Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-10-25

" - WI ,h'l'' dTli'n, MltcItll
and Capital hotels and OLYMPIA
Theatrr, for absolute refusal to place
frr-tScaprS on their buildings. Now
We II sec whether they will continue
to pose as modern Ajaxes defving the
lightning,
Mr. ). =. DobbinS was able to come
down town. Wednesday. and get
shaved. His many friends in our
midst will he glad to learn of his i'm
proved condition of health The
STANDARD sincerely hopes his last
years may be those of pleasure and
peace. It is gratifying to look back
on useful life after a person has ar
rived at the allotted age of three
score and ten.
1t appears that many liquor deal
ers have not paid the special State
tax OF SD per annum, and Treasurer
! Mills and the State Tax Commission
er are making preparations to east
the drag net after dclinqucntS. Lists
are being prepared. and demands for
payments will be sent out soon. by
which it is hoped several thousands
of dollars will help to fill the hole in
the States sack
flillman. the Boston Harbor cx
ploitcr, has filed plat of that pros
pcctive city, and also formed cor
poration to build a railroad from Blu
coda to that townsite, put on line
of steamships for the Orient. and
transfer some of the leading indus
tries from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
He evidently believes in aiming high,
at the risk of the arrows CARRYING
beyond the mark.
| Judge Linn has so far modified a
former ruling rs to allow the de-
PENDANTS, in collection of street as
SessmentS against them far back in
the 9oS, to maintain want of reason
able diligence, as pea for invoking
relief of the statute of limitations.
If the city loses on this proposition,
there being no grade-f,nd to meet the
warrants, doubtless it will be called
upon to pay by the bondholders
II. B. Eaton. who recently sued
his mOthcr-in-law, Mrs. ii. II. Holmes.
since he has been confined in Jail ON
Il serious charge. has rclcnted. Mrs.
Holmes has, of late, been inter
ceding in behalf of the unfortunate
young man in consideration of her
daughters solicitations, who nat
urally believes her husband to be in
nocent. The young wife's devotion
and the mOther-in- law S efforts are to
be commended
The TalcOtt Brothers have shown
what can be done in remodeling their
double brick store, converting into
q single SalesrOom twice its form
or capacity, and erecting mod
ern front with capaciouS plate glass
show windows. Their store is now
the equal of any city salcsroom of
like capacity. and with the new CO.
ment sidewalk just laid in front of it,
should be matter of pride to the
enterpriSing proprictors.
A lady who owns three lots, en-
closed, located on Frederick street,
in Fourth Street addition to this
city, pays taxes on the property, and
wishing to gather the few apples
growing thereon, found. when they
were about ripe, at the early part
of this week, the trees had been
stripped. The fence and few trees
had previously been injured by a
neighbOring fire. Some one should
read the Commandments and Golden
Rule little more closely.
A fire in the hold of the steamer
City of Shelton. Monday night, at
ll:3O, while lying at her dock, at
Shelton, was fortunately discovered
in time to be extinguished by the
two streams of water turned upon
| it. The fire was communicated from
the fire-bOX, which had ignited the
timber under it. and the blaze was
in full action when the alarm was
given. The Irene took the run of
the injured boat during repairs,
which are now completed.
1t is claimed that the finding of
the Superior Court that the three
Justices of the Peace were not legally
elected invalidates q marriages, per-
formed by them. While lawyers dis
agree as to its effect, Common Sense
declares that an obligation like that
entered upon in good faith, is bind
ing, and like irregularities in land
transfers, can only cast Il I" shadow"
upon q title which eminently justi-
fies the rule that possession consti-
tutes nine points of the law.
At the Puyallup Fair, Thurston
county took six prizes for fruit. One
was for single box of Wealthies
from o. c. Whites orchard, con-
tanning 45 apples in three tiers,
prize 50. The other first prizes were
for best plate of King apples, best
plate of Maiden Blush, best plate of
Wagners, best plate of Coos River
Beauty. A second prize for ounces,
from the orchard of Albert Schneider,
would have undoubtedly taken the
first, but for bruises in shipping.
No longer will a grossen" sail
across the bar-counter with all sails
set, in response to the demand of the
capacious beer-drinker, but q cliny"
will be considered fair equivalent
for the unit of local values-the
smOoth-edged nickel. Everything
is rising" and why should not beer
III as "Cl' II ttO-
normally big glasses are used, here
after, it is with the understanding
that it contain preponderance of
foam. 1t is said that the increased
cost of barley is responsible for the
contemplated increase in cost of
beer. Barley now sells at 1925, or
nearly double the price it command
ed last year.
! An interesting demonstration of
the capabilities of the Laurel Double
Flue Victor Steel Range, at the store
of Herman Meyer, has been made
this week, by Mr.. Christensen,
agent for the State. The draft of
this range is under such control that
the heat of the oven can be gradu-
ated to any degree, or directed as
needed, and the same is true of the
use of the top. The draft can he
thrown in q way so as to facilitate