Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-16

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Centennial Fair, and has ever since
been the victor at every Fair where
exhibited, has been presented to the
Chamber OF Commerce for a perma
nent display, and an effort is being
! made to secure adequate quarters in
the new court house.
The police had some difficulty in
arresting two drunken Indians Wednes-
day night. Fire-water" has but one
effect upon the untutored mind"
and that is to fight, and it should be
made the duty OF those lawdefers who
sell Lo the vlest brain paralyzer to
run the gauntlet with drawn scalp
ing knife at their heads.
William F. Duke, son of George
Duke, living on Eastside, died yester-
day morning. OF consumption. aged
81 years. He was native of Adrien,
Mich, and came to this State with his
parents ten years ago. Most of his
life since then was spent in this city.
The funeral services will be held Sun
day, at P. NJ. in the Christian church.
Attorney General Stratton has filed
an opinion to the effect that there is
no vacancy in the Office of Lieutenant
Governor, but that Gov. Mcbride still
holds that Office and is simply per-
forming the duties of Governor as the
constitution provides for under GER
tain conditions. His term as acting
Governor runs with the unexpired
term.
William ID. Coming, resident of
Mason county for Is years, died Tues
day OF pneumonia. at the residence OF
his daughter, Mrs. Conrad Schneider,
on Westside. He was &C years of age
and leaves wife and six children, all
grown. The funeral rites were held
yesterday at the Presbyterian church,
Rev. DR.. Hayes officiating, and inter-
ment made in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Fred. Dorm, deckhand on the
Capital City, sustained a painful in
jury of his arm, while engaged in ode
porting" a horse at the penitentiary,
on McNeiPs Island, Saturday. 1t is
customary, there being no wharf, to
shove animals from the steamer, and
let them swim ashore 1t seems that
a kick from the horse as he took his
involuntary bath, struck Dorm on the
arm inflicting the injury.
Oily published, Sunday, the individ-
ual opinions of our local preachers, on
Heaven. 1t seems that no two agree,
as might be expected. on a subject
which is at best purely speculative
Now let our neighbor interview the
clergy on their ideas of that other
place. known under the sugar-coated
names Of Hades, or Sheol. Dimes to
dougnuts they can give a much more
definite opinion of the place or condi.
ton of eternal iamnation.
It seems that the land sharks have
caught several home.seekers by recon.
mending locations embraced in the
Rainier reserve, which is not subject
to entry, except to those who made
locations before the reserve bill became
a law, March l, 1898. The township
on which "strangers in a strange
land" have been located is township
IL range east, which has been adj
vertised and was filed yesterday for
such entries as can be made.
An applicant for admission to the
bar at yesterdays examination was
Takuji Yamshita, q native of Japan,
"a years of age, educated in this
country and admitted to citizenship
lately by Judge Chapman. OF Tacoma.
He is high school graduate of that
city, and has taken q course at law in
the State University. Now if he would
only have his name naturalized, so as
to lessen the strain on the English
alphabet, he would do a sensible thing.
DIR. David Mitchell sold yesterday,
his farm OF l22 acres, on South Bay,
with good house, barn and outbuild-
ings, to Chas. A. Rose for considera-
ton of $3.50. A spring of water 26
rods from the farm is likewise con.
veyed by provision for transfer Of n
tract four rods square around the
spring and \ strip OF land two rods
wide from it to the farm. The spring
was u "tab" to the farm when &C
quired by DIR. Mitchell, but how it
became attached is unknown to him.
Mrs. Grace Mitchell, OF Seattle, is in
the city, the guest Of Mrs. A. A. Phil.
lips. She is an applicant for admis
sion to the bar and her visit is to un.
dergo the examination necessary to
aid in Furnishing the wicked and help
ing the righteous out of difficulties.
The experience so far with lady law
yers, goes to show that they make
splendid advocates and that their
work is marked with more careful ef-
fort than OF many of their brothers at
the bar. That at least is the opinion
of an eminent Chicago Judge.
Dan. ]. Mcdonald, aged 80, is want.
ed by the Sheriff of Mason county on
a warrant sworn out charging him
with rape committed some time ago,
on the person of Ella Griffith, aged
IA. Mcdonald has been employed in
a logging camp near Potlatch, and
when his youthful victim gave birth
to child, last Sunday, was induced to
divulge the name Of the fiend who &C.
cOmplished her ruin, and a warrant
was issued for bis arrest Mcdonald
got hold of the information he was
to be arrested and skipped out.
The Board of Examiners in the
State Superintendent Office are quite
busy with the papers that are coming
in from all over the State as q result
Of the May examination of teachers.
The board consists of Mrs. Dora Nc.
Kee, Mr.. Margaret O'Keefe, Mrs. Mary
Bryan, C. w. Shafer, of Olympia; Miss
Rose Morgan, Mrs. Dora Cryderman,
of Whatcom, and Miss Emma futile
OF Hoquiam. On account of the mum.
Der OF papers submitted it is probable
that the work of examination will not
be completed before the end Of the
month.
The presentation OF Faust" by Mr..
Griffith and his talented company at
Olympia Theater, last night, was a
treat to all who saw it. Griffith is a