Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-18

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intent
| Bruce HaskinS. OF Centralia. met
with an unusual accident while fell
ing trees near that place. He had
| cut down a large tree, which fell
across an immense log. HaSkins
| stepped upon the end Of the tree held
, down by some brush. when it was re-
leased and be flew like pellet from d
pop-gun about thirty feet in the air
His fall was broken by some maple
foliage, and be was not severely in
Jurcd..
\ burning tar-kcttle on the tennis
court on the block bounded by Eighth,
Ninth. Adams and jefferson streets,
last Saturday. brought out the fire
department on the double-quick, for
the dense volumes of smoke indicated
a general contiagration. The tar was
being heated to place on the court. a
coating which has to be renewed an
nually and it is seldom done without
ignition and a fire alarm in conse-
QucnCe.
Miss Pearl Jones met with a pain
ful accident Sunday evening. while
returning from services at the Bap-
fist Church in Tumwatcr 1t seems
that it resulted from her attempt to
l.a,-n b. b.fgrn ~ nod t-nI M
the crossing where she intended to
alight. She was thrown heavily to
the ground and received a severe
shock to the head. She was re-
moved to the home of Mrs. ID. f..
Vert, with whom she was return
ing from services.
Mrs. Blanche Fl. Mason has begun
active work on her duties as Assist
ant Labor Commissioner, position
to which she was appointed last
week. She will manage to spend a
week or more in the larger cities of
the State and make thorough in
quiry into the health and sanitary
conditions where women are en-
ployed. She will also collect data
and statistical information that will
aid in a better understanding of wo-
mems needs in legislation.
Under the new law 5000 the Board
of County Commissioners of each
county outside of the limits of any
city or municipality, have exclusive
authority to license pool halls, bill
lard tables and bowling alleys" The
annual fee shall not be less than
twenty-five dollars. nor more than
two hundred and fifty dollars, to be
paid in advance to the County Treas
urer The Commissioners may re-
woke the license for any cause they
may deem proper. in which event the
unearned portion of the fee shall be
refunded.
Eddie Foster, a small boy. was
seriously injured on the steamer
Yosemite. last Sunday. while return
ing from her excursion to Boston
HarbOr, by falling down a stairway,
leading from the main to the hurri-
cane deck. When picked up he was
unconscious and several of his teeth
were broken and it was found that he
was suffering from internal hemorr-
hage. The boat put in to Tacoma to
get the boy to the hospital soon as
possible, as it was feared his injuries
might prove fatal. At last reports,
however, he Was resting easily.
Mrs. May NJ. Brewer died at ST.
Peters hospital. Sunday evening, at
the age of ~ years. She was a native
daughter, born of pioneer parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Burbee. of Lewis
county. Her father crossing the
plains in 1847. and her mother in
1852, as children. She is survived
by her husband, James, and two
daughters, Lois and Linus V. Brewer
Deceased came to this city as bride
in 1887. The funeral was held Tues
day afternoon. under the charge of
the Pythian Sisters, of which organ
ization deceas I'd vas an honOred men,
Der.
The Superior Court, on last Tues
day, dismissed the city's appeal in
its case against c. II. Guiberson
from the judgment given before the
Justice of the Peace in favor of Gui-
berson. The action was originally
intended to recover money from Gut
berson claimed to be due the city,
while he acted as Police Justice.
Judge Mitchell dismissed the appeal
because the notice was not filed with
the Justice of the Peace and the
proper entry made thereon before
service, on authority of an early
Washington decision by the Supreme
Court.
1t is said that the destruction of
game has largely increased since the
gun silencer" has come into use, a
device by which the report from fire.
arms may be restricted to q few feet
area. Although q recent invention,
its use seems to have found speedy
adoption. The last State Legisla-
ture enacted provisions imposing
fine and Imprisonment for using it,
the latter penalty being from one to
five years in the penitentiary. The
device is of the kind which should
be suppressed by the severest penal
ties from other causes than tina, it
may ultimately lead to extermina-
ton of game.
The Oiympian tells just half the
truth when it says in writing ancient
local history, that there is a natural
artesian well under Sawyer & Filley's
drug store that in Olden times sup
piled half the town with water.
Well done! Good boy! That is hai,
the truth, for once in your life! The
artesian" we'll alluded to literally
furnished all the water used by the
town, until Horton laid fir-lOgs bored
with a twO-inch auger and connected
with thin bands of iron driven be-
tween the squared ends, across the
mud-hats, affOrding the first water
system and the first wooden pipes
for aconductOr.