Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-04-05

The price agreed upon for the pur-
chase of the court house building by
the State is $4,000, and the county
to retain movable furniture invento-
ried 1T $4,000. The transfer cannot
take place, however, till the County
Commissioners meeting May 18th, at
which protests will be heard. This is,
however, regarded, in this instance, rs
a formality, and no hitch in the pro-
ceedings is arprehended. 1t has been
decided by the Capitol Commission to
allow the county tenancy of the
building till the 1st of August.
Mrs. Lee Reder, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Neylon, of Delphi, died in this
city Monday night, of pneumonia,
aged 90 years. The funeral took place
Wednesday, the rites being held in
the Catholic Church and interment
made in the Bush Prairie cemetery.
Deceased was born in Ballerat, Aus
tralia, in 1871, and came to Californ a
at the age of six years with her par
ents, Michael Neylon and wife. The
family came to this country in 1880.
The daughter married Lee Reder in
1898. One child was born to the
couple, but it died in infancy.
A. X. Hull, owner of the Granger
building has brought action to eject A..
l.. Kreider from the south salesroom of
that building, to make place for new
tenants, Van Epps & Churchill. 1t
seems that the State bank is pushing
that firm vigorously for possession Of
the Chilberg building, who have
leased the room now occupied by
Kreider, and Kreider has leased the
Prather building, corner of Fourth
and Washington, and that is occupied
by John Aten, who has paid his rent
considerably in advance, so like the
row of bricks, touch one and they
all 60.
The City Council has taken another
whirl ut the claim OF the Water Com
pany for eight years pay for hydrant
service of the city. The contract
made in 1891, during boom times
was for $500 year. The city, dur
ing the long siege of hard times found
it impossible to pay that sum, and
proffered much less amount claim
ing that the contract was defective
and could not be enforced. The com.
mittee reported in favor of paying
81 200 per annum for the past eight
years and 1.50O a year for future
service for five years. The matter
after much discussion, was, however,
finally laid over till the next meeting.
James Sandary, known to the
woodsmen as "Slim JIM" came up
from Shelton Tuesday to be treated
for chicken-pox, but after his arrival
his affection was found to be small
pox. Sandary WAS Immediately iso.
lated and will be kept in close quaran-
tine until the disease is abated. He
says that Shelton doctor pronounced
his disease chicken-pox, and that he
was sent here for treatment. If his
disease is smallpox (When doctors
disagree, who shall decideC the situa-
ton just now at Shelton is not the
most agreeable to contemplate. Sand
AIRY had been stopping at prominent
hotel, where several others were af-
tlicted with apparently the same dis
ease.
"a Highwaymar," was dated at
Olympia Theater, for a performance
next Monday night, but when it came
to signing o contract it was found
that the company had no orchestra to
play the difficult music on which the
plot of the play (what there is of it) is
strung, and which cannot be rendered
by amateur musicians without more
rehearsal than can be accorded to it at
q one-night stand, That settled the