Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-18
SOME NEWS NOTES OF THE CITY


The rain this week has DELAYED the
street paving and other outdoor
work
Miss Hope Chambers has charge o.;
the Nina school which opened last
Monday.
Olympia got away with a 8 to /
score in an interesting game with the
Rainier team of Tacoma last sunday,
Ed Winstanley doing the twirling for
the locals and allowing only five hits.
Some 81 Olympia Elks. accompan-
led by their band. went to Tacoma in
autos Monday night to join with that
city's lodge in celebrating the Tooth
anniversary of the writing of The
Star Spangled Banner"
The proposed development of
Olympia's harbor was explained by
H. l.. Whiting, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce, to the members of
the Womans club at their second
meeting of the year Tuesday, the oc-
casion being known as Olympia Day.
Members of the Mems club of ST.
Johns Episcopal church met Tuesday
evening and outlined an extensive
series of talks for the year. The first
meeting is to be held October and
will begin with one of the clubs ia
nous dinners at 6:15 p. m.
The fine pacing mare owned by Joe
Forstell frightened and slipped on the
asphalt pavement in front of Bron-
son & La Cues garage on East
Fourth street Sunday morning and
died later from internal injuries. For
stell was driving her at the time,
hitched to a single rig.
]. G. Apologize, prominent mem
Der Of the Swiss colony near Bor-
deaux. consulted with the county
commissioners this week on the con-
struction of q new county road
through the colony from Bordeaux to
Gate, for which the colony had petit
toned September /. The matter was
referred to the county engineer for
investigation and recommendation.
L. L. Bowers, deputy sealer Of
weights and measures for Thurston
and Mason counties. in his annual re-
port for the year ending August 81,
reports that 1889 machines were
sealed as corrected. 1877 condemned,
- con1iscated and rs branded a. IL
legal. The report states that the
work Is meeting with general salts
faction, the merchants being pleased
with the Inspections.
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The following lots were transfer-
red to the Olympia Terminal Railway
company last Saturday: Lot s, block
81. sylvsster's plat by P. H. and Ed
M Carlyon for $3.50: lots s. 4, s. 8.
Z. 8, block 8. Swans addition by p.
81. and Edna Carlyon for $1,51s; lots
! and 9. block >. Swans addition by
Herman and Bertha Meyer for
$1,000: strip Of land through part Of
Smith Hayes donation claim by the
Olympia Light Z Power Co., for
$500.
Originally argued before one de-
partment last Friday, the i've initia-
tive cases will be heard again this
Friday by the members Of the state
supreme court sitting en- banc. Chief
Justice Crow having notified the OPP
posing counsel to this effect this
week. The measures involved are
those proposing the abolition of pri-
vate employment agencies. the state
tax commission and the bureau OF
inspection, the first-aid and the con-
Wet road bills.
Frightened while standing in front
Of the company's ofiices at Fourth
and Water streets. a team belonging
to the Buchanan Lumber company,
hitched to delivery wagon loaded
with fir lumber. dashed east down
Fourth street Monday afternoon, fin
ally crashing into the plate-glass
front Of Miles & Sconeld's store at
Fourth and Franklin streets. The
window was broken, causing 500
damage, but the horses were only
scratched. the load OF lumber was in
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