Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-25

to Miss Mary Fay Littlefeld, accord
ing to announcements received by To-
cal friends this week They will be
at home on the Fishback farm near
Adua after October /.
C. +. Arney of Spokane, western
immigration and industrial agent OF
the Northern Pacific, this week ask
ed the local Chamber of Commerce
to provide an exhibit of goeducks for
that roads demonstration car. Sec
rotary Whiting has promised to ac-
commodate him when the tides get
low enough in December to catch
few of the birds"
Olympians with the astronomical
bent have taken considerable pleas
ure this week in gazing at Delavan's
comet, which may now be seen low
down in the northern SKY early in the
evening or early in the morning, d.
rectly below the big dipper and in
line with the two stars of the dipper
that point to the north star.
Many of the sidewalks in the new
paving district south of Seventh
street, torn up recently, have been
re-laid by the contractors this week,
to the great satisfaction of the resi-
dents of that district who, during the
recent rainy weather while the side
walks were torn up, voiced various
kinds of expressions of disgust over
the lack of sidewalks.
Mrs. Bradford Brazel was elected
president of the newly-organized
lParent-Teachers' association of the
Central school, housed in the old
Lutheran seminary building, at a
meeting of the patrons this week. The
other officers are Mrs. A. w. Deming
vice pesident, and Ms. E. A. Fitz
Henry secretary-treasurer. The asso-
citation will meet regularly at $3.50 in
the afternoon of the second Monday
Of each month, holding its sessions in
the school building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rabeck re-
turned to their home here this week
after a two months visit in Kansas
City.
The completion of the official can
vass of the primary election in this
county showed but little change from
the unofficial results. Several Demo-
Gratis were nominated for various
county positions. namely Thomas M.
Vance, P. M. Troy. H. P. Briggs and
Will Borthwick for the legislature;
A. J.. Frisch for county clerk; James
e. Daley for county auditor; Frank
&C.. Morrison for county treasurer;
George f. Yantis for prosecuting at
torney: A. H. Chambers for assessor;
L. p. Oullette for county engineer;
George Uhler and Frank Littlejohn
for commissioner in the First district,
Uhler receiving 10 votes and Little
john 8, and J. Dodge for commission
er In the Third district. None are
expected to fle. The vote for the
Republican nomination in the Third
district was: s. C. Gibson 233,
George Sumption 230. 8. D. James
1855. David Johnston ISL and Ru-
dolph Morsbach 1T. /. N. Holmes
got 1877 votes for the Republican
nomination for county clerk and
James N. Stanford 669. w. H. Britt
led the Republican ticket with 1903
votes in his race for denomination az
/, county treasurer.
| Owing to the failure Of the proper
county ofiicial to notify the commit.
teemen In the different precincts OF
their election at the recent primary
, the Democrats we're unable to or.
, ganize their county central commit.
tee last Saturday because only nine
committeeman attended. and on mo-
ton Of Attorney Thomas M. Vance
!. the action was postponed until Sat
urday of this week, when another
meeting will be held. The member
of the Democratic county committee
: according to the oflicial canvass, are
: Olympia-First Of LIST, F. M. Mcvey
End of LIST. Chas. Dufault: secont
ward. ]. e. Kelly: LIST Of 3rd, e. L
Bradford: End of ard. R. M. Fuller
LIST Of 4th. George Kirkendall, 2nt
OF 4th. J. C. Masemore: LIST of 5th
e. c. Horton: End of 9Th, T. J. Keg
ley; srd Of 9Th. P. M. Troy; 6tl
ward. B. r. Mcclellan; Tenino: list
T +. ]. Mcclellan, ]. F. Canon and 8