Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-05-12

The cause of the present brewery
strike Is rule which restraints th'
employer from hiring or di>chargin;
oi employees except through the Secre
q tarv OF the local union. All brewers
have refused to accc.ic to this demand
Georgia Bush, aged Ii years, daugh
. ter "f John :. Bush, OF the prairie by
that name, six miles south Of this city
died Tuesday, after All illness that he
gan years ago. Interment was mad,
yesterday in the Bush Prairie Gene
terry.
The officers of the Olympia -Tacoma
interurhan line say thay will hay,
cars running by January l, 1906
Oregon City and Vancouver can tel
what advantages are derived from
cheap transportation to the larger
cities.
1t appears that the revolver with
which Rush committed suicide was
stolen from the Salvation Army
barracks at Tacoma, which act will
doubtless tie regarded n, the culminat.
ing sin without opportunity for re.
pentencc.
Tuesday evenings meeting OF the
Chamber OF Commerce demonstrated
that we have still some al move yons"
in addressing the chair, and that the
chair itself attempted the impossibiity
OF making water run up hill, by re-
ferring to a party as coming clown"
from Tacoma.
The Secretary OF State has received
sixty applications for automobile H.
censes. The majority come from Sc
attic and Tacoma. The owners are
required to remit - and state owner 5
name. the name and kind Of make,
factory number and horse power of
the vehicle.
On the milliOn-dollar apportionment
of the State funds made yesterday by
the State Superintendent. Thurston
county receives 2O,1S7.65. Seattle
receives the largest sum, $205, 79l. 40,
and Franklin the lowest. $3,lS365.
Pierce receives $1lO,OS9.25, and Spo.
kane $lO3, 1880.
The executors deed for Stuart cor
ner, Sixth and Main streets, has been
recorded, which in accordance with
Mrs. Stuart's will vests the title in
Eva NJ. Cove, of Tacoma, Sarah NJ.
Tut, of Pasadena, Cal, and Mary
Lowe Dickinson of New York, in
equal shares. The property is ap-
praised at $26,655.
The horticultural society meeting
will be held in Columbia Hall to
morrow at l so P. NJ. The programme
as published in the last issue OF the
STANDARD will be carried out as near
as possible. "Trap Nests and Their
Work." by Geo. C. Israel, a deferred
topic from unexpected causes, will be
the leading address.
In the case of Leuders vs.. Kuhn,
the plaintiff claimed fee of 1903
for medical aid and surgical operation.
The defense was malpractice and a
counter claim was made of $4,000
damages. The jury after figuring
four hours decided that the services
were worth 500 to the son of defend.
ant. The trial began Monday, and
occupied two full days OF the time of
the court.
The Chamber OF Commerce, on his
own petition, very complacently en-.
dorsed w. L. Benham, of Spokane, for
appointment by Gov. Mead as Rail
road Commissioner. Tuesday night.
1t is safe to say, however, that not a
third of the 81 gentlemen present
knew who w. L. Benham was or
cared q tinIer's blessing whether he
or slmebody else was nominated to
pocket the swag.
Preparations are being made for an
old time celebration of the Fourth in
Olympia. Subscriptions to the amount
of a thousand dollars have already
been pledged and it is expected that
the amount will be doubled. The
committee are to be Congratulated on
the good beginning made in subscrip.
lions. Details can be easily arranged
with plenty OF money to promote
such sports as interest the people.
Another suit has been instituted
against the Olympia Lumber Co., who
own the Westside mill. for injuries re
ceived from alleged defective machin.
cry. Lawrence Sterkel is the com.
plainant, who estimates his injury at
$25 600, received while operating the
edger. It seems that a Give" chain
used in moving logs broke permitting
pile Of lumber to jam him against
the edger. inflicting serious injuries.
GOvnor Teats. of Tacoma, is the med.
ium through which it is expected the
=" Ia cteal fluid" will be drawn.
Gov. Mead has pardoned condition.
ally Edward ]. Spencer, who shot and
killed Ella Mundt, in q Spokane res.
taurant, and then attempted suicide
Sentence was for thirteen years, but the
self-inflicted wound has been wasting
his strength, until now the peniten.
tiary physician reports he will die in
three months if kept confined. He
will be placed in charge of his mother
at Walla Walla, and kept under con.
slant surveillance of DR.. Blalock, oil
that city. The pardon will be i'm
mediately revoked on exhibition oil
any disposition to ignore the terms on
which it is based.
]. NJ. Jackson, an old resident OF
this city, died Wednesday night, from
cancer OF the tongue, from which
affection he vainly sought medical
and surgical relief. A couple oI
months ago he gave up all hope and
patiently awaited the end OF his suf-
fering. Mr.. Jackson was q printer by
trade, and had been employed at it BY
intervals here during the past Is years.
He leaves a wife, two sons and a daugh
ter, who are provided for by a member
ship benefit OF the A. o. u. w., under
whose management the rites OF the
order were held yesterday, Rev. r. M
Hayes delivering the funeral discourse
Ben Schinke. OF South Bay. claims
that he was wsylaid and robbed in
broad daylight, Tuesday, on West Bay
avenue, within 300 yards OF the PORT
Townsend Southern depot, by the two