Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-04-19
A new Burroughs adding machine

\ new Burroughs adding machine
has been ordered Ia perfect the equip
mentS of the county officers. This is
intended for the Auditor. and will
cost 1919. The County Treasurer ;
office has been equipped several years
with one of these machines.
W. II. kncrland has bought the
furnishings of the kncoland hotrl
and will employ d manager to con-
tinue the business hitherto conducted
! by Howell Il Holmes. who will re-
turn to Seattle and probably engage
! in the same line of business.
The executors of the estate of Jas
X. Bolton. Byron Millett and K. NJ.
Hayes, have been ordered to pay the
creditors claims. many of which
have already been paid. After the
payment of the debts. the legacies
named by the will are to be liquidated
A. G. Arlitt and wife have bought
the Thomas bakery in the theater
building and are now engaged in
keeping up the high reputation of
that business. Mr. and Mrs Thorn
as have returned to California to re-
side. their present home being San
Diego.
Mr.. c. p. Giles. of Westside, will
soon move with his family to Oar
rington. Snohomish county, where
he and his son Frank will establish Il
shingle mill. They will be missed by
their many friends here The STAND
ARD wishes them success in their
new venture.
W. f. Brown and +. ID. Horn, of
Centralia, have bought the Stone
Bros sawmill and holdings at Te-
ninO. for the sum of $1,000 Their
mill at Centralia was on the strip of
land condemned for right of way by
the Union Pacific. hence their re-
moval to TeninO.
Clarence, son of J. G. Lybarger,
our efficient Street Commissioner.
has been attacked by what is said to
be spinal meningitis in Il violet form.
His condition became SO bad Monday,
that he was removed from his home
on WestSide to the hospital, where
he can receive experienced care.
Mrs. Lehman, of Delphi, and her
family of ten sons. were burned out
of their home Monday morning. They
resided about three miles from town,
near Black Lake. The fire was dis
covered as the family were at break
fast, and so rapid was it's progress
that practically nothing was saved.
Mr.. James X. Littlejohn claims
there was an error in reporting the
result of his divorce case. He says
he obtained the Judgment on his
cross complaint; his wi-e's complaint
was dismissed. She was awarded
the home residence, while he is re-
quired to pay 5000 mortgage there
on. Each party is to pay his or her
own costs.
The new little city of Tenino has
now it's first suit at law to main
tain it's vested utilities. 1t has sup
posed it had public park for the
entertainment and delectatiOn of its
citizens and visitors, but behold
RaglasS. one of the original owners
of the soil turned up as claimant.
The court has interviewed to say that
his claim is nil.
Under the provisions of an act of
the late Legislature Gov. Mead has
appointed a cOmnaiSSiOn.cOnSistinx Of
N. d. Showalter of Colfax, w. F..
Wilson of Ellensburg and f. C.
Hughes of Seattle, to revise and
codify the Code of Public Instruc-
ton. The members receive no pay
except travelling expenses, and may
serve eighteen months.
King county is still drawing money
from our School fund. How fortunate
it is, when her bonds cannot be sold
elsewhere, that her big city can come
to our State treasury and be received
with open arms. Why have not the
politicians of Pierce and Spokane
counties caught on to this snap? 1t
does not seem fair to leave this fruit
full field to the greed of any particular
locality.
Mrs. William Morris died at the
hospital Tuesday evening, of con-
sumption, after an illness of less
than a month. She was born in
Howell county, Mo-, and was q
years of age. She leaves a husband
with three young children, the old
est being less than five years of age.
The funeral services were held yes
terday, at Whiteside's undertaking
parlors, Rev. w. II. Turner officiat-
ing.
Two of the three car. loads of the
immense pump for the water COM
pany have arrived, and are giving
our transfers a decided tustle in
putting them in their place in the
new building at the trestle on MOx-
lie Greek. Some of the castings
weigh six tons. 1t is said that the
freight bill on the total shipment
amounts to 81, 400. The capacity of
the pump will be three millions Of
gallons each "a hours.
DR.. L. p. HolbrOok has quite re.
covered from his dreadful illness, and
Tuesday evening held a delightful
seance with a number of his neigh
bors who testified by a surprise
party their joy at his recovery as
we'll as appreciation of long life Of
personal rectitude, that day being
his 6lst birthday. This feeling is
| general in the community where he
has made SO many friends by his de-
lightful individuality.
In the case of the city of Olympia
against Joe Lammon and others, ac
tions for the collection of former
street assessments on Union street,
the Superior Court ruled that inter
est cannot be recovered from thu
time of the re-asses sment. The own
ers had rendered the amount fixet
by the re-assessment with ten pei
cent. interest from the date of the