Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-01

to whether a prosecution against a
reputable citizen can be prosecuted
with Justice or fairness. The matter
may be the subject for future COM
ment.
1t is seldom that personal property
has to seek for an owner, but this
appears to be the fate of the poor old
horse whose ownership has been &C.
credited to A. H. Chambers and
driven by "Tom," the Chinaman.
Tom has never laid any claim to the
horse and when the Humane Society
demonstrated with him for his infirm
and apparently starved condition.
declared the animal belonged to
"Misser" Chambo. When COM
plant was filed against that gentle
man he denies the ownership. and
now the unlucky steed is somewhat
in the straits Of Capt. Marryat's poor
Japhet in Search of Father. and
is obviously with mo one to love,
and none to caresS."
Jesse ]. Chapman, an old-timer of
Olympia, recently died at Tacoma,
aged 70 years. He was engaged for
a time in the wood business, and
when Capt. Finch demonstrated with
him for alleged shortage, both being
members of the same church, he re-
piled do you not know, Capt. Finch,
that ] will have to answer to my
God for that measurement YES"
replied the Captain, "but you'll
have to answer to me first" He at
one time ran steam scOw, the
Capital" between this city and
Browns wharf, down on Westside.
to lighter goods arriving at stated
intervals by the steamship Dakota.
Deceased was, while in the prime of
life, a lively entity of the business in
terests of Olympia.
Tbs test Of the patent street
fusher has been disappointing both
as regards efficiency and cost-$1, 200.
It is only an ordinary street sprink-
Ter. made of boiler iron and painted
red. with On apparatus for dis
charge of water while under pressure
which, after half dozen attempts
only rolled the debris left by horses
into the flooded gutter. which did
not have sufficient fall to pass it on
by gravity 10 the culverts on the
street corner, whence it will prob
ably remain, from same cause. This
device may work satisfactorily in
cities which have falling grade but
will never find favor in pancake
town" like Olympia, and it is the
duty of the Council to reject it at
once as unserviceable. Besides me-
chanics figure that such machine
may be furnished for one-half the
price charged for it with fair profit.
| Malcolm ]. Weatherbie, the wood
dealer, who was so frightfully in
jured by being dragged by q rum
away horse last Friday, died Mon
day evening at the hospital. Mr.. w.
was driving with his son Fay, when
his horse SHE'D at q dog, throwing
him out, his feet catching in the
vehicle and he was dragged by the
runaway horse nearly quarter Of o
mile. His wounds were dressed, but
he did not recover consciousness
He was AZ years of age, a native OF
Prince Edward Island. WHO came to
this place about "a years ago and
had eyer since made bis home in
this city. He is survived by his
wife, who is Q sister Of H. F. Qoch.
erty. of thls city, and six children.
four boys aud two daughters. He
was member OF the Foresters and
the Fraternal Brotherhood. The fu-
neral was held from Sticklin's chapel
Wednesday afternoon, and was at
tended by large concourse of
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