Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-02-11

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by stories he had read about Seattle.
His description was forwarded to the
police, and he was picked up by a
policeman and sent home. Il am
ready to go home" said Muir.
In reply to the query, May district
school-hou>cS be taxed for dancing
parties? State Superintendent Browne
replies: 1T is the opinion of this
office that it is illegal to donate, rent
or lease public school property for the
Use OF dance hall or kindred pur-
poses of social entertainments.
Upon request of the Auditor OF
Clallam county, the Attorncy-General
has rendered an opinion to the effect
that warrants cannot legally be drawn
upon the current expense fund for re-
pairs to or building bridges, rs there is
a statutory provision for lcvying tax
not to exceed ; mills for these pur-
poses.
Mrs. Charles Hays was brought into
Davenport by the Sheriff Friday on a
charge of insanity. She was left i'll
charge OF her husband in a room in
the second story of a hotel. While
her husband was Off his guard, she
made dive through the window,
plunging head foremost to the side
walk, striking on her head and shout
ders. She was picked up uninjured.
Deputy Sheriff Smith, Of Whitman
county, had a lively experience while
taking two boys from Colfax to the
reform school. At Ostrander the boys
took French leave and jumped from
the fast-moving train. They took an
old skiff and went down the Cowlitz
and crossed the Columbia to the Ore
gon side before Mr.. Smith and a fish
erman, whose boat had been engaged,
overlook them.
The libel suit of j. H. Baird VS.. the
Ledger Publishing Company came to
an end in the Superior court in Ia
coma last week, judgment being
granted by default. Baird's attorneys,
in suing the Ledger Publishing Com
pany, secured a judgment against
corporation without assets, the old
company having been succeeded by the
Ledger Company, which now conducts
the Ledger.
The Tacoma physicians who held an
autopsy upon the remains of Hal H.
Barlow. who died suddenly and under
strange circumstances, at Skaguay,
last week, discovered the cause of
death in their examination of the
brain. Evidence of congestion and
inflammation was plainly shown to
such an extent as to explain the
cause of the commissions which ended
in the young mans death.
William Leonard, an old an respect.
ed citizen of Cowlitz county, who
lived for q number of years on his
farm, three miles west of Castle Rock,
on Mcmahon creek, suddenly dropped
dead at William Trostle's residence,
Monday afternoon, of heart disease.
He was standing talking to Mr.. Tros-
tie, waiting for wagon, in which he
expected to ride home, when he fell
dead without warning. Mr.. Leonard
had been sick a week or two before.
but, to all appearances had about re.
covered.
Thomas J. Johnston, the engineer
who, in the interests of Chicago
capitalists, has for two weeks been in
vestigating the possibilities of power
transmission from Snoqualmie falls to
Tacoma and Seattle, was at Tacoma,
the other day. He will soon make
his report to the promoters of the un.
dertaking. "My report will be very
favorable" he said. "The project is
entirely feasible, and there is little
doubt in my mind that it will be car
ried through at an early date. The
cost will be reasonable"
At Kalama, the other day, Grace
Bernhard, whose parents reside near
Kerns, was adjudged incorrigible by
Superior Court Commissioner Kala.
han and committed to the reform
school at Chehalis. The girl, though
but IL years old, has a re cord for i'm.
morality and crime seldom equaled by
adults. At one time she was in charge
of the Boys and Girls Aid Society,
in Portland, but ran away and sought
the vilest society of the city. A few
months ago Judge Stephens, of Port
land, sent man to the penitentiary
for 20 years for assaulting her. Her
parents say they have lost control OF
her and are unable to keep her at
home.
The big bulkhead back of the resi-
dence of Nelson Bennett, at Tacoma,
gave way recently and is now damaged
to such an extent as to no longer
serve as stay or retaining wall. This
residence is one of the finest in the
city, and stands on q bluff, part of
which periodically becomes loosened
and causes more or less damage. At
the time of the big Glide of this bluff
about two years ago, none of the resi-.
dence property at the top was in
jured. but it was feared that sooner or
later it would be in jeopardy. 1t now