Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-03-20

7. Malevoy and DIR. Wyman; by the
Walla Walla, for San Francisco,
Wednesday, were Miss NJ. Moore and
Ii. 5. Gillis.
The Supreme Court Tuesday denied
the petition for rehearIng in the
case OF Spokane vs.. Stevens. This
case involved the construction OF the
statute OF limitation a. to the time
within which an action may be brought
/ Ia cOllcc: assessments for street grades
The court, in its decision, held that
the limitation is two years.
Those who are engaged in spraying
OF trees, may not he aware that some
OF the preparations are not only dan
gerouS 10 insect pests, but may, il they
! come in contact with the blood pores
OF the human system. cause blood
poisoning. VIM. Coons is suffering
from that experience, and it may be
timely warning to others.
Mrs. Samuel l.. Percival will leave
the latter part of this month for her
former home in Boston, on a visit to
her relatives. She will probably be
absent all summer. Her father, Capt.
J. p. Il. Percival, died from heart
troubles a few months ago, in that
city, OF which he had been for
many years one OF its most prominent
citizens.
Mrs. Mary A. Stack died at st.
Peters Hospital Wednesday afternoon,
of quick consumption, in the 2Sth
year of her age. She was an old resi-
dent OF this county. She came from
st. John, New Brunswick, with her
family to this city nine years ago.
Deceased leaves a husband, James J.
Stack. and four children, the eldest be-
ing eight years of age.
About 80 of the " faithful" attended
the meeting of the Lincoln Republic
can Club in Columbia Hall. Saturday
night. There was a very general COM
plant that there was a chill" of some
kind on the proceedings, and Bro.
Scobey was delegated to see that there
be more warmth in future meet
ings. He was evidently chosen for
his professed knowledge of color
itics.
The following named individuals
have undergone the requisite exami.
nation which will add them to Uncle
Sans list of pensioners, soon as all
the formalities are complied with:
John f. Glenahaw of Yelm, Asa
Reeve of Gate City, Henry +. McMil-
len of Centralia, and Geo. E. Higgins
of this city. They were before the
Olympia Pension Examination Board
Wednesday.
Col. Owings did not take part in
the currency discussion at the Lin
coin Republican Club meeting Satur-
day night, as was expected. The
Colonel was physically indisposed, but
declared that he was ready to wrestle
for the gold-bug side of the question
had the flesh equalled the spirit in en-
durance. Mr.. Aver presented q very
creditable argument in favor of re-
monetizatiOn Of silver.
The Supreme Court has affirmed
the decision of the Superior Court re-
garding the liability of st. Peters
hospital for taxes. That tribunal
found that the exemption only applied
to the building, valued at So, 400 and
that the block, assessed at $4,000 was
liable for taxes. The suit was
brought by the county on the assess
ment OF 1891, and was decided by
Judge Gordon, which decision has
been affirmed.
The Ledger notes the fact that the
attempt made by George Leshi to
propagate Eastern oysters in Mud
Bay has not been success. 1t seems,
however, that the bivalves were ap-
propriated by some searcher for the
delicious appetiser and did not have
the most remote chance OF showing
the capability of "growing up with
new country" AS an attempt to
transplant oysters from Oyster to Mud
Bay has not been attended with salts
factory results, it is the opinion of
oyster experts that the latter location
is not favorable to the propagation
and growth OF that product.