Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

The Fair, and served term of twenty
days in the county Jail, is registered at
the bastile in Lewis county for some
other msdeed. 1t seems his occupa-
ton is to subsst at public expense by
this means of enforced contribution.
1t Is Just such malefactors who should
be ornamented with ball and chain.
/ula, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Chilson, died Wednesday morn
ing, OF typhoid fever. She was ten
years OF age, and is the second MEM
Der Of the family who has died within
the past few months, the other victim
being an infant son. The funeral
was held at the family residence on
the Ward homestead yesterday after
noon.
The remarkable feat of raising five
bushels Of potatoes from a single
tuber has been accomplished by a
Thurston county farmer, Thos. Num-.
but the parent potato was a large one,
weighing five pounds and apparently
had as many "eyes" as an argus. The
big potato afforded seeding for forty
hills, and produced 270 pounds, nearly
all of which are extra large potat oes
and OF excellent quality.
The Music Hall Co. is one of the
latest interpretations formed in this
state, with principal Office in Olympia,
aud $3.50 1000 named rs capital limit.
The incorporators and first directors
are S. H. Friedlander, NJ. II. Black,
j. B. Guelph Norman, and Phil Skill
man. 1t is sky-scraper in objects. to
manage literary and lyceum bureau,
to hire, rent and build halls and
theatres, to construct railroads, and
even engage in agricultural pursuits.
Provision is also made for an asylum
for aged and infirm actors and pen
sions for INDECENT literary men.
The remittur from the Supreme
Court was received by the County
Clerk, Saturday, in the case of Tacoma
Mill Co. vs.. A. P. Perry, of Tenino.
The action was brought to collect dam
ages for the unlawful cutting of tim
Der on plaintiffs property. In the
lower court jury found for the de-
PENDANT and assessed the damages on
his counter claim for the unlawful is
suance of an attachment at 1920. The
higher court reyerses the judgment
of the Superior Court and remands the
case with instructions to the lower
court to sustain the plaintiffs demur.
rer to that part of the defendants an
swer setting up the counter claim.
The Washington Irrigation Co. have
submitted to the State Land Com
! mission plans for retaining $4,000
acres of arid land, by ditch III miles
long. instead of the 81 miles, orig
inally contemplated. This land, I'M
der the Carey act, is reserved for the
State on reclamation, and the com.
pany 10 operating under the CARRIER
act of the last Legislature, whereby
the State may enter into contract with
individuals or private corporations for
irrigation. On Monday, Land Com.
missioner Calvert and Walter Grain.
ger, representing the Sunnyside Canal
Co., will leave for Washington, to pre-
sent the plans for approval of the gov.
eminent.
The Grant habeas corpus case was
decided by Judge Rice OF Lewis county
Monday. This case has been before
the Thurston and Lewis county courts
since last 4th of July. The posses
sion Of 4-year-old boy is the principal
subject Of contention. The child has
been kept by sister Of Mrs. Grant. or
Brown, as she is now known, the sister
being Mrs. Thos. Prather of Grand
Mound. July Mrs. B., the boys
mother. assisted by her brother. forci-
bly, took the child from the Prathers
1t the celebration in Centralia. They
were arrested for kidnapping. The de.
cision rendered Monday gives the
mother, Mrs. Esther Bro wn, the Gus
tody Of the boy.
Monday evening, James Wesley
Davis, of Stoney Point, near Bucoda,
died suddenly, without any Fremont
ton of the dread event. He had just
returned home from . trip to this city.
1t was known that he was afflicted
with weakness of the heart, but no
danger from it was apprehended. He
was the son of pioneer parents, who
crossed the plains in 1853. and he was
born on February, 1860. He was mar
ried in 1885 to Emma A. Tichuor, by
whom he had five children, two boys
and three girls. The funeral services
were conducted, Wednesday. by Rev.
w. H. Ludwick, pastor Of the Metho-
dist church at Bucoda, at the farm
house, and was we'll attended BY sur.
rounding neighbors.
The case OF Margaret Adams against
the city was tried Saturday by jury.
The suit was brought TO recover the
sum of $85 as compensation for nurs.
ing Mrs. Everett for 81 days, who was
confined in the pest.house with small.
pox. last May. The jury brought in q
verdict for plaintiff. The contention
of the city was that while the amount
of the bill was not disputed that the
expenses in such cases should be paid
BY the afflicted person if able to do go.
1t was clearly shown by the evidence
given that Mrs. Everett is possessed OF
considerable property and bank stock.
The plaintiff was represented by Troy
4 Falknor and the city by Israel 4
Mackay. who gave notice OF an appeal
to the Superior Court.
A Jap at Tenino, Tuesday afternoon.
succeeded in standing off" three
hobos, who attempted to rob him on
the railroad track near the heart OF
that town. The remarkable part of
the matter is that tho little brown
man was unarmed, but seized . knife
from one of his assailants, and used it
with such effect as to seriously wound
one Of the highwaymen and put the
others to flight. The wounded man,
who gives his name as John Hartman,
was brought to this place, Wednesday,
and lodged in Jail. He is still suffer.
ing from . deep cut in the neck. The
name of the Jap is worthy OF remem.
brance. It is Charley Ondo, and
doubtless his victim thinks it might
more appropriately be spelled Undo.
r. L. Davis, q teamster. and John