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

county line, yesterday morning, when
the geletinc mixing house blew up
Killing three workmen. James Smith,
foreman and experienced superin-
tendent; Thomas Blake and George
Strouse, two assistants.
Doctor Daniel Webster Hull and
wife visited Tacoma last Sunday,
returning Monday noon. While ab-
sent 2. d. Moore occupied the pulpit
at Rahecks hall Sunday evening and
deliv' red an interesting address to
an Gppreciative audience on spirit
uallStlc phenomena, from historic
and scientific standpoint.
The suit for damages of Mrs. Daisy
CoombS VS.. the Light & Power Co.,
IN the Superior Court, this week, re-
suited as everybody supposed it
would, in favor of the defendant. 1t
was for alleged damages while rid
ing in a Street-car accident which
led to premature confinement. The
jury was out only 30 minutes in ar
irving at decision.
Miss E. L. Abbott of this city,
daughter of the publisher of the
Chronicle, an exemplary young lady,
and Aubrey Knight. of Vancouver.
were quietly married Saturday night
at Elma. The happy couple will re-
SIDE at Vancouver, where the groom
is engaged in business. The best
wishes Of host of friends accompany
them on their new life.
The cheek of the Coca Cola people
is only equaled by the gall of the
Foster & kliser "daubers" of Tacoma
in painting giantic signs Oh such
vacant or furnished buildings as
may need new coating of paint,
which the owner is too poor to
pay for. Permission is generally OBJ
tanned without pay or only a nominal
sum, but it gives decidedly cheap
characteristic to town to be plas-
tered with such monstrosties.
1t is currently reported that a gas
main. under the Hyde franchise, is
now being laid between Olympia
and Tacoma. The pipe has already
been laid quite distance eastward
OF the old cemetery grounds. This
is one way of annexing Olympia to
the City of Destiny. The provisions
OF this franchise appear to be very
liberal. 1t might not be time i'll
spent for some of our leading bust
ness men to become more familiar
with the terms of this grant.
Application has been made to the
Supreme Court for writ of mandate
by Lawyer Israel, to compel State
Treasurer Lewis to pay warrant of
SO3.88, on which Ortis Hamilton,
defaulting Adjutant General, now
serving sentence in the State Pen
iteD tiary for embezzlement, obtaining
its face value. The Court set the
hearing on the 9Th inst. 1t is under
stood that it the writ is refused,
holders of the rejected warrants will
sue the bondsmen of Hamilton.
Dennis SargentofT enino, convicted
OF seduction of young girl by q jury
In the Superior Court, has been SEN
fenced to the State penitentiary for
an indeterminate term of from five to
ten gears. Attorney Israel has
given notice of appeal. and asked
that stay Of execution be allowed.
The bail has been fixed at 81, 900, and
it is claimed that defendant is able
to find bondsmen pending appeal to
the Supreme Court, where it will
probably stick for several months.
Oscar Larson, a young man %
years of age, fell under a freight train
at Tenino. Monday afternoon, while
attempting to board the train, and
had leg so crushed that it had to
be amputated. The man with a COM
panion of Is, were from Seattle and
beating their way" southwark. The
victim was brought to town and
placed in the hospital. 1t if thought
he will recover unless complications
set in. Mrs. ]. McLain, Of Seattle,
mother of the boy, came up from Sc
attic to care for the sufferer.
Conrad L. Hoska, of Tacoma, one
of her old and most respected citizens
died in that city Tuesday. during a
parade Of the Knight Templars,
while he was marching in the process
sion. He was stricken with apo
plexy, but managed to leave the
ranks and walk to the homo OF his
family physician, DR.. Brown, where
he soon expired. His demise was a
terrible shock to his comrades and
the march was Immediately aban-
doned and the remainder of the day
was devoted to making arrangements
for his obsequies.
| When you shall hear a man criti-
icising and gossiping about his neigh.
Dor in the absence OF the latter, 1t 10
best not to listen, but II you cannot
help it, then discount 80 per cent. OF
what he may say on the spot, and
the next day divide the remaining
20 per cent by figure 2, then you
will have 10 per cent. of the semi
total left. This is o safe general rule,
but in q political campaign it is
hardly safe to believe even one per
cent. If there were less malicious
and deliberate listeners, scandal
mongers would become scarce.
Lively bidding is expected On the
contract for the big box sanitary
and storm sewer. to be constructed
on the Eastside to carry of the
water of Nozzle Greek as we'll as
the drainage from the upper part Of
town: 1t is to be six feet deep and
ten feet wide, beginning at Uujon
street where Nozzle creek flows
along the east waterfront following
the slough, which is to be filed, to
Third street and then on through
. the tide-lauds to First street, dis.
lance Of 500 feet beyond Third. II
will require 375 piles and about $780,
600 feet of 3.inch planking.
i The will Of the late Ike Ellis. that
was supposed to have been lost, was
found yesterday amid his private
papers. 1t bears date of 1901, and
is known to have been executed at
that time. It leaves all his property