Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-04-06
Mere Mention.

tonight.
This demand for dwellin, houses
continues aud rents are advancing
Mr.. OF is about to build another
store on his Fourth street properly.
Another grand exhibition at MIR.
Bettman's W town store Tomorrow.
It is reported that another colony
ofG.rmans is headed towards this
place.
The fruit thus far have sustained
little if any damage from the light
frosts.
Tie receipts of the Olympia Laud
Office for the month Of March, were
nearly SO, 1000.
The FIRST Columbia river salmon OF
the season were exposed for tale i'll
the Olympia markets Tuesday.
The monthly Union Temperance
meeting will be held in the Congre-
cstional Church next Sabbath even
ing.
The last San Francisco Golden Era
is q spscial number, filed with much
iptere sting data relating to our Ter
ritory.
The Kentucky Jubilee Singers
were the best minstrel company
which has visited this place for
many years.
A Mr.. Sargent and family have as
sumed charge of the St. Charles
Hotel, in this place, Mr.. Cornell re-
firing to bis farm.
Van Epps says he wants more
money and has concluded to extend
the time for closing his cost sale to
Saturday. the 21st instant.
Messrs. Hopkins & Robertson are
putting up warehouse adjoining
their store, to accommodate their
rapidly increasing business.
The members of the Board of
Trade arc requested by the Presi-
dent to meet ut the Secretsry's Office,
next Monday evening, at 8 o'clock.
A score or more of immigrants ar
we'd yesterday, passengers by the
Dakota, which brought several hun
bred for the various Sound ports. !"
Members of Alki Council American
Legion of Honor should bear in mind
that their night of meeting has been
changed from Saturday to Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Rawson, having sold his in.
terest in the Eureka Restaurant to
Mr.. Rynearson, has accepted the
position Of salesman in Mr.. Bettman's
downtown store.
Mr.. Klappsr is about to erect .
building on the south side Of Fourth
Street, between Main and Washing.
ton, to be uSsd for q bakery and
confectionery stoes.
A special term of the District
Court 10 to be held on the 18th in.
slant, to hear and determine the
long pending suits affecting the
pipe factory and water works Of this
y place.
The impossible Charley Talcott
proposes to open soda and cigar
stand on the ten feet which remains
vacant adjoining the express Office
afts, the new post Office building is
erected.
Tie Courier announces that to
bacco dealers tax has been reduced
tnam S. to 81 40 per snnum. All
special interval revenue tax must be
paid before the S0th instant, or q
fifty per cent. penalty will be exacted
Mr.. Gottschalk keeps up bis lick
insbe war he has inaugurated against
: high prices win the valor of knight
Of old, aud the ground is strewn with
the slain. He is in constant receipt
of new goods, and still is unable t.
keep up with the demand.
At the municipal election held
last Monday = small vote was cast
the people manifesting but little in
terest in the matter. DR.. Os,randel
was reelected Mayor; Chas. Bur,nis
ter, Councilman in the First Ward
r. G.. O,Brien in the Second, and
C. H. Hale in the Third.
Mr.. A. Hartsock reports having
scaled during March, 1883. a. fol-
lows, the figures representing feet
board measure:
THURSrON COUNTY.
For Robert Hall. s44 logs. ..... sos, 76
/. Z. Ellis, 20S logs. ....... 226. So
Geo. H. Foster. 2I2 logs. ...... 1867 .O6
MASON COUNTY.
For John SIocu,n. Indian, 1856 logs. GA. 90
Edward C2llOw. 658 logs . SIG, Is!
M. C. Simmons, 40 logs. .352. A.
- At meeting Of the citizens, com
: mittee, held at Closby's Office, las
Friday evening, Messrs. c.. N
Moore. NJ. O'Conner and T. NJ
Reed. JE.. were appointed . com
mittss to solicit subscriptions. Thu
maunskudA ~ thu oni> hro ton 1nDonds