Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-07-14

pia, on the 9Th day of September, 1898,
at l o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose OF
recognizing Stevens Post of Indian
War Veterans" All old soldiers of
the Indian war of 1885, are requested
to attend.
\ QUEEN OF THE RosEs.-Mrs.
Frank Munson, of Shelton, has sent
to this Office the largest rose OF which
we have any record. This blossom
measured nineteen inches in circum-
ference, or little over six inches in
diameter. Accompanying it was a
box OF extra large strawberries, for all
Of which we feel duly grateful.
RECEIVER APPOINTED. - William
Frazier. has on application OF Robt.
Wingatr, receiver of the Merchants
National Bank, Of Tacoma, been APP
pointed receiver of the North Olympia
Land Company. The application rep
resents that there is danger of insol-
vency and the bank has large claim
against the company. The bonds of
the receiver have been placed at $780,
0OO.
A MARROW EsCAPE.-The little son
OF q. l.. Brauson had narrow escape
from death yesterday. He fell off of
the sidewalk along the side of his
fathers store on Fourth street to the
mud about II feet below. Fortunately
he did not strike on his head. His
legs were embedded in the mud. He
was pulled out after considerable delay
occasioned by laying boards on the
mud so he could be reached.
GoRDoN's VACATIoN.-Judge Cor
don will take a vacation from July Is
to August % and has appointed Hon.
w. II. Pritchard, ]. c. Stallcup, Z.
". rxrKer or PIerce county, and Hon.
Mason Irwin of Montesano, to act in
his place in emergency matters re-
quiring attention. ii. X. Franklin is
designated as Court Commissioner to
attend to insanity cases. The next
term of Superior Court will meet
September IL.
SCHOOL DISTRICT BoNDs.-An effort
is being made to get the State to in
vest $4,000 in the district bonds
voted by this district for the purpose
of building a school house on the
Westside. A similar proposition has
also been received from Everett asking
the Land Commission to use some oil
the permanent school fund for this
purpose. The fund now amounts to
about $l30,OOO, and is lying idle in
the banks. The question raised is
now being considered by the Attorney
General.
AN IMPORTANT DECIslON.-Judge
Gordon has decided, in q case brought
on an application for writ of man.
date, to compel the County Auditor
to record a mortgage without a GER
tificate OF the County Treasurer that
all taxes had been paid OH the prop
erty involved, that the act is I'M
constitutional. inasmuch as it re-
quired person to pay back taxes
without an opportunity of testing
their legality. In order to effectually
dispose OF this obnoxious law an ap-
peal will be taken to the Supreme
Court.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINIoN.-Judge
Robinson and Auditor Moore are at
variance upon very important matter.
In the matter of recording a certain
mortgage without the certificate of
the County Treasurer showing that the
taxes had been paid on the land in
question Mr.. Robinson seeks to have
the instrument recorded pending an
appeal to the Supreme Court from the
decision of Judge Gordon declaring the
law unconstitutional. The Auditor
refuses to make the record until the
Supreme Court has passed upon the
question, and thus the matter stands.
A MODEL Hotel The Olympia is
now prepared to entertain guests, in
American or European style. 1t will,
under the new management, be run
on purely business principles, keeping
constantly in view the largest ac-
commodation for all who favor it with
their custom. There is no ;eason, ex-
cept mismanagement, why this house
should not have been Al paying insti-
tuition. That it will be, when the
financial depression is past. under the
shrewd business management Of Mr..
F. G. Deming, We predict with conf
dence.
COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS. - The
County Commissioners at their meet
ing Monday, divided Thurston county
into three districts. Hereafter the
people Of each district will elect their
own Commissioner. The districts are
apportioned as follows: LIST, The Sec.
ond, Third and Fifth wards of Olym-
pia; the I'd. The precincts Of Yelm,
Rainier, South Union, Chambers Prai.
RE, Tumwater. South Bay, Maxtield,
Puget City, Gull Harbor, and the
Fourth ward of Olympia; the Sd, Blu
coda. Tenino, Grand Mound, Roches-
ter, Gate City, Little Rock, McLane,
Mud Bay and the Sixth ward OF Olym.
pia.
A QUESTION OF FEEs.-County At
torney Root has taken to the Supreme
Court the question as to whether At
torney's fees can be collected in the
tax suits commenced under the act OF
1891 for foreclosure of tax liens as far
back as 1878. While these suits were
still undetermined, the Legislature re-
pealed the law, without a provision for
disposition of the cases already begun.
The attorneys in the cases in which
appearances had been made asked that
a fee Of $40 and certain other costs be
taxed up in each case. Mr.. Root OPP
posed the order. but Judge Irwin al.
lowed fee of $40 where answers had
been filed and S. where appearances
had been taken by motion or demur-
rer. 1t is the legality of this order
that Mr.. Root wants determined by
the Supreme Court.
SOMETHING IN THE WIND.-Consid-
able interest has been aroused by the
sale, Tuesday, of Chas. Billings' inter-
est in valuable tract of land on West
side, at what was formerly known as
Warren's point. joining the Percival
estate, and within 500 feet of the
Capitol grounds. 1t was plated about
the close OF the realty boom in 1891.
and would have had a ready sale had