Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-06-26
SOUTH BAY.

ltocnrsltr TO spend lew days with
her aunt Mrs. Ingram.
Mrs. A. Adair and daughter Ruth
spent Sunday with Mrs. f. NJ. Mad
den.
Mrs. Allen entertained the ladies
Of the Eastern Star of Olympia Fri
day.
Jack Adair received the sad news
Wednesday night that his brother-in-
law. James Ingram. Of Rochester
was dead. Mr.. Adair went down there
the next day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Adair. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Adair and Mrs. Jack
Adair went to Rochester to attend
the funeral of their brother-in-law.
They all returned the same day. eX-
cept Mrs. Alex Adair. who came back
the next day with Jack Adair.
Mr. Bump and family have moved
into their new home, purchased of
Mr.. Martin.
Mrs. Lohrar has returned from
Seattle accompanied by her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Fitz-
gerald and baby.
The South Bay ball team went to
town and played with the Pioneers,
The Pioneers lost. The score was
IS to in South Bays favor.
Some of the eighth graders of
South Bay went to the Olympia high
school to take the June examinations
to try and raise their standings.
Miss Bernice Chipmann Of Seattle
spent a few hours in Olympia Sun
day.
George Stearns is filling his silo.
week or 20 days ago Mrs Rose
found a rubber tire repairing outfit
near Mr. Hawthorne's place. 1t
seems to be a new one that has never
been used. 1t is at the Rose resi-
dence.
The .Parses, SCOTS, Elliotts and
Hults accompanied by Guy Taylor
and brother-in-law Mr.. Nora, and
family spent Sunday on the beach at
the old Hillman place.
Mr.. Stearns spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Rowe.
WANTED-Steady position in all
round office work by competent ste
nographer. Inquire this Office. 6-4-3
MICH COWS WANTED.
WANTED-Good milch COWS. No
fancy price. Inquire George Bump,
Box 73, R. No. 3, Olympia - 642
Peter Betcher, 81 years old, a
, rancher living eight miles southeast
of Olympia, was thrown from his
wagon when his team became unman-
!, ageable while driving home Tuesday
, evening and sustained double frac-
ture of one leg, the muscles being
torn from the bone for eight inches.
He was also severely cut about the
head and face, and received broken
nose and badly cut and bruised
: hands. How the accident occurred
is not known, Betcher being found
lying unconscious in the ditch by the
side of the road in front of the Rit-
chic farm about five miles south of
to st. Peters hospital by DR.. w. l..
Bridgford and though his condition
is said to be very serious it is be-
lieved he will recover. He is wild
over with five children, a daughter
being Mrs. William Meyers, wife of
the proprietor of local restaurant.
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Mrs. M. j. Neylon, who underwent
an abdominal operation at St. Peters
hospital last week, is reported to be
recovering satisfactorily.
Death quickly followed terrible in
juries received by James X. ingram,
workman on the county road near
Rochester, whose arms and legs were
blown off and face terribly mangled
last week while blasting stumps on
the ridht of way. The injured man
was taken to Elma for treatment, &C
companied by his wife, but died
shortly after his arrival. According
to stories of the affair, Ingram had
placed two shots but was under the
impression that he had lighted but
one fuse and when it exploded he ap-
preached the stump and had just
reached it when the second charge
went off. Ingram was farmer living
in the vicinity of the road work and
had several relatives and friends in
the South Bay district and other
parts of the county. He was SO years
old and is survived by the widow and
H.