Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-16

ter Milroy has issued the following
: greeting to the patrons of the post.
office: "Don't mail your letter or
package without having your own adj
dress written or printed upon the
upper left-hand corner. This will in.
sure its prompt return to You if not
delivered, and will prevent its being
sent to and opened at the dead letter
office"
COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SocrHTy-
The regular mouthly meeting of the
Thurston County Horticultural So
ciety was held Saturday last. Two in
terestlng papers were read and routine
business was transacted. Miss Nav
sylvester resigned as Secretary and r.
A. Ford was elected to succeed her.
After arranging a programme for the
next session, the meeting adjourned
to March 10.
DEATH OF CALVIN BURKETT.-Calyin
Burkett, an old and well.known pio.
neer of Olympia, died at Providence
hospital, Seattle, Tuesday. The imme-
date cause OF his death was heart fail
ure. Mr.. Burkett was "a years old,
and leaves wife, son and four dauch-
tiers. The remains were brought to
Olympia on the Multnomah Wednes-
day and the funeral took place Thurs
day morning.
JACOB OFT IMPRovING.-The condi.
ton of Jacob OFT, who fell from a Lao.
der Saturday, February 3, and sus.
tanned serious injuries, has shown
steady improvement the past week. 1t
was feared for few days after the ac-
cident that the result Of his injuries
would prove serious, but the physicians
In attendance say that the danger
point has been passed and that his
complete recovery is now but matter
OF time.
A POULTRY ORGANIZAT0N.-The in
itiative toward forming a county poul-
try association was taken Saturday.
A meeting was held at the Court
House, at which G. A. Kirby was
Chairman and c. B. Mann Secretary.
A committee composed of ]. OBJ.
Scobey, A. f. Laberee and C. B. Mann
was appointed to draft a constitution
and bylaws, and report at ii o'clock
March 10, just prior to the meeting of
the Horticultural Society.
CITY WARRANT CALL.-City Treas
urer DObbins has issued call for war
rants on the general fund up to No.
313; on the sewer fund up to No. 694,
and on the Franklin street grade fund
up to No. 1861. Warrants on the gen.
eral fund have been drawing per
cent. interest, and have been selling at
20 per cent. discount. The purchasers
OF these warrants will make good
thing OF their investment, as they are
to be paid up to within eleven months
of the date of issue.
CoMMENDABLE ENTERpRIsE.-Secre-
tary OF State Price is setting an exam.
pie OF enterprise that is worthy Of en-
ulation. He is requested by every
mail to send statistical information OF
the resources, climate, etc., of each
county in the State. He is not CON-
PEELED to answer these requests. but he
will do 90 on his own account, and has
set his clerks at work to prepare a
general answer which will be issued in
pamphlet form and which will be sent
to everyone writing for it.
BIG SUIT FOR DAMAGEs-O. E,
Stickler brought suit recently against
Milton Giles in the sum of $4,000
the cause OF the action being as fol-
lows: Giles claimed that Stickler
owed him $l5.25, which was not paid,
and for this reason Giles had Stickler's
name placed on the merchants pro-
, tective union black list. The case was
on trial this week before a jury in the
. Superior Court. After being out from
!; 3 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon until
$50 yesterday morning, the jury came
into court and announced that they
were unable to agree and were dis.
charged. The jury was unanimously
J of the opinion that Stickler was en-
titled to damages, but we're utterly un.
, able to come to an agreement as to the
amount.
Nor BRoTHERLY LovE.-The case oil
the State vs.. August Schneider, charged
with stealing . gun from his brother
Fred, was called in Justice Rathbun's
court last Wednesday. The plaintiff
demanded jury which returned q
. verdict of not guilty, the evidence
showing that the gun was formerly
Augustus, was stolen from him, after.
wards bought by Fred from a man
named Wood, later stolen from Fred's
house and on the 9th instant found
in August's possession, was taken away
from him by force and he charged
with stealing it. During the trial .
replevin suit was instituted by August
against Fred, and the disputed owner.
ship of the weapon is superseded by
the legal custody OF the constable.
The replevin suit will be tried next
Wednesday.