Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-09


The Supreme Court has filed de.
cislon reversing the finding OF the
lower court according nearly $1,000
damages to Motorman Grimm. from
the Olympia Light Il Power Co. FOX
damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by collision OF cars, year or
more ago.
A. II. Manner has sold his farm on
Chambers Prairie to Mr.. Clement,
who will soon take possession. 1t
consists of 1913 acres and the consider.
alton was $500. DR.. Manner will
move in town and reside on Sixth and
Fir streets, on property he has pur.
chased of J. w. Welch.
The financial committee of the Y.
NJ. G. a. in their search for location
for their contemplated building, have
two locations under consideration, the
Cove lot lying east of the McElroy
residence ON Franklin street, and the
Gilbert home on Franklin between
Fifth and Sixth streets.
The funeral services of H. II. Brown,
of Little Rock, lately deceased, were
held in this city yesterday afternoon,
in Odd Fellows cemetery, under the
auspices Of that order and the Wood
men of the World. The attendance
was large. Rev. F. A. LaViolette, of
the NJ. E. Church, made brief ad-
dress.
There were no limitations to the
qualifications for voting last Saturday
and the ten-mill tax was imposed by a
total OF 400 for to $50 against, % H.
legal ballots as to form having been
cast. Schomber received SOP votes to
266 for Ross, Is ballots not being in
form. AS usual much interest was
taken by those favoring the tax from
personal interest.
Capt. Parker has sold his steamer,
the Caswell, to Capt. A. Swift, to be
taken to Cooks Inlet, Alaska, to ply
in connection with the steamer Nep.
tune to carry passengers and freight.
The Caswell WAS built here. She is
70 feet in length, 16 feet beam, with
accommodations for 80 passengers and
It's tons of freight. Her speed is
about nine miles per hour.
The title to the Williamson prop.
erty, corner OF Fifth and Franklin, has
been perfected and work will soon be.
gin on the new telephone building,
which will be IS by 80 feet in size,
built of brick, stone and cement, and
one.etory and basement in height.
There will be q large waiting room,
five long. distance booths and a spa.
cious work.room for the operators.
The Supreme Court has decided that
an employer is responsible for damage
to a borrowed servant" Geo. Wyest
who was working for logging COM
pany in Cowlitz county, was loaned to
assist the railroad to help in hauling
logs, as brakeman. He had foot cut
off by the cars. and sued for $50, 600.
He got verdict for 5000, hence an
appeal, and the Supreme Court sus.
tains the verdict.
The Capital National Bank has
brought suit against the County
Treasurer and Thurston county to en-.
join the collection of taxes assessed
upon that institution on its surplus
and undivided profits, and refusal of
the Assessor to set off indebtedness
against the etock they own. T. B.
Newman, G. C. Israel and Frank G.
Owings represent the bank and At.
torney Alling the county.
While it is the nature of the turkey
to seek the higher branches of a tree
for a roosting. place, it is seldom that q
hen selects the forks of tree, eight or
ten feet from the ground, for q nest,
but q biddy" on Andrew Chambers
farm has developed that freakish dis
position, and when discovered had
quite q fair beginning on q future
family of chicks. 1t is needless to add
that she came from high.grade line
age.
The people OF the Christian Church
are erecting . place Of worship on
Boulevard street. Eastside, in which to
hold their regular services and Sab.
bath school meetings. It will be 26
by SO feet in size and neatly finished.
The reason for building just now is
that tho school board have refused
them longer use Of she school. house
formerly used. Rev. w. S. Crockett
will hold services whenever he can
find time from bis duties at his own
church.
The Postal Department have given
orders to paint all the U. 8. mail
boxes q beautiful green color, whether
in compliment to the near at hand st.
Patrick's day or simply . desire for q
change, is not given out. The present
administration, be il noted, never
have thought much Of the silvery hue
that aluminium gives. and il is strange
that q golden hue was not taken, as q
signet Of the great victory in placing
tho civilized world on the yellow
metal standard.
There really seems to be some meri,
in the contention of Miss Stella Tyler
that she is not compelled IS clerk o.
the election board to issue certificates
to the successful candidates. simply
because tho ballots did not state that
the vote was for school director, when
the County Attorney upholds her in it
but Assistant State Attorney Fslknol
says it is wrong, and" when doc
tors disagree who shall decide" Tn.
trouble seems to be based upon fac
tional rivalry between EAST End
and "West End of the District.
Gov. Mead has appointed John
Riselapd Fish Commissioner to sue
coed T. r. Kershaw. The term 10 fol-
five years and the salary $4,000 pc,
annum, and it is probably on account
of quite q number of deputies that hi
has to appoint that the succession hal
stirred up such q tempest in the politi
cal teapot. 1t is safe to say that il
this vigorously contested case ths
Governor has aroused more antago
nisms than he has made party sup
porters. But then. that is the penalty
for holding an Office that dispenses
crumbs at the political lunch-counter