Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-30

awarded contract Tor the fill oil ap-
proaches at 80 cents q yard for $50
yards.
Ex-U. :. Senator Turner will speak
at Tenino. Tuesday next, Oct. 1, at
80 T. NJ. On Wednesday, Sept. D, he
will deliver short addresses at Rainier,
at . 20 A. VI, and at Ielm at 10: 30 4.
W.; from there he will proceed to Roy
where he is expected to speak at Z.
NJ, same date. Arrangements will be
made with the Z. T. :. Railway for
return trip same night after Tenino
meeting. 81 for round-trip.
August Schneider few days ago pre-
ferred Il misdemcanor charge against
his brother, Albert Schneider. 1t APP
pears that the former drove his team
and wagon into the woods west of this
city to the end of a wood road, and
while in there Albert cut several trees
that fell across the road and penned
up his brothers team. August was
compelled to unhitch and leave his
wagon to the dangers of forest fires.
James X. J.. Mitchell. who is East,
was in the train wreck in Chicago on
the 18th inst, in which a number OF
people were killed and MANNED. He
writes his father, DIR. Mitchell. that
the car in which he was riding turned
completely over, bnt he was not in
jured and crawling out of a window,
was the first man who went to the aid
of the sufferers Five cars were piled
up in heap, and among the killed
were both firemen and engineer. Mr..
NJ. will be home next week.
John Kendall and Henry Wood, the
we'll drivers, while driving team near
Plum Station, Monday, the tongue of
the wagon slipped out of the ring
and fell to the ground, frightening the
horses, when they started to run
throwing the tongue under a log at
the side of the road. The sudden stop
of the vehicle caused the occupants to
fall over the front with great force.
While Mr.. Wood was but slightly in
jured, Mr.. Kendall received a severe
cut across the side of the head. having
struck the corner of log in The fall.
Tom Ismay had bout with Will
Morford, car conductor, last Mon
day, which resulted as usual, in defeat
of the local statesmen" 1t seems
that Tom insisted in exercising his
=" Hamerican" right of smoking on
the rear platform, while the company
insists that the front platform is the
TO- castle, for indulgence OF such de-
PRAYED habits. When the conductor
laid down the rule, Tom expressed
doubt in his most positive vernacular,
and the man who rings up fares pro-
tested with what is known since the
glove contest as "bunch OF tives,"
and Tom left the car.
Vance & Mitchell have filed suit in
the Superior Court of Pierce county
for A. p. Perry against the Tacoma
Mill Co for 81 400. and the Fidelity e.
Deposit Co. OF Maryland for $4,000.
Action is brought to recover damages
alleged to have been sustained in an
attachment suit against Perry in May,
1901. He alleges that his sawmill
and logging camp at Tenino were tied
up for five days by reason of the same,
and that his credit and business were
injured by garnishments served on the
State Bank OF California and the Nor.
thern Pacific. Perry alleges that he
secured dissolution OF the attachment,
which was upheld by the Supreme
Court.
School census returns just COM
pleted by the State Superintendent of
Public instruction show that there are
196,347 children of school age in the
State. OF whom 16O.S9S are enrolled.
OF the enrolled pupils S1,749 are
males. The schools Of the State for
the year ending June 80. 1904, ex-
pended 81, 294 ,260 in teachers wages,
employing 1919 teachers. In rents,
repairs, fuel and incidentals, the sum
OF $5OS,733 was expended and for
furniture, buildings, sites, apparatus
and libraries $S59.467. The total
amount expended in the year to main
tain the schools, including bond and
warrant interest, and all items men,
toned above, was $4.15S,447.65.
Judge Linn has ruled that A. w.
Richie. who is attempting to "Goss"
the State out OF some $l2,S00 tor SER
vices as an expert witness in the in.
famous Goss case, and $66020 for
mileage, fees to and from Spokane. to
help restrain the attempt OF the con-
tractor to exact large sums over and
above contract price for the abortion
he has created, bristling with blem-
ishes and defects. As q judgment was
refused on the ground of an informal.
ity OF presenting the claim, neglect to
first submit it to the Auditor for al
lowance, there is a probability that it
may "bob up serenely" along with
two other neat little nest eggs-$l 400
for preparing plans for expanded
metal floors. and 81 800 for plans for
the furniture. If the architect and
contractors ideas of such matters are
allowed, all the need OF lifetime will
be to "get fin in" on some public
work and retire with competency for
life. Out upon such instances OF pub
lie plumber! Where are the guardians
OF public rights amid our executive
and judicial officers?
"Sweet Clover" presented at Olym-
pia Theater, Monday night, is one oil
those delightful plays staged by
competent people, which occasionally
visits our city now. Otis B. Thsyer
in the character OF Jerome Holcomb,
and Gertrude Bondhill as Lois Hol.
comb carried the leading parts in an
exceptionally creditable manner, and
the support was all good. In the cast
we recognize several old-time favorites
Mr.. Thayer was q member of the Cal.
houn Opera Co., at its first appear.
ance in this city in 1895, and Clara
Tapsfeld appeared at still earlier
date with Daniel Sully, in his "Cor
ner Grocery" While all the costumes
worn by the ladies were exceedingly
beautiful, and costly withal, a neck
lace and shawl worn by Miss Tapsfeld
in the second act possesses far more
than intrinsic value. The former is
an heirloom brought over by an an
cestor in 1884, and the latter was once
the nrODortv 0f q 1adv in WAITING in