Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-07-08

their twelve year old boy who ha.
never walked since his birth is i'm.
proving under treatment at Belling
ham.
Jack Magary has paid his fine O
Slo0 Imposed by the Superior Cour
for killing Van Epps' dog sport
in a horribly atrociouS manner. ;
few weeks ago. The costs of til,
suit included in the sentence, wer,
paid by the Imprisonment of the ac-
cused.
1t is contemplated to remove tn,
dredEer Tacoma to Brown S ranch, or
the Nesquaily fats, to renew anc
strengthen the dyke to a large are.
OF rlch bottom land, and it lief,
Wednesday for that object. 1t i.
Claimed the big squirt will return te
complete the Carlyou fill.
George f. Higgins was in the
city Tuesday, looking hale and
hearty after the Fourth of July ceie
bration. He said he was not sorry
the negro whipped Jeffries. Many
people think from now on prize-rine
contests will be greatly discredited
and that the end is in sight.
An order has beer given for re-
moval of 100 of the harmless insane
patients at Steilacoom. to the Sedro.
Woolley farm of 800 acres, purchased
for that purpose in Skagit county.
The object is to relieve the crowded
state OF the asylum at SteilacOOm
which now has 1900 inmates.
Police Justice Frost filed his re-
port Wednesday night to the Coun-
Gil which shows that 1859 has been
received the past month for fines for
disorderly conduct, and $50 fines for
d. and d. conduct. The costs were
SlS. The Chief of Police reported
50 collected for impounding of stock.
BucOda, on the third attempt. in
cOrporates, with a wet" admins
tration, and saloons will resume bust
ness Immediately upon its install
ment in Office. f. Krupp was elect
ed Mayor. Joe Krupp Treasurer; Ole
HagOes, G. X. Brown. Z. p. Knight,
Levi Zane and w. H. Croco Council
men.
Mayor Harris has announced this
early that he will not oppose the
Jeffries-JOhnson fight pictures here,
which indicates that it is his pur-
pose to hold down the position of
city executive indefinitely. But what
is there in promise anyway. judg-
ing by that regarding fireworks on
the 4th?
The local option law is held by
Attorney General Bell to not apply
in shipment Of intOxicants into ter
ritory where license has been re-
fused and no vote has been taken I'M
der the law. He holds that it only
applies to the units where the sa-
looms have been voted out of exist
ence by the people.
1t is feared that a decision of the
Supreme Court in another "statu-
tory case, is likely to clear Dennis
Sargent, after conviction by jury
and sentence by court, to a peniten-
tiary term, on writ of coram nobis.
The prosecution in the event of grant
ing OF the writ, propose to charge
him with less crime.
A DR.. Bancroft delivered a desul-
tory lecture in the Presbyterian
Church Sunday night on 1.-THE AS
sassinati0n OF Lincoln. He claimed
to have been an eye witness of the
tragedy, and that of course impelled
a respectful hearing. The same lee
ture was delivered in the NJ. E.
Church, Monday evening.
A small two-story building was
burned to the ground, Wednesday
evening. about 9 o'clock. 1t was
owned by ]. D. Clayt ton, and located
near the old brewery on Eastbay
avenue. The owner had just come
to town when the flames broke out.
The house was practically consumed
before the firemen could reach it.
State Auditor Claussen had his
right wrist badly damned Tuesday,
while "cranking" the engine of his
gasoline launch at Steamboat Island,
preparatory to returning to this city.
1t seems that the spark was slow to
ignite and when it did a large pin in
the fywheel struck his wrist with
terrific force, inflicting a severe and
painful injury.
Byron Baptie, the ll.year-old son
OF w. p. Baptie, care taker o. Cor
don Mackay's fine ranch on Black
Lake. met with a serious accident
Tuesday. by which the artery Of the
left foot was severed. While Jump
ing from the porch. he landed on a
newly sharpened hoe. injuring the
foot so badly that several stitches
had to be taken.
Roy E. Campbell has been ap-
pointed to succeed former Assistant
Attorney General w. E. Magill, who
suddenly disappeared nearly a month
ago. in company with H. N. Sticklin,
neither of whom have since been
heard from. 1t Is said that the dis.
appearance OF o couple of "soiled
doves" at the same time, has in
creased the mystery.
Among the visitors to this city on
the 4th were Mrs. Mamie Henry
Foulks and her daughters, Francis and
Shirley. Mrs. F., while a maiden.
nearly score of years ago, was a
clerk in the Office of the Territorial
Auditor. when the writer was in
cumbent OF that Office, and this is
the first visit to her employer after
nearly score Of years.
Arthur Remington holds up the
proposal for box-sewer by suggest
ing that an imported engineer be
employed to report upon its FEAST
bility, and Mr.. Richardson contends
that the proposed Improvement, be-
ing a trunk line, should be assessed
against the whole municipality, and
that he holds riparian rights on
Nozzle Creek which he does not
want to lose.
j. f. Clark and wife were visitors
here on the 4th. They were both