Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-29

day. on a visit to his cousin. Geo. y.
Snattuck, whom he had not seen Tor
over half a century. He i making -
tour Of discovery Of thi. state, and IKE
everybody else, finds much to admire.
GOV. Mead has offered a reward OF
$500 for the apprehension, arrest ana
conviction OF the person or persons.
now unknown, who murdered Henry
" lie on the 22,l 81 last June. near
thu town OF Swaiiord, in Lewis county.
That county has also offered a re-
ward o. $50
While the State equalization board
reduced the Thur-tnu county ASSESS
ment nearly halt a million dollars, the
lat legislature renders it necessary To
rai>" the State ratio to over seven
mills. The total amount as egualilrd
by the county stood S6,012, 5lS, and
by the State $j,G3S,99J.
The Jewish ROsh Hashona, or New
Year, beg ns tonight at & o'clock. and
All business will toe suspended to-
morrow by our Hebrew neighbors.
Thu Day of Atonement. or iom Kip
pur, comes inst one week from the
New Year and will doubtless likewise
be observed 10y that people, as it il
regarded a. the most sacred day in
their calendar.
4 party OF Wisconsin bankers and
business men, four in number,
visited our city this week, on tour Of
the Sound. One of the gentlemen
was an acquaintance of Mr.. Frank
Blakeslee, and they were his guests
for day. They were much pleased
with our city. and especially with its
level site which they much preferred
to the hillsides of Tacoma and Seattle.
On strip of land but five rods wide
and three.Guarters OF mile long, shat
had laid vacant for half century,
with every foot of ground around it
owned for nearly that long, the North
ern Pacific the other day filed selec.
ton in the United States Land Office
in this city. A heretofore unnoticed
difference between the section line
and an old donation claim line led to
the oversight in which the railway
company finally profits.
Miss Mary Page, OF this city, was
elected Vice President of the Western
Washington w. c. T. U. association.
at meeting held at Aberdeen Mon
day. The other officers are Mrs.
Margaret b. Plat, of Columbia, Presi-
dent; Miss Margaret c. Munns, Sc
attic, Corresponding Secretary; Miss
Ellen r. Simmison, Seattle, Record
ing Secretary; Mrs. Matte NJ. Graves,
Centralia, Assistant Recording Secre-
tary, and Mrs. Mary NJ. Wade, Seattle,
Treasurer.
Ii is rumored that Adjutant Gen.
eral James A. Drain, who has served
in that capacity many years, will soon
resign, to accept an appointment as
consul to some South American port.
The appointment comes through Sec.
rotary of State Root, but that does not
lessen the unsolved puzzle as 10 wheth.
er some men are born lucky or have
luck thrust upon them by propitious
circumstances. As the latter includes
the former, it is probably owing to
stellar combinations that overhung
these fortunate individuals when ush-
cred into Earth Lille.
A judgment for over $4,000 is
given E. J. Dyer against the Middle
Kittitas irrigation district under the
direction of the Supreme Court in an
opinion handed down." Dyer is the
assignee of Peter Costello, who had
the contract for constructing the mid
die Kittitas ditch. He sued for a bal.
ance claimed to be due of $43,773.1S.
On the first trial the case was dis.
missed on the ground that the com
plant did not state facts sufficient to
constitute a cause OF action. The
judgment was reversed and on the
second trial the case went against the
contractor.
The County Commissioners have
approved the plans submitted for the
lower bridge, across the mudhats, at
Tumwater. 1t is to be 5O.foot Howe
truss across the channel to be raised
five feet above the present level. The
grade at the south end TO be two per
cent. The board also decided to have
the Nesqually bridge covered. provid.
ed the Pierce County Commissioners,
who are joint owners agree to q pro-
portionate expenditure. The report OF
cost of the Chehalis river breakwater,
near Rochester. made to the board
shows that 81 1860 represents the
expenditure to the present time.
Clyde E. Mills, son of John Mills,
of South Union, died at Ellensburg,
where he had gone with the hope OF
betterment OF health, some weeks ago.
His parents were with him when the
end came. He had for two years been
afflicted with that dreadful disease
tuberculosis, and had in vain visited
several health resorts on this Coast in
hope of relief. Clyde was born al
South Union "a years ago, was stud
ious and industrious and gave promise
of q useful life had he been spared
The funeral rites will be held in the
First Presbyterian Church of this city
tomorrow Saturday. at ppm. In
terment will be made in Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Several months ago the Civic I'm
provement Club offered prizes to child
rem overt and under 16 years of age
for the best improvement in flower cul
tivation, of SIS and $3.50. Yesterday
the award was made as follows: FirsI
ward-1st prize divided between Marie
Holman and Ellen Jones; I'd, went t.
Frances Weston. Second ward-1s
only awarded, to Hazel Harris. Thirt
ward-1st divided between Ellen Boil
linger and Clara Hartman; I'd, to Mar
tina Bustrack. Fourth ward-1st tc
Leota Otis; ID. divided between Car
Wagner and Elizabeth Giligan. FIFTH
word-lst, divided between Sadie and
Helen Doherty; I'd, to Ruby Lehner
Sixth ward-1st, Ida Blake; I'd, Flor
ence Bechtel.
The leasing of the Granger bloch
for term OF years by Mitchell Harris
for accom- mediation of the extensive
trade in drygoods. clothing and q full