Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-05

next. III aid Of poor family in
town Tho object is n commend
able me anl 1t is hoped that there
Will be n full Attendance.
The now wLaif recently completed
below In; Olympia bulge. gives
that portion II our waterfront a
d'eld'dlv Commercial appearance
DAVID Drcwry IL entitled to much
credit for such an improvement.
II now iuus out .hat Messrs. l.
q Abbott aul Louis Bettman will
lmid simultaneously on their Main
street property. This enterprise
Viii result. # course, IN the erection
IF an elegant block Of brick, stone
and non.
Stm Gpt'~chnlk. late Of the White
House. IA tins city. hut now one of
the lcadiu. merchants of Tacoma. is
visiting frends IN town. He con-
fcs~es Tint hls Old love foi Olympia
/, -iiil buns with n flame that will
never bc oNtingulshed.
\ banquet was gwen at The Carl
'on ilousc. on Monday evening,
IA honor f senator J y. D)lph and
Delegate BIonts. A large number
# Olympia cl'izens were present,
and good cheer constituted the lead.
my feature of the evening.
\ splendid job has just been CON-
.,l,ted III Ensi olympia upon the
''ree's. Wherever deep grade
hl~ been cri Down to the clay hard
pm, n heavy layer If coarse gravel
has been srrcal over the highway,
aud excellent crossings put down.
In putting down the stone founda
ton for HI new building, Mr.. Bur
m.lsler has wisely made provision
for n double stairway to accommo.
date that portion Of his block which
will be Ultimately built on the south
sldc OF the structure now going up
on the corn,r.
VIZ. John J.. Cook, one Of Olym-
pas oldcu time citizens, left by the
last steamer for his new home in
N"pa. California. The best wishes
81 our entire community 60 with
him and his family. The best thing
We can wish HIM is that he speedily
get rich and come bacl. TO Olympia
to enjoy his competence.
Tho dance in the new school
building last Friday night was lib.
crafty attended by those who like to
tfIp the light fantastic" The
amount realized was about S45,
which will be appropriated for bell
for the Wes,-side school house.
The supper furnished at tie resi-
dencc Of Mrs. White was highly mp.
preciated by the guests.
The escaped convict, Smith, was
captured ear'y On Tuesday morning.
by Sheriff Billings and Deputy Sher-
III Harmon. Smith, who has been
at large for about ten days, was
was about to leave by the steamer
Emma Hagcdrd. when he was kindly
taken in hand by the watchful Off
GERS He was promptly conducted
TO the county Jail and is now look
ing through tho bars OF the iron
cage.
Tho Democtati Of Olympia pre-.
cinct elected, last Saturday, the fol-
lowing delegates to the County Con-
ven,ion 10 be held tomorrow: DIR.
n. Ostiander, Messrs. Francis
Henry. J. L. Henderson, Robt.
F,osi. J. NJ. Murphy, e. W. Hart
man. Milton Giles. Jos. Chilberg,
j. G. McFadden. VIM. McLlne, L.
I. Young. l.. lIettman and DIR.
Starkwcathcr.
Our worthy District Attorney, j.
&. McFaddon. has entered into CO.
partnership with +. Van Norman,
late OF New York city, a lawyer of
large experience and legal ability.
The firm namo is Van Norman Il
McFadden, and their Offices are the
same M those which have been occu-
pied by MIR. McFadden on the cor
ner OF Main and Fourth streets,
Olympia. They will no doubt enjoy
an extensive practice.
We used to read in Peter Farley s
geography and history that the peo-
Pile Of tho col stial empire made
savoiy pies from the tender flesh Of
rats aud puppies, but we did not
know. then. that they counted
billed owl" in their bill of fare.
A monster bird OF this species Was
brought in from the country, on
Wednesday. and no sooner was it
hung ON the shambles at one of our
meat markets than ho was gobbled up
ia tree by Two resi- lent Cinnamon.
Reing asked how they were to utilize
II. they answered Makco belly
good soupee.'
fRrionr List. - The following
freight arrived at the Second street
wharf during the week
Per Queen of the pnrific-Erank