Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-09-02

! Inc ming lot CITY Objects Is III"
an order of business. There are
four Counclmen to elect, Mayor,
Clerk and Treasurer. One OF the
Councilmen will be elected at large
and the three others from the Sec
ond, Fourth and Sixth wards.
Mrs. Myrtle Boone is slowly re-
covering from a long spell of mental
depression, which will be gratifying
news to her many friends. 1T IS
fortunate the lady during her severe
affection has been under the watch
full care of fond mother and kind
husband.
The Supreme Court holds that the
City Council of Spokane shall call a
special election for the selection of
fifteen free-holders to draft a new
city charter on the Commission form
of administration. The Council
wanted to postpone the evil day a
year or more.
The shower of rain that fell Sun
day for few moments, is called Il
good shower" by the Tuins. al
though it would ordinarily be de-
nominated as sprinkle The
prolonged dry SPELL of six weeks
has probably caused, modification
of opinion in such matters.
The Pekin restaurant and the
Perkins press occupy opposite cor
ners on the same street. The nat
ural comment that flows from this
circumstance relates to birds of u
feather" but this expression is so
familiar and the adaptability so pat
ent that it is unnecessary to quote it
in full. .'
Last Monday, the Albert Wright
ranch, near Grand Mound. was sold
to W. A. Perkins and B. +. Duncan
of the American Home Investment
Company of Seattle. for $50. 900. 1t
is the intention TO lay it and other
tracts OF land. under negotiation,
into small tracts, to be used for gar
den spots.
, The Women's Home Missionary
Society of the NJ E. Church gave a
reception and dinner to the elder
ly members of the congregation,
Wednesday,. in the church parlOrs. as
a recognition of the great work done
| by the pioneer men and women spread
ing the cause of Righteousness in by
gone days.
Judge Dunbar of the Supreme
Court, has bought Silver Spit, one
of the prettiest summer home-sites
on the peninsula between Olympia
harbor and Mud Bay. from Thomas
McLarty. The tract of 36 acres cost
the Judge 81, 800, including the small
house and some other improvements.
1t is said to have been a good buy.
John Odds. for 80 years a resident
/, of Alaska, well-knOwn hotel man,
died at the home OF Mrs. Hildebrand,
Union and Main streets, Monday.
Mr.. Odds, accompanied by his wife,
came down early in May for the
benefit Of his health, but he grew
worse. He was a native OF Camborn,
England. and 81 years of age. The
body will be taken to Juneau for in
terment.
The Seattle motor boats will utilize
their contemplated trips to this city
Sunday to participate in the Labor
Day festivities by II long distance
race en- route. Automobile par
ties are like wise coming over, and no
doubt labor will have the largest
celebration yet held here by that
organization. A big race of all the
motor-boats will take place Sunday
for the Olympia Brewing Company's
cup and several other valuable prizes.
Lloyd Dorsey was cut across the
wrist with cleaver in the hands of
a Chinese waiter in one of the chop
suey houses on Main street, Satur-
day evening. 1t was the penalty for
joshing' a Chinaman. Any white
man who places himself on q level
with the barbariaps must not object
to barbarous treatment, even If it
comes to use of shank-cracker. The
Chinaman Jim" was exonerated
from all blame on the plea of self de-
tense.
Federal Court under Judge Don
worth, began at Tacoma Tuesday.
The following jurymen have been
drawn from this county: Petit jury
l-Robt. S. Anderson, A. S. Cation,
| A. M. Darling, ]. w. Rankin, Swan
Solbeck. Olympia; Geo., w. Bell,
South Bay; David johnson, Little
Rock; ]. G. Kennedy, Albert Ar.
thur, Angus Mcdonald. Kamilche.
The grand jurors from here are L. S.
Barnard, Olympia; c. E. Harpell,
Tumwater.
At meeting of the County Com
missioners, Monday, the Black Lake
drainage ditch was authorized, and
the project to drain 1900 acres be-
tween Black Lake and Little Rock
had its start. It will be constructed
at cost of from 5000 to 5000.
John Lewis has been appointed Sup
ervisor OF the work at g per day and
Ordinary laborers $3.50 per day and
$5 per day for teamwork. The ex-
cavatiOn for the ditch will probably
total $4,000 yards.
A test-case suit has been institut-
ed for setting aside q land transfer
by the State in Lewis county,
on misstatement OF the cruiser that
it was without timber, when as q
matter offact there was "a, 600 worth
of timber on it. 1t was sold to Ort
Powell for $1,000, and the suit is
intended to ascertain whether ornot
the State may cancel such convey
ance when the proof can be adduced
that the land contains more timber
than the cruiser reported. - ;
The affair of ]. D. Bear, who as
saulted David Chambers q few days
ago. while the latter was attempting
to eject him from farm that bad
been entrusted to him as CARE taker
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