Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-24

80 TAN' "aNOii, uiiu u tlptucT III LIEUT.
Gregg who was killed at Manila.
NJ. J. Carey who passed several
worthless checks here some time ago
and was caught at the same trick in
Spokane, will have to answer f.r his
crimes in the courts OF that CITY. lie
hllked Dan Weaver out of So AM VIM
Mciowan $40 during his stay here.
Olympia Camp No. 10, Woodmcn
OF the World, Tuesday evening elected
the following delegates to the Distric,
Convention which meets at Aberdeen
on March Sth: Otto Braeger, f. E
Grimm, J. 0. Frisch. Billy Hagemeyer
John Otis, George Flesher and Guy
Rathbun.
The Supreme Court has DIT cided
that anybody may operate denta
office, or plumbing shop. but jus,
where the similarity exists between
plugging teeth and repairing water
pipe, does not appear on the surface
The decision is based upon n case
from King county, under an act ap
proved March 16, 1901, and is re.
versal OF the judgment of the lower
court.
One consolation Tor the passage Of
the capitol removal bill is that it af.
fords justification for our people
after all their well-meant efforts tC
pamper and please 1.-The small Great.
ures whom God in his inscrutable
wisdom" allows occasionally to as
semble to make laws, to speak of them
as they are and naught extenuate nor
set down in malice. The truth plainly
told is bad enough.
Charles Jessup, formerly OF this city
was drowned Monday, in Cloqualum
Creek, at the White Star Lumber Co. Z
mill, near Elma. 1t seems he had
gone alone to the boom to raft some
logs, and had probably been drowned
couple of hours before his absence
was discovered. The pond was dragged
and the body found in the afternoon
and brought to this city for interment
Burial services were held in the Chris
tian Church, at IL A. NJ, Wednesday.
The Chamber of Commerce have
secured the rooms formerly occupied
by the hook and ladder company, in
Columbia Hall, consisting of two
apartments, at a nominal rental of 81
per year. 1t will require considerable
labor to adapt them for use, which
will, of course be betrayed by the or.
ganization. The old Columbia En-.
CINE Co.'s room in the rear of police
headquarters has been assigned to
Robt. Frost, for use as Justice of the
Peace.
The Priests Point park proposition
has been settled as far as it can be
until some legal points are decided.
The Council have authorized the
Mayor to secure title by purchase at
81 200, q deed to be drawn now and
delivered when the City Attorney has
passed upon the title and power OF
those claiming title to make a trans.
fer. The County Commissioners have
decided that they cannot treat with
the city till it has acquired title,
whereupon the tax lien will be re.
leased after the city has paid 1000
per year in improvements till the pay.
ments shall equal all the delinquent
taxes against the county. A sort of q
Carnegie string to the transaction, as
it were.
A delightful colonial tea was given
in honor Of Mrs. L. w. Percival, Tues.
day afternoon, at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. +. N. Ford, the special
occasion commemorated being the
18th anniversary of Mrs. Percival's
birthday, which happened to be also
the day all the people celebrate as the
day of nativity Of the great Washing.
ton. It consisted wholly of ladies, and
the hostess was assisted by Mrs. H. A.
and J. C. Percival, two relatives "to
the manor born," and Miss Jennie
Jones. Mrs. Percival's residence in
Olympia dates back to ante.territorial
days and she was one of the few ladies
who entertained Gov. Stevens when he
arrived to set the wheels of govern
ment in motion, and she was the only
one of those pioneer women who was
present to greet Gov. Mead on his
Inauguration, over fifty years after
ward.
Not Guilty" was the verdict of the
jury in case of Jack Grimmett under
trial all last week for killing w. H.
Alexander, at the Union Lumber Co. q
mill, ten miles southeast of this city,
on the evening of November 2lst last.
The assault was clearly shown and
proof established that Alexander's
death was caused by the stroke from q
chair.arm, in Grimmett's hands; but
il was likewise shown that Alexander
was the assailsnt and had several
times that day endeavored to provoke
q quarrel with 0rimmett, and used
threats that undoubtedly justified the
belief that his life was in peril. The
jury was out only an hour, returning
the verdict at Gals p. NJ, Saturday
Its correctness was verified by the ap.
plause of spectators in the courtroom
when it was rendered, many of whom
had heard the greater part OF the
evidence. t~
A largely attended meeting Of our
business men. representing every inter.
est in the city, was held Monday night
at the Superior Court rooms, to ex.
press the intense feeling that exists
against Tacoma for the undermined
manner pursued by her citizens in
again opening up the vexed question
of capital location. George A. Mott.
man acted as Chairman with T. N.
Henry as Secretary. A decided senti.
ment was expressed for severance oil
business relations with q community
that has manifested such inordinate
greed in the acquisition of public
benefits and disregard of the generally
rights of Others. A com
mittee of seven was, on motion. ap.
pointed to formulate some plan OF
action. It consists of George A. Mott.
man, L. B. Faulkner. F. G. Blakeslee.
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