Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-16

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lnnds: Information has been filed in
the Thurston County Superior Court
and a warrant has been issued for
his apprehension.
Arthur Hawks, of Chicago, is here
visiting with his nephew. Rollin
Church. Mr.. Hawks is we'll pleased
with the country and may conclude
to remain and engage in business
There is plenty of room for enter
prising individuals.
1hurston county receives 50, 351,-
~ OF the State school fund appor-
toned Dec. 9th, of the $500, 900 re-
celved by the several counties.
hing received $50, $40; Pierce SIS
49,, Spokane $22, 09S. and Wahkia-
KUN the least, 1907.
Adiutant General Geo. B. Lamp
ing, who was er oGicio commander OF
the State militia, has rendered his
resignation to Gov. Hay. 1t is
stated that Gen. Lamping has asked
to be returned to his former com
mand as Colonel of the Second Regi-
ment.
Fred Peterson had leg broke by
being caught between two timbers
while working on Il piledriver of the
Oregon and Washington Railway, at
! Independence, Saturday. Peterson
was carried by special car to Contra
liza where the compound fracture was
reduced.
On the Goth inst the voters OF
Spokane will determine whether she
will adopt the commission plan of
municipal government. The Mlond
H'raH a leading daily published a.
that city opposes the plan. We will
see how the women voters figure in
determining the question.
J. f. McClurg, principal of the
Gate public school was Saturday &C
| quilted of the charge of assault in the
second degree brought by p. A. MUIR
ry. whose l4-year-old son Clarence,
chastised by the professor for some
infractiOn OF school discipline. He
was likewise exonerated by the d.
rectors who by vote upheld his action.
The Clerks union at their meeting
Wednesday night, elected the follow
ing officers: Otto Schultz, President;
Jos. Kuilrich, Vice President: w.
Tietz, Second Vice President; H.
Ditmar, Treasurer; John MEG regor,
Secretary; Mr.. Pettus, Guide; Bob
O'BannOn, Guard. After the cleo
ton, an enjoyable social session was
held.
Thurston County Good Roads AS
ISOLATION held its regular meeting
Saturday, at which the following Of
ficers were elected: C. B. Mann,
President; Mr.. Christensen, of But
ler's Cove, Vice President; Fred.
Brown, Secretary; DR.. David Nit
chell, Treasurer; Peter Mckenzie, T.
J. Kegley, William Lawton and NJ.
Neylon, members of the Executive
Committee
Our fellow-citizen James Brewer.
thinks the present system of impos-
ing local assessments for street i'm
provements is all wrong, in that the
city should pay IS per cent. of the
assessment and the AUDITING prop
erty owners the balance, instead of
compelling him to pay the full
amount under the present system in
GLIDING the cost and expense Incl
dent to street crossings.
There are three daily shifts OF
workingmen laboring on the improve
ment work on East Sixth street.
Each shift working eight hours. 1t
is said a special permit was OBJ
tanned in order to complete the con.
tract as soon as possible. 1t is ex-
pected the distribution of gravel will
soon be commenced. The residents
at and near the intersection with
Boundary street are getting anxious.
Olympia has also joined the sister
hood OF mOurners, upon having her
enumeration cut 70 1896, and the
publication of statement that this
is an 81 per cent. increase over the
enumeration of 1900. but then, it
was claimed that the former count
was entrusted to boys" and they,
not realizing the Importance of their
labors did not make q diligent effort
to obtain all the names to which our
town was entitled. The 1900 count,
lit will be remembered, fell little
short OF 1000.
Mr.. VIM. Craig has been studying
the Nozzle creek trunk sewer pro-
position with Increased zeal from the
standpoint of an interested property
owner. Evidently there are features
connected with this matter that do
! not look good to him. There are
others who fail to see how the trunk
sewer feature can be tackled on to the
improvement of the waterway as an
outlet of this creek and make the
sewer district pay the whole expense
as a sewer assessment. There are
lawyers in Olympia who assert such
an imposition is without precedent
in the books.
The first jury composed entirely of
women was engaged in the trial OF a
small case in Justice court Tuesday
afternoon. 1t consisted of five wo-
men, by stipulation, the sixth being
excused, on o physicians certificate
of illness. The suit was brought by
A. Koch, for SO 50 damages and was
against Fowles and Garfield. con-
tractors, claimed by plaintiff as the
cause OF runaway of his team and
damage to milk-wagon in that sum,
from an explosion set off by defend
ants. Notwithstanding the trivial
nature of the case, Ave lawyers we're
employed. four for Koch and Prose
cutting Attorney Wilson represented
tbs defendants. The jury consisted
of Mrs. Ada Powell. Miss Bernice
Sapp, Mrs. Genevra Lake, Mrs.
Frank Blakeslee and Miss Jean Nc
Leod.