Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-01-11

this meeting it is desired to determine
as nearly as possible the number OF
acres OF prunes that can he secured or
pledged to be contracted with the
Cured Fruit Association of the North
west. Those who have investigated
the matter have determined that hy
cooperating with the association the
top price can be secured for prunes. 1t
is time Thurston county growers were
awake to their interests. 1t is hoped
the meeting will be well attended.
Sometimes the weather-man notably
fails in his predictions. In last weeks
paper We published his latest forecast
given out Friday, to be: Tonight
and Saturday snow; colder; c0ntin-
ued cold for several days; brisk south
east winds shifting to northeast"
Now Tonight and Saturday." there
was no snow; nor did the temperature
grow "colder"; and last several days
the wind was neither "brisk" nor from
the southeast, nor did it "shft to the
northeast" Aside from these slight
discrepancies the forecast was verified
There are bogus law makers as well
spurious mOney-coiners. One of these
coined" S25 out OF the generous
hearted Mr.. Scott the other day, by
cashing a check on defunct Spokane
bank. The man gave the name of
Maxwell to some people and of Young
to others, which quite conclusively
proves that he was not assured OF his
own identity. He claimed to be
member OF the legislature and we'll
acquainted with Attorney Vance and
Judge Linn. That was sufficient, but
Mr.. S., will hereafter get the individual
enforcement of these gentlemen be-
fore he trusts any of their friends from
Spokane.
King, Pierce, Spokane, Walla Walla
and Thurston all have candidates for
Speaker of the House, and each is
present himself or is represented by
his henchmen, and making a canvass
as if the fate of the State depended
upon his filling the chair of presid-
ing officer. There is really very little
in it except the extra salary, and that
is personal perquisite in which the
public has no interest. The nam.
ing of the committees, unless skull
duggery" is contemplated, amounts to
but little, and the rulings OF the chair
if according to parliamentary prece-
dent, can favor or injure nobody.
Somebody last Friday night loosened
the brakes of car loaded with brick
standing on the track at the termin-
Gus of the street-car line on Ayers
hill, and it dashed down the steep
grade with sufficient momentum to
send it around the corner on Main
street, where it struck a switch and
left the track. Strange to relate, no.
body was hurt, nor were brick thrown
from the car by the rough ride they
had for about half mile, with nobody
to direct its course or speed. The
car company offers reward of $25 for
information that will lead to the con-
viction of the miscreant who set the
car on its wild run that involved so
much danger to property and life.
The county has lost its suit against
the State to recover 5000 for rental OF
storage-room in the courthouse for
State property that had accumulated
beyond the capacity of the McKenny
building, contracted for eight years
ago by Gov. McGraw. Judge Linn
holds that the Governor had no legal
authority to contract for that service.
That it was his duty, however, to make
provision for safe keeping of the State
property, and that the State is NOR
ally responsible for the expense, no.
body will dispute, still the Legislature
while acknowledging the justice of the
bill has singularly neglected to au-
thorize its payment. The claim now
amounts to $500 and should be paid,
or the county proceed to sell the prop
erty stored for what it will bring.
The failure OF the Sheriff to i'm.
prison Corliss and Doane, committed
for contempt, led Tuesday to an order
to show cause why the order of the
court had not been complied with.
Mr.. Billings stated that the county
Jail was not fit place to confine a
human being, and he had deemed it
his duty to substitute constant sur.
; VIGILANCE of a deputy for imprson-
ment. 1t appears that the ground
was we'll taken, for the court immedi-
ately laid the matter of providing bet
ter quarters for prisoners before the
County Commissioners, with the re-
suit that several large rooms were
placed at the disposal OF the Sheriff on
the third floor of the court house,
which may by slight alterations be
converted into excellent prison rooms.
The biennial report OF Secretary
jenkins shows remarkable increase
of business in his Office during its
term. The number of articles of in
corporation filed during the first two
years of his term was 1852 - number
filed during the last two years, gigs.
The receipts for the first two years
amounted to $74,77347, and for the
last two years, $91, 5000, making
total amount for the term of SI65, $685.