Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-05
MERE MENTION.

The days and nights are now near
OF equal lenght.
The season of parties and churc
sociables is near at hand.
The sound OF the saw and hamm
is heard in every part Of town.
The bank building looms up resplel
dent in a new coat Of red paint.
The planking OF the new Lon
Bridge will commence next week.
The Republican hippodrome pc
forms at Ielm, on Monday, at / ?. Il
Mr.. +. T. Young returned from
visit to Portland and Vancouver Tue
day evening.
The Clark building, corner OF Thir
and Columbia streets, has had ne'
roof placed upon it.
Capt. Hatch is building an addition
to his residence, corner Of FRANKLIN
and Seventh streets.
J. J. Wesbrook, of Tacoma, ha
been visiting acquaintance in thi
city, the past few days.
Mr.. o. A. Schall, Of La Crosse, Wis.
has been investing largely in rea
estate in this city and surroundings.
"Olympic Block" is the name thai
has been given to Mr.. Williams ele
CANT new brick building 1t has beer
painted a buff color with drab trim
mings.
Gov. Semple has appointed the
following Notaries Public: John II
Clark, of Okanogan; V. ii. Smith. OF
King; F. f. Pressler and NJ. +. Ellrich
OF Clarke.
Foster e. Labree's stable is under
going Il general renovation. A new
sidewalk in front and fresh paint on
the walls change its appearance very
materially.
The roof of Columbia Hall is being
treated with double coating OF Ben
nett & Co.'S Impervious Lime Paint
said to be one of the most durable roof
preservatives of the age.
The timers have finished the roof
on the Odd Fellows building, and work
men are engaged in cementing the out
side. 1t will doubtless be completed
before the rainy season sets in.
The Republican nominees on the
county ticket are making a thorough
canvas of the county. They don't
seem to think the boosted 200 Repub-
lican majority is likely to materialize
this year.
The pile-driver has been engaged the
past few days in driving the fender
piles to Long bridge and in building a
short extension to the lower siding,
tor convenience IN the landing Of
steamers.
Olympia Lodge, I. o. o. F., expect
to have bouse-warming about Christ
mas. They will then move into one of
the largest and finest society halls in
the Territory, and building of which
they may well be proud.
DR.. J. w. Dunn, a resident of the
southern part of the city, died last
Monday, of diabetes, aged 50 years, and
was buried under the rites of the Ma
sonic fraternity, on the afternoon of
the succeeding day. Mr.. d. came to
this place, with his family, few
months ago, suffering from the malady
which terminated his life.
The steamer Hdssaio has been laid
up for repairs and the Emma Hayward
is again on her old route between this
city and Seattle. Her time of dcpar-
ture from Seattle has been changed,
to three O'clock in the afternoon, which
makes her due here about nine o'clock
The morning hour of departure from
this place remains as heretofore, six
o'clock.
The contract for grading Union
street, between Main and Adams, has
been let to Mr.. Gilliland, and that
of Washington street, from Seventh to
Union, to Mr.. Rawson. The former
will be paid 30 cents per cubic yard,
and the latter IS cents, as the work is
much more difficult, from instructions
and the longer haul necessary in max
ing fills.
Edgar A. Miner, engaged in mer-
camille pursuits at Benicia, California.
and Lansing Miner, Jr, lawyer of
the same city, nephews of Gov. Sem
pie, have been on visit of inspection
to the Sound, with view of making
their home at some point in Western
Washington. They are men of ability
and means and will be decided &C.
QUESTION to any community.
Holthuson Brothers cigar manufac-
tory and salesroom have been removed
from the Israel building to the stand
formerly occupied by the Central mar
ket, in Otis building, on the opposite
side of Fourth street. This firm have
come to stay, and the excellent quality
of their manufactures indicate that
they will find no trouble in building up
lucrative and permanent business.
Mr. Herman Block, of Davenport,
Iowa, and his wife, a sister of our
townsman, Mr.. T. c. Van Epps, have
tarried few days in Olympia on their
trip home from California, where Mr..
B. has been in attendance ut the ses-
sion of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows. Mr.. Block is u gentle
man of close observation and rare in
telligence, Il supporter of Mr.. Cleve-
land although II lifelong Republican.
He says the political prospects are
bright, although the present contest
will witness more personal changes
than any that have preceded it. He
thinks the result will be almost equiv