Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-09

Mallory. McCorkle obtained judg-
ment in the lower court and the de-
cision is sustained.
The mother OF Frank Blakeslee, of
Sparta, Wis. died Sunday night, as
is announced by Il telegram of the son,
to his wife in this city, who was called
East by the serious illness of deceased.
Mrs. b. will be remembered by many
OF our citizens as the companionable
old lady who visited her sons family
last summer, and ingratiated herself
with wide circle OF acquaintance by
her sterling force of character.
The steamer Bay City will go on
the Olympia Tacoma run Sunday,
leaving Tacoma at 6:30 A. NJ. and
arriving in this city at 9:3OA. NJ. Re.
turning she will leave Percivals dock
at 4:3O P. NJ. and arrive in Tacoma at
Flyer for Seattle. The Bay Ci:y is
screw steamer, 1877 feet long and of
exceptional speed. She can carry 200
people. Fare has been placed at IS
cents, or Sl.2J for the roundtrip.
The body OF Andrew Snyder, a
former resident of this county, was
brought from Ellensburg, yesterday,
for interment here. The burial took
place in Odd Fellows cemetery this
afternoon. Deceased was IS years of
age. He lived on a farm near Tum-
water about twelve years ago. He
was the father of Louis Snyder of
Westside, and Fred of Whatcom, and
also of Frank Snyder, deceased, who
was once Chief OF Police of this city.
The Ladies' Relief Society reports
an expenditure of $195.S4 the past
year for the benefit of the poor, Is
families having been assisted. The
receipts for the year was $l57.13 leav-
ing a deficiency of 1871. Besides
this, much clothing donated by the
community has been distributed with
much benefit. The new officers of the
society are Mary A. Chambers, Presi.
dent; Mrs. Blankenship, Vice Prssi-
dent; Mrs. Skillman, Secretary, and
Mrs. Macleay, Treasurer.
The County Commissioners have
awarded to Fred. Stampf contract to
erect a county poor-house on the
"China RANCH" lately owned by Philip
Hiltz, on Westside. The contract price
is 1897 for two-story building &c by
Is feet ground area, with parlor,
kitchen, nine rooms and a lean to,
which in more aristocratic structures
would be den ominated an annex.
There will probably be a restraining
order applied for, as Mr.. Hiltz objects
to what he considers summary and
illegal dispossession of his premises.
Philip Hiltz has enjoined the County
Commissioners from appropriating his
garden.patch on Westside for a poor
farm. It seems he-like nearly every
body else-was in arrears for taxes,
and the county, having bid in the
property, proceeded to eject Mr..
Hiltz's tenant, Haw Hal, a China.
man. The plaintiff brings snt for ST..
600 damages, with Israel & Mackay as
attorneys. This suit may have the
effect of delaying the award of bids for
construction of county buildings On
the premises.
Miss Selma. daughter of Andrew ].
and Maggie Chambers, of Chambers
Prairie, died Tuesday night at about
III O'Clock, of Bright's disease, of
which complaint she has suffered many
years and was completely Frustrated on
Christmas day. Deceased was native
Of Thurston county, SO years of age,
and lady who has commanded the
respect Of a wide circle of acquain.
tances. The funeral services were held
yesterday, at her parents home, and
the attendance was large. Burial was
made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The General Superintendent of the
State Fish Hatchery has placed on ex-
hibition at the Olympia Hotel, . long
line of jars showing the development
OF fish eggs, in the work undertaken
for increasing the salmon run for the
Columbia river. The display Is from
the hatchery at Kalama, and is COM
plete, showing the process from spawn
to Matching Of the fish, requiring .
period OF 12O days. 1t is an interest.
ing display, of little under stood but
very important resource, which from
the heavy draft upon it was threatened
with utter destruction.
II would be we'll for our people to
give the fy-by-night forced sale"
people the go-by, - q matter OF sound
business principle. They are here for
q few days to gather in a baeket.full OF
coin and depart for other places to
spend it. not . dollar OF which we
will probably ever see again. Patron.
ize those who help to pay our taxes.
who pay steady salaries to . host OF
clerks and statesmen and other costs OF
labor. An illusory temporary benef fit
is by no means compensation for the
damage done to established trade by
these depredatory enterprises.
If statement of Tacoma paper is
true, G. E. Wilson and family, en-
route from San Francisco for Olympia,
have had their full share OF interrup.
ton. They we're in q railroad wreck
lat Byron, CAL, and held several days
at Mt. Shasta. They were three days
Ou SuO IOutC ONCI lrOIu IOFtl80O, on
account OF interruption OF train ser.
vice from land slides. Mr.. w. 10 q
cripple from having his hand hurt and
wrist sprained, and one Of the child.
rem lost two fingers from an accident.
If that lent enough to make the heart
sad, we fail to appreciate . due in
Hiction of earthly tribulation.
The Golden Sunbeam Mining Co. is
another inspiration OF J. X. Chaplin,
OF the Olympia Development Co. No
intimation is given of its field OF oper-
atoms, but IS the company is capital.
lied at 100000, and the dictatorship
extends from Pittsburg to Chicago and
from Chicago to Olympia. it is wide
enough to take in the mining opera
tives of the Alleghanies, the Rockies
the Cascades. The Directors are E. T.
Brockman, Lem g. Brock, c. E. Goble,
A. G. Hooper, and w. L. Smith, OF
Pittsburg: w. G. Rewso and C. H.
Crawford, Of Chicago, T. T. Fraser. of
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