Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-20

addressed a gathering at Tumwater
last Saturday evening on yellow
stone Park"
The CARBON race track and
grounds between Olympia and Tum-
water will not he used for a county
fair this fall. according to their own
er, Fred w Carlyon.
F. II. Seifke and others filed q
petition with the commissioners this
week asking for the extension of the
Durgin road along the Nisqually
river near Sherlock, for distance
of quarter of mile.
| Hugh Kladly, who recently pur-
chased a tract of land about three
quarters east of the Log Cabin in the
Wards lake district, will construct a
seven-room modern bungalow to cost
approximately $500. A. w. Clark
has the contract for it's erection.
NJ. Spinner of Gate, a merchant
there, sustained broken left wrist
the other day by being thrown from
his wagon in a runaway. A dis
lodged bolt let portion of the
wagon fall on the horses heels,
frightening it. A physician was
called from Rochester to attend to
Mr.. Spnner's injuries.
Another rural telephone line, to
be known as the LaceyChambers
Prairie Mutual Telephone company,
of which John w. Mayes is president
and Walter Barnard secretary, has
applied to the county commissioners
for franchise to operate telephone
line over certain portions of the Pa
cific Highway and the Yelm and
Rainier roads.
1t is estimated that it will cost the
/ oIdtC %, OVO W SuD-
nit each initiative or referendum
measure at the next election. AS 10
measures are now on file, the total
cost to the state promises to be ap-
proximately 100000, the average
cost Of a session of the Legislature.
This takes no account of the added
cost to counties of printing the extra
ballots needed and similar expenses.
A modern seven-room house will
be constructed soon on the site of
the building destroyed by fire about
a year ago, by Ben Ward, a member
of the Ward family, which is one Of
the oldest in Thurston county and
very likely in the state. The mater
ial is now ON the ground for the new
building, which will occupy the same
site as the first home built by Mr..
Wards parents more than SO years
ago.
"A jury In the superior court has
awarded John Linquist 500 dam
ages in his suit against Ira Huston
and the Johnson brothers, in which
he claimed $500 damages because of
buildings on his property destroyed
by fire spreading from burning slash
ings. Huston gave Johnson brothers
a contract to burn some slashings on
his property and the fire got beyond
their control, destroying some build
ings on the Linquist place adjoining.
Joseph Taylor, we'll known
rancher living near Tenino, went to
Seattle last week to take the Pasteur
treatment for hydrophobia, fearing
that bite inflicted recently by COW
might develop that disease. A val
liable blooded Jersey COW owned by
Mr.. Taylor recently took sick and,
thinking something had lodged in it's
throat, Mr.. Taylor started to swab it
out when he cut his fingers on the
animals teeth. Later he called in
two veterinarians and each pronounce
ed the COW ill from hydrophobia and
it was condemned and shot.
w. B. Hanna, II years old, one of
the pioneer ranchers of the county,
died at the family home at Gull Har-
Dor Monday morning after a resi-
dence in this state of 33 years. Fun
eral services were held in this city
Wednesday morning, Rev. James H.
Edgar officiating, and burial was
made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The widow, four sons, William a.,
Walter s., Jacob G.. and Merrill l..
Hanna, and two daughters, Misses
Lena +. and Helen Hanna, survive.
The family is one of the best known
in the county, having lived on the
ranch at Gull Harbor for many years.
Consequently there were many beau
tiful floral tributes at the funeral,