Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-01-12

pti'i"i cause OF popularity OF iona
parents. Congratulations, likewise to
Mrs. Osborne.
The Eastside Railway Go. held their
annual meeting Monday and elected
Z. IL. Springer President and Fred
Schomber Secretary. IL. q. Richard
son, Z. II. Springer and John byrne
were elected Trustees. The trackage
of the company is less than mile.
CO nne,ting the n. T. at the east end
Oh the tunnel with the mills on the
eastern waterfront. 1t l., in reality,
switch. spur.
c. w. Stride, leader OF the Olym-
pia Theater orchestra, tel years ago,
has returned from his wanderiugs, and
II opportunity offers may make his home
some place on on the Sound. lie has
been engaged constantly in his busl-
ness. mainly in Portland and Baker
City, Oregon, and Eureka, Cal. lie is
one OF the best OF his class of perform
crs and can follow cues though they
pass out the house-top. May he meet
with the success he deserves.
1t seems that the Crowley suit for
recovery of money lost in gambling is
to again draw its interminable length
along the court records, he having
begun one suit against George Taylor,
proprietor Of the Oxford, and another
against Taylor & Rogers, former pro-
prietors, involving an indemnity of
81 200. The people had hoped they
had heard the last OF such prosecutions
growing out Of individual folly, for
which the people have to pay court
costs.
Justice Mount. of the Supreme
Court, has granted writ OF error and
released DR.. O. V. Lawson from Jail at
Seattle, on a conviction in the Super
Tor and State Supreme Court for prac-
ticing medicine without license. His
application for hdbeas corpus on the
claim that requiring q license to prac-
tice under the State statute is in
conflict with the Federal Constitu.
ton, was denied bv the King county
Superior Court. The doctor is out
on $500 bail bond.
The docket for the jury term of the
Superior Court, is as follows: Janu.
airy Is, State vs.. Whitaker; 10Th. State
vs.. Davis; 18th, State vs.. Wilson 18th,
Lawrence Starkell VS.. Olympia Lum.
Der Co.; 10Th, Frost VS.. Jameson !;
22d, O'Toole vs.. Phoenix Insurance
Co.; 23d, Crowley vs.. McGowan; Oath,
Baldwin vs.. Agnew; 25tb, Richardson,
receiver, We. Agnew; Goth, Philby We.
Northern Pacific Railway Co., and
Kearuey vs.. Pioneer Home Fire In
surance Co.; 9th, State vs. Kohlman.
Martin Matson, whose parents re-.
side in this city, and who, as lineman,
had been sent by the electric company
to superintend work there. died at
Aberdeen last Saturday. after short
illness. Deceased was about 26 years
of age, and an industrious and exemp.
larry young gentlemen. The funeral
rites we're held here Tuesday after.
noon, at the Episcopal Church, aud q
large attendance was present to pay
the last tribute of respect to the de-
parted. The floral offerings were
numerous and beautiful.
Our community were inexpressibly
shocked this week by receipt of New
York dispatch announcing the death
OF Col. ]. G. Breckenridge, who, dur.
ing Cleveland's term as President
served as Surveyor General OF the Ter
ritory OF Washington. His family,
consisting or his wife, son and daugh-
ter, occupied the Stevens residence on
Capital Hill. No more refined or pop.
ular family ever came to this city, and
the memory of their delightful inter-
course with the public has ever re-
manned as o tribute to their worth.
The wife OF George A. Barnes, who
died early Sunday morning, at the
family residence on upper Main street,
was taken to Portland for cremation,
Tuesday, under direction of Under.
taker Whiteside. Deceased came to
this city about five years ago, from Los
Angeles, CAL, as Miss Grace Pridham.
Until her marriage with Mr.. Barnes
she kept an art studio, for teaching of
china and tapestry painting. She was
born in Toronto, Canada. Her sister,
Mrs. Coghill, OF Los Angeles, was with
her at the time of death. Her brother,
Charles H., resides near Tumwater,
and she has several brothers and sisters
in California.