Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-04


The kneeland hotel management
is again in trouble. The Investment
Company. its owners, have applied
to the Superior Court for a judg-
ment of custer against Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Aldrich, and asks that a re
ceiver be appointed to conduct the
affairs of the hotel, or it will be
ruined.
Jacob Stamphler, an old resident
of this county died at ST. Peters hos
pital Sunday, aged 81 years. Death
was due to dropsy, from which he
had suffered many months. He was
a remaining survivor of the Franco
Prussian war He is survived by a
widow and four descendants. The
funeral services were held in the
Catholic church Tuesday.
Thomas H. Phipps, of Kent, for
many years a resident OF Olympia,
was here this week to look after his
interests. He was on his return trip
from Aberdeen on visit to his son,
Harry, and incidentally attended the
Debs meeting in the HarbOr city.
His youngest daughter recently mar
ried a dentist and resides at Kent
with Mr.. and Mrs. Phipps.
The City Council has designated
Monday night to consider in COM
mittee of the whole, the demand of
the Northern Pacific for a perpetual
franchise over the streets now occu-
pied and a spur track over water
street to deep water General Coun-
sci of the company and all others
interested were invited to be present
and participate in the discussion.
A case of scarlet fever appeared
in the Washington school Monday,
the victim being a 6-year old daugh-
ter of Joe Peters, residing on Fourth
and Columbia streets. A quaran-
tine has been established, and there
is not much danger of the disease
spreading, as the child was pros
trated in the interim between Fri
day and Monday, when there was no
school.
Numerous attempts were made at
devilish tricks on halloween, not
withstanding the warnings of the
police. The quintessence of hallow-
cen fun is to hoist somebody's gate
on flagstaff q hundred feet or more
from the ground, at the risk of
breaking or unreeving of halliards.
One such plot, at least, was frustrat-
ed. and it probably saved the parents
SIS or $40.
1t is to be regretted that several
of the more than a hundred artesian
wells in this city are now showing
marked symptoms of a decreased
flow. Talcott's we'll = the pioneer
of tubular wells in this city = shows
such a loss as to incapacitate the
waterman from pumping into an
elevated tank from its operation. The
well in front of Braegers saloon on
Fourth street is also at about half
flow
The Northern Pacific Railway con-
templates extending a branch down
the recently filled Water street, far
as Second. connecting with the Car
lyon fill (when it is made). This
will, when the plans are completed,
practically encircle the city, as was
contemplated when the Northern Pa
cific reluctantly gave us connection,
after the county had bonded itself
SIS, 600, to build the Olympia Tenino
road.
Charles Hubbard. State Labor Com
missioner. has sued the State for
$500 damages, the result of a fall on
the concrete basement floor. while
running to reach q street car, and
the Olympian says he tore his trOus-
ers and gouged a large chunk of
meat from his right knee. Too bad,
at the present price of meat. But
really, isn't it the street.car COM
pany he should ask for indemnity
They were surely the cause that pre-
coded effect. Or is the public treas
ury more easily mulcted?
The City Council of Milwaukee is
seriously considering the proposition
of compelling property owners in the
restricted districts OF placing their
names in large letters on their own
premises. Il reader OF the STANDARD
would like to know how this PROPOSE
ton would strike Rev. Orrick, of
Olympia. The plan suggested might
cause some shifting of titles. Yet
it is not always safe to place the
title of ones holdings elsewhere
than in the name of the real owner,
even in that of a relative or close
friend.
The Olympia Cedar Co. served
notice on the City Council Wednes-
day night that If the residents of
Mob Hill succeeded in their demand
for brick refuse burner. at a cost of
about $50, 900, it would be compelled
to shut down operations and thus
eliminate a payroll that amounts to
$3.50 daily. T. D. Rockwell advo-
Gated compelling abatement of the
nuisance, and threatened appeal
to the law if necessary. 1t is indeed
passing strange that it has required
Is years to discover just how bad
this smoke nuisance really is.
The Thurston County Sunday
School Convention will be held in
this city next Thursday and Friday.
An extensive and interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared by F. NJ.
Meays, County President. A large
attendance is expected from all parts
of the county. Among the var
ious subjects apportioned the follow
ing will take part: Rev. ]. S. Sc
crist. r. J. Hoage. S. P. HolbroOk,
Prof. c. E. Beach. Rev. w. w. Mil
Ter, Mrs. C. A. Pratt, Mrs. J. H.
Meays, Mrs. c. f. Townsend and f.
B. Conner. Convention Organist,
Miss Vera Baker.
Douglas fir spars are to be shipped
from here to New York some time
this winter. The Anderson Spar
company of Hoquiam have a crew of
men here preparing o shipment of