Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-02
Mere Mention.

health.
Rad Mr.. Maum's new advertisement
i'll this issue.
Work has h 'cncumm"nccd on the foun-
datiuu of Ialcutl abrchslore.
/ The Di,tric. Court convcncs i'll this plsce
oil Monday, the l2th instant
! The walls oi Mr.. Williams brick store
are NOW Up, and The roof is being laid.
/ The pu>tut,irc has been removed to the
quarters prepared for it i'll Good Trmplaf
/ Hall.
New California po;atrc1 have sold il
this pace the past week III five cents pci
/ pound.
Chi.hcrr 4 Morrc'~ store i, now enclos
I'd and will soon lie ready t"I TIE stock oi
goods on the way.
Mr.. l.. ttnai is selling a certain stNl,
of Ladies cloth cutters at less than cost, Il
c,us.. on; the lot.
Mr.. Bnin~trr offers Il valuable tract o'
land for safe by public auction, on the eth
inst. See advertisement.
Mr.. Hoffman is erecting Il wooden
building corner OF Fifth and Main Streets
for Mc>>is Tuitc It Holmes.
| Batter now sells at from - To b cents
per pound. eggs AT 20 cent per dozen, and
p"tatots AT - cents per buShcl.
Ted Young fell into the bay. near Per
civals wharf. We 'tcrdty. aud WAS res
ctlcd by Mrs. Willis just us he went down
the last time.
DIR. Turner has contracted with M
Billings for the brick to b, used in tn,
construction of his store building colncI
of Fourth and Main Streets.
quite Il number of our citizens leave next
Monday for Walla Walla To attend the
scsSirn of the Grand Lodge of Ma;uns t.
convene i'll that city on the 18th instant.
| The large Warehouse formerly belonging
to Ward ~ Mitchcllon Fourth Street, now
occupies Il position on the " Burnt Dis
| trict." where it will lie converted into Il
store for Robert Frost.
! Delegations to the sunday School Con
vcntion at New Tacoma, left this place
Wednesday morning, by stage, the steamer
fer that day having been temporarily laid
up for repairs. They returned last even
ing.
Decoration Day was duly observed by
the Geo. III. Thomas Post No. 5. q. A. r..
of this place, last Friday. A number OF
teams conveyed the resilient comrades To
the cemetery, where appropriate ctre-
monies were conducted 10y Col. y. III. Ow-
lngs, Post Commander.
Mr.. OFT had made considerable progress
| in his plans for the erection of three large
stores on his lot corner of Washington
and Forth Stre.tS, when some question as
To the vitality of Il lease of Il portion of the
ground, held by Mr.. IIadlan, caused Il
temporary suspension of operations.
A twostory frame building covering 26
bv 81 feet ground area, is going up on the
site of the old Surveyor Gencrals Office.
Ii is to be devoted to the same use as its
predecessor, and soon as it is completed
the land office in the Odd Fellows build
ing will be removed to its former location.
The proposition for special tax levy to
be voted on next Monday contemplates
the expendition of about 81, 600 for the con-
struction of ciSterns, or providing fire
plugs, to secure better water supply.
The Council have not yet perfected their
plans, but express a determination TO cN-
| pend the money to the best advantage for
| obtaining this result.
Manager Stechan announces that Jay
Rails Uncle Toms Cabin Co. will appear
for one night i'll this place, the latter part
of this month. This company has per-
| formed the great play for five successive
seasons in the chic: cities of the Union.
Ii did the largest business ever known at
llaverly's Theater. San Francisco. The
- Uncle Tom" season opens at New Mar
ket Theater, Portland, next Monday.
The performance of the Standard Minis
trels-and Charley Reeds MuIdoon Picnic
Party, mt Columbia Hall, Monday even
ing, was something out of the usual order
of such shows, and was thoroughly apprc.
ciated 10y the large audience in attendance.
Charles Reed as Dennis Mulcahey made
an excellent representation ofthe old-style
- Irish gintleman," and little Flora Walsh
was prodigy in the part assigned to her.
Taken as a whole the performance was
emhently successful, and fully merited
the liberal patronage it received.
The sale OF lands for delinquent taxes of
1881 commences ut the Sherill's Office next
Monday morning, at 10 O'clock, and will
be continued from day to day until all is
sold or accredited to the county. We re-
gard this as Il splendid opportunity for
investment of spare capital with GER
tainty of an adequate return; and this view
is SO generally held, it is safe predict 10
that in both Thurston and Mason counties
the tracts will meet with II ready sale.
This is specially true of the town lots Of
ierred, now that the future prosperity of
Olympia seems assured.