Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-25

preferred creditor. and If payment is
made there will be- virtually nothing
left for the other creditors.
Judge Irwin was in the city durino
the present week hearing LEGAL con
lroNrr>p"S in which J1dge Mitchell
was disqualified. Jud-r Irwin : hon
est countrnance and agreeable MAJ
nrr makes him always a welcome
visitor to this community.
Miss Viva, the accomplished daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Israel,
VISITED with her parents, in this city.
last Sunday, returning TO Portland
on Monday, where she has a situa-
ton as Stenogrdpher and typewriter
IN the Office of the pipe company.
The Olympia Light and Power
Company has instituted suit in the
superior Court for an alleged debt OF
-, 100 due from the Olympia Brew
Ing Company for hauling beer from
/ the brewery, EGGPLANT and the bot
ting works, over the plaintiff line.
An old lady dressed in shabby
black was found Wednesday wander
ing ainleSSly about the streets. Ii
turned out that she had left the Poor
Farm, doubtless when in Il condition
Of mental unrest. The next dav the
deputy Sheriff took her back to the
farm.
During the past week James l..
Crotty, Il prominent lawyer of Sc
attic, has been in Olympia transact
| ing important business in the SUI
perior Court Incidentally he had a
severe spell of toothache, from which
he was relieved by the assistance of
| DR.. Swan.
y former Judge Of the Superior
Court of one of the judicial districts
of this State located east of the Cas-
cadc mountains. was recently heard
to remark he thought the judicial
gown law should have been entitled
An act to make the judiciary APP
pear ridiculous
Summit will have a week S celebra-
ton of the 4th. beginning July 3D..
All kinds of sports, dancing. feasting
etc, will 60 to make the week a Joy
Gus occasion long to be remembered.
\ good band has been engaged tc
furnish music This has become an
annual event with the people of that
locality.
The Olympia button, designed by
Father Sebastian. of St. Martin 5
College. and adopted by the Cham
Der of Commerce. has the letters
A.-I.-P.-E. as Il monogram, bears
the motto Live in Olympia and
the word Capital" The Chamber
has ordered 5000 of them for use on
Olympia Day at the fair.
1t seems to be the consensus OF
opinion SmOng some of our City
Councilman that no attempt will be
made this year towards causing the
SwautOwn fill, 50 therefore our East
side residents need not worry about
their holdings being assessed in the
immediate future in order to increase
the valuation of private property.
Mrs. Isabel Gilman, the lady law
yer of the Olympia bar, has accepted
the position as principal of the Lacey
school for the ensuing year. I'm
questionably she is well qualified for
the position. 1t has been reported
from reliable source that she will
also, in the near future, organize
clubs for the education of women in
the different precincts of Thurston
county.
There are men in this county who
argue if it be granted that farm pro-
duce and grains shall bring good prices
this year, the producers will scarcely
realize the benefits, because the rail
road companies will make such high
rates in transporting these commod-
tiles to market, the farmers profits
will be small. These individuals
claim to be. like Patrick Henry, Judge
the future by the past.
According to reports some men,
bers of the present special session OF
the Legislature favor the proposition
embraced in the State Constitution
making it incumbent upon the Judges
of our courts to furnish written re-
ports respecting the defects in our
legislation and the omissions that
should be supplied in that regard in
order to Obviate the enactment OF
SO much useless and pernicious legis.
latiOn.
Why should not members OF jury
have the privilege of consulting a
dictionary if they shall so desire
while celebrating at the trial of a
case? During the time of labored
and wearisOme discussions, if some
of the jurors desire to improve the
vocabulary no harm would come by
exercising this privilege and if nee
essary the law should be changed in
order to afford the permission of
enlightenment.
The Parker and Rice places have
lately been sold to a Mr.. Van Pelt, a
prominent liquor dealer of Seattle.
His father-in-law, Mr.. Miller, and
his brOther-in-law. Mr.. Shaffer, are
interested with him in the deal The
Parker home is adjoining Priest s
Point, near Olympia, the purchase
price being s., 800, and the Rice place
is on the Westside, lately occupied
by r. r. Streets, of this city, and
sold for $1,000.
d. w. Hull and wife have returned
from Seattle. Mr.. Hull does not ap.
preciate some of the provisions Of
the new criminal code relating To
physical and mental healing. The
healers do not fancy being classed
along with criminals. If law-making
OF bogus character is to continue
the time may arrive when person
will not be allowed to feed himself or
herself without passing an examina-
ton and obtaining q license.
1t is now proposed to rush" the
street work. It's well. 1t ought to
have been done from the first. There