Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-11

The management of the Tacoma
Theater has been turned over by John
w. Hanna to S. C. Hellig and E. w
Lester.
James H. Ross, formerly a book
keeper in the Northern Pacific car
shops at Edison was arrested in Seat
tie Sunday, charged with robbing L.
w. Buckner, an ex-machinist, Of
81 900, Christmas day,
Grand Recorder Pickens' monthly
report of the 40. U. w. for December
shows two deaths, requiring two as
easements for January. Eighty-two
new members were initiated into the
order in the State during the month,
making the total membership 1905.
J. B. Ternes has applied to a Ia
coma court for letters of administra.
ton on the estate of Edward w. Grant,
who was killed on the Northern Pacific
railroad in November. 1898. The suit
against the road has been settled by
the payment of 81 600 and costs by the
company.
Frank King, of Kings landing, and
w. Lawhorn, of Fairview, were out
deer.hunting recently. King was &C.
cidentally shot by Lawhorn, the ball
penetrating just at the edge of the
right shoulder blade. While the
wound is serious, hope is entertained
for Kings recovery.
Nine important cases will be begun
at the North Yakima land office the
10th instant. They are the Roslyn
coal claim cases. The question at
issue will be whether or not the claim
ants acted as agents for the Northern
Pacific Coal Company when they
made their entries.
John Robin, of Castle Rock, cut 90
1880 shingles with his one single
hand machine during the year 1894.
Any single-hand shingle-mill in the
State that can beat that Gu: will please
let Mr.. Robin know, and he will go
them 100000 better this year. He
can cut 100000 shingles during the
year 1895.
Several young cattle belonging to c..
Morgan and saddle horse belonging
to Joe Westerman slipped through
the ice on the river just above Nor.
gan's ferry. while trying to drink, and
before assistance could reach them
were either drowned or so badly chilled
that they died a few minutes after
being taken out.
H.V. Gates, after getting the electric
light plant in Castle Rock running in
prime shape, departed last week for
Keppner to look after his light and
water system at that place. From
there he will 60 TO Idaho on other
business matters, and on his return
will begin his legislative labors in the
Oregon legislature as representative
for Washington county.
Ellery Rogers has leased the boom
of The Bellingham Bay Boom Com
pany, at the mouth of the NOoksack
river, and the river is open 80 steamers
can reach Ferndsle. Mr.. Rogers has
taken 100000 feet of logs out of the
river. The company claims to have
spent $4,000 on the boom, and to
have done more to keep the river open
than the government.
D. T. Denny, ]. B. Denny and
Thomas Denny confessed judgment
Saturday in the Superior Court in Sc
attic in the sum Of 1902 ,609.2l. OF
this amount SIT 1854 by d. T. and
J. B. Denny to the Puget Sound Ma
tional bank; $l25,295.92 by all three
to the same bank, and $159.97 was by
all three to F. T. Blunek. The suits
filed on which the confessions were
made we're for promissory notes Sc.
cured by the bonds of the Consolidated
street Railway Company.
1t is probable that Tacoma will ask
the legislature this winter for consid-
cradle special legislation. The bulk OF
it may be in reference 10 charter
revision, but one important bill will
ask for authority to expend the $780,
600 voted by the people for water ex-
tension to Thomas and Patterson
springs to get water at some other
place, or to use the money for some
other purpose. The News says there
is not, a. has become we'll known
since the light and water purchase,
enough water at the Thomas and Pat.
terson springs to warrant the spend
ting Of the money in that direction.