Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-05-27

The people OF IenlnO have lnaugu
rated an autO-stage service to this
city TO more conveniently serve then
convenience in business matters. The
stage makes two trips daily. leaving
Tenino at 80 in the morning anC
=. ID in the afternoon and will leave
this city at "a NJ. and ) p. NJ, start.
ing here from Fifth and Main streets
The railroad time has compelled TIE.
nino residents visiting Olympia to
consume two days in making the
trip of ID miles and return, and ar.
rive too late to meet any business
matters requiring attention in the
forenoon of the first day.
Volume 50 of the Washington Su-
preme Court Reports has appeared
in printed form. The two large
volumes of Remington 1910 Code
are on the market. 1t is said a new
edition will soon appear, as the first
has been nearly exhausted. The
lawyers think the compilation good
one, though somewhat bulky. Lay
men think these large volumes show
our young State has too many laws
for the welfare of her citizens. This
is not, however. the fault of tine au-
thor. In order to make his work
complete he was required to publish
the laws on the statute books now in
force.
The big dredger Tacoma began
work on the Water street fill Mon
day evening. She lies in the bay at
the end of the city dock and the 20
inch discharge-pipe is carried over
the piling on Water street to the
point just west of the Olympia Pack
ing Company, where a good COM
mencement has already been made
on the big fill extending to the de.
pot grounds. The Tacoma is one OF
the large dredgers belonging to the
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging
Company. 1t is in charge of Master
Mechanic Bert Pipes, who is also
skipper of the craft, and Chief Engi-
neer William DrummOnd.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth, wife oil
Marshall Darling. died at their home
on Westside Monday evening, after
a prolonged illness. She was a ma
tive of Norwich, Conn.,, born April
%, 1843. She moved with her
parents to Midway, Mass, and was
married to Marshall Darling, in Nov.
l, 1865. They moved to this city in
1882, where they have since resided.
She is survived by her husband, q
daughter, Mrs. ]. f. Clark of Seattle,
and a son Albert M. of this city.
The funeral was held from the family
home Wednesday afternoon, Hon.
p. D. Moore officiating. and was
attended by a large concourse oil
friends.
L. Portman, Record Keeper OF the
local Tent of the Knights OF Macca-
bees of the World received o draft
for 81. 900 last Wednesday from the
Supreme Tent for Mrs. Scobey in
payment of the certificate in that
order held by the late John OBJ.
Scobey. who died on April Goth. Mr..
ScObey was charter member of the
local tent, the same being organized
in December, 1899. The papers we're
mailed from Olympia. May Sd. Philip
H. Sharp is Commander and w.
James Frazier Lieut.. Commander of
the local tent. Meetings are held
on the first and third Monday of each
month in X. of p. hall and visiting
Sir Knights are always welcome.
A death resulted in Spokane few
days ago from the reckless driving oil
an automobile by a driver who
seemed to think that he had only to
tOot his horn while passing at any
speed to cause pedestrians to fly to
places Of safety. Many accidents
have resulted from this opinion of the
chauffeur that right of way belongs
exclusively to the rich mans CARR.
age" 1t was observed on the night
of the eclipse. that these monarchs oil
the highway were exceedingly arbi.
trary in disputing precedence, and
many people gazing sky-ward had to
make precipitate leaps to clear the
way for the big devil-wagons that
passed almost every moment of time
without diverging in the least from
a straight line to avoid possible dis
aster. A suit or two in court may
possibly teach these reckless drivers
that they are not the only pimples
on the nose.
A quit-claim deed was filed in the
Auditors Office Wednesday transfer
ing title of all the Kneeland property
to the investment company planned
by him on the eve of his death, cor
poration consisting Of his relatives.
The deed is signed by Mrs. Della F.
Kneeland. widow of w. n. Kneeland
and by w H., Kneeland through
his attorney in fact, George Draham.
A power OF attorney drawn February
II of this year and acknowledged be-
fore Frank G. Owipgs on February 16
was also filed. The document was
fled for record in Mason county on
March Is. The signature is witnessed
by w. H Hollenbeck. The instru-
ment shows the extensive reality
holdings of Mr.. Kneeland in this
county. Itincludes interest in nearly
q half hundred parcels OF tide-lands
in this city, the Kneeland hotel pro-
perty, the Reynolds stables at Third
and Main streets. more than 30 city
lots. a large amount of county acre.
age and lots in 'Tumwater. Gate and
Puget City.
Judge T. N. Allen died at his home
in this city yesterday morning, al
the age of Il years. Although the
event was expected. it cast a gloom
over the whole community. His birth
place was Winchester, Kentucky,
and he came of q well known South.
ern family. He was educated at
Bethany College in Virginia, and
studied law under Senator Beck OF
Lexington, and enjoyed an extensive
practice in that city. He is sur
vived by wife and six of the seven
children born to them. The Judge
and his family came to the Territory
of Washington in 1888, he in the ca