Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-03-09

CALLED BAcK.-Edward Dryer was
arrested by Chief Snyder, Wednesday,
on information from Portland that he
was wanted to answer a charge of for
gerry. To day Detective Griffin arrived
from that city, having = requisition to
take him to the scene of his exploits.
A warrant is likewise out for the ar
rest of one r. B. Haggard, who is
charged with implication in the trans
action.
DEATH OF Mrs. S. Y. BLANKENsHIP.-
Mrs. Sarah Y. Blankenship died in
this city, this morning, at 4 80, at the
residence OF her sons, 1912 Eastside
street. She was born February ID,
1885, in Saline county, Missouri, and
emigrated to Olympia with her father,
Judge B. F. Yantis, in 1852 and has
resided in Thurston county ever since.
Deceased was married May %, 1857,
to George c. Blankenship, whose
death preceded hers several years.
The funeral will take place from the
late residence of deceased on Eastside,
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
INDEMNITY LAND PATENTS ISSUED.
The Interior Department has mott
fed the local Land Office that patents
have been issued to the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Co. for IS ,2S7 acres OF land
in the indemnity strip and for 1O7,-
IN, h. 10 IN
halls county. The indemnity grant,
it will be remembered, was an extern
sion of the reservation from 20 to 80
miles on each side of the track to
make good land occupied at the time
of the original grant. Many settle
ments, it appears, have been made in
the indemnity strip, and the number
is said to aggregate over 200 applica-
tons in the local Land Office, which
will OF necessity be rejected by title
passing to the railroad company.
PERcIvAL CASE DECIDED ADVERSE
LY.-The State Land Commission de-
cided Monday that the board had no
authority to lease part OF the harbor
line area of Olympia. This decision
is in conformity with the advise OF the
Attorney-General, and is as follows:
d" Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of the petition of ].
C. Percival for lease of part of the
harbor line area of Olympia, properly
described by metes and bounds in the
petition, respectfully reports as follows:
Section 20 of the act of March Is,
1893, creating the Board of State
Land Commissioners, declares that
The Board of State Land Commits
siOners shall have the power to lease
any and all portions within the harbor
line of the State of Washington for a
term not exceeding 80 years, subject
to and in conformity with, any provis-
ions of law regulating the making of
such leases in force at the time of
making thereof. There being no
provisions OF law regulating the max
ing of leases of harbor line areas, it is
the opinion OF the board that it has no
power to grant the petition above re-
ferred to and that the petition should
be rejected for the reasons as stated"
w. N..WHITE's WILL-The fact that
William N. White was so crazy jealous
OF his wife that he shot James A. Holt
and then committed suicide, did not
prevent him from leaving the woman
his small fortune, says the Seattle
Telegraph. Whites will was filed with
the County Clerk Monday afternoon.
II is dated December Is, 1889, and is
signed by +. f. Simpson and H. H.
Ames as witnesses. The first para
graph provides for the payment of the
deceased's funeral expenses, also for
any other just debts or liabilities
which were outstanding at the time OF
his death. The deceased makes his
vile, Minnie, executrix OF the estate,
and she is not to give bonds. The
vile is bequeathed all the property,
both real and personal, which she is to
manage, own and control so long as
she lives. At her death half Of the
estate goes to Margaret NJ. Ruddle,
mother OF the deceased, and the re-
naming one-half to Catherine Zingre,
mother-ln-law of the deceased. The
wife is given the power to dispose of
sutncient OF the estate to support her.