Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-15

serve, opened this mornlug at the gen.
eral land office in this city, and there
was considerable competition in oh.
tanning choice selections for entry.
The reporter of this paper adopts a
very unique manner of dishing up
some very seasOnable local hits this
week, on our first page, and it is prob
able that he will recover his magic
tube and fathom other brain tanks be-
fore it becomes thing of the past.
Phil McNulty, a we'll known char
acter OF Spokane, who has been a famil-
lar figure in this city during sessions of
the Legislature, is dead. His main
object in life seems to have been a
pilgrimage to this political Mecca dur
ing each term of the legislative mill.
II. Wagner who perpetrated the
joke of foisting upon the people a
topsy-turvy" geography, is endeavor-
ing to perpetuate the funny business
by restraining our local board of di-
rectors from using any other. An
order of the court has been demanded.
One of the best artesian wells yet
driven is on the Willard Lemon place,
corner OF Fourth and Franklin streets.
An excellent flow of water was struck
at depth of 10 feet. Mr.. Wood, who
drove this one, says that he has thus
far sunk over 70 flowing wells in this
city.
The Queen Restaurant is again
closed. It seems to be having streak
OF bad luck while other eating houses
seem to prosper. Goldsmith, the last
victim, made a splendid record as ca
terer the short time he was its manager,
and it is to be regretted his success was
not more in accord with merit.
The prevalence of typhoid fever at
this time demands some inquiry as to
cause. The germs OF that disease are
said to be conveyed more generally
by the water drank than any other
agency. 1t might be we'll for people
to boil their drinking water, for while
at least. This is said to be death to
the germ.
Sheriff Brisbin, of Whatcom county,
was in the city Monday to obtain
requisition papers for H. St. John Dix,
the man who robbed and wrecked
couple of Whatcom county banks
about year ago. Dix has been ar
rested in England, and the present ef-
fort is the beginning of proceedings to
bring him back for trial.
Matt Eugley doubtless contracted
the smallpox he is afflicted with in
Snohomish county, as he was i'll a
week before he returned home, and it
is probably want of knowledge of the
nature of his attack and neglect, that
has rendered it the most severe case
yet reported in this city. 1t is thought,
however, that he will recover.
Annie Moquet has begun an action
in the Superior Court for divorce from
Charles Moquet. The couple were
married in Tacoma in 1896 and have
one child, boy 4 years old. The
wife alleges that she was forced to
leave her husband in 1898 because Of
cruelty. Besides the divorce, plaintiff
wants possession Of the child.
Rev. Father Saindon has been
transferred, by the Bishop of this
diocese, to Chehalis. He has been in
charge of st. Michael's church, of this
city, about three years and has en-
deared himself to many outside his
church congregation by manifestation
of the true Christian spirit. It is with
regret We note the change. Who his
successor will be is not yet announced.
William Chapel, young man
whose home is at Bucoda, was arrested
Saturday night, for seduction Of Lille
Ingraham. aged Is years. and brought
to this city and lodged in Jail. He
was brought before Justice Giles,
Monday, for preliminary examination,
but the matter was postponed to
yesterday, when the defendant was
committed for trial, and his bond
placed 1t $1,000.
A number of young men OF this
city have formed football club. It
looks ~ il the Indictment season was
hardly q proper time for that game, OF
all others. But then probably the
"boys" know what they arc about.
The club consists Of Jas. Stanford, Ed.
Halves, Frank Anderson. Roy Phipps.
Harry Phipps, L. Collins, Herbert
Matson, George McClurg, James Kit
terman and Ed. McClarty. The first
game will be played tomorrow after
noon with the school teams.
Mrs. Elisabeth Fenton, OF Tum-
water, has got into trouble by accus-
ing James T. Ramsey of a too init
mate acquaintance with her woodpile.
It is alleged in . complaint for 5000
damages TO character, that he had
stolen her wood, and this led to his
discharge from a $45-per-month posi-
ton under w. H. Mitchell, which
place, by q strange coincidence, fell to
Mrs. Fenton's father, Abram Todd,
after Ramsey had been removed, he
alleges by the charges made against
his character. He thinks he y in.
jured in his sensibilities a. much ~
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