Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-03-05
some MEMS NOTES Of Tit GIJy

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y 1ots pound raUy boy Was born
TO Mr.. and Mrs. =. T.. Rutledge OF
Li,tlo lock iasr Saturday.
The girls OF the city Viii give their
annual return dance to the Young
Folks paucirs club, at the Masonic
Temple Saturday evening.
Former State Senator d. : Troy
OF Oh maoum visited his brother, At
torney ?, NJ. Troy. for several days
during the past week.
Mrs. James A. Drain, who with her
daughters has been making her home
in Olympia for the last few months.
has gone to Washington. D. c.. to
join her husband Colonel Drain.
The new farmers sheds on the
Water street fill, south of the old
barns, have been completed and We're
used for the first time last Saturday.
The new structure will accommodate
about ID teams.
The county commissioners this
week. on advice of Prosecuting Attor-
ney Geo. F. Yantis, refused to accept
the offer of the O.-W. R. & N. for the
payment Of its 1912 taxes with inter-
est at 6 instead of Is per cent.
]. F. Brown of Little Rock was an
Olympia visitor the fore part of the
week, attending to business affairs SO
that he can leave soon for his home
stead near Big Sandy. Mont.
A musical program is to be given
by the children Of the Roosevelt
school Friday evening of this week
under the auspices of the Parent
Teachers association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coe Price left Mon
day for their home in Wendell, Idaho.
after three weeks. visit here with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Rogers and Mr.. and Mrs. B. N. Price.
q AN.ks 80
lit. J"Deep Creek") Jones. re-
tir3ht chairman Of the state board Of
ooittrol ana the oldest Of any state
o6Ieidl In point Of service. gave .
meet interesting talk on the human
aide Of the state institutions. at the
March meeting Of the Mems club Of
q. Johns Episcopal church Tuesday
evehing. one Of the largest meetings
the club has recently held.
Nevih 8. Morrison, brother Of Rev.
c. 8. Morrison, rector Of st. Johns
4 Episcopal church. who was for sew
eral months employed a. stenog-
sapher in the attorney generals Of
-, Has opened an once with 0laser
= Schmidt. stationers. ~ public stem
egrApher and being capable and en-
eient IN that line OF work will furnish
business men Of the city and visitors
service It has been dimcult to obtain
Aeretofore.
Members Of the Western washing
! ton Horticultural association will
meet In annual convention In Olym.
pit next year, according to . decision
reached at the close Of the recent
meeting It Bellingham. The invita-
tion was extended BY the Chamber Of
Commerce and presented by T. 0.
Morrison. chief Of the horticultural
Aivision Of the state department Of
agriculture The convention win
take plsce the latter part of Feb
ruary.
A concert by the high school band,
dramati4atton work by the junior and
sophomore classes In selections from
Dickens tale Of Two Cities" and
from .'Silas Mariner" and an address
by Superintendent C. e. Beach on
ssCharacteristics of Adolescence"
made the meeting Of the High School
Parent-Teachers' circle Tuesday high
IL interesting. n
Both houses this week passed the
measures restricting the initiative
and referendum. abolishing the direct
initiative. raising the percentage OF
signers necessary to initiate bill to
the legislature from 10 to Is per cent.
the percentage on referendum meas
ures from to 10 per cent. and re-
quiring that all petitions must be
signed at places of registration.
Assistant Attorney General John
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