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The Washburn leader., 1916-07-28
A daughter was born Mon
day at the Peter Hoff home.

See the Washburn State Bank
for Insurance.-Adv.
An electric light plant will be-
installed in Underwood.
For rent-living rooms in the
Haugeberg building. See Holtan
Nero. Co.-Adv.
Keep cool and have one Of
those Detroit Vapors sent up
See Holtam 's.-Adv.
Mrs. Benscoter returned to
Fargo Tuesday after a short visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Anderson
Mrs. o. G, Peterson is enjoying
a visit with her brother, Mr..
Jenson, who arrived this week
from Minnesota.
We sell standard binder
twine for lie. pound. Eversom
Bros.-Adv.
Eight men escaped from the
penitentiary Last Saturday. Five
have since been found. It is
thought they had outside help.
A man diell this week in MisA
sonr; who had NOT missed Sun
day school for 81 years. He was
81 years old.
Get a Detroit Vapor stove! at
reduced price to-day. See Hol-
tan Mere. Co.-Ahv
The Washbhrn ball team
went to Wilton last Friday and
played a. losing game Of ball,
the score being II to IL. This
makes one game apiece.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid
will meet with Mrs. j. l.. Brek-
ken, Wednesday, August End.
Everybody cordially invited.
Special discount on Detroit
Vapor stoves at Holtan Mere. Co.
ADV
Oliver Peterson and John A.
johnson, two pioneers Of Painted
Woods, spent Sunday in town
with John Satterlund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence PAUL
came down from Underwood in
their car Sunday and spent the
day as guests at the Joe Brown
home.
"We find time to do the
things we want to do most,'' was
a quotation left at the conven-
tion held here last week. How
true it is.
Miss Theresa JAM and Ed.
Schenfisch were married by
Judge Gibson on Tuesday. They
returned to their home at Makot
the following morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Klein re-
turned Tuesday from an auto
trip to Hebron. Mr.. Klein went
on to Medora with his brother
Fred to attend the celebration.
Mrs. Aug. E, johnson accom-
panied Master Hogue as far as
Bismarck Wednesday on his way
to his home at Steele. He spent
a couple of weeks here with
Hugh.
MACHINERY, If in need of
a plow, drill, harrow, harrow
cart, corn planter, cultivator, wa
gon, buggy or any other farm
machinery, 60 to the Mandan
Mercantile Co; All machinery
guaranteed ADV.
An auto. road has been COM
pleted to the summit Of Pixies
Peak. The distance from Colo
RADIO Springs to the Peak is ~
miles over this road. The Peak
is 8,O74 feet. 1t takes about
two hours and a half to make
the trip up. $50 automobiles
made the trip on the opening
day last week.
The cool weather a couple of
days this week was very well
come. The rain Saturday night.
was the first cooling rain for a
couple Of weeks, it was so cool
that it carried some hail with
it that fell at Garrison, but Cole
|harbor, Underwood and Wash
burn were missed. Underwood
did not even get any rain.
Tn knockers is always abroad
There is always someone who
is dissatisfied with this little
thing or that, and you will al
ways notice that this same per-
son will almost invariably shirk
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
COMMISSIONERS RAISE
SALARIES OF employees
Restore Them to Old Basis-W. G.
Salter Appointed Deputy.
Treasurer.

Increases in salaries were granted
by the county commissioners this
week to the three employees of the
assessors ONCE, and to w. G.
Salter Of the county treasurer's office
who was also promoted to the dep
q position which has been
since early last fall.
The increases authorized put the
sslaldAa of these employees back to
whsfe they were before they were re-.
duced BY the commissions about a
year ago. J. g. Sans. deputy county
received q raise from $50 to
500 . month, Russell Salter from
$50 to $S5 and Miss Ethel Mckenzie
from $40 to $76. In obtaining these
increases for his employees. Assessor
Sans agreed to extend the assess
ments on the tax rolls this year with
out any additional employees.
w. C. Salter. who becomes deputy
treasurer, has been employed in that
ONCE as bookkeeper for the last eight
years. His salary was raised from
800 to $112.50 per month.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
FATHER OBTAINS CHILD
Court Directs Grandparents to Give
0. j. LOngmire Custody of His
Daughter.

Writ of habeas corpus directing
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Hughes of Yelm
to give their little granddaughter
into the custody Of her father, o. ].
Longmire of Roy, was signed by Su-
perior Judge" d. F. Wright Wednes-
day. after a hearing in the local
court. This ends case that has at
tracted much attention.
Superior Judge Wright accepted
the contention of Attorney Thos. M.
Vance, representing Longmire, that
parents have the first claim on their
children, provided they are fit NOR
ally to care for them, and ruled that,
during the hearing Monday evening,
no evidence was introduced proving
that Longmire was unfit to have his
child.
Longmire's first wife was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes
and since her death the child has
been cared for by them. When Long
mire married the second time about
a year ago he sought the custody of
the child and finally brought habeas
corpus proceedings to obtain her.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
PACIFIC MAIL RETURNS
Company Which Discontinued Service
Will Re-Enter Pacific
Trade.

Re-establishment Of transpacific
service by the Pacific Mail Steamship
company between San Francisco and
the Orient, will be inaugurated on
June II when the company's new
liner Ecuador is scheduled to leave
San Francisco for Honolulu, Yoko-
hama. Kobe, Shanghai. Manila and
Hongkong.' Announcement to this
effect was made this week.
This is the firm which discontin-
ued its transpacific service last No.
vember, when with much hullabaloo
it announced it could not compete
with the Oriental lines on account of
the seamen's law. The company will
now put three steamers in the serv-
ice and others are to be added, all
flying the American flag.
The Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany is the oldest transpacitic steam
ship line. 1t instituted the first reg
ular service around Cape Horn and
operated the first "side wheelers'
across the western ocean.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
DAIRY MEETING APRIL ~.
Details of COw-Testing Association
to Be Completed and Tester Hired.

Members Of the cow-testing asso-
citation now being formed here are
requested to attend a meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce at l O'Clock
Saturday afternoon, April %, when
final details Of the organization will
be worked out and tester employed,
according to an announcement made
this week by L. R. Campbell, presi-
dent Of the Thurston County Dairy
mems association.
Some Al cows are yet to be OBJ
tanned to complete the number re-
quired for an association and Mr..
Campbell anticipates no trouble in
enlisting them. o. e. Gibson of the
federal department of agriculture,
who was to have spent a couple of
days here this week completing the
enrolment, was in the city on other
matters but was unable to devote any
time to the work. He is expected to
return in few days, however, so that
the membership roll will be complete
when the first meeting Of the asso-
citation is scheduled to be held.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
NEW SOUND SHIPPING FIRMS.
Company Formed at Seattle to Handle
Northwest Products Chiefly.

Announcement was made this week
of the Incorporation of a shipping
concern at Seattle with a capital
stock of $250,00O, which will at once
start the construction of two auxil-
iary powered wooden schooners for
the coastwise and foreign lumber
trade. The new corporation will es-
tablish a permanent shipysrd at the
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredge COM
pany's plant, this company being a
heavy stockholder in the new corpo-
ration.
Two vessels will be started at once,
the FIRST to be completed in six
months and the second 80 days later,
and provisions will be made to handle
10 ships Of the same type almost i'm
mediately. The men behind the cor
poration plan TO make it an exploiter
of Puget Sound products, as 80 per
cent of the ships lumber and labor
will originate here.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
COURT COMPELS CITY TO
BUY WATER PLANT MOTOR
Local Power Company Buys Trans
J foemeE-Must Also Pay
Water Bill.

When Superior Judge D. F. Wright
Wednesday directed the city to pay
the Westinghouse Electric company
$3.50 for the electric motor at the
waterworks pumpign station, and the
Olympia Light & Power company
bought the transformers. the contro-
versy in which the city has been en-
gagged with the company for several
weeks and which came to q show
down Tuesday night, was tempora-
rily ended.
The city, however, has manda-
mus suit still pending in the local
court. by which 1t seeks to compel
the old water company to pay for the
motor. 1t originally cost $500 but
the city was allowed. $3.50 credit for
payment made by the old company.
Tho situation became acute Tues
day when attorneys for the Westing-
house company obtained q writ Of
replevin and, with Sheriff McCorkle.
went over to the plant to seize the
motor and transformers. From early
that afternoon until about 10 o'clock
that night the waterworks pumps
we're shut OF. but the company and
city water company finally reached
an agreement whereby the pumps
were started again.
Judge Wright also ordered the
city to pay its water bill of $SSs.60
for February to c. ]. Lord, receiver
of the old company, after the city
had sought to escape payment Of this
amount to Offset the $3.50 It had to
pay for the motor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
Enrolling American Legion Here

Enrolling American Legion Hero.
Frank M. Kenney, cashier Of the
Olympia National bank, reports con-
siderable interest locally in the for
nation of the American Legion, q
body Of men willing to serve in the
army In case of war and who are en-
rolled a. to particular vocations aside
from the regular infantry service.
The government has no information
of the kind as to the citizenry and no
funds with which to obtain 1t, and
this voluntary organization is carry
ing on the work SO that the govern
ment may have the data II it is ever
needed. Former Presidents Roose-
welt and Taft, two former secretaries
of war and two former secretaries of
the navy, comprise the advisory
board.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

Mesdames G. VIII Shaffer. sJos
Reder, Thomas Macleay and Cecil
Burr compose . committee Of the
Woman's club which is selling tick
cts to a banquet to be given by
the club "for men only" in cam
paign inaugurated by the women to
pay on the balance Of the $4,000
mortgage on the clubhouse. The
committee solicited local business
men Thursday, the tickets selling at
IS. and the first days sales indicate
they will dispose Of the 100 neces-
sary to lift the mortgage. Arrange
ments for the banquet are being
made by a committee composed Of
Mesdames J. w. NOVEL; and George
Funk and details will be announced
later.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

Sam Wilson, who was arrested the
fore part of this week on a warrant
sworn out by Prosecuting Attorney
Geo. F. Yantis, charging him with
selling liquor to Elmer Ganfield in
violation of the prohibition law.
would not tell where he got the
"booze" except by saying he bought
1t from friend in a logging camp,
but Police Justice Walter Crosby
Wednesday fined him 800 and costs.
for which Wilson will linger SO days
in Sheriff McCorkle's hotel.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
DAGGETT DENIES HE
INTENDS TO RESIGN
THE RUMOR GAINED CURRENCY
AFTER BUREAU REPORT ON
HIS EXPENSE ACCOUNT.

Persistent reports that Chairman
Floyd L. Daggett of the Industrial
insurance commission intended to
resign as the result of the report
made by the bureau of inspection
after an Investigation of his expense
account, we're denied by him this
week, while Governor Lister also
told Seattle reporters he had not
consulted Mr.. Daggett and knew
nothing about it.
Chairman Daggett has been in Ia
coma this week. attending the trial
of Arthur Monk Young, charged
with completely in the Industrial In
surance looting. The report Of the
bureau Of inspection was made last
Friday and covered q comparison Of
the vouchers sworn to by Chairman
Daggett and the books of Seattle, Ta-
coma and Spokane hotels, question
ing some 1900 worth of expenses Mr..
Daggett had charged to the state.
The investigation was made at the
request Of Governor Lister follow
ing the publication in Seattle
weekly Of charges that Mr.. Daggett
had padded his expense account.
When the report was submitted to
the attorney general by the bureau.
Mr.. Daggett also wrote the attorney
general, stating in his letter: II
would be pleased to 60 over 1t with
you and make such explanations as
may have. I also wish to state that
II there are charges therein that In
your judgment should not have been
made, I am ready to make such re-
fund a. in your judgment is proper"
Various items included In his ex-
peese account by Mr.. Daggett. such
az laundry, tailoring work and the
like. were also questioned by the
bureau In its report. Greatest stress
is laid on the fact, however. that the
vouchers as filed with the state
auditor, which appear to have been
regularly made, fully itemized and
properly signed. call for larger
amounts than the hotel ledgers. Mr..
Dasgett's explanation is that in his
hotel bills he included various Incl
dental items of expense incurred out
side the hotels.
Governor Lister is going over the
bureaus report carefully and ex-
poets to have a conference with Mr..
Daggctt before taking any action on
It. The attorney general has not
acted on 1t.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
DEMOCRATS CALL A
MASS MEETING HERE
COMMITTEE CHOOSES APRIL ~
FOR CONVENTION TO ELECT
STATE DELEGATES.

Thurston county Democrats are
called to attend mass convention in
this city April %, the same day the
Republicans meet in county conven-
ton in Tenino, the date for the Dem
ocratic meeting having been set at q
session Of the county central COM
mittee in Eagles hall last Saturday
morning. After the meeting. the
committee and q number Of other
Democrats gathered at an informal
luncheon at q local restaurant.
County Chairman r. M. Fuller pre-
sided at the committee meeting
which was entirely harmonious and
quite enthusiastic. The plan Of I
mass convention, in preference to {
convention to which delegates are
elected in the different precincts, was
favored and adopted BY the commit
tee and Chairman Fuller. Dell Kagy.
Chambers Prairie, and M. Ahearn Of
Mud Bay were chosen ~ Z special
committee to attend to arrangements.
Sixteen delegates will be chosen ct
this meeting to the state convention
at North Yakima next month and
these. too. will be elected At large.
Present plans for the day contem-
plate holding the mass convention in
the afternoon. with banquet and Z
program Of speaking in the evening.
annoupcement Of which will be made
later.
The committee meeting aroused in
terest and enthusiasm and 1t is ex-
pected that large number Of Demo-
Gratis from all parts Of the county,
women % we'll a. men. will attend
the convention April %.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
Another Suit ON Bushnell Farm.

Another Suit ON Bushnell Farm.
Suit to recover $1.1S6.20 alleged
to be due them as contractors. for
which they have lien against the
property, has been brought by Leigh
Allan and Claud f. Gray against the
G. M. Bushnell company. They ask
that the property be sold to satisfy
the claim. Mrs. Bushnell, owner Of
the farm, which is located along Tai
colts lake. is now suing her husband
for divorce.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

In spite Of the opinion given BY
the attorney general that the pro-
posed procedure i Illegal. City At
torney Geo. r. Bisslow. differing
with the state ofIicials opinion. says
he will advise the city council not to
change the policy set forth In m or
dinance recently adopted. providing
for the extension OF mains on the
local improvement district plan and
for rebating the cost to the property
owners In free water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
HAY SHORTAGE IN
NORTHWEST SERIOUS
PRICE @12 ABOVE NORMAL
SUPPLY COMES FROM IDAHO
AND CALIFORNIA.

With alfalfa hay already selling at
an unheard-of high price, some $12 q
ton above normal, and with the local
supply being shipped in from South
ern Idaho and California, Olympia
and .Thurston county are also feeling
the shortage Of this staple stock feed.
which Is reported to be serious
throughout the Northwest. Alfalfa
hay is now selling around $28 . ton
when the normal price this time OF
year is about $16.
Except for slight increase in bran
and shorts, the prices of the other
grains. wheat, oats, barley and corn,
are reported by local dealers to be
slightly less than year ago. Tim
othy hay is also commanding a high
price, about $26 to $27, which is
considerably above normal, but the
shortage in the supply of that in this
territory is due to shortage of rail-
road cars for shipment.
:; Reasons for Shortage.
No straw can be bought in the
Northwest today; Tacoma. Seattle
and Portland dealers report . serious
alfalfa shortage in those cities. while
North Yakima and Walla Walla. two
Of the largest alfalfa producing dis
tricts In the state, have been ship
ping in hay for the last six weeks.
The unusually severe winter. . small
crop and the lack Of transportation
facilities are the chief reasons givSn
for the hay shortage.
Local dealers are paying now for
freight alone on carload shipments
Of hay a. much = the hay, including
freigat, generally costs them laid
down at their warehouses. The un-
usually high price Of alfalfa has nat
urally tended to decrease the de-
mand for It, and local dealers eeti-
mate they have enough on hand II
en- route here 70 supply tAsir trole
for the remainder Of the month,
when It is expected that pasture lands
will have reached the point whore
the stock can b turned into them Tor
feed.
Tlmothy From Ellensbn9.
Timothy is from % 70 ~ moro
than It was year ago, hut at that u
considerably less than the high mark
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
Drawn for Federal Jury Service

Drawn for Federal Jury Service.
Among the residents of Southwest
Washington drawn for service on the
petit jury in the federal court at Ia
coma during the May term are A. d.
Campbell of Tenino, F. H. Higgins of
Rochester and p. A.. Murray of Gate.
No reislents of this county were in
cluded in the panel for the federal
grand jury.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
Try Railroad Tax Case.

Trial Of the suit of the Oregon
Washignton Railroad & Navigation
company to restrain collection Of
1913 taxes on the ground that the
$4s,00O,0O0 valuation placed by the
state equalization board in 1912 is
excessive and arbitrary has been in
progress this week before Judge D.
F. Wright in the local superior court.
The company alleges the proper val
uation is $39.000.0O0. This would
mean a reduction of $27O,00O in the
company.s taxes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14
McArtlle Says He Retires.

L. D. McArdle, representative from
Jefferson county in the state legisla-
ture for the last three terms and one
of the leaders of the house orsanisa-
ton. announced this week that he
was "out Of the political game for
good" and would not be a candidate
for reelection. Between the 1913
and 1915 legislatures and since the
1S16 session. McArdle has been en-
ployed by the state bureau of inspec-
tion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

T. s. Adams, secretary Of the Ma
tional Tax association. has requested
]. H. Brislawn OF the state tax COM
mission to deliver an address at the
tenth annual conference of the asso-
citation in Indianapolis the latter part
of August.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

Mrs. George Filley left Sunday for
Washington, d. c., to attend the 25th
annual constitutional congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. as the delegate from the local
chapter. She expects to visit in Chi
cago before returning to Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

The Olympia high school team will
journey to Rochester Saturday for
return game with the high school
nine Of that city, which defeated the
locals. two weeks ago in the first
game Of the season by score of 4
to 1.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

After visiting for several weeks at
the home Of Mrs. e. r. Smith, Mrs.
Walter X. Calland left Wednesday
for Colorado Springs. intending to
visit in California en- route.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

Revival services have been in
progress this week at the First Meth
odist church, under the auspices OF
the local Ministerial Alliance, with
Rev. T. H. Atchinson as the evange-
list and Rev. D. w. Cram as song
leader.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

The Married Folks Dancing club
will hold its last dancing party of
the season at the Woman's clubhouse
Friday evening. 1t will be masque-
rade and the clubs officers promise
some unusual entertainment features.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

Mrs. s. ]. Chadwick, state presi-
dent, and Mrs. Ernest Lister. dele
gate from the local chapter, plan to
attend the state convention Of the p.
e. o. society at Spokane April 10.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

Delegates from Seattle, Tacoma.
Hoquiam and Aberdeen attended the
annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary society Of the
Olympia district. which was held
Monday and Tuesday at the First
Methodist church.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

The Rector's guild of St. Johns
church will hold an Easter sale in
the lobby of the Kneeland hotel Sat-
urday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

Mrs. Ole Hanson and mother, Mrs.
Kneeland Of Shelton, left this week
on visit to Los Angeles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-14

The commissioners Of Pacific coun-
ty this week authorized the employ
ment of a county farm expert there.
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