Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-07-27

The Olympia and Westside saw
mills, the machine shop, the Pug'
Sound Pipe Factory and the shingl'
mil are now all in full operation.
E. R. McCausland, an old resider
Of Olympia, but who has resided at :,
attic for about three years, was in tn
city few days during the week.
Mrs. James Huntington, nee Mar
Mills, OF The Dalles, Oregon, is in tn
city visiting friends and relative.
She is the guest of K. s. Weston.
! On Monday last the Hassclo tool
GO pieces OF pipe from this city, con
signed by the Olympia Pipe Works t.
the Ellensburg Water Company.
1t is the wise man with plenty o
cash who buys his fuel while the BARI
is now coming in fresh and clear
from the surrounding logging camps.
Under the care of its present en-
terprising owner, Mr.. Bethel, the old
Ayers Hill property is beginning tc
show the culture and cheerfulness oil
other days.
Col. J. c. Haines, commanding the
First Regiment, N. G. W., has been
appointed a member OF the Military
Board, rice Col. c. NJ. Anderson, whose
term has expired.
Leaping off tie wharves into a cool
flooded tide is one of those luXuries
which can be appreciated only by
those who learned to swim when they
were little scrubs.
County Auditor Tweed has in his
hands, ready for distribution to the
various Justices of the Peace in this
county, the session laws of 1SS7-S,
which can be had upon application.
On Wednesday the NJ. f. Sunday
school had picnic at Priests Point.
About 100 people, young and old, par
ticipated, being conveyed thence by
means of about twenty small boats.
Judge c. c. Hewitt is authority for
for the assertion that the hay crop in
his portion of Thurston county is
about the average and that the grain
crop promises an abundant yield.
The will OF the late Sarah A. Wall
dron was admitted to probate yester-
day. She leaves all her property to
her husband and two sons. Leander
A. Bushon was appointed executor.
John Boyer has disposed of his in
terest in the old Hicklin hotel, Thos.
Bridges and wife being the purchasers.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Boyer will re-
turn to California, his former resi-
dence.
Mr.. John Corkish informs the
that the pipe company
will very shortly open roadway from
Third street to the end of the plank
ing done by the Street Committee
few days ago.
A portion of the flats ON the east
side of Jefferson street, between
Fourth and Fifth, has recently been
fenced in from the surrounding waste,
much to the improvement of that
neighborhood.
Mr.. William Brown has taken
charge OF the Mitchell & Lewis wagon
and carriage establishment, on Column
bia street, Mr.. Ben JOINS having gone
out to his ranch to superintend hay
ing operations.
Should no intervening circum-
stances cause further postponement,
the Presbyterian and Congregational
Sunday schools will unite in a grand
picnic to some point down the bay,
next Wednesday.
The Masons have graded the side
walk in front of their Hall and are
now erecting new steps which in the
end will amount to an expensive
fight of stairs. Mr.. B. F. Harmed
has charge OF the work.
A twenty-four page pamphlet has
been received at this Office, containing
the programme and other details of
the annual meeting OF the National
Educational Association, held last
week in San Francisco.
Old Sol. has gotten well under way
on his journey towards the southern
hemisphere, the day having shortened
to the extent Of one hour since the
22d of June. Verify, there is no mis-
take about the flight of time.
Frank Glydden, of South Bay, was
in the city Wednesday. His ankle,
which has been very troublesome for
some time past, is better, and he ex-
poets to be on his feet again in the
course of month or six weeks.
D. r. Bigclow recently sold to par
ties from Iowa, SO We are informed,
seven and one-half acres Of land in
the Ayers Donation Claim. The con-
sideration is not known. The purchas-
ers have already begun building.
The old scow that has been doing
for the last twenty years on the flats
in the rear of Champion Hall, is no
more. Fire was kindled in its bottom
the other day, and heap of ashes
is all that remains of the old hulk.
At the Presbyterian Sunday school,
last Sunday, Mrs. w. B. Lee, Mrs.
William Brown and Mrs. J. J. Gilbert
were elected delegates to the Chau-
tauqua Sunday School Convention
that commences this week on Vashon
Island.
Mrs. S. NJ. F. Jones has been unable
to attend to her music classes for the
past two or three weeks, on account
of the illness of her father, Mr.. Smith
Freeman. She now hopes to be able