Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-11

committed to the Fort Stcllaroom
asylum yesterday.
The prosecution Of rN state officials
for mAiirI~au." in office j. likely I"
cuuIriuu,r largely 10 the burdens OF
Tmr>tou county taxpayers. 1t Is
estimated that il costs this county
about Sl25 a day To prosecute offend
crS while the superior Court Il IN
session. In such cases furnished
from the Statc-hou>e, it would be- no
more than fair that the State should
reimburse this county for the cN-
prn>r> incurred This policy would
hr preferable to paving out of the
State treasury Sl90,0o0 with which
to purchase bridge in order to
boom private interests.
Mr. Byron Millett recently made a
trip TO Tacoma on business, while
there he meet several prominent citi-
Zcno who were at one time active for
removal IF TIE State Capital to the
City of Destiny, who now claim Ia
coma dOcSn t care for FL change hay
inG no special inducements to offer.
Mr.. Millett reports that Chds. H.
Morse. his brothrr-in-law who lives
al Fern Hill, is in Il serious condition
from heart trouble. 1t will be noted
that Mr. Morse was the efficient
book keeper of the Black Lake mill
plant. and during his short residence
IN Thurston county made many warm
friends.
Mrs. Chas Hartman. formerly Eta
Yemen, of this city. arrived this week.
from Missoula, Mont, on a visit to
her aunt, Mrs. X. p. Shoccraft. She
is accompanied by her two little
daughters -Lura and Eudora. They
will spend several weeks in visiting
old-tine friends in Olympia. where
She was born and reared. Her visit
has Il special interest to this paper.
from the fact that her father, Prof
l.. II. Yemen, served for several years
as local reporter for the STANDARD.
He was Il classical scholar and man of
eminent attanmcntS, who left the in
tlucnce of his example on every com
munity in which he resided.
The telephone company in issuing
a new directory have adopted Il new
system of calls " Main, Red.
and " Black" being discarded. All
the Main phones will go simply by
number, and when an outside district
is desired. it is designated by
" State, Suburban and Farm
erS, which are sufficiently suggcs-
tive to guard against errors of the
old system Party lines will be called
by Il suiiX. some letter of the alpha
bet. by which Central will know how
many parties are on the line and
how many times to ring. There are
now | 1853 subscribers in and around
this city. and Shelton has IS.
Oh Consistency, thou art indeed Il
jewel, The Rev. r. II. Frye APP
pcarcd, in the capacity of attorney
for applicant for a liquor license, be-
fore the County Commissioners, last
Wednesday, and asked that it be
granted to John Simpson, at Little
Rock. The board had refused to
grant it, but when this knight
buckled on his armor, the gates were
Immediately thrown open. The Rev
erend gentleman took the unique
ground that as there was already one
saloon. liquor would be sold, and he
was opposed to monopoly of the traf-
tic. He doubtless believes in the
boOzer claim that too much of some
things is just enough.
At the meeting of the City Coun-
ell, Monday evening, Arthur Rem
ington appeared relative to the va
cation of Il street adjacent to his
property in the southern part of the
city. He said if this street shall be
vacated he will be willing to pay
500 or $50 for its use and enjoy
ment as the Council may determine,
and will enter into u written con
tract to redecd the ground back tC
the city for the same consideration,
whenever the city may desire to uSt
the land vacated. 1t had been pro
posed to lease the land, but Mr..
Remington said there was no aut hOr
ity for such action, that a city MAY
only lease tide-lands under certain
conditions and restrictions.
Last Monday Harry Barnhill from
ChehaliS county, was in Olympia for
the purpose of adjusting his taxes
on 1913 acres of land situated near
Rainier. Harry is the only Surviv
ing heir of Thomas Linklatcr, who
located in Thurston county in tn,
early sos and entered donation
claim and became the owner of som,
other lands, the title to which be
came vested in the grandson, Harry
| A. O. Page is occupying the agricul
turdf portion Of this real cstdtr. His
lease will expire next November
when Harry expects to quit working
in a shingle mill and 90 to farming
b. f. Ruth was formerly guard in
over the interests of Harry and hi
deceased brother, Robert, and la
bored conscicntiously to prcServ
these interests for the benefit of tn,
beneiiciaries.
1t is necessary to prod the City
Council occasionally to overcome tina
disposition for a slip-and- go-easy
policy that sometimes result in dam
age and cost bills. Monday night
Mr. hoffman called attention to tn,
fact that the Council had promised t.
confirm q superintendent, selected an
paid by the property owners of tn,
Main street pave. Their choice wa
a. f. Baldwin, but his approval haC
been held in allegiance. This elicite
an apology from boss Mackay. VIII
supplemented it with a motion t.
confirm Mr. Baldwin. and an amend
ment that the matter be referred
: committee with instructions to re
: port later at the same meeting can
rie1, but the report was not mad
nor further action taken. Verify, 70
= ways that are dark and tricks tina
' are vain, the Olympia City Counci
are peculiar.
Street Commissioner Weston