Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-19


the body was taken on the tram fol
her former home, in charge OF }. n. l.
Mitchell, her grandson.
Charles Parrott, convicted for as
sault on Doris Bennett last week, was
subsequently released on payment o
VIZ 80. fine and costs. Doris, who wa'
the victim Of his cruelty, was likewise
"jugsed," for completely, we presume
and was released on payment OF Slo,
80.
The City Council has determined
to collect the delinquent grade taxes
of 1890, reassessed in 1902. After
thirty days further delinquency, the
legal time OF notice OF intent, the &C
counts will be turned over to the
City Attorney to collect by due pro-
cess OF law.
O. C. White received the sad news
Wednesday that his mother. living IN
Eugene, Oregon, was dangerously Ill,
and left Immediately for her bedside.
Ii was only about month ago that
the illness of his aged father called him
on a like mission to the family home
in Oregon, and hi. illness resulted IN
death.
The Mayor and City Council last
Tuesday made personal inspection OF
the streets and thoroughfares included
in the reassessed districts, accompanied
by number of interested property
no hof II
their property by the alleged q" inn
provement" was more than the bene-
its derived.
John NJ. Scroggs, Secretary OF the
newly organized Y. NJ. C. A. of this
city, has resigned his position on &C.
count of injuries received in prosecu-
ton of the athletic work incident to
his position. 1t is probable that the
muscles of his heart have been in
jured, which compels retirement from
the arduous duties of leader.
Rev. Father II. p. Saindor was in
this city, Wednesday, on his return
from visit to Chehalis, where high
mass was celebrated in honor of the
golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. John
p. Saindon, parents of the reverend
father, who is now a resident of Ever
EFT. The recipients of the honor are
aged 76 and 6S years respectively.
The Western Washington Logging
Co., of which Mark Draham is Presi-
dent. has brought suit against the
Puget Sound Pipe Co., now in the
hands of Receiver A. ID. Sheldon, for
81 ,432. 40, due for logs furnished the
company. 1t is claimed that the pipe
company is in solvent condition
having about $4,000 assets to meet
$I2 900 of liability.
John Black was bound over Monday
under $500 bonds for vicious assault
upon James Dofilemyer, the boat
builder, from the effects of which he
now lies patient at the hospital. 1t
seems that some words passed between
them, in Franks saloon, when Black
grabbed faucet to . beer-keg and
struck his victim over the head with
it, inflictiug a serious injury.
G. D. King, our townsman, has re-
ceived patent for q device to mini.
mize the danger of head-on collisions
by railroad trains. The apparatus
works by means of pneumatic tube
along the track. When two trains
are within given district a gong is
set a-going in each locomotive. He
has q working model which is said to
work up to the requirements of actual
operation.
A very happy family gathering took
place last Sunday, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fleetwood, on Spurgoon
Creek, this county, in honor of their
twentieth anniversary Of married life.
A sumptuous dinner was served and
some beautiful presents were received
by the happy couple. Mrs. Fleetwood
was born and reared in Thurston
county and is q daughter of Stephen
L. Ruddell, well-known pioneer.
Miss L. Hyland, advance agent of
an entertainment Of some kind, lost
her trunk at the N. p. depot, one day
this week. 1t seems that . negro pre-.
sented check for it. and took it to
the steamboat, where it was traced to
delivery to . teamster in Seattle.
Where the duplicate check was OBJ
tanned, and where the negro and trunk
have gone, are matters that seem to
be beyond any rational explanation.
The mystery that surrounded the
Bachelors Fair" party. given in the
Sunday School room OF the Christian
Church, last Friday night, was dissi.
pated when the call came from labor
to refreshment," and fapjacks. a
Ia log cabin or shack hut, were
served to those who attended. The
hot cakes were without butter and
syrup, and were served on tin plates !;
the coffee was black and in tin, and
the beans for desert were cold and
served on the same plates reversed.
Shadow picture chsrades and musical
numbers preceded the primitive feast,
and everybody seems to have been
we'll pleased with the efforts OF the
fair bachelors as entertainers,
The present hitch in the construc.
| VIII Va Oh oucqubto uTdW over tue
Deschutes waterway, at Fourth street
bridge, is laid to the War Department
at Washington, which is now engaged
80 strenuoasly in watching the Eu.
ropean war map that it finds no time
for passing judgment on minor mat
tiers. In the meantime the demand
and letter of the brewing company
constitute active reminders OF what
may happen if further delay results.
Major Mills. of the U. S. Engineers,
Mayor Richardson explains, has asked
that a public meeting be called, at
which he might present the matter for
discussion. The meeting will be
called soon as the Major fixes date.
1t is with sincere regret we an.
nounce the retirement of Rev. Walter
S. Crockett from the pastorate of the
Christian Church, in this city, a posi-.
ton he has so ably filled the past two
years. This action is to obtain much
needed rest on a farm he owns at
Sunnyside. in Eastern Washington.
During his charge of the work here