Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-24
SOME NEWS NOTES Of THE CITY


The baby girl born to Nr. and Mrs.
o. c. Goss early Tuesday morning
died at midnight Wednesday.
A systematically pound baby DO!
was born early Sund.y morning to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence NJ. Adams OF
this city.
Mrs W. A. Weller is reported to
be recovering satisfactorily from the
serious operation she underwent at
the hospital last Friday.
The Innovation Single company
on the waterfront, which has been
shut down for some weeks, will be
started again within a month, accord
ing to owner, Andrew Mccain.
Thomas Heating, local barber
who has lived in Olympia for the last
four years, was granted his final cit
izenship papers by Superior Judge
Mitchell this week. He was native
of Canada.
Former residents of Iowa are asked
to meet at Capitol park Saturday ev-
ening to discuss plans for picnic to
be held during the first week in Au-
gust, preparations for which are al
ready under way by program COM
mittee.
The American District Steam Heat
ing company, which is endeayoring to
finance the steam heating plant par
TALLY constructed here last winter,
has been given until September / by
the mayor before it will be required
to repair the streets torn up in lay
ing mains.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Simmons of Mud
Bay and their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Odah Huston, left
Thursday morning in the latter's
launch for trip to down-Sound
cities and to Hoods canal, where they
will be met by James Simmons and
will 60 to Lake Cushman for sew
eral days outing.
w. E. bateman and son, w. c.
Bateman. have re-opened the garage
ON Columbia street recently vacated
BY Mottinger &, Sauve and will carry
: complete line Of tires. oils and sup
plies. w. G. Bateman is an exper-
fenced repair man. having followed
this Mne Of work In New York. and
will have charge Of the mechanical
department while his father will man
age the business.
G. b. Thornburg Of Anacortes and
Olympia. proprietor OF Olympia's new
dry goods store In the Odd Fellow
building. arrived in this city Wednes-
day evening for . business stay Of 10
days or two weeks. Mr.. Thornburg
reports conditions In Anacortes a. I'M
proving rapidly. an $4,000 paving
Improvement now being made there.
and says he Is very we'll satisfied with
business here.
The mayor has named p. L. Wolfe.
assistant under City Engineer e. Z.
Van Epps and now partner with the
latter In an engineering firm. to take
charge Of the detailed work connect
Cd with the proposed paving Of all the
streets in the district bounded by
Seventh, Adams. Eleventh and Col
I umbia streets. The rush Of work in
the city engineering department made
the appointment necessary.
Mrs. Frances X. Headlee. secretary
Of the Industrial Welfare commission,
II receiving from women employees
In different Industries many applica-
tons to be permitted to work as ap-
prentices at wages lower than those
set a. the regular minimum. which
range from $3.50 In the case of fac
tories to $40 in mercantile establish
ments. The apprenticeship order pro-
vides wage Of not less than IS for
the first six months and not less than
$3.50 for the second six months. with
full pay thereafter. Labor Commits.
sioner e. w. Olson and Mrs. Headlee
have begun an investigation Of condi.
tons in various establishments where
workers are seeking apprentice rat.
ing.
CHECK ON BILLS