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The Oil Well is started. The big drill will soon prove whether a vast store of wealth under lets Thurston county or not. We will give frequent reports of the progress of the work and until actual definite showings of oil or gas are discovered the price of preferred stock will remain at li."» Cents iter share. There will absolutely be no fake announcements of discovery given out by the company for the purpose of selling stock and no attempt to boost or change prices will be made except on bona tide discoveries. Those who have Home Spirit and Pride, who want to see the oil discovered in this county, those who have the faith and the courage to invest in this great undertaking, will be the envied ones when the drill gets do.vn and the discovery is made. The moment the discovery is made the price of the stock will lie adjusted according to the ex tent of the well. If yc u are interested in your community, if you want to do the biggest thing possible for Thurston county today, buy a block of Crescent Oil Stock, if you feel that you are willing to make an investment on the basis of risking a very little to gain a great deal, buy as large a block as you can afford. If you are a first class Knocker, Whiner, All-round-sucker, Wait - for - tlie-other-Fellow-to do-every-thing-for-you, for the love of Mike, buy something else. We believe we are going to suc ceed and we want real progressive citizens with us. but have no time for the other brand. If you haven't the money just now, at least show the good sense to recognize a real effort and encourage wherever you can. Watch this space for oil news each week. Crescent Oil Co., By EMERY C. WILLIAMSON 126 EAST FOURTH STREET. Begin Right! Tliis is a good time to investigate the prices of your Groceries, Hay} Grain, etc. If von are not satisfied you are getting the most for your money or are not receiving the service to which you are entitled, give us a trial order. « «.«.«. REDER & PHILLIPS 207 East Fourth Street Phone 19 Girts are looking for husbands who bare Bank accounts; so are their parents. Young man, the most valuable asset that you can have if you are thinking of getting married is a Imnk account. No girl or no girl's parents want a poor man. Later on the poor man won't want himself; because, being poor when he might have been com fortable, is no fun. Start yo.ir love affair and your business af fairs with some money In the bank. It will be your best friend. Ask any man who knows. l)o VOI R tiiiiikliiK with 18. We pay throe per cent. Interval eonipoiiiided Moml-aiiniinlly. Capital National Bank At the request of a number of subscribers, the following explana tion of the whistle signals blown at it o'clock every morning by the Olympia Door company, forecasting the klml of weather to be expected during the succeeding 24 hours, is repriced: A warning blast of from 15 to 20 seconds' duration is sounded to at tract attention, after which the longer blasts (of from four to six seconds' duration) refer to weather, and shorter blasts (from one to three seconds' duration) refer to temperature, those for weather be ing sounded first and each cenibina f tion being repeated after an inter . | val of ten seconds. One long blast t ! means fair weather, two long blasts , 1 mean rain or snow, while three mean , local rain or snow. <*ne short blast 1 means lower temperature, two mean 3 . higher and three a cold wave. This explanation can be cut out, i pasted on a piece of cardboard and . tacked up somewhere for handy ref- B j erence. • • • • v Mrs. R. A. Anderson, 44 years j I old, a resident of Little Rock for )! several years, died at the family - home in that city last Monday night. - The husband survives. THE WASHINGTON STANDARD. KF.HRrARY 1.5, 1!)14. | AROUND THE COUNTY f DES CHUTES VALLEY. Mr. William Medley and family moved to Yelm last week. Des Chutes Grange, No. 222, pur chased a piano last week. Lewie Reichel has finished his new house and has moved in with his family. Ross Medley will farm his father's place this summer. Henry Anderson made a business trip to McKenna and Yelm one day last week. George Davidson and family are visiting relatives in our neighbor hood this week. Ben Fox and Will Anderson are busy clearing and cleaning up the school grounds of District No. 28, which has needed improving for some time. Frank Medley has moved to the old McVittie place and will farm it this summer. There was a large attendance at the dance at the grange hall last Saturday night, and a good time was reported. Mrs. Shearer and daughter Hazel, from Centralia, are visiting Mrs. Shearer's son and family. Mrs. Gardener, from Roy, attend ed the dance at the grange hall Sat urday night. Mrs. Theo. Fillinger and son of McKenna s<re visiting Mrs. Fillinger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry An derson. About twenty neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Grass spent 1 pleasant evening with them a week tgo Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Keene of Tacoma are visiting Mrs. Keene's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Longmire and family. ♦ • ♦ » CHAMBER'S PRAIRIE. Mr. McNiven, a merchant of Se attle, came out last Sunday to look over his 10-acre tract of land located 011 the hill behind Mr. Charles Col lin's residence. His son also purchas ed a 10-acre tract last winter. They expect to make many improvements on their property in the spring. We are glad to hear that Mrs. George Raymond is recovering from an attack of la grippe, but sorry to hear that her hutfiand is suffering from the same aihnent. The sick woman who had been living at Mr. Cameron's residence was moved last Monday to a sani tarium in Tacoma. We hope that she will recover. Manv will be surprised to hear that Henry Williams, who formerly owned a farm on the Rainier road but now lives in Tacoma, came very near meeting death last Suturdav morning by inhaling escaping gas from a gas light in his room on Ta coma avenue. A close friend of Mr Williams became alarmed by not seeing the latter gentleman around as usual and requested Dr. Shaver, \\lu> huppem [ to hr passing by, to aid h in in bma king the lock of the door to .Mr. Williams' room. They found Air. Williams in :m uncon se'ous (onditio.u but through Dr. Shaver's medical skill he was soon restored. .Mr. end .Mrs. W. 11. Cooper made a short call Sunday on Mr. and Mrs. George Raymond. Mr. .1. 1 . Christeson and family have returned from a six weeks' visit at Hoy, Hillhurst and Tacoma. Mr. Christeson is now employed in filling an order for telegraph poles. The young men of Freedom dis trict, Christian Kndenvor, have made plans to treat the young ladies of the same Endeavor to an oyster sup per next Friday evening at Mrs. M. Bayne's residence. We hope that, all may have a merry time and not regret a moment spent on this oc casion. Frank Kagy lias been on the sick list hut is reported to he improving. Dr. and Mrs. Shaver came over from Tacoma Tuesday in their auto to visit their daughter, Mrs. H. W. Cooper, who now lives on the farm formerly owned by the Seyfangs. They carried back with them some of the Chinese pheasants that they brought over here from Tacoma last fall. Miss Lucy Young, a daughter of Mrs. M. Bayne, is expected to arrive soon from Ontario, Canada. Miss Young has been employed as post mistress at Ontario and is coming West to visit her mother and other. Mr. Shaffer, son-in-law of Mrs. Peter Laffety, has rented the latter's farm and is now making many im provements. Mr. C. M. Orr, principal of Free dom school district, intends soon to give an entertainment. Miss Louise Bettcher of school dis trict No. 8 is visiting her sister, Mrs. Willitim Kelsey. • » • ♦ SOUTH UNION. Miss Dora Walker had the mis fortune to cut her hand on a piece of glass when cleaning a window the other day. An eight-pound baby boy made its advent into tlie Mann home Satur day night. Mother and babe are do ing nicely. . Mrs. John Ismay and son and little grandson spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. John Gunstone. Miss Hita Tibbetts of Little Rock spent Saturday night with Mrs. James Walker. Henry Gunstone has been quite sick for a few days but is bettei now. Mr. George Jenks has had the misfortune to lose about thirty sheep during the last month. Miss Amelia Kline spent Satur day and Sunday visiting friends in Olympia. Mr. and Mrs. Barnell of lowa are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Glasford spent Sunday with the latter's sister, Mrs. Mitchell. Miss Ward was in Olympia Fri day evening. Mr. J. G. Campbell of Tacoma is visiting with Mr. U. K. Ball. Mrs. Lou Randall visited her dauglfter, Mrs. Aria Hopkins of Olympia, recently. Miss Essie Curtin spent a couple of days with Mrs. James Hawman •his week. • • • • PLEASANT GLADE. Mrs. Sarah Sumpter of Tumwater is making an indefinite stay at the home of her brother, Joe Longmire. Glen Rogers returned home last week after a trip to Spokane and Seattle. Mrs. John Rodgers was called to Seattle this week on account of sick ness. The members of the Tom Sleater family are on the mend from an at tack of the grip. The Pleasant Glade grange will initiate a class of four Saturday night in the third and fourth de grees. Mrs. Fred Hawthorne, Mr. and Mrs. Pomerson and Marion Spen cer will be the initiates. An oyster supper will he served after the ritual ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Palmer spent Sunday in Olympia at the home of Mrs. Palmer's sister, Mrs. Harry Ikerd. Mrs. J. R. Robbins is on the sick list. • « ♦ » WARD'S LAKE. Mr. and Mrs. F. Hunter of Sheridan, Wyo., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. I>. J. Harrison. Mr and Mrs. Hunter have been looking for a loca tion and have visited Texas. Califor nia and Oregon, but have almost de cided to locate somewhere on I'uget Sound. There will be a social card party at the Chambers Prairie Granee hall Saturday evening fVhru.cy 11. to which every one is cordm'ly in v;ted. A small charge will !>• made. Airs. It. W. Alurdock : quite ill with an attack of the grip. Hugh Ivlady, a former resident ot South Union who has been living re cently on a big ranch in Lewis coun ty, lias sold his property there and bought a I'U-acre ranch ut tlr- i:e : ,;h borhood. He is moving the ol . house off the property and expects to erect a line home. Mr. and Mrs Ross .YrXeal of Ta coma (ante o\i r Sunday in their au toniobile and are visiting Mrs. Ale .Seal's parents. Air. and Mr . A. Spill mail of Hewitt's lake and also Air. AlcXeal's folks in Olympia. A party of school friends of Miss Ruby Chilson surprised her at her home last Saturday evening, in hon or of her sixteenth birthday. Tie guests including Ida Rise, Ida Mass ler, Lclatid Neese, David Broyles Harold Clark, Lester and Carl Chil son, Alma Turner, Ruby and Leila Chilson and Doris and Edna Chil son. Andy McDonald and Longo Gil man made a business trip to Ray mond Monday. Will Bailey returned to his home here on the noon train Wednesday from Toledo, where he has been do ing surveying work on the Pacific highway. He expects to resume hit work soon. * * * * PINE GROVE. Mrs. William Eickhoff lias ro turned home from the hospital much improved in health. Charles Carpenter and family of Black Lake were in this neighbor hood visiting relatives and friends last Sunday. Edgar Peregrine is at the home oi his parents for a short visit and is helping his father cut wood and build fences. This is a little early for election talk, but the people outside of Olympia ought to elect a farmer oi two a.s county commissioners. Talk this up, brother farmers. * * * * YELM. ' A special meeting of the stock holders of the Yelm Construction company is called for 10 OWO2':. a. in. Saturday, February 28, when some important business is to be transacted. Mr. Roy Morris, who has been spending the winter in Eastern Washington, returned to his home in Eureka recently. C. J. Longmire has moved to Eastern Washington, where he ex pects to engage in business until next fall. Ralph Buchanan is now in sole charge of the local meat market. Inauguration of railway mail ser vice by the Milwaukee at McKenna is expected as the result of a survej recently made by a postoffiee inspec tor, which will displace the stai route handled by Maurice Hettrick. Jay Goodwin of Rainier underwent an operation for appendicitis at a Centralia hospital recently. E'mer Thompson of Dakota just recently arrived here to join his father, mother and brother, who are visiting relatives in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, who were pioneers in Dakota with the Thomp sons, are also visiting them. Oscar Webber, locomotive engi neer for the Whitlach Lumber com pany, has moved his family to the mill town. A fine new piano has just been purchased by the members of the Smith Prairie grange for their new hall. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bonney are the happy parents of a baby boy born recently. Mr. Bonney is secre tary of the Yelm Co-operative Creamery company. A big masquerade is to be given in Waddell's hall, Raiaier, on the evening of February 21. • » • • TENINO. The Tenino Cornet band will give a St. Valentine's ball at the opera house Saturday evening, arrange ments for which were made this week by James McArthur and Colin Webster. Joe Sumption and his family have moved to Boston Harbor, where they expect to engage in fishing. Ed Gallagher went to Morton last week to take up the homestead near there upon which he filed recently. Two five-room cottages will be erected 011 the north half of block 12, Ragless' second addition, by P. C. Kibbe, who recently purchased the property. Mrs. Stoliker is erecting another bungalow 011 Lincoln street. A man by the name of G. Meikle john of Seattle has purchased a 20- acre tract 011 the hill near the Blu mauer mill. F. L. Storkes lnis been appointed town clerk ly May or Barclay, to suc ceed John P. Tweed, resigned. William MCArthur returned re cently from ti two months' trip to his old home in Scotland. The "llappv-Go-Luchy" club, re cently organized at the home of Mrs. Grace Gibson, held its first reg ulai meeting at the home of Mrs. Vngel l:i st i riday afternoon* a in cut lunch being the feature of the* •ntertiiinment. Judge J. 11. Mawson and family have- gone to their homestead near Condon, Oregon. I'. C Kibhe has been reappointed city attorney of Winlock. A patriot ' program for parents tnd other visitors will be given hj lie local schools next Friday after noon. Willis Rambo of the sophomore class is editor-in-chief of the Kyne wislok, the paper being edited in turn by each of the four high school lasses, and Areo McKee, Hazel Howe, Fred Martin at" 1 Kutli Whalen are acting as his assistants. « » ♦ * BUCODA. Leet Bowen and Miss Almira Loonifs were married in Centralia February 2, the ceremony being wit nessed by several local friends They visited Mr. Bowen's parents at Toledo for a short time after the wedding, but are now at home to their friends at the Hlumauer com pany's camp. J. B. Gray heal, the depot agent,, is able to be at work again after a short illness. Ernest Morsbach has recovered from his recent illness. William Davies lias returned to his home here from the Centralia hospital, where he was confined foe two months by typhoid fever. V * * * The following interesting letter •oncerning happenings at South Bay was sent in this week by Nathan 12vans: "You ought to be out here once in a while to see things move (that's the way we put it). We have an open meeting of the Grange he fourth Friday night In eachv nonth for debates on live subjects, as, for example, 'Township Organ zation.' the subject we discussed at aur last meeting. We had two set speeches, one by the master of the county grange, in which he ex plained the laws on township work. We need township organization In his county, because the roads need working out here just as well as at Mud Bay. We pay our road tax ' lust the same as if we got the work, but we don't get the work we need on the road. We have a piece of road in this neighborhood that: makes the frogs get a move on them selves to travel in, let alone a man or woman. It is a shame for the commissioners to neglect the coun ty's welfare in that way. We had two loads of gravel put on the road between South Bay and the Pacific highway this winter and it cost the? taxpayers sl2, though there are lots* of farmers around here who would? have been glad to have done It for" 50 cents a load. That 18 where township work would come In— every man could work out his own tax during the winter so the work would settle and make a good, solid road in the spring, so autos could run down here as well as to Mud Bay. The second speech at our last meeting explained the workings of township organization in other states and it was complete in every essen tial that bore on the finances of the farmer and home builder. Still, we have some old standpatters in this neighborhood who think the more we are taxed the richer we get. We also have a parent-teachers' associa tion out here that holds a public meeting the first Saturday night In each month, when there is a pro gram by the school children,, and also a social meeting once a month. Everything is done in good order and to the glory of South Bay. We have a fine school out here now, too, a Sunday school in working order, and preaching every Sunday. The health of the residents of South Bay is mighty good at present, for just now the order of the day is: Cutting wood, burning stumps, visit ing, talking politics, playing cards and having a good time before the working season sets in." • * • • After having been in charge of the county poor farm for the last seven years, W. G. Mil'iron has tendered his resignation to the coun ty commissioners, to take effect April 12, and it has been accepted. Mr. Mi.lliron expects to begin farm ing "on his own hook" this spring. • • • ■ The South Bay grange hall was burned to the ground between 12 and 2 o'clock last Tuesday morning in a (ire whose origin is a mystery. Nobody seems to know how it caught fire, according to Nathan Evans, al though several passed the hall about 11 o'clock. There were no signs of a fire then. • • • • The petition of S. S. Markham for a change in the Austin Hill road between Olympia and Delphi and the protests of various residents of the Mud Bay district will be heard by the county commissioners at a meeting at 2 o'clock next Monday afternoon. Markham wants the road changed so as to run around I he bill h.stea l ot tip over it. PAGE FIVE