Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-17
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One Of the BussIars Captured.
A jury at Aberdeen last week
found Guy Thomas guilty of burglary
of the jewelry store of Robt. Techt-
ner, at Chehalis, some time ago,
when several thousand dollars in val
liable were taken, presumably by a
gang of thieves. He was identified
and arrested while trying to dispose
of some of the plunder.
Babies Held for Debt.
Two babies held for debt is a start
ling proposition presented in a Ia
coma court Mrs. Kate Fitzpatrick,
it seems, farmed out her children,
aged 5 and 2 years, to Mrs. Lena
Christian for stipulated sum, which
is now due for three months care.
She refuses to pay and is attempting
to secure the children by haJeas corpus
proceedings.
Seek to Avoid Fuel Famine.
Taking time by the fOrelock, local
lines of transportation are already
being importuned for acceptance Of
orders for f1at-cars on which to load
wood by local fuel dealers. The
dealers are determined to avoid a
fuel famine next winter if possible.
Several woodyards are charging
their storage capacity and all are
arranging to lay up liberal supply
of fuel for the coming winter.
A Lumber-Laden Vessel Burns.
Loaded with lumber, the full-rigged
schooner Arthur Fitger, lying out
side of Salmon Bay, near the West
Point lighthouse, was burned on the
10th inst. The cargo, worth $50, 900,
was completely destroyed. Both the
vessel and cargo were insured. The
crew of twelve men in the forecastle
where the flames broke out gathered
up their belongings, and, lowering a
lifeboat, escaped to the shore.
Suspect Foul Play Of Timber Cruiser.
Nicholas Meers, aged 45, a timber
cruiser for the Weyerhauserc company,
disappeared some time ago. Satur-
day his body was found in the river
near Aberdeen Friends of Meers
say he had about 500 in cash on his
person at the time he disappeared.
No money was found by the Coroner.
On the back of Meers' skull was
found q wound. This is the tenth
body taken out of the harbor in the
past six months.
A Youthful Criminal.
Another Juvenile marauder has ap-
pcared in Yakima county, who al
though but eleven years of age is a
jail-breaker, horse-thief and forger.
1t has been suggested to send him to
some good school and give him a
chance to reform. He is of Catholic
parentage and it seems as though
some suitable place could be found
for him without sending him to the
reform school. 1t would mean 10
years to that youngster if he was
sent there, for he is but IL years old. i
Sends Refrets.
Commissioner Ballenger, on be-
half of the Yukon-Seattle Exposition
Commission had asked President
Roosevelt to come West and turn
over the first spade-full of earth in
beginning preparations for the big
show, and if he could not come to send
Taft to perform that service. on June
lst. The President declined as did
Mr.. Taft, having other and doubtless
bigger fish to fry; so the impress
sive ceremony will doubtless have
to be performed by more plebei2n
hands.
Nut Tree Crowinl.
The marked success of rancherS
who have grown nut trees is Stimu-
lating the planting OF large orchards,
especially in the Mckee valley. AL
monds and walnuts are both being
set out, but by far the larger acre.
age is being devoted to the English
walnut, ]. P. Mayer of Mckee set
ting out more than 1000 trees, and
he intends to increase the acreage
gradually. The trees cost more than
fruit trees and require more ground,
but they return larger profits and
are more hardy.
She 10 Not Able to Call Him Up at Will.
No plea that Lines busy" will
hereafter avail Patrick B. Clifford, a
grain exporter of Tacoma, who last
week married Miss Arland of q hotel
telephone station of that city. The
romance that eliminated in marriage
was a telephone courtship, and is the
talk of all the friends of the respec.
tive parties. 1t started through a
grating where Mr.. G. was called on
q matter of business. 1t seems to
have been a case of mutual attraction
that has resulted in absolute con-
viction that 102 wed.
Poll-Tax Law Unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court declared that
the old poll tax law was unconstitu-
tiOnal and a Superior Judge has de-
clared that the new law is in viola
ton of the Constitution of the State.
The case in which Judge Smell, of Ia
coma, decided against the cOnstitu-
tionality of the law was that of the
town of Sumner against NJ. Platter,
heard before Judge Smell on April Sd.
The Sumner Council had passed an
ordinance, in accordance with the
provisions of the new poll tax law,
providing for the collection of poll
taxes in the corporation.
A Brute Fined for Brutal Cruelty.
]. Crater, who tore out six inches
of the tongue of a milk-cart horse by
means Of q rope, for baking, was
fined 500 and costs in Judge Arm
ston's court at Tacoma last week.
This was the limit and the Judge ex-