble-
Hawthorne company of Portland. The
bridge will have a 1OO-foot span and
must be completed within 80 days. 1t
will replace an old wooden structure
w thO ldSt
week.
Mrs. Clint Van Deveer, formerly of
Spokane, who was born at South Union
December 8, 1885, died early Tuesday
morning at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mills, in Tumwa.
ter, where she had come to spend the
last few days of her life. Rev. r. NJ
Hayes officiated at the funeral which
took place at the Tumwater Methodist
church Thursday afternoon, inter-
ment being made in the Masonic GEN.
etery. Besides the parents, the hus-
band, sister, Ethel, living at home,
and three brothers, Guy living in AL
berta, Arlie of Klickitat county, and
Jesse Of Tumwater, survive. Three
uncles, James, Jesse and George Mills, |
all of Olympia, also survive.