Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-21
WHOLE NUMBER 2.18O.

kane lately, when a strip half an inch
wide was sold. The sale was the re-
suit of some lively bidding between
rivals who underbid each other as to
the smallness of the plot of ground for
which they would give $2.43, due the
county as back taxes on the lot of
which the half-inch strip is a part
The land, which is so narrow that a
fence could not be built upon it, lies
in Terrace Park addition, west of the
high level bridge over Hangman creek.
1t is technically known IS lot l of
block 5. 1t is two miles west by south
from the center of town.
A curiosity in the shape OF a hair
ball taken from the stomach of a COW
and rivaling the famous hair ball
taken from the stomach of a buffalo
which was valued at $50, 600, is in the
possession of Samuel Beavin of Walla
Walla. Mr.. Beavin, who is butcher
by trade, came upon the curiosity sew
eral weeks ago while dressing the
carcass of a COW belonging to the
Walla Walla Meat Company. The
ball at first glance resembles a huge
black nut OF some kind and one would
be deceived as 10 its real character if
the end had not been cut. showing the
inside mat of hair. The ball is about
three inches in length and two inches
in diameter and the outside covering
of jet black color, and quite hard.
The inside is solidly packed with short
hair of dirty brown color and re-
sembles the hair OF COW, which no
doubt it is. This is the first one of
any size that Mr.. Beavin ever found in
his many years of work as . butcher
though he has come across several Of
the size of small walnut.
Mrs. r. G. Fay, pioneer Of this
State, died at Coupeville, this week.
Frances Sharp was born in Wicklow
county, Ireland, in January, 1917,
and moved with her parents at the
age of 7 to Quebec. Here she was
married to John Alexander at the age
of Is. Soon after she moved with
him to Wisconsin and later to Illinois.
In the spring OF 1851 they crossed the
plains with the usual wagon train
and arrived at Portland in October oil
that year, and in November, accom-
panied by Denny, Low, Bell and other
pioneers, chartered the schooner
Exact and came to Puget Sound, land.
ing at Alki Point, near Seattle. From
there they went to Tumwater and re.
mained through the winter, going to
WILDLY Island in the spring of 1852.
Here they took up q donation claim,
upon which she lived to the day Of her
death. Her husband, John Alexander,
died in 1859. leaving four sons, Viii.
liam, John, Joseph and Abram, all ol
whom are living. She married Capt
r. G. Fay in 1861 and lived with him
until he died in 1879.
The Supreme Court, last week, decid
cd case of vast importance in Spo
kane, and incidentally ruled on the
"squatters' rights" question. The
case Was that of ]. M. Blake ct al. vs.
G. e. Shriver ct al, appellants. In
Territorial days, one Henry Crowley
bought of the Northern Pacific Rail.
road 120 acres of land located in what
is now the heart OF Spokane. There
was disagreement between Crowley
and the company over the payment
and the case got into the courts.
After finally going to the United
States Supreme Court, Crowley won.
In the meantime Shriver and others,
who were squatters, took possession oil
the land and held it during the fight
between Crowley and the railroad
company, and refused to give it up
when the case was finally settled, al
leging that, having held the land for
more than 10 years, they had come
into legal possession of it. In their
action to retain possession they were
unsuccessful in the Superior Court,
and the Supreme Court sustained
the lower court. The land in
question has become very valuable
within the past few years. Blake is a
trustee of thelawyers who took the
case originally on contingent fee.