Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-09-29


The State tax levy for this year is
'-"o mills. giving Il total of 50 49, Ii
according TO the figures Of the State
Board oi Equalization. The levy last
year was o.43, raising S4,92O. 92f.
inns shows that the levy has been
reduced l3 of u mill.
The farm home of w. f.. Williams
ana one OF his barns, about 10 mile,
from town on the Grand Mound road,
were wholly destroyed by fire last
Sunday. A part of the furniture was
saved by some of the EeighborS, the
family not being home
y. ). kerfoot, who has long been
the faithful and energetic book keep
or nj Chambers market, will leave
. with his family on Oct. 10th for
San Diego. Cal. to found IA new
home They have many friends in
olympia who regret their departure.
c. =. Giles. a former we'll known
Olympan, now in the lumber and
shingle business at Darlington, was
greeting old friends here this week.
He is thinking very strongly of NOV
ing back. He has been a regular
subscriber to the STANDARD for many
years.
The Capitol Commission have de-
cided to sell 5000 acres of the lands
available for building the State Capt.
toll, in Douglas county, Oct. 18th.
The land to be offered is about Mans
field, Nelson and Leahy. and the ap-
praisemcnt amounts to $4,000, at
from 50 to $l5 per acre.
An inquest was held at Bucoda over
the body j. c. Gales. who was killed
by a shot fired ~ r. w. Waddle, in
being mistaken fora bear, and he was
exonerated. IL was held by Coroner
Sticklin of Lewis county, Us the
tregedy happened there. Waddle is
said to be Frustrated by grief over
the unfortunate occurrence.
Fl. w. Maynard, after an absence
of three months, has recently re-
Gently returned from Alaska. While
absent lie represented the Western
States Life Insurance Co. He was
successful in his undertaking, and
expects t" leave shortly for Cali
fofnia, then go to the Hawaiian
Islands on the same mission.
The Washington 1911 Compensa-
ton law has been sustained by the
Supreme Court on a recent decision.
The insurance indemnity companies
may carry the case TO the U. S. Su-
preme Court for review. There is
another phase of this matter. how
will Federal Judge C.. H. Hanford
rule regarding the validity of this
law.
Little Airline, daughter Of MIR. and
Mrs. II. A. Percival, aged two years,
died last Friday night, from the eff
fects of an operation for acute OBJ
Struction OF the bowels. While it
was successful from a surgical stand
point and an absolute alternative, her
vitality was not sufficient to with
stand the ordeal. The funeral was
held Monday.
The X. of z. IS with the assistance
of the Pythian Sisters know how to
make their entertainments success
full. From lack of space the STAND
ARD is unable to comment on the an
nual homecoming entertainment of
the order last evening. Everybody
in attendance had good time. An
excellent musical and literary pro-
gramme was rendered.
John w. Mckenzie has began
suit for SIC, 900 against the Mud Bay
Logging company, for loss of his
right leg while working for that CON-
pany as brakeman, charging that the
injury was due to neglect of the COM
pany's employees. He is 80 years of
age and married and member of the
we'll known family of that name, who
has long resided in that district.
A number of citizens residing on
Sixth street are of the opinion that
before the rainy season begins, it
would be good plan to lay an i'm
prOvised sidewalk over Swantown
fill along this street. The STANDARD
is informed that there are q sufficient
number of planks belonging to the
city removed by improving Colum.
bia street, might be used for this
purpose at small expense.
DR.. Riley attended the dedication
OF the new milliOn-dOllar Providence
Hospital in Seattle, Sunday after
noon. 1t has been under construc-
tion since April, 1909; has accommo-
dations for 300 patients. with 40
rooms for sisters and attendants; has
four stairways. two elevators, three
main fire escapes, and contains six
individual operating rooms. DIR. Ri.
ley says it is q fine Institution.
According to reports, the City
Engineers and his Office force are at
work on the assessment roll OF the
big trunk-sewer district. II con-
tractor Mallory shall prevail in his
present suit which is nominally
against the city. but really against
the property in the district, will
there be double assessment? How
much will the district be asked to
pay for the mistakes of the city Of
ficials?
1t seems that the effort to sustain
the injunction served on reconstruc-
ton of the sidewalk fronting the
Odd Fellows building on Fifth and
Main streets, failed from a flaw. and
before another could be secured the
change was made Now there is a
difference in elevation of the new
walk and that in front of the Maahs
property. 1t will probably result in
making the latter's sidewalk con-
form to the change. another instance
of the tail wagging the dog.
In the case of A. B. Woodland and
wife against E. I. Young. being an
action to foreclose a mortgage deed,
came up last Monday for hearing in
the Superior Court on two motions
Of the defendant, one to quash the
service of the summons and the other
to strike out certain paragraphs OF
the complaint. Both of these mo-