Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-01


homegrown fruit.
DR.. Riley was called to Bucoda t.
day to amputate the leg of a man VIII
, was injured in a railway accident {
that place yesterday.
Gen. McKinney's building, corne
Main and Fifth streets, is nearin
completion, and will probably be read
for occupancy by the middle Of June
The G. A. X. hell the usual cere
monies at the graves OH Decoration
Day. A sood.y number of citizen
We're at the cemetery to witness tht
scene.
! One day during the past week clever
shoe drummers, all representing East
ern houses, met in this city. Thi.
speaks well for the business of Olym
pia.
A shower Of rain fell "Wednesday
evening, which, though too light to
fully supply the needs OF vegetation,
did much to revive the growth OF
crops.
On account of the numerous bur-
glaries recently, Marshal McNair has
been Kidding the community of all
suspicious characters during the
week.
Judging from the number of COM
mercial drummers in the city for the
past two weeks, Olympia business
men must have good reputation
abroad.
On Sunday A. w. Knapp was
brought in to the hospital, having had
his leg crushed by log rolling over
it while at work in Sweetland's log
ging camp.
Re-. DIR. Nevius held divine services
at the hall in Woodruff's building on
Sunday last. During his stay in
the city he was the guest OF John F.
Convey, Esq.
Albert J. Munson, who has been
engaged in the Satsop Railroad Co.'S
store at Shelton, the past few weeks,
returned home yesterday, by the
Clara BroWn.
The fires were kindled under the
arches of the big Eastside brick kiln,
yesterday. Two hundred thousand
brick will be ready for delivery from
the yard in IA few days.
Mr.. Corkish, of this city, is confer
ring with the city authorities of Yak
ina, with view of putting in gray
ity system of water-works for that
municipality.
Willie Mckinney went to Seattle on
Monday to meet his brother, Sam, who
was returning home from school at
Belmont, Cal. They arrived in Olym-
pia on Wednesday.
Prof. l.. E. Follansbee will leave for
La Conner on Sunday to attend the
Teachers Institute for the Third
Judicial District, which convenes at
that place on the 9th inst.
There are several worthless old rock
cries on Main street that, were it not
for danger to other property, would be
better burned than standing as dis
graceful monuments to the city.
Olympia Lodge No. l, 1. o. o. F.,
Monday evening, elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: B. F.
Snyder, N. G.; Val. Milroy, V. g.; o.
Freisch, s., and Chas. Talcott, L.
Mrs. Gen. Miller, accompanied by
her two sons, Pen and Loche, is ex-
pected to arrive to-day from Belmont,
CAL, where the young gentlemen have
been attending the Belmont School.
j.. G. Woodwork, chief clerk in the
general freight agents Office, o. r. &
N. Co, at Portland, was in town on
Tuesday last. interviewing our mer-
chants in relation to freight matters.
The Starr arrived about two hours
late last night ON account of waiting
at Seattle to obtain about twenty-five
tons of freight from the steamer
Un,atilla, consigned to merchants
here.
Mr.. Frost's noble dog "Scotty,"
who has kept constant guard over
his masters safe for the past eleven
years, died on the 28th ult. Mr..
Frost thinks he was accidentally
poisoned.
Territorial Treasurer Frank 1.
Blodgett has issued y call for all
warrants of the d. series" up to No.
48, which will become due on June
14th, thus decreasing the Territory's
debt about 81 800.
The extensive patronage extended
to the Gold Bar Restaurant has neces-
STATED the addition of another private
room, which will be placed where the
Office is now situated. The Office will
be arranged on the opposite side.
Miss Aubert, who purchased prop
erty on Westside last fall, for which
she paid 81, 600, has been offered $4,000
for the same. All property on West
side has increased in value at least %
per cent. within the last two months.
Ms. Stuart evidently believes in
loud colors, if one might judge from,
the appearance of her newly painted
house and fence on the corner Of
Washington and Sixth streets. Al
women say Of their hats, it is just
lovely.
1t may be well to state, for the
benefit of loggers in this vicinity, that
mills will not now accept any knotty
logs, giving as their excuse that they
are at present working on foreign
orders only, and must have the best
of material.