Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-24

rumOrs, that might, ii proven, ac-
count for at least one tragedy, are re-
viyed 10y the late murder and attend
ant circumstances.
The Supreme Court has reversed
I the Judgment for $3.50 accorded Mrs.
Wesley Davis, 10y the superior Court OF
/ Pierce county, against the Tacoma
Railway & Power Co, for indignity OF
special policeman in ordering her
out of the park, as an undesirable per-
son. The higher court considers the
verdict excessive. Ample apologies
had been made for the mistake by
both the policeman and the company
/ he had represented.
Capt. J. ]. Gilbert, OF the U. S.
| Coast and Geodetic Survey, leaves to-
day for st. Louis, Mo-, where he has
been assigned to duty in the Govern
ment Building OF the Worlds Fair, to
explain the system and progress made
plating the ocean depths for the BEN
eft of the worlds commerce. He will
be thus employed till the close of the
fair, and then probably ordered to
Washington to aid the department
in such work as he can perform de-
spite his impaired sight. He will be
accompanied by his wife, and has
kindly consented with her aid to look
after the distribution of some pam
phlets relating TO our town and county,
by request OF our Chamber of Com
merce.
An attempt was made, Wednesday
night, to burn the residence of Mrs.
Ida Council, corner Of Boundary and
Fourth streets, and had the fire not
been discovered before gaining much
Roadway, probably the house would
have been burned. The fire was start
ed in the woodshed, where the ground
and sides of the building had been
saturated with cOaloil. The irresisti-
BILE conclusion is strengthened that it
was the work of an incendiary by the
fact that Mrs. G. is mother.in law of
J. NJ. DeShaso. whose house was
burned couple of weeks ago, under sns-
picious circumstances, and that that
was not the first attempt of the torch
fiend on his property. This fire was
discovered shortly after ten o'clock.
Mrs. Council was away from home
and the children and comparatively
helpless old lady had gone to bed. A
possible tragedy might have resulted
but for the timely discovery and
prompt action of Mrs. Wheaton, a
neighbor, in subduing the flames.
Another landmark of bygone gen.
Grafton has disappeared in demolition
Of the California Wine House, as it
has been known the past quarter OF
a century, near the northwest corner
of Second and Main streets. II was
originally built for and occupied by
Goldman & Rosenblatt, in the early
fifties, for general mercantile bust
ness afterwards by NJ. Louisson & Co..
in which l. Lightner was interested
and became the successor of; then by
Lightner & Frankel for a time, when
the latter withdrew and the firm be-
came Lightner & Rosenthal, the jun
Tor partner being still in business on
Main, near Fourth street. The build
ing stood tenantless several years after
the removal of the business center
farther up town, and was finally occu-
pied by John Pulls as the California
Wine House. He likewise moved
farther up the street, to the present
site of the Green Tree Saloon, since
which time the old building has been
the abiding place of bats and other
two,legged hobos. Some time ago a
portion OF one side fell in, rendering
the whole building liable to fall at any
time, and hence its demolition, to
keep it from being the cause OF injury
or death to any living thing.