Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-12-18

Mail your Christmas parcels
early" is the slogan of half dozen or
more signs posted in the windows and
around the lobby OF the local post
office and the crowds that have been
keeping the clerks busy this week in
dictate the advice is being needed.
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Mrs. Francis Rotch of Seattle.
whose husband was one of Thurston
county's representatives in the first
state legislature and who is now rep
resentative-elect in the 44th legisla-
tive district, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Wood.
Nick Horsh, proprietor of the Tum-
water meat market, was held up and
robbed of s46.10 while on his way
home last Saturday evening, by two
men, one of whom grabbed him by
the back of the neck while the other
stuck gun in his face. After assault
ing him, the men beat it" down the
railroad track and no trace of them
has been found.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Green
bank expect to 60 to San Diego, Cal,
early next week to make their future
home. A party was given in their
.lonor Tuesday evening at the Pres
byterian manse. Mr.. Greenbank has
been an employe of the state land
office for several months and former
ly conducted q mems furnishing store
here.
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James Wilson, who was arrested
at Tenino recently. pleaded guilty to
charge Of second degre burglary for
attempting to break into box car
in that city. when arraigned before
Superior Judge Mitchell Monday, and
was sentenced to q term Of not less
than one year at the Monroe refor-
matory. $780, '-'-' .g~.x
After celebrating for an hour and |
20 minutes, Jury in the local SUI
perior court last Monday found w. ]. |
Countryman not guilty Of the charge |
Of resisting q city officer. case which !
grew out Of an incident that occur
red during the Eagles parade here
last summer. Countryman was found
guilty in the local justice court but |
appealed his case, with the result
mentioned.
Mrs. Ernest Lister delightfully."- en-
tertained some IT'S ladies of Olympia
at q musicale and reception at the |
executive mansion Tuesday after
noon. being assisted as hostess by |
Mesdames John R. Mitchell, Frank !
G. Blakeslee. A. H. Chambers and
Charles Billings. A feature of the
afternoon was lecture on Flemish
and Dutch art by Mrs. A. D. e. Beck
Of Tacoma. ~ y
Because only comparatively small
portion Of the oyster beds in this vi
cinity are diked. permitting the pro-
lection of the beds by water over
night, and also because the tides are
running low this time Of the year, To-
cal oystermen were considerable per-
urbed over the recent cold spell, fear
ing that many Of their oysters would
be killed, but Investigations have
shown that little If any damage was
dine. u
Charged with attempting to pass a
check to which Arthur Remington's
name had been forged. A. E. Grimm,
who had been employed on Reming-
tons farm for some time. was lodged
in the city jail Wednesday and later
transferred to the county bastile.
Griffin first presented the check to a
couple of business houses and was
then taken to local bank by the
proprietor of one Of the firms, where
the alleged forgery was discovered
and Griffin tried to "beat it" but was
caught.
The decision given last spring by
Superior Judge Mitchell in favor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson Sager, aged
ranchers in the vicinity of Rochester,
against Roy A. Whitcomb and wife
of that place, was upheld by the SUI
preme court this week. Some time
ago the Sagers, who can neither read
nor write, decided Whitcomb a quar-
ter interest in 100 acres of land they