Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-03

. hp from 1nlfu 10 'DcNtHti StlNcN. vi
Main. thence east To Adams. north &c
Fourth. west 70 Columbia, south tC
Fifth. thence To Main and. again on
Main to seventh. where ii viii husband
IN front OF the speaker stand. ne
procession will start at the tap OF the
fire-bcll at II o clock. The athletic
contests viii take place on the Sev-
enth street tunnel. in the forenoon
and the aquatic sports at =. NJ. on
the waterfront.
\ couple of mysterious strangers
have been taking tlaSh-iight pictures
Of the interior of saloons, presum
ably in the interest of those ProhiS
who think it sin to take a glass OF
/ beer or cocktail under any circum-
stances. That tiash-..ight contriv-
ance is a dangerous thing and some
body is likely to get his fingers
burned OF his head blown off in ma
nipuating the device sometime, if
this methed Of carrying warfare into
| Warsaw is main tanned.
The high-school now has the high
est tlag-pole in the town, county and
probable the State, as it stands l26
feet out of ground, with twelve feet
below the surface. 1t is "a inches
in diameter at the base. The ground
rcccptacle will be filled with con-
crete. and a concrete Gaping will
be- placed around the base to the
thickness of about six inches. The
Star Spangled Banner will float from
the truck tomorrow. The pole and
its placing cost about $3.50.
Tacoma is planning to extend the
Street-car service to point above the
NarrOwS where station will be eStab-
lished and doubtless town spring
up, and open up many hundreds of
acres of desirable residence property
along the line. The matter Of most
interest to our people is that it will
shorten the trip to Tacoma by water
an hour or more. cutting off the dis
lance around Point Defiance and four
miles down the waterfront. The cut
of by rail may be made in less than
half an hour.
Larry COrmier has retired from
the management of the Kneeland
Cafe, and Mr.. Kneeland proprietor
OF the hotel has assumed charge of
the restaurant till he can place it
in charge of an experienced caterer
from abroad. Mr.. C. has not yet
made up his mind as to future occu-
patton, farther than that he will take
time for rest and consideration of
the subject. His leg troubles him
considerably and it may be some
time before he will resume any &C
tive business occupation.
Monday morning, an effort was
made in the Superior Court, by the
attorneys of ]. T. Thacker, to dis
miss the four criminal prosecutions
against him, on the ground that the
informations had been filed April
Goth, and the cases had not been
brought to trial within sixty days
thereafter, as provided by the law in
this regard. Mr.. p. NJ. Troy, the
Prosecuting Attorney, claimed there
is good excuse for the delay, be-
cause the court had conclu ded not to
call jury till next September and
the State was in the saving portion
of the law.
The city authorities have "or-
dained" that no fireworks or other
explosives shall be set off in the
business part of town during the
4th. The prescribed limits extend
from Third to Sixth on Main and
Columbia to Jefferson on Fourth, and
it is announced that no wide H.
cense" is to be given to other streets,
which is rather indefinite as a small
cracker exploded amid handful of
combustibles, may start a Chicago
conflagration, just as Mrs. Milligan's
COW, in 1871, originated a sea Of
flame covering 1000 acres of build
ings! 1t is hoped that the eight
special policemen provided, some
mounted" will keep the outside dis
trict thoroughly patroled. to render
effective these well-intended provis-
ions for safety.
Mr.. Mottman's grading on East
Fifth street, keeps some of the abut-
ting property owners in a perpetual
state of worry. George Anderson
claims that the city cannot take 20
feet of his property for street pur-
poses without cOmpensating him.
The Sylvesters are opposed to the
grading on account of the heavy ex-
pense without cOmpensating benefits.
G. NJ. Dyer claims that his property
was graded, against his protest, by
Mr.. hoffman. 1t is said that Mr..
Mottman, had permission of the
Street Commissioner, however, to 90
on with the work. Whether an un-
willing AUDITING owner can be made
to pay for something he did not
sanction, and which was not per-
formed in the regular manner. as pre-
Scribed by ordinance, are queries
which may haye to be settled here
after.
Henry Murray, a pioneer of this
county, died at Tacoma, Tuesday
night, at the age OF sc years. He
was native OF new Brunswick. He
came to Puget Sound in 1849, and to
this city in 1850, where, with John
NJ. Swan, another pioneer, he built
one OF the first frame houses in this
city. In 1851, he married a daughter
of Capt. Ross, Chief Factor of the
Hudson Bay company, on the farm
near Nesqually, and took up a dona-
ton claim of $40 acre on Muck Creek.
six miles east of Spanaway, where
they built up q fine home, which
Mr.. Murray owned till his death. Be-
sides the widow, Mr.. Murray is sur
vived by four sons. Edward E., Mel.
son N, and John L., OF Roy, George
F. OF Tacoma, and three daughters,
Mrs. NJ. F. Hawk, of Roy, Mrs. w.
A. Smith and Miss Cora p. Murray.
A mass meeting of the residents
OF Tumwater was held Tuesday
night, to consider the frequent origin
of destructive fires and affording