Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-08-10


cleaning away lot Of debris. and
brick fell JUS, grazing the old gentle
mans head.
Jesse +. Murphy, general agent 0
the Kansas Mutual Life Association
recently arrived in this city iron
Wichita. Kansas. He brings his vii,
and child, and We ara informed. la.
come to stay.
Steamer Hassai9 made an extra TIL
to Seattle on Sunday last, in order to
take the place OF the Hoyudrd on til,
Tacoma-Seattle run during that boat.
absence in bringing the excursion
party 10 this city
! Rev. l.. y. Brintnall gave his hear
ers u feast Of reason and flow OF soul
ut the Presbyterian church, la,t Sun
day morning and evening. He
breaches at the same place Sunday
after next, morning and evening.
Prof. Follansbee lef. for Che halls,
on Monday last, to conduct the Joint
Institute OF the Second Judicial Dis
trict and Lewis county, which con-
vened in that city on the 9th inst.
He is expected to return tomorrow.
The New York Store has fine as
sortment of campaign handkerchiefs,
bearing the ikenesses of the Demo
cratic and Republican candidates on
the Presidential ticket. "You pays
yer money and yer takes yer choice"
1t will be OF interest to our local
merchants to know that the steamer
Wilmington has again been placed on
the San Francisco and Tacoma route,
and that freight rates have been re-
duced in consequence to $3.50 per
ton.
DR.. A. H. Steele left on Wednesday
for Victoria, where he will 90 by the
Princess Louise on an excursion to
Fort Simpson. He is in hopes that
the trip may benefit his health, which
has been declining for some years
past.
At meeting of the School Board,
last Monday, Mrs. l.. F. Brintnall was
selected as assistant principal of the
Central school for the ensuing year
and Miss Annie &. Abbott as teacher
in the Westside school. A special tax
Of three mills was levied to meet ex-
penses.
Brick work on the second story Of
the Odd Fellows Temple is completed
and the carpenters have laid the third
floor. Masons will probably begin
work on the third story tomorrow or
Monday: Mr.. Roberts expects to have
the building enclosed by the LIST Of
September.
The completed assessment roll shows
a greater increase in the total valua-
ton of property in the county than
had heretofore been estimated, the ag-
gregate valuation being 81 ,l33 ,599 an
increase of $325,O97 over that of last
year. The valuation of cityproperty is
placed at 1867 Jos.
The Republican County Central
Committee have fixed upon Wednes-
day, August 22d, as the date for
holding the primaries throughout the
county, the farming community OBJ
jecting to their being held on Satur-
day, as it would cause them consider
able inconvenience.
Rev. w. B. Pope has been called to
the pastorage of the Olympia Baptist
church for one year, and the public
may have the privilege Of hearing
Baptist sermon by calling in at the
Baptist church, corner of Adams
and Eighth streets, at IL A. M. and
7 80 r:A. sSery Sabbath.
The excursion by the steamer Hay
wdrd which came from. Tacoma to
this city, on Sunday last, was quite
we'll attended, considering the ex-
tremely short notice. About two hun
died passengers were OH board, ex-
ccllent music was provided, and
splendid time reported by all par
Elephants.
A kind hearted lady, living at
Dofflemyre's Point, generously donated
two mongrel pups, just weaned, to
the Sunday school scholars that went
down there picnicing, last Wednesday,
thus diminishing her own store of
household pets for the sole purpose Of
making the children happy. Surely
such loving kindness will not 60 I'M
rewarded.
Geo. w. Geralds, a carpenter en-
ployed on the Odd Fellows building
stepped on q projecting nail, a few
days ago. driving it through his shoe
and into the foot. The wound became
very painful, and although he is doing
we'll, it will probably lay him up for a
couple of weeks. His wife came up
from Tacoma, Wednesday evening, to
attend him.
Native peaches are beginning to
come into the market. Messrs. Smith
& Ellis say that from all accounts the
yield will be bountiful this year, al
though there are not enoug h grown
here to supply the local market. The
fruit is large, smooth and Of excellent
flavor. Plums have been in the mar
ket for some time and prunes will put
in an appearance in few days.
A hundred-yard heat race, best two
in three, was run on Wednesday, at
O'Clock p. M, by Dave Wallace, of this
city, and Billy Ross, of Seattle. Wal
lace won easily, after giving the first
heat to Ross. On the second heat
Wallace jumped the string, and a
fourth heat was run. the judges claim