Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-07-13

y lands will be assessed, and in case
Il where the Assessor has no knowledg
= of transfer OF title, the property vii
/, be assessed as per list furnished by tn
g railroad company. Parties havinl
sold lands purchased from the n. P
{ r. Il. Co. should see to it that the as
e sessment is properly made, as it vii
save the Assessor, as we'll as them
selves. much trouble in the future.
. Fred Z. LeComte, agent for Pau
, Boulon's Musical and Comedy Com
pany, was in the city the early part o.
the week. He expects to give two en-
tertainments in this city soon-proba'
blv on the 9th and 2Sth. There are
some nine or ten specially artists in
the company, and not the least inter
esting features are the lady cornet
band and orchestra. The Boulons
are all finished musicians, Mr.. BoulOn
being one of the finest violin soloists
on the stage. Those Of our citizens
who enjoy musical treat, interspersed
with comedy of high order, will attend
the performances OF this company.
Olympia sustains loss of one OF its
oldest pioneers in the death of Mr.. q.
C. Blankenship, which occurred Tues
day afternoon about 6 o'clock, after u
short illness. He was 63 years of age,
having been born in the state of New
York in 1924. He came to this coast
in 1852, settling in California. The
next year he came to Olympia, where
he has ever since resided. Mr.. Blank
enship was carpenter by trade and a
man of great indnst ~ and powers of
endurance. He WIS a Major in the
Volunteer service in the Indian war
of 1866, member of the Legisla-
ture of 1861, and served a term as
Sheriff of Thurston county. He leaves
wife, two grown sons and a host
OF friends to mourn his loss. He was
buried Wednesday, in Masonic ceme-
terry
The tax roll of Thurston county,
which is now being completed, shows
that the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company owns about 100000 acres of
land in this county, the total valua-
ton of which. they fix at 1921 1893.
The company's rolling stock in this
county aggregates Sl9,O35. Thou
sands of acres of land, which, until
now, were supposed to belong to the
railroad company, are now ascertained
to belong to individuals who have
owned it for many years, but who have
never paid a cent of taxes on it by
simply not reporting their purchases
to the proper authorities, but letting
it remain in the name of the railroad
company, whose lands, under the
gross earnings law, were never listed
nor assessed. These lands, together
with those of the railroad company,
will make o difference in the assess
ment roll of about 10000 acres.
On Friday last, as Adam Goss, man.
ager of r. G. O'Brien's ranch at Bush
Prairie, was out on Black river in
boat, he attempted to pass by boy
seated therein, when he lost his bal
ance and fell overheard and was
drowned Mr.. Goss was good swim
mer, and his inability to preserve his
life can only be explained on the sup
position that he was siezed with
cramps upon striking the water. He
had gun in his hand at the time he
fell, which he still retained in his
grasp when he arose to the surface the
first time, but as he descended again
he dropped it. His body was recov-
cred about two ours after the accident
occurred, and his remains were inferred
at the Bush Prairie cemetery on Sat
urday. Although Mr.. Goss came here
from Indiana only year ago, he was
favorably known to many Of our citi-
Gems. He was about % years of age
and leaves wife and one child about
two years old.
On Monday last Alfred Thompson
perfected the sale OF the Hyde farm,
containing seventy-eight acres, on the
east side Of Mud Bay, to Messrs.
Brucker and Wise. The place was
purchased by these gentlemen with q
view to converting it into fruit farm,
devoting the principal portion to
prunes, for which both the soil and
climate is admirably adapted. This
will undoubtedly prove the nucleus Of
one of the greatest industries in this
section in years to come, as there are
few, If any, means by which the lands
in this section can be made as profit
able as in the culture Of this fruit. 1t
is safe to predict that, ere many years
have elapsed, the example of Messrs.
Brucker and Wise will be initiated by
many others, and lands now almost
unproductive will be converted by this
means into the most profitable as we'll
as beautiful and attractive places in
the adjacent country. Prune culture
is not an experiment in this locality,
as it has been tested to a degree that
will vouchsafe the assertion that mo-
where can this delicious fruit be grown
il greater abundance or perfection.
The medal for which the log rollers
contested on the 4th is composed of a
heavy bar of solid gold on which is
engraved the following inscription,
1883, Champion Log Roller, July A."
Beneath this, suspended by short gold
chains, are two pike poles, crossed
then, pendant, hung upon chain,
is shield of gold beautifully orna-
mcnted about the edges. Near the
tim of this shield Is engraved n scroll