Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13

IL Will uouDtleSS De SATISFACTORY
basis for the award of the State To-
like sum to the captors.
Connolly & Chambers have lease,
Tor period OF five years the kneelant
ranch of 400 acres, near Shelton
which they will operate together will
the Webb ranch. Mr.. G. +. Kaler
who has so successfully managed tn,
latter ranch will he transferred to the
new place and Jacob Hauptly viii
take Mr.. kaler's position. They hav,
at present about 200 head of stock t
look after, which will be greatly aug
mented by their new lease, as it will
enable them to handle twice as much
as before.
Frank NJ. Convey, now OF Tacoma, 6
son Of the late John F. Convey, fol-
many years banker in this city anC
at the time of his death Consul Gen
eral to Japan, has waived all claim tc
his share in his fathers estate, derived
by will, for the benefit of his step
mother, son and widow sharing alike
IN that docu ment. 1t is probable tina,
the shrinking in value of some of the
property OF the estate, may have led
to this generous act on the part of Mr.
Convey, but whatever it is, his act en-.
lists cordial approval.
Mrs. S. A. Emerson died Sunday
morning, at DR.. Philbrick's private
hospital in this city. She came to
this place ten years ago from Monti.
cello, ILL.,, where she WAS born in 1851.
Her husband died two years ago OF
heart failure. Two sons, aged II and
~ and a sister, Mrs. Jos. Maxwell
living here, and two brothers and a
sister in Illinois, survive her. She
had been living at South Bay until
brought to the hospital. The funeral
rites were held at the NJ. E. Church
under the auspices OF Rebekah Degree
Lodge l. o. o. F., Monday afternoon.
Miss Louise Hollister, National Or.
ganizer for the w. C. L. u, will ar.
rive in Olympia tomorrow. On Sun.
day she will conduct children's rally
at III o'clock A. NJ. in the Christian
church. A union service of the Young
Peoples Societies will be held at 6 80
P. NJ. on Sunday in the Methodist
church, Immediately after which she
will also conduct another service in
the same church. During the week
following she will visit various places
in the county. The press give very
flattering reports of her work, and all
should avail themselves of the oppor.
tunity of hearing her.
The list of jurors drawn for the
April term of the Superior Court is as
follows: Thos. Blauvelt, d. w. Brown,
w. M. Ormsby, John Barnes, Thos.
Prather, VIM. Davis, ]. w. Lister, B.
NJ. Price. of Olympia; John Begg, ].
A. Van Eaton and l.. r. Bramsness,
Rochester; George Manner, Albert
Waddell, Rainier; Jas. NJ. Mills. John
Ismay, South Union; Frank Kotick,
Little Rock; H. J. Kinsey, Bush
Prairie; Jacob Hettrick. Yelm; H. A.
Adair, Maxfield; w. d. Lilly, Gull
Harbor; T. r. Prather, Grand Mound
D. L. Belts, Meadow; Peter McKen-
zie, McLane, and w. o. Thompson
Black Lake.
Louis Levy, Representative in the
late lamented Legislature has begun
suit in the Superior Court of Thurstou
county for $4,000 alleged damages
from P. L. Allen, AL. P. Howe, Gwin
Hicks. contractors for State printing
and Frank T. Houghton, the State
printing expert, to compensate him
for wear-and.tear of reputation caused
by the rough "mill" set up for him
when he attempted to interfere with
their little prerogatives. The suit
will doubtless be lively one, for Levy
has retained Geo. c. Israel of this city
besides Irving T. Cole of Seattle, and
J. H. yesterday, Of Tacoma, for his
legal advisors.
Two free rural delivery routes will
be placed in operation April LIST. One
will be by way OF Mud Bay, which in
length covers 2Oa miles, covering an
area of III square miles. The mum
Der OF houses on route is "a and popu.
lation served 423. The Chamber
Prairie route is 24a miles in length
area covered 254 square miles, mum.
Der OF houses on route 15S, and popu
lation served TIC. Collection boxes
will be placed as follows: Center Of
section Is; school-house in section q
crossroads in section "a school house
in section "a; turn Of road in section
SO; eastern terminal of route in section
/; at forks of road in section 81. Ths
carriers will leave the postoffice DAILY
not later than II A. M. and return L
postoffice not later than 5 80 P. M.
BY a singular coincidence, yesterday
the telegraph announced tho death il
the State of Nebraska, of Mrs. Huldat
A. Whitlstch, mother OF Geo. w. Whit
latch, within very few hours from
the time that Bige Eddy, his partner
in business, was called to mourn thu
death Of his mother, Mrs. Eddy, in thi,
city. Mrs. w. died at the home of he
daughter, in Cedar Rapids, where sh,
had gone last fall, from Rainier, il
this county, to spend the winter witt
her son and daughter. She was II
years of age and born in Ohio. Mrs
Eddy was . native of New York ant
70 years of age. She came to thi
State in 1883, living two years in KIM
county before coming bere. Her hus
band died several years ago. She hae
lived at Rainier until last fall. Sh,
leaves six sons, four of whom are resi-
dents Of Nebraska and two reside here
The funeral services of the latter vii
be held tomorrow at 2 P. M.
i Daniel Donahoe, q shingle.weaver
attempted to commit suicide in {
room of Woodruff block, Wednesday
night, by swallowing part OF a two
ounce bottle Of carbolic acid. Hi
means reached the ears Of the land
lord, however, and speedy remedies al
we'll as the fact that the poison had
been taken on . stomach WE'LL filled
with whiskey and food, saved his life
Donahoe is about 30 years of age, ane
came from Grand Rapids, Mich, here
He was employed in the same trad,
there a. here, that OF shingle. weaver
He had worked for F. G. Deming a.
Elma, and had in his possession paper
ahOWinp him Ec he n n,on,hor IF thu