Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-12-25

time she has been treated for de-
fcctlve hearing. 10y Il specialist. 1t
/, reported that last week she heard
Il locomotive whistle for the first
time The unusual noise caused the
lady great fright Her relatives and
many friends are pleased to learn
that she has been greatly benefited,
and hope the lady may be permanent
ly cured.
Charley Talcott has in his posses
sion one of the new SO gold coins,
described in these columns a few
weeks ago, that has the eagle in
pan,aloOns. and various other
changes. including a depression OF
design with a view of preventing
abrasion from use. 1t resembles
some of the South American coinage
and is by no means handsome as the
design it is intended to supplant.
and which are. from an artistic point
of view. as near perfection as can well
be imagined.
Although Christmas falls on Fri
day this year, it is stated on author
ity of Father Malley. of the Catholic
Church, that the rule of abstenance
does not apply with regard to flesh
diet, on this occasion, and all CathO.
lies are allowed to partlke of what
fooi they desire. This is the gen.
eral law of the church from which
there is no other exception. Mid
night mass has been discontinued by
the church as q Christmas Observ-
ance and mass be held at 6 and 1870
A. NJ. Christmas day, instead.
Mr.. John S. Hays, of Rainier, was
in the city last Monday, having bust
ness before the Superior Court. He,
as administrator of Susan |. Hayes,
deceased, submitted the final account
and petition for distribution of the
estate. Judge Irwin signed the
order and decree approving the ac-
count and making the final distribu-
ton of the balance of the estate.
Forty acres of land were assigned to
each of the five children of deceased.
Each of the heirs received in addition
1851. % from the personal estate.
Some of the members of the local
bar are of the opinion that it would
be well for the clerk of the Superior
Court to make minute of the pro-
ceedings had in open court, and read
them in open session at stated times,
as such matters frequently concern
persons other than the parties to the
record, who have right to be ad-
vised. This would include routine
orders, such as rulings on motion
and demurrerS. Regarding final
judgments the attorneys could be re-
quired to submit the forms thereof
to be entered.
An organization of fifteen Building
and Loan associations of the State
was effected in this city, Monday, for
mutual protection and benefit, es-
pecially in providing legislation to
that end. A permanent Legislative
Committee was appointed to watch
and oppose bills that may contain
provisions inimical to the best in.
terests of the organization. Officers
WEIR elected as follows: President, A.
B. Weed of North Yakima; First Vice
President, r. Campbell of Seattle;
Second Vice President, r. f. Porter.
field of Spokane; Secretary, Dudley
Eshelman of Tacoma; Treasurer, H.
10. Shuey of Seattle. The Legislative
Committee is composed of f. d. Ohm.
stead of Spokane; Ed. McKercher Of
Portland; w. +. Mcdowell of Olym
pia; Alfred Lister of Tacoma, and
Raymond r. Frazier of Seattle.
The Governors Mansion has beer
accepted by the State. The tota
sum paid to the Dow Construction
company, the principal contractors
foots up $23, 1868. The furnishings
enumerated are as follows: Heating
and plumbing, $1,309.2O; wiring
1884 so; architect fees, $3.50. 80; clear
ing of the grounds, 1894. %; and in
cidentals 1913, 81, making a total o
$28, 172. IA. Decorators are still a.
work on contract requiring thu
Expenditure of s. 536. 20 and the con
tract for the electric and gas fixture.
will approximate 81. 400. When tn,
architects have been fully paid ther,
will be about 81, 700 remaining of thu
$35, 900 appropriation. The mex
Legislature will probably be asked
for further sum for furnishing thu
residence, for identifying the ground.
and for a yearly sum for maintenance
1t is seldom that Uncle Sam has t.
fight for right-of-way over his owl
domains, and for so desirable priv
ilege as carrying his own mails, bu
it appears that a road near BelmOre
in this county, established to a limit
ed extent by usage as public thor
Oughfare, but without the county
spending a cent for establishment Of
J repairs, has been used by the rura
} mail carrier in reaching some out
} lying districts, and the owners O
the land, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fer
Der, have closed it to all travel. Tn,
postal authorities have had the own
erS arrested for Obstructing a posta
road and the matter will come befOr,
a Justice court for hearing, to pro
tect their right which acquiescenc,
might impair Service of process:
has been acknowledged and attorney
E. N. Steele will appear for them OF
trial.
The Morning. Otympiian of Dec 23(
announces with a Scare Heading
that the Northern Pacific Railway
has completed plans for improving
Seventh street tunnel by concrete
walls, foundation and double track
ing, and also permanently paving
the surface of the street, to cost up
wards of 100000. This importan
news was given in the STANDARD
of Nov. 9th, nearly a month ago
The same veracious Trin of the day
before. under the heading of Re
juvenated Jokes hauls "a littl'
weekly, way up in Canada" over thu
Goals, because it stole Bill Nye's story
of the COW he had for sale that was no
afraid of a railroad train. being one