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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
Real Estate Transfers

/ NJ. c. Sullivan to G. H. Thiel, blk
81, Olympia; $4,000.
&c. Ellis to Eva Ellis, lots and 4,
blk Z, Olympia; gift.
John r. Brown to Georgia 5. Brown,
lot B, blk 20, Swans add; Fl.
J. ID. Reagh ct uX to Annie c. Dyer,
lot Ii. blk l, Reagh's add; 5000.
/ Thos. J. Bowers to lrena A. Bowen,
SET OF sci sec Is, t. Is, r , e; 81.
! United States to Thos. J. Bowers,
SCI OF SET, sec Is, tp IL, e; 500.
Silas " Bum ct Tx to Alice Ran
dali & acres, sec Is, tp Is, ; W; 5000.
3 David j. Chambers ct Tx to \. III.
Russell, ) acres sec 20, tp Is II, r W.
Cha>. Hood to Benz Vincent, lots ,
and :, blk ,. J. Il. Pattison'S add; 81.
1 Geo. Leshi to Carl Z. Wiberg, land
in sec l., tip Is II, r W, Ii acres $50.
/ United States to J. W. O'Riley, 100
acres in sec 10, tip lG n, r. W; patent.
p c. Hale to Robert Gardiner, one
half OF blk 81, c. ii. Hale's add $500.
Sheriff Thurston county to VIM
McLane, lot 80, Parker & Hays plat !;
ST..
Fred c. Miller to Pope Hartman,
lots X, 6 and 7, blk -, Phoenix Park
$l30.
w. Mossman ct al to F. J. O'Brien,
ct ux, lots and =, blk 56, Swans add ;
1919.
b. +. Snyder to T. j. Bevins, lots -
and Ii, blk 20, Second Capital add /;
$l20.
J. W. O'Riley to j. II. Wilson, 1G0
acres land in sec 10, tip lG n, W;
$1,000.
Patrick III. Winston ct Tx to Wat.
son G. Squire, blk 3, New State add
1880.
P. C. Hale to Robert Gardiner, lots
4, 5, 9 and 10, blk =, c. III. Hale's add /;
$1,l50.
w. f. Longmire ct ux to Robert
Longmire NV Or, sec ,, tip l6 n, r e;
$4,000.
Robert Longmire ct ux to /. w.
Bowers, ne or, sec 2, tip 16 n, east !;
$1,000.
w. F. Prince ct Tx to Thomas Is.
may, 255 acres in tip IL II, w;
$3.50.
George A. hoffman ct ux to Pat
Lee, blks II and %, Warbuss home
stead; $l 900.
Granville Holbrood ct Tx to G. w.
Nye, J OF lots 80 and 30, blk 5, West
Side add; 800.
Geo. Humby to NJ. P. Anderson, lot
8, blk a, McElroy Il Williams Third
add, Seatco; 1928.
Lucy b. Bollinger ct vir to w. Nc
Mullen, lot 5, blk 2. Henry and b.
fingers sub-div; 5000.
Tenino Land Company to Louisa C.
Meachum, lot 10, block II, Snyder
and Stevens plat; sos.
Mary NJ. Smythe to Olympia Door
and Lumber Co., lots /, 2 and 8,
Smythe,s sub-div; $3.50.
y. r. Roeder ct ux to r. ]. Furman,
one-half of 8 lots in blk %, and 2 lots
in blk %, Home add; $3.50.
Geo. ]. Roseman to r. ]. Furman,
one-half of Slots in blk "a and 2 lots
in blk %, Home add; $3.50.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

1T is reported that work has been
resumed on the Union Pacific bridge,
on the Columbia river, at Vancouver,
which was suspended about two years
ago, by financial embarrassment of the
Company. The gangs Of laborcrs now
employed are not large but sufficient
to indicate determination to prose-
cute the work with vigor as soon as
the weather becomes more favorable.
The impression prevails that the long
pending negotiations between this
company and the Great Northern are
not yet satisfactorily adjusted, and
that the present movement is OIL the
part of the old company, whose track
is already graded through this city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
STATE NEWS.


A 16-foo. vein of coal has been dis
covered about four miles north Of
Lynden, near the the international
boundary, in a level marshy tract.
1t lies close to the surface.
The new bridge has been finished
over the river at Puyallup river Sta
ton, at point where the lower bridge
was located. The work was COM
pleted Saturday last by the residents
of the district.
William Vincent and the Drake
brothers are the recognized champion
hunters of Tenino. They returned
from their trip to the Upper Skookum-
chuch with six deer. Venison has
been plentiful ut Tenino the last few
days.
William Critchfield, of Asotin, is in
possession of small bible that is PA
years old. The book is printed in the
old style of type when the letter "f"
was used instead of small as" and
the spelling of words also differ some
what from the present day.
The Portland Ice Company has
made arrangements to harvest about
1900 tons of ice at T. Jessem 4 Sons
mill, near Ellensburgh. The com.
pany will require about 800 tons for
shipment on their own account, and the
Northern Pacific company have en-
gagged some 400 tons for their use,
which will be stored at the depot.
Whatcom county is the banner
county of the Coast in the production
OF shingles. 1t has Al mills, running
over ITO blocks. When it is known
that there are only 253 blocks in the
entire States of Washington and
Oregon, the relative importance of
Whatcom county in the production of
shingles becomes apparent.
An ordinance was passed by Seat
ties City Council last week providing
for the licensing of peddlers and
hawkers. The fees are for jewelry,
drugs, dress goods, ETC., $40 day
books, etc., $50 year; meat, game,
ETC., IS per month; fruits and dairy
produce, S. for three months; oils,
ETC., IS per month. A hawker's IL
cense is the same with the additional
of $40 day.
Eight cars were wrecked at siding
No. g, near Wenatchee, on the Great
Northern road, recently. A brake.
chain holding four freight.cars on the
siding snapped, letting the cars run
down to the main track. Here they
struck train Of four cars, smashing
them and knocking the engine off the
track. Only one person was seriously
injured, but all the cars were spin.
tered. Damage, $4,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
City Council Proceedings.

Council met. Tuesday morning.
Mayor O'Brien and Councilmen
Abbott, McBratney, Phipps and Tai
colt were IN attendance. The matter
OF grade assessments was taken up
and upon the recommendation of City
Attorney Linn they were referred to
the City Assessor for reassessment
The streets upon which new assess
ments will be made are:
Main street, from Standish street tC
West Fourth street.
Grant avenue, from West Fourth tC
Midway avenue.
At previous meeting the assess
ment on the following streets we're ap
proved, but this morning that action
was re-considered, and they were re-
ferred to the Assessor for assessment
Fremont from Chestnut street tC
$50 feet west Of Chestnut street.
Eighth street from Jefferson to Cen
trail.
Washington street from Union to
Fifteenth.
Jackson avenue from Rogers avenue
to Sherman avenue.
The Clerk was directed to prepare
an assessment list for graveling o
Thirteenth street from Main street tC
Adams for a readjustment of the
same, and the City Assessor was di
rected to make reassessment of the
property. The first assessment wa,
declared null and void.
Talking about the street grade as
sessments City Assessor Robt. F.
Whitman said: ain making the as
sessment / visited all the streets anC
examined all the property in person
Wherever found that lots enjoyed
the full benefit OF the improvement
assessed them accordingly. Of course
u difference was made in the ratio o.
assessments where the lots varied in
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
Who He Was.

y reference in late issue Of the
STANDARD to Fortunatus, has led to
the inquiry Of subscriber as to who
that fortunate individual was whose
purse, like the Widows cruise of oil,
never failed to respond to the de-
mands of its owner.
As the story OF Fortunatus seems to
be known to very few who are ordi-
narilv well-informed in mythical love,
we give the story as it was told by
medieval writers.
Fortunatus was the hero of a popu-
lar romance quite current in the Ger
man literature Of the 10th century,
although the legend which formed
, the basis OF the romance was much
older and now lost in the dim annals
OF time.
According to such details OF the
story as have come down to modern
times, Fnrtunatus was a wanderer in
the mountains, far from the abode of
man. After having been exposed to
great hardships from want OF food
and beset by wild beasts, a young
and beautiful lady suddenly stood
before him. Her eyes were bandaged
and she was leaning upon a wheel,
ostensihly the wheel Of fortune. After
brief pause in which the young man
was half in fright and half in sus-
pense, the lady thus addressed him:
Know thou, that my name is For
tuna. 1t is in my power to bestow
upon mortals wisdom, strength, health,
riches, beauty and long life. Choose
one of these boons and It is instantly
thine" Fortunatus at length found
utterance in these words: "My dear
good lady, give me riches, that may
never find myself so hungry as l now
am"
Immediately extending her snowy
arm, she dropped into his shrunken
palm from her delicate fingers a cur
iously wrought purse, heavy with
glittering coin, and then she told him
that wheresoever in the world he
might find himself he had only to
open the purse to find plenty OF bright
and shining gold coins. The virtues
of the magic purse would extend from
him to his children, and minister to
their wants as we'll as his own.
FOrtunatus made his way to tine
city, formed the acquaintance of the
Sultan and became very intimate with
that monarch. One day the Sultan
invited Fortunatus into the closet
containing his crown jewels and pre-
sented him with cap, or head-piece,
of most remarkable virtues. A person
having put this cap upon his head
would instantly find himself transport
ed to any part of the world he wished
to visit. The story goes on to say
that the inexhaustible purse and
wishing-cap finally brought ruin to
Fortunatus and his children.
The moral of the tale appears to
have been the old aphorism that it is
very hard for men made suddenly rich
to bear with prudence, moderation
and wisdom, the abundance with
which they are surfeited.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

THE green-goods sharpers seem to
be doing brisk business from the &C.
casional exposures made of victims.
A western man tried the smart game
on them a few days ago. and got a
hold on the right valise, but the coun-
terfeiters followed him to his home,
watched where he had secreted the
money and stole it from him. An
other victim in the South betrayed his
verdancy by an effort to prosecute
some unknown thief for stealing &c.,
600 from him. When questioned he
admitted that he had bought that
amount OF "queer money" for 5000 in
hard-earned cash, and when he opened
the package found that q brick had
been substituted for the gresnbacks.
He was firm in the belief that he had
been robbed on the train, until the
trick was explained to him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

Capital Court No. 7,947 A. o. F
have elected the following officers
which will be installed nexr Wednes'
day night: T. H. Thipps, Post Chiel
Ranger; Ed. McCrostie, Chief Ranger
w. o. Powell, Sub Chief Ranger
Saml Dobrin, Financial Secretary
Leo Dobrin, Recording Secretary; w
w. Bettman, Treasurer; DIR. Arm.
strong, Physician; Hugh Ross, A
Boesl and B. Robinson, Trustees
Chas. Wilcox, S. W.; VIM. Jewell, s
B., and Clark Savidge, J. B.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

IT seems quite probable that the as
sessment roll of the current year is
illegal in form, and therefore void
The revenue law defines what shall
constitute a lien upon property for
taxes, and the form has not been com
piled with in at least one important
particular. The Assessor failed to
swear to the roll, on or before the
first Monday in August, as is required
by Section IS of the statute. This
important verifcation was not made
until the roll had passed through each
successive stage and reached the
County Treasurer. 1t was not discov-
cred when the equalization was made
and the tax levy fixed. 1t was not till
December 10Th that the affidavit was
attached. Large taxpayers are investi.
eating the question as to whether
this omission is not fatal defect to
the instrument. An effort was made
by the officials interested in collection
OF the tax to keep the matter secret
but it is questionable whether a sur.
VIGILANCE of public interests which in.
wolves a sacrifice OF private rights is
altogether commendable.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
Saddled and Bridled.

1t is hoped that the sweet little
Capital will not mistake our meaning
and feel offended at anything we may
say in the lectures we read it, for some
thing better to do, at this time of
dearth of political discussion. The
STANDARD thought it was doing the
publisher of the Capital favor in its
lecture of a fortnight ago by giving
him some Of the results Of pu blisher's
experience, but it seems he is not even
at the outset, free agent, and has en-
tered upon his life of ceaseless toll
bridled and saddled, and from the tone
of the editorials with a heavyweight
pettifogger seated upon his back.
Under such circumstances our re-
marks were, Of course futile, for the
man of words, whose services are for
sale to the side which may put up a
retainer, is q poor judge of the quality
Of faith and sincerity which impels
men to rely upon an accepted means
for success of principle though it may
be 10 their own individual loss to do
so. We addressed the admonition to
the man whose labor would probably
sweat the life-blood from his veins be-
fore he could possibly attain plane
that might afford him brief rest or a
cessation of duties that in any other
business would be attended with infin-
itely better hope of reward. We
talked to him because we realized that
words would have been thrown away
upon the man in the saddle, who can
get down if trial shows failure, and
abandon his steed when he becomes
spawned and afflicted with poll-evil.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
Vashon College,

The success of this new institution
of learning is simply phenomenal. A
four-story brick building with 'front.'
age OF 12O feet now graces the college
campus where forest trees waving in
all their native grandeur last August.
This magnificent building is illuminat-
ed with gas and heated by means of
steam radiators. Its interior appoint.
ments will compare favorably with
any college or university in the State.
Ground is now prepared for the stone
foundation of q building few feet
from the college edifice in which will
be put in position an equatorially
mounted telescope of eight inches
clear aperture. The building will also
contain . transit instrument, q
siderial clock, q chronograph and such
other accessories as are found in all
first-class astronomical observatories.
The college contains weather service
bureau in which active work has been
carried on since about the beginning
of its first term, and its monthly re.
ports are regularly filed in the depart
ment at Washington. For the pro.
motion Of military tactics, regular in.
struction Is given by competent drill
master. A well-stocked library is
open to the students while abundant
chemical and philosophical apparatus
is brought to the aid Of those who in
tend to engage in scientific research
Its winter term opens January I'd and
the college year will close on the 18th
Of June, after which will follow . sum
mer vacation till the 18th of August.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
An Ignorant Critic.

He 1.-THE Standard mentions no single in
stance In his journalistic career when he even
momentarily forgot party in the interests Of
movement, fought any oppressive system that
his righleaders Ignored but which the financial
Capital.
This comment upon the course Of
the STANDARD shows just how we'll
posted the real editor of the Capital is
on his subject.
Inprinsis, The STANDARD is not in
the habit Of parading its credit marks
but as . retrospect may be of service
to the tyro, We briefly allude to . few
of the many acts which show that il
has fought oppressive systems"
without much regard to the wishes oil
ringleaders." 1t supported the Wal
measures Of Mr.. Lincola's Admins.
tration when the radical ringleaders'
sympathized with the South. It made
woman suffrage non-partisan issue
by its advocacy in Democratic eau
cuses and conventions, and it is safe
to say that the impartial suffrage act
would not have passed the legislature
had it not been for the teachings oil
the STANDARD for q dozen or more OF
years, and the personal efforts made
by its editor before many succeeding
legislature.
The STANDARD refused to obey the
behests of its party "ringleaders" q
few years ago, when they Topped from
an explicit plank for extension Of
time for the completion of the North.
ern Pacific Railroad to . most radical
forfeiture policy, simply on demand oil
King county, and because the terminus
had been made at Tacoma.
Oh no, Mr.. Pettyfog; when you eau
show record like that, you may tool
your horn undisturbed, though you
never sell clam.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
1T is feared that the cholera plague

1T is feared that the cholera plague
has not been subdued in the German
provinces. Two new cases were re-
ported at Hamburg on the 23d and it
is said that the disease prevails in
Publin, Russian Poland, adjoining the
frontier. 1t is feared that the germs
Of disease. which now lie almost dor
mant, will spring into new life when
the warm weather of spring comes.
There is a general feeling of uneasi-
ness throughout Europe on account OF
the temperance of the plague.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

Do not forget to attend the public
meeting, tomorrow afternoon, at Co
lumbia Hall, to consider the FEAST
bility of forming u joint-stock com
pany for establishing a creamery
No enterprise could be of more I'M
portance to Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

The Presidential electors of WASH
ington will meet in this city Jan. 9th,
and go through the form OF casting
the vote of the State for BENZ. Harri-
son and Whitelaw Reid. The electors
are J. S. Mcmillan, of Roche Harbor
G. v. Calhoun, OF La Conner; C. F.
White, of Cosmopolis, and I. A. Ma
varre, of Rose Beach.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

THE Farmers Warehouse Ass ocia
ton, of Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho, met at Garfield, late
ly, and desided upon Tacoma as the
place for erecting large Underwater
wheat warehouse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

1T is reported that extensive dia'
mond fields have been discovered in
Idaho. The district embraces a large
area at the mouth OF the Braneau
river, in Owyhee county. A few
months ago valuable deposits of fire
and milk opals, were discovered neal
Caldwell in that State. and if &C
counts of the recent find are not over
drawn, she will loom to the front as 9
district of unusual richness in pre-
cious deposits.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

width. After several days delibera-
ton | decided that it was no part Of
my duty to assess damages to property,
As has been claimed. The question,
in my mind, for me to determine was
whether tine lot or lots had been bene-
fitted or not. | assessed the benefits
and lett the question of claims for
damages to the individual owners
Then ii the Council did not feel salts
fed with rating it had the power To
make such readjus:men:S ~ were
deemed necessary under the cirrum-
stances.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

THREE sons Of Chas. Patnude are
seriously afflicted with pneumonia,
George q years of age and Chas. Is,
are in fair way of recovery, but
Frank, aged 10, has but little hope of
q favorable result.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

LORING Pickering, the veteran jour.
nalist of California, is dead. He was
80 years of age, and for nearly SO
years he has been connected with
newspapers. He has been manager Of
the Morning Call the past quarter of a
century. He leaves family.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

SINGULAR to relate, although Con-
gress has been in session more than a
month, John l.. Wilson has not
"biffed" anybody in the nose, Senator
Squire has not quaffed glass of cham
payne and Senator Allen has not
cheeped on the subject OF the ditch.
The amazing power of saving grace
must have been at work.-Spokane
RPpipU.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

A MILLIoNAIRE's daughter in St.
Louis, Is years of age, was arrested q
few days ago for shop-lifting. She
stole toys from half dozen stores, al
though there were no children in her
fathers family to give them to. 1t was
. clear case of kleptomania, and the
unfortunate woman was not prose.
cuted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

A story that will please the ladies',
for it deals in acts of heroism, but this
quality is not possessed solely by the
male actors in the drama so graphical
ly outlined. Laura Fain is a heroine
as well as lovely and loving, viva
cious Southern damsel, and Souri,
Slack, though occupying an humber
position in the social scale, possesses
equally the grit and courage which
challenges admiration. Private Ma.
lone is the central figure in this vivid
ly drawn picture OF camp life during
the great war of the rebellion. The
opening chapters of this story will ap'
pear in next weeks STANDARD.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

THE wife of w. T. B. Nicholson, OF
East Portland, Ogn., died Wednesday,
from the effects of paralytic stroke
which occurred several months ago,
from which che never recovered. Mrs.
n. was a sister Of Mrs. H. P. Lee, of
this city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
spects.

PEOPLE will hesitate to buy property In our
beautiful city unless something is done to lower
our three hundred aud fifty dollar indebted
ness Capital.
That puts us in mind OF the cam.
paign orator out west" whose stock
in.trade political, as is often the case,
consisted of proportions of brass and
bluster only equaled by ignorance.
He was talking on economy in public
affairs, same as half the jackdaw polit.
ical aspirants here are now doing, and
deploring the magnitude of the ma
tional debt: "Only think, my dear
people," he exclaimed in tones denot.
ing a climax, This government owes
the enormous sum of ten thousand
dollars, and the interest running on
all the time"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30
IT is thought that the test cases for

IT is thought that the test cases for
collection of grade assessments brought
by the city against J. c. Rathbuu
and James Pattison will he decided
against the city, as there is much ap-
parent weakness in the city's lien al
was shown in the arguments in
the Superior Court Wednesday. Mr.
Linn, one of the City Attorneys, adj
mits the probability OF this result, and
suggests the need of legislative aid to
authorize re-assessment. Judge
Robinson appeared in behalf of the de-
tense, and he urges unconslitution
atty of the assessment on the ground
that no notice had been given the de
PENDANTS and opportunity presented
for protesting against any injustice
that might be done by it. The man.
ner of making the assessment is like
wise shown to be faulty in several re-
spects,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

B. B. CHASE, who has lived Il
miles west of Tumwater, died few
days ago, and G. N. Shattuck, a SON.
in-law of the deceased, has applied for
letters of administration on his estate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

A RUMoR on Wall street is to the
effect that President Hill, Of the Great
Northern, is endeavoring to obtain
control of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-30

IT seems that the smallpox has be-
come epidemic at Quilcene, near Port
Townsend, and nearly every person in
the village is afflicted with the disease
It exists at many other points on the
Sound.