Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13
BUCODA.

Leet Bowen and MISS Almlra .
Loomfs were married in Centralia .
February ., the ceremony being wit
They visited Mr.. Bowen's parents at
Toledo for a short time after the
wedding, but are now at home to
their friends at the Blumauer COM
pany's camp.
j. b. GRAPHICAL, the depot agent.
is able to be at work again after a
short illness.
Ernest Morsbach has recovered
from his recent illness.
William Davies has returned to-
his home here from the Centralia
hospital, where he was confined for
two months by typhoid fever.
The following interesting letter
concerning happenings at South Bay
was sent in this week by Nathan
Evans: you ought to be out here
once in while to see things move
Chats the way we put iD. We
have an open meeting of the Grange,
he fourth Friday night in eacm
month for debates on live subjects,
as, for example, Township Organ
zation.' the subject we discussed at
our last meeting. We had two set
speeches, one by the master of the
county grange, in which he ex-
planned the laws on township work.
We need township organization in
Ibis county, because the roads need
working out here just as well as at
Mud Bay. We pay our road tax
Just the same as if we got the work,
but we don't get the work we need
on the road. We have piece Of
road in this neighborhood that;
makes the frogs get move on them
selves to travel in, let alone man
or woman. 1t is a shame for the
commissioners to neglect the coun-
tvs welfare in that way. We had
two loads of gravel put on the road
between South Bay and the Pacific
highway this winter and it cost the-
taxpayers $12, though there are lots;
of farmers around here who would
have been glad to have done 1t for
so cents load. That is where.
township work would come in
every man could work out his own
tax during the winter 80 the work
would settle and make good, solid
road in the spring, SO autos could
run down here as well as to Mud
Bay. The second speech at our last
meeting explained the workings of
township organization in other states
and it was complete in every essen
tial that bore on the finances of the
farmer and home builder. Still, we
have some old standpatters in this
neighborhood who think the more
we are taxed the richer we get. We
also have a parent-teachers' associa-
ton out here that holds public
meeting the first Saturday night in
each month, when there is pro-
gram by the school children and
also social meeting once month.
Everything is done in good order
and to the glory of South Bay. We
have fine school out here now, too,
Sunday school in working order,
and preaching every Sunday. The
health of the residents of South
Bay is mighty good at present. for
just now the order of the day is:
Cutting wood, burning stumps, visit
ing, talking politics, playing cards
and having good time before the
working season sets in
After having been in charge Of
the county poor farm for the last
seven years, w. G. Miliron has
rendered his resignation to the coun-
ty commissioners, to take effect
April II, and it has been accepted.
Mr.. Milliron expects to begin farm
ing ION his own hook" this spring.
Inc Soutn bay grange Hall was
burned TO the ground between IL
and o'clock last Tuesday morning
in a fire whose origin is a mystery.
Nobody seems to know how it caught
fire, according to Nathan Evans, al
though several passed the hall about
II O'Clock. There We're no signs of
fire then.
The petition of S. S. Markham for
"A change in the Austin Hill road
between Olympia and Delphi and
the protests of various residents of
the Mud Bay district will be heard
by the county commissioners at
meeting at O'Clock next Monday
afternoon Markham wants the
road changed so as to run around
/ he hill instead OF up over it.