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

sioner Johnson, a proceeding rendered
necessary by decay of the top plank
ing aud caving of the sides.
Ernest Covert, brother OF Mrs. ..
d. Sullivan, OF this city, died at
Phmnix, Arizona, yesterday. He was
. suffering from an incurable lung dis
case, and had been taken to that lati-
tude by Mrs. S. in the faint hope that
change of climate might be beneficial
to him.
w. A. Richie, OF Spokane, has
been selected supervising architect
OF the court house changes to adapt it
for service AS State house. He drew
the plans and supervised construction
OF the present building, and that prob
ably went very far in giving him the
new Job.
J. H. Mitchell, OF Tumwater, has
imported patent hay press from the
East. To the casual observer it looks
more like a fire engine than anything
else and while it was being unloaded
from a hat-car the owner answered
forty thousand questions as what the
machine was.
Besides the plans submitted by
Architect Richie, for the courthouse
extension, sketches we're presented by
Sanders & Lawton and Elliott & West
of Seattle, representatives of each ex-
hibit being present at a meeting of the
Board, Tuesday, to explain the merits
OF the proposed plans.
Some observant person has discov.
cred that the abandoned oyster beds
below Long bridge are becoming quite
prolific of the valuable bivalve. These
old beds used to be worked protitably
by the Indian women many years
ago and now tie question is, who has
legal right to work them now?
A smallpox patient at Bucoda, yes
terday, presented a doctors bill for
the County Commissioners to pay,
but this they declined to do on the
ground that he was able. to pay the
claim himself. This disposition to
"get in and ride" at the public ex-
pense seems to be on the increase.
A real estate dealer says the court
house controversy is doing good in
more ways than one. 1t is establish
ing a basis for the true value of
eligible city property. From the
dozen or more offers made by prop
erty owners it is safe to assume fair
average OF their prices for the value of
corner lots.
An itemized statement of the cost
Of the courthouse, prepared at re-
quest of the Capitol Commission,
shows that the ground, three-fourths
of a block, cost 1924, 500; the building,
including architects commission and
furniture, $157,S91.93. The artesian
well sunk by the county cost about
5000, which should be added to the
grand total OF expenditure.
Application has been made for a
receiver to take charge OF the affairs
of Olympia Manufacturing Co., Of Sc.
attic, who a few weeks ago leased
from the Olympia Lumber & Mercan.
tile Co., its mill at the foot of Jeffer.
son street, and assumed control of it's
business. Under these circumstances,
we cannot repress the inquiry:
"If 1t was so soon to be done for,
What was IL begun for ?"
Mayor Reinhart, Wednesday, for
mally presented to the State Sylvester
Park for use as additional capitol
grounds. His honor notified the
Capitol Commission, through whom
the gift was made, that the city would
undoubtedly vacate Washington St.
between Sixth and Seventh, so that
the grounds fronting the "Capitol"
may extend unbroken to Main street.
! Prof. A. Van Holderbeke, of Sno'
homish, has been appointed State
Horticultural Commissioner, vice G.
E. Baker, term expired. William
Blackman, of King, takes the place
of Labor Commissioners, vice w. P. c.
Adams, term expired. L. r. White
Of Whatcom, has boon appointed
Trustee of the Whatcom Normal
School, to succeed Jere Utterer re
signed.
H. c. Root of Spokane. declines the
Office of State Printing Expert, a
81, 800 q year, stating that he had
been promised the position lately
filed BY the Governors son-in-lsw,
VIM. Blackman, more lucrative and
desirable Office, and if he is not te
have that the zig is up" SO far as hi.
services are concerned. This is blu,
another instance OF broken promises
by one who moves bis followers about
like pawns in q game OF chess.
In the lodges OF one of the bricl
blocks on Main street pair OF tame
pigeons and = pair of sparrows are
making nests within six inches ol
each other. The coarsef material o.
the pigeons' nest overreaches and
partly covers the nest of the sparrowe
Now hero is an application between
two races of the feathered tribes
quite worthy to be studied as moral
lesson by the warning nations of the
great world.
A marked copy OF the Examiner Of
last Saturday comes to Mr.. N. 8
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