Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-09

the week, IS an interesting one. TIL,
facts are about as follows: James F
Hart OF Tacoma leased certain schoo
land on the Snohomish river, adjoin
ing the city limits of Everett, ant
built sawmills thereon. Later J. J
Hill OF the Great Northern railroad
applied to purchase the land and it
with the improvements, was appraised
ny the County Commissioners at $4S,
900, the sale taking place December
81. 1892. Mr.. Hill now protests tina,
Hart and the County Commissioner
were in collision to appraise the inn
provements at an exOrbitant figure
and produced witnesses Monday who
swore that the mills were worth $40.
OC0 at the very highest limit. Harris
attorneys were allowed until next
Monday to present rebulting testi,
mony.
A. w. WIsNER APPOINTED POST
MAsTER.-A. w. Wisner has been ap.
pointed postmaster for this city, to
succeed Val. A. Milroy, who has held
the office for over four years. Mr..
Wisner received the pleasant news
Monday evening in a brief dispatch
from w. b. Shearer, formerly of this
city, but now residing at Portland.
The appointment created no great
surprise, as it was generally expected.
Mr.. Wisner is about 36 years of age.
He has been u resident OF Washington
about 20 years, and of the city OF
Olympia four years, coming to this
place from Colfax, Whitman county.
He is the Olympia agent of the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad Company, Sec.e.
tary OF the Olympia Building and Loan
Association, and the second member
of the real estate firm of e. ii. Carpen-
ter 4 Co. He is also a promine nj
Pythian and United Workman.
New NOTAKIEs PUBLIc.-The fol.
lowing notaries public have been ap.
pointed by the governor this week: B.
X. Knapp Of Seattle, Stanley w.
Smith of Cosmopolis, NJ. F. Backus Of
Seattle, Llewellyn Davies of Ritzville
William J. Gillispie of Blaine, Thomas
ID. Gamble of Spokane. John Doser of
Edison, H. H. Ames of Seattle, NJ. w.
Holland of Sprague, w. W. Likens oil
Tacoma, Jay G. Guyles of Tacoma
George NJ. Bearce OF Tacoma, W. s
Rogers OF Spokane, James Boutwell, oil
Seattle, Ernest Hoppe of Tacoma,
Nathan 7. Cation of Sprague, Del Cary
Smith of Port Townsend.
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS. - Register
Mills and Receiver Welty have com.
pleted their report for January and
forwarded il to the Land Department.
Business was much better than was
anticipated. The following summary
shows what was done: There were
10 homestead entries covering l..
59S.2l acres; two coal filings, covering
~ acres; one presumption filing, COW
ering l6O acres; seven final home
stead proofs, covering S70.64 acres, and
four cash entry proofs, covering $50
acres. A large increase is expected
during February.
| ANOTHER SOUVENIR ENTERTAINMENT
The Sons of Veterans are arranging
for another entertainment for the
benefit of the warship Olympia SOU.
venir fund. The success attending the
former entertainments given by this
| organization has induced the Souvenir
Committee to again make an effort to
present to the public a worthy per
Torrance. What its nature is to be
has not yet been determined, but
February 22d, Washington's birthday
will be the date.
TURNED THE TABLEs.-Justice Rath
bun was engaged Wednesday in
hearing q charge against August
Schneider for attempting to shoot his
brother Fred, who made the complaint
Fred's testimony was that Angus,
stole the gun. The Justice discharged
the defendant, taxed the costs against
Fred, and directed that a complaint
for larceny be filed, which will be
heard next Wednesday.
The SCHOOL YEAR.-As might lie
expected the teachers in the city
schools are opposed to pairing down
salaries and the County Attorney al.
vises the school board that under the
contract the board cannot cut them
down nor curtail the length of time
they were to teach. The Board oil
Directors, however, has taken the
bull by the horns and cut off one
month OF school anyway.
REQUESTS DENIED.-At Wednesday,
meeting of the Emergency Board the
request of the Cheney Normal School
for more money was refused. The
Fassett claim for Worlds fair services
was also refused. Mrs. Slaughter's
claim for $50. q legacy of the great
fair, was allowed. The application oil
the Columbia River Pilot Commission.
ers for salaries was also refused.