Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-13


McI,rvnUi,t> received lI.i votes for
Director 10 serve the remainder ct
tn" tWu-Vrir term. Attorney Troy.
however. has rendered an opinion
that no Vacancy existed at the tim"
ut the election. * Mr. Streets ab-
>rnr.. from hi~ l"gal home WIS only
temporary.
y daynght burglar was caught.
"Wednesday morning, about 90 clock.
forcing an entrance III tn" home ot
VIM Met L., land. on Third and
Cherry streets. 10y {. /. McClciIand.
a nruih,r Of the owner The fellow
was diligently using Il Jimmy i'll an
effort To pry the door open. When
acco>trd 10y Mr.. VI. he drew Il re-
vOvrr from his coat pocket. but did
not reply to the challenge. Mr.. VI.
then went To the Avery carp inter-
shop. near by. and had the workmrl
To watch the intcrlup'r while he not
iiir'l the police 10y telephone. Upon
arrival Of patroman GanSticld, the
burglar had walked lciSurcly away
and was not unprecedented. He is
Described us about - Years of age
without beard or mOuStachr. Il hard
looking viSagr. and had on Il soft
hat and black overcoat and clothing.
Green McCatfrrty, pioneer of
lSJ2, died at the age of - years,
Sunday. at the home of his daughter.
Mrs l.. f.. DuvaI, at Mud Bay, where
he had passed his declining years.
He was born in Lafayette county,
Mo. Dec. ~, ISIS. He served in
the Mexican war, and came to Puget
Sound in 1872. He served as in
terprctcr for Gov. Stevens, having II
perfect knowledge of the Indian
language, afterwards serving in the
ranks during the Indian war. De-
ceased is survived by four daughters
and one son: Mrs. Lou f. Duval. of
Mud Bay; Mrs. Arthur Austin, of
Mud Bay; Mrs. Katie Hughes, of
Lyle, Wash; Mrs. Alive BycrS, of
Colorado. and Charles McCafferty of
Lyle, Wash. His wife died about
33 years ago. Funeral services were
held Tuesday by Rev. c. +. Phil
brook, and intermcnt was made in
McLane cemetery.
The assurance of Il member of the
board having charge of construction
of the Executive Mansion, that nm
der no circumstances would the ma
terial of the vast foundation of the
State house on Capitol Hill be dis
mantlcd to obtain brick and stone for
the Governor residence, see us
peculiarly unnecessary and irrelevant
from the fact that we have never vet
heard the matter seriously preached
by any reputable citizen. Wherein
would the board have any right to
appropriate the foundation author
lied by law. and costing over 800
900 to build u structure costing about
one third that amount? Then by
what right is it assumed that the
State will not ultimately complete
work on the elegant and adequate
building which has already cost so
much for plans and foundation upon
the ideal spot for the capitol of the
great State of Washington?
The case of Lorenzo Kratz VS..
Sarah kratz, an action for divorce.
came up for hearing last Monday
morning before Judge Linn. on APP
plication of defendant, Mrs. Kraft.
fc: suit money, temporary alimony
and counsel fees. MeSsrS. Israel
and King represented the wife. and
Messrs. Vance Il Mitchell appeared
as attorneys for plaintiff The al
legations of the complaint aver
cruelty on the part of defendant, re-
citing some very harsh details of
conjugal infclicity. The wife denies
the statements in the complaint re-
garding her misconduct. 1t seems
that when she married kratz in 1906,
she had two sons by Il former hus-
band. the elder being now twenty
four years of age. The wife has filed
no Oss-cOmplaint. The court al
lowed so suit money. $l5 per month
for maintenance and $50 lawyers
fees. and set the case for trial on the
merits on the 18th of the present
month.
James G. Cav, Il holder of old Union
street grade warrants, that have been
outstanding seventeen years, has
brought test suit against the city
to compel payment of about 81 800,
the face-value of the warrants held by
him, and about like amount for
costs of suit and accumulated inter
est, aggregating total of nearly
$1,000. The original assessment was
paid in street improvement warrants
for that district, but the levy made
for their payment was found to be
defective by the Supreme Court in as
much as it did not include the prop
erty in the middle of blocks for value
received from the improvement. A
re-assesSment made under Mr. Lord
administration failed tOcreate funC
sufficient to meet the Indebtedness
and the attempt of Mr. Cav is to en-.
force collection from the city's gen
eral fund. If this suit should e
against the city it might result il
filing of claims that would amount
with interest, in the aggregate, tt
probably SIOU,UUU.
The city has recovered q small
judgment against Mrs. ]. ID. Kno,
in the Superior Court fOreclOsing an
old grade assessment lien against hel
property located at Third and Wash
ington streets. This is q test case
upon which u number of suits O
similar character depend. The de
PENDANT (Mrs. Knox has appealed t.
the Supreme Court, which action vii
be placed on the docket of the com
ing May term. The chief point!
made in support of the appeal art
that the city has been guilty o
laches, the statute of limitations ant
the failure of proof leading up to ;
valid re-aSsessment. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. A. J. Falknor an,
Mrs. Mary Church Cullen have ad
justed the city's claims against theil
respective former street grade as
sessment liens. If the city shall b.
beaten in the main suit, the warran
holders against the special stree