Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-28
Local Notes.


Go to the White House for bar
gains the next ten day.
S. &. Ward has di-c,n,lnued his
business house in Tumwattr.
Mr.. VIM. Pix has placed us under
Obligations for late English papers.
A special meeting of the City
Council will he held next Monday
evening.
Fixing up seems to be the order Of
the day with our citizens generally.
This is well.
Fifty persons in quest of real es-
tate besieeed the Land Office Oh
Friday, last week.
Some very fine halibut and salmon
were upon the blocks at our meat
markets last week.
The high license ordinance will
come up for final action at the next
regular meeting of the Council.
Mr.. Van Epps has filed claim for
$4,000 against the city for damages
from the grading OF Fourth street.
Ground will be broken, in a few
days, tor j. G. Horr's new brick
building, adjoining DR.. Turner's
block.
Horr's brick is TO have an iron
front, with two plate-glass show
windows costing $500, about 6 by 8
feet in size.
We understand MIR. c. B. Bagley
will erect a two.story building near
Capt. Blinn's Office on Fourth street
this Spring.
Eastern people, just arrived, will
be surprised to see outdoor rad
ishes grown this Spring on sale in
this market.
We are not surprised to learn that
several of our citizens have recently
purchased lots on the West-side for
building purposes.
Miss Mary Shelton is the happy
owner of q magnificent piano, "Lit-
tie Giant" bought of Gardner &
Brother, Portland.
The militia company have been
granted the use OF Columbia hall for
drilling, and the Fire Companies for
balls, at actual expenses.
1t will be seen from our Montesa-
no department, that the Temperance
people are making a vigorous cam
paien against the whisky ring.
Mr.. L. Bettman, it is said, has
purchased the property of MIR. w.
Brown located on Ninth street, be-
tween Washington and Franklin.
Mrs. Jane Galliber, who has been
visiting friends in this city. returned
to her home, in Tacoma, on last
Monday by the steamer Welcome.
Mr.. David David Shelton reports
that abont three miles of the rail-
road leading from near his place to
Gray's Harbor is ready for grading.
Judge Ready has had consider
able improvements made on his new
ly purchased lots, corner Twelfth
and Adams streets. Other improve
ments will follow.
The tax levy for municipal pur-
poses this year will be upon total
valuation Of s1,19I,7S3, unless the
figures are changed in equalizing
the assessment.
Two Pullman sleepers will be
placed on the Northern Pacific Ia
coma and Kalama section, to provide
for the comfort Of passengers on the
night schedule.
Our citizens generally will be
pleased to learn that Mr.. Ira Knee
land has so far recovered from his
recent injury as to inspire confidence
in his full recovery.
There are u few trade dollars in
circulation here. One will OCCASION
ally get into q roll of coin, and the
receiver mono the wiser as to who
put it there. Only 10 cents out.
The City Finance Committee esti-
mate The expenses of the "town"
the present year at $4,000. That
sounds rather as if q high-pressure
policy had been determined upon.
Notwithstanding that the Courier
claims its immense influence has
caused En- erson's Minstrels to
include Olympia in its circuit, we
predict that they will not play here.
Mr.. Simenson's new building in
Maple Park reminds one of the way
they do thirgs east. 1t is a regular
frame and out of the usual order of
things. 1t will look we'll when COM
pleted.
We have it from reliable authority
that the new brick store building
proposed by Mr.. J. G. Horr, Special
Treasury Agent, will be finished and
ready for occupancy by the LIST of
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