Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-10-15

gr"S>iona. election, have qualified
Themselves 10y registration to cN
press "a preference at I'll" contest ON
Nov. %
Mrs. j. ". CoombrS, residing on
Ea>t tItth street, Is slowly recover
luT iron! d .Ong illness. At one timr
IN" s.rIOl>uc>> OF her c't>r caused
her relatives and uriguDors muca
cudccru
Marvin Iuthrop. II Years OF age,
died al his nome at South Mon,
Monday. after a lingering Illness.
Tie funeral was held from his .4u
residence, Wednesday. -tnaGcd Wu,
survives.
=. Il. Van Trump, an oId-,ime
tOwney of Olympia, and for many
years aftcrward Postmaster at
IeIm. late of SEATTLE. has returned
TO this county and resumed his resi-
dence at Vein.
Miss Marie Dushy. teacher in the
English grade Of the Washington
school. was hastily called to Chicago,
tins week, by serious illness OF her
mother. Miss Alta White tcmporar-
lIy ills the position.
y fall in the price of potatoes, at
Seattle. 10 - cents Il hundred, re-
suited the other day. from receipt of
a shipment of forty carloads, from Il
Jap farm operated about 90 miles
from that Orienta. paradise.
The talk about the necessity of
having rules to govern the actions OF
policemen to keep them from doing
ats that We're palpably wrong, Is
nonsense. No man, much less an
official, needs rule or precedent to
do right.
Three more a. p. fair awards
have been accorded our county:
High school furniture. native wood
to the Olympia Door Co.. and best
fire place to Tenino Sandstone Co.
How in the world did they overlook
the Bush exhibit in awarding prizes?
John Cummings, u kid-foreman in
Il logging camp near Bordeaux, com
mtted suicide, Wednesday morning,
by shooting himself in the head with
Il revolver, while suffering from the
excruciating pains of neuralgia. He
was 30 years of age and leaves wife
and five grown descendants. The
funeral will be held tomorrow
The annual convention of the
Th,,,,-t,,,, tx-S ,nHnt- SnhnA1 l.
sociation will be held in this city on
Nov. and 3. Acting Vice Presi-
dent Frank Meays is making prepar-
atoms for the event. \ number of
prominent speakers from different
parts of the State will be present.
Frank Clayton, Sr., suffered pain
full injuries recently, caused by being
struck by a street-car while he was
on the track at the time. He was
trying to avoid wagon which was
being backed towards where he
stood, causing him to step on the
track when he was struck by the car.
Judge ]. w. Robinson is in Seattle,
on legal business which will occupy
about five days of his time He has
nearly recovered from the effects of
his broken limb and is in good plight
to attend to his legal and social af-
fairs. His summer outing proved to
a valuable investment in bringing
about an improved state of health.
Mrs. Mack and daughter, of AS
toria, have been visiting with the
family of 7. H. Phipps and other
friends in this city. Mr.. Mack, at
the time of his death, several years
ago, was a resident of Olympia, liv-
ing on Fourth street. When he died
he left his widow and two daughters
in very comfortable circumstances.
The article on prohibition rs ex-
emplified in the condition of affairs
in Pendlcton, Oregon. which APP
peared in last weeks issue o. the
STANDARD, caused many comments
among numerous readers on both
sides of the proposition. The issue
is live one one and must be met.
In this instance, however, facts talk.
Deputy Sheriff W. W. Caldwell re-
covered Il Judgment against the re-
ceiver of the Black Lake Lumber
Company in the sum of So 40, with
an attorneys fee of $40. Daniel
Gaby was the attorney for M. Cald-
well. The demand was for labor per-
formed and consequently a preferred
claim against the assets of the COR
pOration.
The total tax-levy in Seattle, this
year, is 364 mills on the dollar valu
alton of taxable property in that
city. How about the stale argument
that taXlevies are no higher in Olym-
pia than they are in Seattle? The
valuation of property there, for tax
able purposes, is said to be much
lower propOrtiOnately than that of
this city.
John Byrne owns real estate with
l20 feet frontage on Main street. The
assessments thereon for the street
paxements are 80. 45 per lineal foot.
This expense does not include that
for the concrete walk abutting the
property. His assessment on the
Fourth street improvement on the
same basis was about 1914 per foot
frontage.
At the Council meeting, Monday
evening, Councilman Swayne second
ed the Mackay resolution in the mat
ter of investigation of the police
force in this city, and when the Mayor
declared the same out of order voted
to sustain the chair. What caused
his sudden change of heart was a
matter of speculation on the part of
the visitors in the lobby.
Chris Benson, who is serving q
term in the penitentiary for killing
Dave Morrell, few years ago, sent
over number of presents, of his own
make, to persons in this city. Among
these, John McClelland, who sue
ceeded Dave as jailer, received a
beautiful brooch, set with pearls,
which required considerable time,
patience and skill to make.